#BOU17TC | BOU Twitter Conference 2017

28 – 29 November 2017

Catch up with our Summary accounts of each session!

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Session 5 | #AvianAds

Session 6

PROGRAMME

Abstracts (PDF)

Tweeting guidelines – please read

Frequently asked questions

WELCOME

#BOU17TC is the first ever general ornithology Twitter Conference. Our event has been inspired by the success of the three World Seabird Twitter Conferences (#WSTC, #WSTC2 and #WSTC3) and @Biotweeps’ recent #BTcon17.

Twitter conferences are becoming increasingly popular as they are both a low carbon and cost-free way for researchers from around the world to come together to share their research.

Taking part in #BOU17TC couldn’t be easier – you join in from wherever you want, accessing the event on your PC, laptop, smartphone or tablet via the Twitter website or a Twitter app using our conference tag #BOU17TC.

KEYNOTE PRESENTERS

We have some great names lined up for you and we’ll announce them on Twitter before adding them here in due course. Look out for those tweets!

Graham Appleton | @GrahamFAppleton

WaderTales, UK

International Shorebird Rescue

28 November, 1200 UTC







Pete Marra | @PeterPMarra

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, US

Studying birds in the context of the annual cycle: Carry-over effects and seasonal interactions

28 November, 1600 UTC





Caren Cooper | @CoopSciScoop

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, US

The value of birdwatchers for bird conservation: myths, limits, and frontiers of citizen science

28 November, 2115 UTC





Holly Jones | @DocHPJones

Northern Illinois University, US

Sentinels of the sea: Status, threats, and hope for global seabird conservation

29 November, 0130 UTC





Virat Jolli | @jollivirat

Biodiversity & Environmental Sustainability (BEST), India

Conservation challenges and opportunities in the developing world: conservation of Himalayan birds through community participation

29 November, 0500 UTC



Arjun Amar | @arjundevamar

FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa

Raptor conflicts and conservation

29 November, 0800 UTC







GrrlScientist | @GrrlScientist

Science writer @Forbes @EvoInstitute and @BirdNoteRadio

Science communication in the digital age

29 November, 1300 UTC





FORMAT

#BOU17TC runs across a 24-hour period giving those in different regions around the world a change to follow and participate.

It will begin at UTC 1200 on 28 November in Europe/Africa/Middle East (UTC +3 to -1) before rolling westwards taking in eastern North America/South America (UTC -2 to -5), western North America (UTC -6 to -10), east Asia/Pacific/Australasia (UTC +12 to +8), west Asia (UTC +7 to +4) before rolling back into Europe/Africa/Middle East (UTC +3 to -1) and ending at UTC 1345 on 29 November.

What if I miss a presentation?

The beauty of hashtags on Twitter is they collate all tweets in a single place. So all you have to do is visit #BOU17TC whenever you want to catch up on all the presentations.



#BOU17TC conference links

Welcome

Tweeting guidelines

Programme

Session 1 (commences UTC 1200, 28 November)

Session 2 (commences UTC 1600, 28 November)

Session 3 (commences UTC 2115, 28 November)

Session 4 (commences UTC 0130, 29 November)

Session 5 (commences UTC 0500, 29 November)

Session 6 (commences UTC 0800, 29 November)

Frequently asked questions



CONTACTS

Get in touch with #BOU17TC organisers via Twitter or email:

Steve Dudley @stevedudley_ or email Steve

Nina O’Hanlon @Nina_OHanlon or email Nina

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