2011 ANNUAL MEETING AT MEMPHIS April 29 - May 1 The 2011 TOS Annual Meeting will be held in the Memphis area from Friday, April 29 through Sunday, May 1. The meeting headquarters will be the Plantation Oaks Suites & Inn, 6656 Hwy 51N in Millington on the north side of Memphis. The meeting is being hosted by the Memphis Chapter of the TOS. Directions To reach the Plantation Oaks hotel from I-40, take exit 24B (Millington/Hwy 385) west to Millington. Go 16 miles, turn left (south) on Hwy 51N. The hotel will be 2.2 miles ahead on the left. Lodging A block of rooms at the Plantation Oaks is being held for TOS. Rate is $69.95 per night for either king or double beds. Reservations may be made toll free: 888-422-1459; (901) 872-8000; Fax: (901) 872-1000; e-mail: (angie.plantationoaks@xxxxxxxxxxxx). Website: www.plantationoaksinn.com. Field Trips: Trips will be held Saturday and Sunday mornings. Destinations will include Shelby Forest (also click here), Shelby Farms Park (Penal Farm), including the Mid-South Raptor Center, The Earth Complex (Pits) and the North Treatment Plant. Banquet The Saturday evening banquet, annual meeting, and program will be held at Old Timer's Restaurant,7918 C Street in Millington, approximately 3 miles from the hotel. The banquet speaker will be Kathy Shelton, Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks. Kathy's topic will be "The Effects of the Great Oil Spill of 2010 on the Wildlife of the Gulf Coast." Agenda: Friday, April 29 6:00 PM - Plantation Oaks: Registration, refreshments, announcements and field trip sign-up. Saturday, April 30 7:00 AM - 12 Noon: Field trips depart from the Plantation Oaks hotel. 12 Noon - 1:30 PM: Lunch. 2:00 PM - Committee Meetings: Neighborhood Bistro adjacent to hotel. 3:00 - 5:00 PM - Board of Directors Meeting: Neighborhood Bistro adjacent to hotel. 6:00 PM - Banquet, Annual Meeting, and Program: Neighborhood Bistro adjacent to hotel. Sunday, May 1 7:00 AM - Field trips depart from Plantation Oaks hotel. Registration: The registration fee is $10. The fee for the Saturday evening buffet banquet and program is $20. TOS SPRING MEETING 2011 REGISTRATION FORM Name(s) ____________________________________________________________________ Address_____________________________________________________________________ TOS Chapter_________________________________________________________________ $ _______for _______ Registration(s) @ $10 each $ _______for _______ Dinner Reservation(s) @ $20 each $ _______Total Amount Enclosed. Please make check payable to MTOS. Mail registration form and check to MTOS Treasurer: Send checks to: Memphis Chapter TOS c/o Barbara Bullock Pyles 667 N. Idlewild St Memphis, TN 38107-4516. For additional information, contact Dick Preston, dickpreston@xxxxxxxxxxxx =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________