The Waterbird Society is an international scientific, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the study and conservation of waterbirds. The Society was established in 1976. The Waterbird Society's interest includes all aquatic birds, and thus all seabirds. The society was created to establish better communication and coordination between the growing number of people studying and monitoring aquatic birds, and to contribute to the protection and management of stressed populations or habitats of these species.

The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Waterbird Society will be held over 4-7 November 2009 at Cape May, New Jersey, U.S.A. and will be hosted by the New Jersey Audubon Society.

The following symposium topics are among those under consideration:

Citizen Science Projects
Waterbirds as indicators of environmental health
Waterbirds and offshore wind turbines

Go to http://www.waterbirds.org/annual_meeting for more information.

The Waterbird Society publishes the journal Waterbirds.

Posted by John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 2 April 2009