Talk at OSME, Norfolk on illegal hunting in Batumi (4th July)
Talk by Oliver Reville: Addressing illegal hunting at Batumi through education and awareness raising.
4 July at 14.30
The OSME Summer Meeting and 37th AGM at BTO Headquarters
The OSME Summer Meeting and 37th AGM will be held at BTO Headquarters, Thetford, Norfolk on Saturday 4 July. Doors open 10.00 and talks start at 11.00. Come for coffee and meet old and new friends! Non-members welcome. No attendance charge. The Meeting theme is: Illegal bird killing in the OSME Region
http://www.osme.org/content/osme-summer-meeting-and-37th-agm
We have again arranged a meal at the Mulberry restaurant in Thetford after the meeting. We hope you will be able to join us. Please contact Nick Moran via email nick.moran@bto.org or mobile 07778 601996 – from whom further details can also be obtained.
The detailed Programme is as follows.
11.00 Introduction & welcome - Rob Sheldon, OSME Chairman
11.15 The value of bird monitoring - Andy Clements, BTO
12.00 A review of illegal bird killing in The Mediterranean - Anne-Laure Brochet, BirdLife International
12.45 Birds of The Middle East, Arabic Edition - Richard Porter
13.00 Lunch break A range of sandwiches and drinks will be available.
14.00 37th Annual General Meeting
14.30 Addressing illegal hunting at Batumi through education and awareness raising – Oliver Reville
15.15 Short break
15.30 Trapping of falcons and other species in Saudi Arabia - Mohammed Shobrak
16.15 Long running campaign to halt bird killing in Cyprus - Bob Elliot, RSPB
17.00 Drawing of raffle and closing remarks.
17.15 Close of meeting
http://www.osme.org/content/osme-summer-meeting-and-37th-agm