As announced earlier, 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, is the local sponsor.
The Programme Committee for the conference has now been organized. The Committee members are:
Chair - Rusty Russell - Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Cyndy Parr - Encyclopedia of Life
Greg Riccardi - Florida State University, MorphBank
Joel Sachs - University of Maryland
Rich Pyle - Bishop Museum
Kevin Richards - Landcare Research, New Zealand
Hank Bart - Tulane Museum of Natural History
Gail Kampmeier - Executive Committee liaison
The Programme Committee will be contacting Interest Group Convenors regarding symposia and organization of the program.
Information on accommodations, registration, program, abstract submission and other meeting details will soon be made available at www.tdwg.org.
Chuck Miller
TDWG Chair