2014symposium.texasbluebirdsociety.org - online registration 2014 Summer Bluebird Symposium Saturday, August 23, 2014 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Mansfield Center for the Performing Arts Doors open at 8:30 for Registration and Silent Auction Presentations will cover topics that bluebirders, new and experienced, will find interesting and informative. Featured Speakers: Keith Kridler, author and naturalist - Bluebirds and More Jim Varnum, Texas Master Naturalist - Native Plant Gardening to Attract Birds and Butterflies Other Presentations: Bluebird Basics, House Sparrow Control, and screening of "Bluebird Man, a documentary" Registration Costs and Deadlines: Early Bird Advance Registration: $15.00. Box Lunch and 10 Door prize tickets. Deadline: July 23rd Standard Advance Registration: $15.00. Box Lunch and 2 Door prize tickets. Deadline: August 9th At-the-door Registration: $6.00. No meal and no door prize tickets. Friday Evening Dinner and Social: Pay-as-you-go dinner at Spring Creek Barbeque, $10.00 refundable reservation required on registration form.* Social immediately after in La Quinta Meeting Room. BYOB (donations for Margaritas). Deadline: August 9th. Lodging: La Quinta Inn & Suites $82.00. Ask for the Texas Bluebird Society group rate. (817) 453-5040 Deadline: August 1st FREE Nestbox to members who pledge to "NestWatch" at least two nextboxes (Submit observations to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology through www.NestWatch.org) Silent Auction Donations - Deadline August 1st:* Donated items/funds/notification should be sent to Beverly at Beverly Davis 2411 Stableridge Drive Conroe, TX 77384 Bringing your item? Please email the description, retail value and any other pertinent information to auction@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Contact Benni Konvicka, 254 968 6663, with questions about the auction. Donations received after August 1st will miss the program publication but will still be accepted. However, this puts extra stress and a lot of last minute processing work on our unpaid volunteers!! *TBS is recognized by the IRS as a 501c3 "charitable" organization. Donations are tax deductible, as allowed by law Questions about the event? Contact Rex Reves, 214 415 5456 Pauline Tom Mountain City TX 512 268 5678 Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner