The top ten

  • Finally, an ON-CAMPUS meeting—at one of the nicest campuses in nation.
  • This conference is way inexpensive, especially for students.
  • Plenaries by Elizabeth Derryberry, Frank Moore, and Ellen Ketterson; and a keynote lecture by science writer David Quammen. (links to each person)
  • Epic Bird Jam….Epic.
  • Lots of great networking opportunities for students and young professionals.
  • Mountains in Oklahoma? Field trips to amazing places you never knew were in Oklahoma.
  • Extremely good air conditioning!
  • The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History. (link)
  • Birding! Buntings, Vireos and Flycatchers, oh my!
  • Symposia and Workshops! Radar Ornithology, Severe Storm Ecology, R, and lots more.