Bat Educator Workshop on the BATS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Saturday, October 27, 2001, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Esquimalt Room, Victoria Conference Center



The North American Symposium on Bat Research is the organizer of this teacher workshop in conjunction with its annual meeting being held in Victoria.  This workshop is provided as a community service each year to the city where the NASBR meets.


7:30 a.m. Registration

8:00  Welcome and Introductions
Cullen Geiselman, Bat Conservational International,
and the local host committee Kerrie Post and Laura Friis, Stn. Prov. Govt.

8:15  Get Acquainted Activity
Cullen Geiselman

8:30  The Bats of British Columbia
David Nagorsen, Royal British Columbia Museum

9:15  Biosonar -- Teaching the Physics of Sound
Denise Tomlinson, Florida Bat Center / Organization for Bat Conservation

10:00  Break

10:30  Involving the Public in Bat Conservation
Cullen Geiselman, Bat Conservation International

11:30  Guano Happens!
Stuart Perlmeter, Springfield Public Schools, Oregon

1:00  Adjourn



This workshop is intended primarily for teachers, conservation educators, and other persons interested in the biology of bats. There is a modest workshop fee (CAN $16 or U.S. $10) to cover the cost of refreshments and expenses; the fee is due with your registration form.  Pre-registration is required and the workshop is limited to 30 people.  Although NASBR participants are welcome to attend if space allows, workshop materials are provided for workshop registrants only.  Please contact Kerrie Post or Pat Morton for more information or registration materials.



Generous sponsorship and donations provided by: The LUBEE Foundation, Bat Research News and Bat Conservation International.


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