The 2009 Workshop for the Association of Mid-Atlantic Aquatic Biologists (AMAAB) is scheduled for April 1-2, 2009 at CacaponState Park near Berkeley Springs, WV. We are planning a full day of presentations on Wednesday. Mini workshops will be held on Thursday morning. The host for this year's workshop is the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DE DNREC).
The procedures for offering presentations have not changed from previous years and are explained in the call for presentations.
This year, pre-registration for 2009 AMAAB Workshop should be sent to Delaware as the host State. You may contact me by email at ellen.dickey@state.de.us, by phone at 302-739-9942 or by fax at 302-739-3491 or, Mark Crane atthe same number.Please send your contact information that includes name, address, telephone number and email address, and reference the "Biologists' Workshop 2009" in the subject line when responding. There will be a registration fee of $50 that includes an evening social (hot and cold buffet) on Wednesday, April 1. Payment may be made by cash or personal and agency checks made payable to AMAAB. We regret that we will not be able to accept credit cards.
Onsite Registration: Tuesday, March 31 -- 7:00-8:00pm Wednesday, April 1 -- 8:00am-all day
Cash or checks will be accepted upon registration onsite. Please leave one of your business cards at the registration table so we can update our mailing list. It is important that we get an updated email address from members because we have made the transition to conducting all business by email and website postings instead of by traditional paper mailings.
There will be a continental breakfast offered on Wednesday morning (coffee, Danish, juice). For those desiring a full breakfast, the restaurant will open Wednesday and Thursday mornings at 7:30 a.m. To eliminate delays at lunch on Wednesday, tickets will be sold ($9.00) at registration for a lunch buffet at the lodge restaurant which includes soup, salad, sandwich, dessert and drinks.
We are working on putting together a photo gallery of our last meeting. If you have any digital photos from the 2008 meeting you would like to share, please send them to Katherine Laycock (klaycock@dnr.state.md.us).
Check back periodically for updates. We look forward to seeing you at the workshop.
Best regards,
Ellen Dickey Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Environmental Scientist - Division of Water Resources