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The Working Group will organize and host the next Wildlife Damage Management Conference, to be held at the Bayfront & Marina Hotel in April, 2007 in Corpus Christi, Texas. This conference is the successor to both the Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference and the Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop, and it will continue to be held in the spring of every odd-numbered year.

• Call for Papers.doc. The First Announcement and Call for Papers, including detailed abstract submission information, is available in this Word document.
• Travel Grant Application Form "Because of federal budget issues, we will not be able to offer travel grants to the 2007 WDM conference. We apologize for any difficutlies this may cause. The elimination of federal funds was not anticipated and is unfortunate and beyond our control. Thank you."

• On-Line Registration link https://secure.mytechplace.com/WildlifeDamageManagement/registrations.asp.  Only registered participants will be admitted to Conference Sessions.  On-line and pre-registration is highly recommended.  Registration can also be done by returning the form found at the back of the preliminary program.  The Pre-registration fee is $225 (USD) (1-day Pre-registration is $125) and includes a single copy of the Proceedings to be mailed to you upon publication (approximately 6-8 months following the Conference).  The student registration fee is $50.00 (USD) (no 1-day student fee option).  Pre-registration must be accompanied by your payment and must be postmarked by March 16, 2007.  Pre-registration saves you money and eliminates waiting in long registration lines.
  
  Pre-registration fees will be refunded minus 10% administration fee, if the request for refund is postmarked on or before March 16, 2007.  No refunds will be granted after this date.  Pre-registration fees can, however, be transferred to another individual to permit their attendance in your place.  In this case, the WDMWG Secretary/Treasurer must be notified of this change by telephone, FAX, or mail, prior to the Conference.
  
  Registration on-site, as well as pre-registration forms postmarked after March 16, 2007, will be at the rate of $275.00 (USD) per person  (1-day regular registration is $175).
• Hotel Reservations http://www.omnihotels.com.  The Conference has a block of hotel rooms set aside at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel, Corpus Christi, TX.  Rooms will be available at the Conference Rate of $78.00/night for a single, $115.00 double, $125.00 triple, and $135.00 for quad (plus 9% state and 6% city occupancy taxes) from April 9-12, 2007.  State of Texas employees must provide appropriate forms and identifications to receive State rates that defray TX taxes.
  
  Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-THE OMNI (843-6664) and to receive conference rates must reference the group code “Wildlife Damage Management Meeting” or by clicking on the above link and then using the reference group code # 14500806635 for the Group Rate or #14500806634 for the Texas State Rate.
  
  Room reservations must be made no later than March 19, 2007, to assure Conference Rates.  This hotel provides complimentary shuttles to and from the Corpus Christi International Airport.  The Corpus Christi International Airport is 12 minutes from the hotel and features full jet service on American, Continental, Delta, and southwest airlines.

2007 WDM pre-program WEB PAGE.doc

International Conference on Fertility Control for Wildlife.

You are cordially invited to attend and participate in the 6th
International Conference on Fertility Control for Wildlife. This will be
held 3 - 5 September, 2007 at the Central Science Laboratory, York,
United Kingdom. The web site is now inviting expressions of interest,
suggestions for session themes, abstract submission and registration at:

http://www.wildlifefertility.org/

Papers are invited on (but not limited to) the following themes:
* Fertility control tools
* Delivery methods
* Wildlife management applications
* Fertility control and conservation
* Fertility control in zoos
* Regulatory issues
* Welfare and ethical issues

Key dates are:
* Expressions of interest: 31 January 2007
* Preliminary programme announced: 28 February 2007
* Submission of abstracts: 30 April 2007
* Confirmation of accepted abstracts: 31 May 2007
* Registration (reduced fee): 30 June 2007
* Final programme announced: 31 July 2007
* Conference: 3 - 5 September 2007

We would be delighted to see you at ICFCW 2007.

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Did You Know that the WERA-95 Meeting (Vertebrate Pests of Agriculture, Forestry and Public Lands) is held every November? This is a great but small informal gathering to really share wildlife damage information.

Past Seminars

Twenty-first Vertebrate Pest Conference, March 1-4, 2004 Visalia, CA., USA

WCT/NWCOA Tenth Annual Seminar, Biloxi, MS., Feb. 9-11, 2004

Eleventh Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Tenth Wildlife Damage Management Conference-April 6-9, 2003(html)

Ninth Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings Available On-Line