 |
About the AAS
Education and Service
Graduate Studies in Arachnology
Links to Purchase Spiders of North America, An Identification Manual
The Thirty Fourth Annual Meeting of
the American Arachnological Society
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
Hosted by Jason Bond
Friday June 11 through Tuesday June 15, 2010
revised June 8, 2010
Meeting Program (pdf)MFinaMeel |
|
General Information: The 2010 American Arachnology Society annual meeting will be hosted by Jason Bond, East Carolina University (ECU) and the Department of Biology. The meeting will begin with afternoon check-in and a reception on Friday, June 11 and will come to a close with a field trip to the Cape Lookout National Seashore on Tuesday, June 15th.
The meeting will be held on the campus of East Carolina University; housing and dining will be available on campus to all meeting participants. ECU accommodates approximately 28,000 students during the regular academic year and is located directly adjacent to uptown Greenville, a small downtown area that sports a number of restaurants and a vibrant nightlife.
About Greenville: Originally built along the south banks of the Tar River, Greenville was once a relatively small farming community but now is a major regional hub of business, education and healthcare that is the home to >172,000 folks. Situated in the Tidewater Coastal Plain of North Carolina, Greenville is but a short drive to any number of beaches and/or the Outer Banks to include the Cape Lookout National Seashore, Kitty Hawk, Cape Hatteras, Morehead City, New Bern, Beaufort, and Atlantic Beach. The Outer Banks of North Carolina have a rich and long history that includes fishing and whaling, lost colonies and pirates and are consistently rated among the top beaches in the US. The climate during mid June can be a little unpredictable – usually moderate but some years warm and humid while others dry and cool. We have planned a field trip on the last day of the meeting to the Cape Lookout National Seashore, a huge undeveloped set of barrier islands accessible only by boat (we will probably take a ferry from the wharf at Morehead City or from Calico Jacks Marina) and plan to spend the day swimming, collecting spiders and touring the lighthouse. Maps and other information will be provided for local collecting excursions.
Information for Students and Emeritus/Emerita Regarding Support to Attend Meetings |
How to Get To Greenville:
Driving: The conference site is easily accessible via Highway 264 from Raleigh and Highway 95 (if you are coming from the north or south). (MAP)
Flights and Airports: There are 5-6 regularly scheduled airline flights per day from Charlotte (major US Airways hub) to Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV) and many flights into Raleigh-Durham International (about 90 minutes to our west). Other close by regional airports also include one in New Bern (~45 minutes to our southeast).
Shuttles: We will schedule shuttles to and from PGV and RDU. Typically flights into PGV are not much more expensive than those into Raleigh but it is best to make your reservations early. Remember when scheduling your flight that you are going to Greenville NORTH Carolina (PGV) not Greenville SC.
A Few Final Words: We are planning an exciting and eventful meeting. I hope to see all of you there!
Please contact me directly (bondja@ecu.edu) if you have any special needs or would like to schedule a symposium.
As usual, registration and abstract submission will be primarily via the AAS website. More information will be available in the winter or early spring.
Information and forms also will be available in the next Newsletter (#79; distributed in mid-April.
Meeting Host Contact Information
Dr. Jason Bond
Associate Professor and Director, North Carolina Center for Biodiversity
East Carolina University
Department of Biology
Howell Science Complex-N211
Greenville, NC 27858 USA
phone: 252 328-2910 (office) -2943 (lab) -4178 (fax)
E-mail: bondja@ecu.edu
http://core.ecu.edu/biol/bondja
http://www.mygalomorphae.org