Club news - events, sponsors and requests
updated 21 March 2009
British Birdfair 2009, Rutland Water, near Oakham,
Rutland, UK. Friday 21 to Sunday 23 August 2009
OBC will again be at the British Birdfair, more information
will appear in BirdingASIA 11. Come along to our new look
stand and meet Council members and friends. Overseas
members are particularly welcome - let us know in advance
that you are visiting the Fair and we will make sure you are
made welcome!
OBC 25th Anniversary Dinner, Saturday 31 October 2009
Mark this date in your diary now! We are planning a full day
of celebrations to mark the Club’s quarter century at Le
Strange Arms Hotel, Hunstanton, Norfolk, UK. Special
accommodation rates have been arranged for members
wanting to stay for the weekend.
During the day, there will be a variety of talks and the
AGM, followed by an evening reception, celebration dinner
with guest speaker and finally for the energetic, a disco. (There
is also ample space for members to chat and reminisce rather
than dance!) For members staying overnight, why not join us
at Titchwell RSPB Reserve for some great birdwatching and
exercise on Sunday morning. Arrangements are now being
finalised - if you are interested in receiving more details, please
email the Secretary at mail@orientalbirdclub.org or write for
details to the Club address. Information updates will be posted
on the website. We hope to gather together as many of the
‘movers and shakers’ who have been involved with OBC over
the years as we can.
OBC associated tour: Tibet, Sichuan border, 18 Jul - 9 Aug '09
Jesper’s ever popular Tibet tour will operate for the eighth
year, visiting the all key sites; again with five places already
taken, if you are interested, do not delay. Contact Mike as
above immediately. We have reserved space for a full
appreciation of the 'Qinghai experience' in BirdingASIA 11.
Forktail back-issue papers now available online
To disseminate knowledge about oriental ornithology further, the editors of Forktail,
the Journal of Asian Ornithology, have decided to make papers from Forktail freely
available online.
Pdfs of papers and short notes for issues 13 onwards can now be
downloaded directly. Earlier issues are still being scanned and
will be added
in due course. Articles from new issues will be put online once
they are two years old.
Joining OBC remains the best way
to obtain the latest Forktail articles, and the only way to receive
OBC's superb BirdingAsia publication
twice a year.
Advertise in BirdingASIA
Council thanks all those who advertised regularly
in the OBC Bulletin and
hopes that they will continue to do so in BirdingASIA. Advertisements
help to offset production costs and benefit the Club significantly. The standard
advertisement rates [black and white] are: full page £135; half page £85; quarter page £60.
Colour advertisements are available at extra cost. For more information,
contact Richard Thomas
We offer a complete service too: we can construct adverts from
the text that you send us, and insert images and logos as required.
Alternatively, we can accept your print-ready Pagemaker, Quark
or film adverts. Pagemaker is the preferred format. Please contact
Richard Thomas, OBC Bulletin Advertising via mail@orientalbirdclub.org.
OBC Corporate Sponsors
The OBC Corporate Sponsorship Scheme
has recently changed to allow companies to choose the level of
support for OBC, from £200
- £1000+ per annum. This newsletter explains the revised
levels and gives examples of how businesses have helped OBC make
a real
difference to conservation and awareness raising in the Oriental
region over the years.
Most payments are due for renewal and we hope that our past supporters
will renew for OBC’s 25th Anniversary Year. Please contact
Jo Thomas via mail@orientalbirdclub or
phone Jo on +44 (0)1480 370593.
Current and recent sponsors include: Asia
Ecological Consultants, Avifauna, Birdquest,
BirdTourASIA,
Club 300, Limosa,
London
Camera Exchange,
Rockjumper
Birding Tours, Sunbird, The
Bagh Resort, Wildsounds,
and Wildwings.
OBC Business Supporting members
The Business
Supporting membership scheme was started in 1992 and was intended
to become the backbone of the Honorary membership
fund.
Participants
in the scheme pay an annual subscription of £45 and which pays
the subscription of three honorary members. At present
Business Supporting members support about one third of the 155
honorary members.
OBC Business Supporting members currently include: Bird
Information Service, Birdquest,
BirdingEcotours, Birdwatch,
Closewatch Ltd, Tom Gullick, Jetwing
Eco Holidays, Kadoorie
Farm & Botanic Garden Corporation, International
Taiwan Birding Association, Lama
Parivar, Limosa
Holidays, Lynx
Edicions, Mountain
Trail Holidays Pvt Ltd, Murphy's
Wildlife Holidays, Naturetrek, Rockjumper
Birding Tours, Semioptera Pty Ltd, Subbuteo
Natural History Books, Victor
Emanuel Nature Tours, Wild
About India, Wildsounds,
and Wildwings.
OBC Council thanks our Business Supporting members and we look
forward
to welcoming more in the future.
OBC Supporting Members
The rest of the honorary members are paid for by the Supporting
membership scheme. In this case the members pay £25 and support
one honorary member. If they wish they may nominate a deserving
individual. Currently there are over 110 Supporting members
playing a major role in the Honorary membership fund. Join
OBC explains how to join the scheme.
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