Joint meeting of the American Ornithologists Union, the Cooper Ornithological Society, the Society of Canadian Ornithologists and the Raptor Research Foundation. www.tulane.edu/~naoc-02
Discussion of woodpeckers as indicators of forest diversity, in changing forest environments and population biology. Held in Mekrijärvi, Finland. bio.joensuu.fi/pf/wp
Focused on the ecology and taxonomy of earthworms in Latin America, with the general theme of earthworms as invasive species. Held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. www.elaetao.net