Please circulate. Thanks. NORTH STAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSMITTER GRANT PROGRAM - North Star Science and Technology, LLC and American Bird Conservancy announce the 4th annual North Star Science and Technology Transmitter Grant Program. Continuing two major changes instituted last year: 1) The program will award a total of eight (8) satellite transmitters (Argos Platform Transmitter Terminals (PTTs)), to one or two recipients (8 PTTs to one project or 4 PTTs to each of two projects); and 2) The program is open to projects throughout the world. PTTs are powerful, cutting-edge tools for the study of bird migration that greatly extend the range over which individual birds can be tracked. Studies using PTTs can teach us much about avian biology and contribute invaluable data for bird conservation. North Star is providing the PTTs in the spirit of giving back to the research community that they serve, with the condition that the resulting data are available for use in an Earthspan's (http://www.earthspan.org) educational program entitled, "Eye of the Falcon," which uses satellite tracking data to teach young people about bird migration and conservation. American Bird Conservancy (http://www.abcbirds.org) will handle the proposal submission process, review proposals, and select the winning projects. Please see http://www.northstarst.com for more information and proposal guidelines. Deadline for proposals is February 3, 2006. Any further questions about the program can be directed to George E. Wallace, American Bird Conservancy (EM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; PH: 540-253-5780; FX: 540-253-5782).
George E. Wallace, PhD Vice President and Chief Conservation Officer American Bird Conservancy 4249 Loudoun Avenue P.O. Box 249 The Plains, VA 20198 USA Tel: 540-253-5780 Fax: 540-253-5782 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.abcbirds.org
