Final 2008 Program

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A complete printed program will be distributed with registration at the meeting venue.

Program at a Glance

Tuesday 13 May 2008

Registration: 3:00 am - 5:00 pm

NSCA Board Meeting: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

SPNHC Committee Meetings: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

SPNHC First Council Meeting: 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Wednesday 14 May 2008

Registration: 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Field Trips

Museum Tours

Trade Show Set-up: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Icebreaker Reception: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Thursday 15 May 2008

Registration: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Continental Breakfast: 7:30 am - 8:30 am

Trade Show: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Poster Set-up and displays: 7:30 am – 5:00 pm

Welcome and Opening Remarks: 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Keynote Speaker: 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Plenary Session: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Vendor’s Luncheon: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Special Session: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

• Symposium: Update on the CollectionsWeb RCN
• Contributed Papers

Poster Discussions: 2:30 - 3:30 pm

Social and Banquet at the SNOMNH: 6:30 pm - 12:00 am

Friday 16 May 2008

Registration: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Continental Breakfast: 7:30 am - 8:30 am

Trade Show: 7:30 am - 3:30 pm

Poster Displays: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions: 8:30 am - 10:00 am

• Contributed Papers

SPNHC Annual Business Meeting: 10:30 am - 11:30 am

NSCA Annual Business Meeting: 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Lunch: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

• Symposium: SPNHC Best Practices
• Contributed Papers

Roundtable: Shipping Natural History Specimens in Dangerous Goods: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Trade Show Move-out: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

SPNHC Second Council Meeting: 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Saturday 17 May 2008 Workshops

Registration: 7:30 am - 10:00 am

Herbarium Curators/TORCH Meeting: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Full and half-day workshops