- 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.