The TDWG Executive Committee is pleased to announce that the 2011 TDWG annual conference will be held on October 16-21, 2011 at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana located at the entrance to the famous Bourbon Street district. Hank Bart, Director of Tulane Museum of Natural History, will be the local sponsor.

Information on accommodations, registration, program, abstract submission and other meeting details will soon be made available at www.tdwg.org.

We hope to have an informative and productive meeting and a lot of fun in The Big Easy.

Chuck Miller

TDWG Chair