Western State College of Colorado

TriBeta 2007 Western District Region I Convention

The Tri-Beta Gamma Chapter at Western State College is hosting the 2007 Western District I Regional Tri-Beta Convention on April 13-14, 2007.

Conference Registration

• One Registration Form is needed per campus along with one Author Data Sheet per presenter (poster or oral presentation).

• You may download Author Data Sheets and Convention Registration Forms and email completed forms to Becky Sears

Conference Location and Lodging

• Conference check in will be held at Hurst Hall on the Western State College campus in Gunnison, Colorado.

• View a Western State College campus map

• View a map of the city of Gunnison

• View a map of the greater Gunnison region

• Find hotel/motel lodging near the convention

Tentative Convention Schedule

Friday, April 13th

• 3:30-5:30PM Registration in Hurst Hall
  
• 6:00-8:00PM Welcome presentation and dinner at the Aspinall-Wilson Center
  
• 8:00-9:00PM Speaker: Dr. Sara Oyler-McCance; Director, Rocky Mountain Center for Conservation Genetics and Systematics; USGS Conservation geneticist and Assistant Research Professor, University of Denver.

Saturday, April 14th

• 8:00-8:50AM Breakfast in Hurst Hall
  
• 9:00AM-12:30PM Presentations in Hurst 230, Hurst 232, Hurst 130
  
• 12:30-2:00PM Lunch on your own
  
• 2:00-5:00PM Fieldtrips
  • Choice of three possible fieldtrips
    • Migrating waterfowl: Birding at local wetlands
    • Fly fishing
    • Natural History Hike
      
• 7:00PM Banquet/Awards Presentation at the Aspinall-Wilson Center
  
• Following the Banquet/Awards Presentation: Speaker: Dr. Tom Walla: Director, Western Colorado Center for Tropical Research and Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Mesa State College.

Sunday, April 15th

• 5:00AM Optional visit to Sage Grouse Lek; meet in Hurst Parking Lot at 5AM

For additional conference information contact Becky Sears.