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2008 ABA Regional Conference - Vancouver & Victoria - 30 August - 6 September 2008
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Daily Schedule

Saturday, 30 August

3:00 PMRegistration Opens
3:00 PMDelta Vancouver Airport Hotel check-in
4:00 PMSocial (cash bar)
6:00 PMDinner
7:00 PMEvening Program: Sea-to-Sky Birding by George Clulow

Sunday, 31 August

5:00 AMBreakfast Buffet
5:45 AMBuses depart for field trips
9:00 AMNon-birding Track departs
3:30 PMAll buses return
4:00 PMSocial (cash bar)
6:00 PMDinner
7:00 PMEvening Program: The Bald Eagle: An Urban Success Story by David Hancock

Monday, 1 September

5:00 AMBreakfast Buffet
5:45 AMBuses depart for field trips
9:00 AMNon-birding Track departs
3:30 PMAll buses return
4:00 PMSocial (cash bar)
6:00 PMDinner
7:00 PMEvening Program: An Enchantment of Birds by Dick Cannings

Tuesday, 2 September

5:00 AMBreakfast Buffet
5:45 AMBuses depart for field trips
9:00 AMNon-birding Track departs
3:30 PMAll buses return
4:00 PMSocial (cash bar)
5:15 PMCentury Club Social
6:00 PMDinner
7:00 PMEvening Program: Western Pelagic Species: An Overview by Michael Retter

Wednesday, 3 September

6:30 AMBreakfast Buffet
7:30 AMWorkshop: Pelagics on the Fly by Michael Retter
10:00 AMBuses depart for the ferry/mini-pelagic/field trips
3:30 PMBuses arrive at Harbour Towers Hotel
4:00 PMSocial (cash bar)
6:00 PMDinner and Announcements

Thursday, 4 September

5:15 AMBreakfast Buffet
6:00 AMBuses depart for field trips
8:30 AMNon-birding Track departs
3:30 PMAll buses return
6:00 PMDinner on your own

Friday, 5 September

5:15 AMBreakfast Buffet
6:00 AMBuses depart for field trips
9:00 AMNon-birding Track departs
3:30 PMAll buses return
4:00 PMSocial (cash bar)
6:00 PMDinner
7:00 PMABA Recognitions & Milestones, by your ABA Staff

Saturday, 6 September

11:00 AMCheck-out

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