Newsletter of the Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods)

Selected Future Conferences

General information and editorial notes

News and Notes:

Bio-Blitz 2007

BSC Curation Blitz

Head of Biological Survey to retire

Summary of the Scientific Committee meeting

Hugh Danks retires as Head of the BSC

New Head of the BSC appointed

New electronic mailing list

Departing Editor's remarks

Project Update: Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands

The Quiz Page

An overview and update of the Microgastrinae holdings in the CNC, Ottawa

Selected future conferences

Quips and Quotes

List of Requests for Material or Information

ENTOMOLOGICAL CONFERENCES

Entomological Society of Canada 
2007, 29 Sept. - 3 Oct.
Saskatoon, SK with the Entomological Society of Saskatchewan

2008 Ottawa, ON with the Entomological Society of Ontario

Entomological Society of America 
2007, 9-13 Dec.
San Diego, CA; ESA, 9301 Annapolis Rd., Lanham, MD; http://www.entsoc.org/annual_meeting/index.htm

2008, Reno, NV; ESA, see above

Entomological Collections Network
2007, 8-9 Dec.
San Diego, CA ;
http://www-museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/ECN/Meeting.htm;
or Andrew Smith, asmith@mus-nature.ca

International Joint Meeting on Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera
2008, 8-14 June;
Stuttgart, Germany;
http://www.jointmeeting08.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/index.html

International Congress of Entomology, 
2008, 6-12 July,
Durban, South Africa, http://www.ice2008.org.za/

OTHER SUBJECTS (especially those relevant to Survey projects)

Canadian Society of Zoologists
2008, 19-23 May
Halifax, NS
http://www.csz-scz.ca/cszanglais/engmeeting.htm
or Tamara.Franz-Odendaal@msvu.ca

IV International Colloquium on Soil Zoology
2008, 25-29 August
Curitiba, Brazil
http://www.unicenp.edu.br/icsz

REGIONAL SOCIETIES

Entomological Society of British Columbia
2007, 19 October
Alien and Invasive Species Symposium, 20 October
Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, B.C.
http://www.sfu.ca/biology/esbc/meetings.html

Entomological Society of Alberta
2007, 25-27 October
location to be determined http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/courses.hp/esa/meet2007.htm

Entomological Society of Ontario
2007, 26-28 October
Holiday Inn and Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie
http://www.entsocont.com or
knystrom@nrcan.gc.ca

Société d'entomologie du Québec
2007, 26-26 October
Lac Delage, QC
http://www.seq.qc.ca/accueil_fr.htm