[Bristol-Birds] AOU underway with Andy Jones in prominent roles.
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:04:06 -0400
Dr. Andy Jones, a former naturalist at Steele Creek Park
Nature Center and active with the Bristol Bird Club for
the past fourteen years, is in Philadelphia, PA tonight
(Tuesday) as the American Ornithologists' Union
annual meeting gets underway.
He is serving AOU as the
society's recording secretary
and holds a staff appointment
with the society, serving in this
role for a second year. The
business sessions are underway.
On Aug 15, Andy will serve as
the Session Organizer for 12 oral
presentations of scientific papers
under the session heading of
"Phylogenetics" which is one of
24 sessions during the week-long meeting.
The 127th Stated Meeting of the AOU is happening at
the University of Pennsylvania and is co-hosted by
Villanova University and UPenn.
The AOU is the most diverse ornithological
society, with over 3500 members. Philadelphia is the
"Birthplace of American Ornithology." Founded in 1883,
the AOU is the oldest and largest scientific organization
devoted to the study of birds in the Americas
Andy is the William A. and Nancy R. Klamm Endowed
Chair of Ornithology and Curator and Head of Ornithology
at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
He is a graduate of Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett High
School.
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