Dear Ontbirders:
This is to announce the launch/celebration of the Atlas of the Breeding
Birds of Ontario, 2001-2005 at the Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queens
Park) in Toronto on Sunday, February 10, 2008, from 2-5 pm. People
attending the launch get free access to the museum and the open
galleries (but not special exhibits). This is a specially-arranged
opportunity to view the crystal from the inside and check out the ROM's
amazing galleries while attending the atlas event.
People attending the launch in Toronto must RSVP in advance (by Monday,
February 4th) to the atlas office ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or 1-866-900-7100)
so that the ROM can make necessary arrangements for admissions and
passes. The atlas event will take place in the ROM Theatre (roughly 2-3
pm) and in The Glass Room (roughly 3-5 pm). Entrance to the museum for
this event will be by the "Loblaws" entrance, which is on the south side
of the building, near the old Planetarium. We'll be letting people in
from 1 pm onward.
We are encouraging as many people as possible who have pre-purchased the
atlas to pick up their copy at one of the launches (see details of
Ottawa launch below). In fact, if you're able to attend and can pick up
copies for friends or family who have already purchased them also that
would be much appreciated. By picking up your copy at the launch, you
will ensure you receive your copy at the earliest possible opportunity.
If you are planning on attending one of the launches, please RSVP by
sending an e-mail indicating which event you'll be attending to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] We also need to know how many copies of the atlas to
bring so please let us know if you are going to pick up a copy (or
copies) for yourself or friends. At the launches, you'll need to have
the names of the people for whom you are picking up the books, and
you'll have to sign for the books, so we don't later send out books that
have already been picked up.
Books will be on sale at the event at the regular retail price of $92.50
plus GST (cash or cheque only), and there will be opportunities to get
books signed.
As mentioned in our previous note, we're also having an atlas
launch/celebration in Ottawa on Wednesday, January 30 from 6 to 8 pm.
Formal presentations will begin at 6:30 pm sharp. The event will take
place in the Discovery Zone (adjacent to the bird gallery) on the 4th
floor of the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. The museum is in the
Victoria Memorial Museum Building at 240 McLeod Street in Ottawa. The
following link has a map and directions:
http://nature.ca/museum/visinfoloc_e.cfm Entry to the museum is free of
charge to those attending the atlas launch. There is limited on-site
parking, but street parking is available. OC Transpo Bus Service on
lines 5, 6 and 14 can be taken to the museum.
We would like to include in both events a continuous loop slide show
focusing on atlassers and atlassing (including workshops, square-bashes,
owling, etc.), and of course, some of the photos from the book. If you
have photos that we could use, please e-mail the original(s) or
something close to original size, as we may have to do some cropping to
fit them into the show. Send them to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
These events should be great fun, and a chance to celebrate what we've
accomplished and meet other folks like yourself who helped make it
happen. Hope to see you there!
Cheers,
Mike Cadman
--
Coordinator
Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas
c/o University of Guelph
Blackwood Hall, Rm. 211
Guelph ON N1G 2W1
Tel: 519-826-2092
Toll free: 1-866-900-7100
Fax: 519-826-2113
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: www.birdsontario.org
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