Birding - Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival - Titusville Florida

WELCOME......

The 10^th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival celebrates a "Decade of Dedication - 1997 to 2007" for ten years of promoting nature-based tourism and outdoor adventure opportunities on Florida's Space Coast. We welcome you and appreciate you sharing this landmark occasion with the Brevard Nature Alliance, sponsors, partners and volunteers. Moving the date from November to January positions the Festival from the last such event of the year to the first such event. Birds and wildlife are more abundant in January, the hurricane season that produces erratic wet weather is over and sites that were impossible to traverse in November are more accessible.

The Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival was created in 1997 to showcase the unique nature, wildlife, and technology in Brevard County. When a small group of volunteers met ten years ago to plan the concept of this event, the use of science and technology to benefit wildlife emerged as a central theme. Recent contributions of our international friends have added a completely new dimension. The list of worthwhile accomplishments is long and the collection of presenters and field trip leaders is a virtual Who's Who within the environmental community. The Festival is recognized nationally and internationally as one of the most prestigious birding and wildlife venues due to its exceptional line up of speakers and field trip leaders as well as the excellent location for viewing endangered animals and plant species

It is our honor to present what we consider to be the best Festival that we have had the privilege to assemble - from outstanding Keynote Presentations, Seminars, Workshops, Field Trips, Art Competition and Exhibit Center to Socials, great food and enough down time to explore this area of paradise we call home. Please take the time to visit the historic downtown areas of Titusville, Cocoa and Melbourne. Interesting shops, art and craft galleries and specialty restaurants await you. Take a leisurely walk through one of our many riverfront parks or enjoy the quiet of our inner-city refuge areas.

Thank you for choosing to come to the Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival. We hope you will have an enjoyable experience that will move you to return for many more visits.

The Brevard Nature Alliance

Featuring
Michael Freiberg		Naturalist/Birding Markets Specialist - Nikon Sport Optics
Dr. John Fitzpatrick		Director, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology (Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy)
Kevin T. Karlson		Author, Photographer, Shorebird Expert
Jeff Bouton		Product Specialist for Leica Sports Optics Birding/Naturalist Markets
Bill Thompson, III		Editor, Bird Watcher's Digest (Author of Bird Watching for Dummies)
Jonathan Wood		The Raptor Project (An extraordinary and outstanding array of "Birds of Prey")
Scott Weidensaul		Writer-Naturalist (Author whose many books proclaim "the resiliency of wild America")
Debra Shearwater		Seabird authority (founder, Shearwater Journeys)
Ryan J. Wheeler, PhD.		State Archaeologist; Chief, Florida Bureau of Archeological Research

Deadline for receiving Fax and Mail Registrations is Saturday, January 20, 2007
The On line Registration Program will be closed Sunday, January 21, 2007.
The Registration Desk will be open in the Gym at Brevard Community College - Titusville — Wednesday through Saturday, January 24-27 from 6am to 6pm and Sunday, January 28 from 6am to 11am.
Thank you for supporting the 2007 Festival by registering for events. See you at the Festival!!

Reserve this date for the 2008 Festival — January 23-27, 2008
Neta Harris, Executive Director Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival

Attendee Registration Form (pdf)

You may print this, fill it out, and bring it with you to the registration table.
• Neta (voice) 321-268-5224 •
• Barb (voice) 321-268-5888 •
will be very glad to assist you.

***Please note: There is no registration required for Seminars and $5.00 Workshops.
Payment of the Registration Fee gives entrance to those and Afternoon Socials.

UPDATES
Important information about filled events, etc.

Filled Field Trips

Black Rail
South Brevard County
Afternoon Hayride
Canaveral Marshes
North Brevard Hot Spots
1/26 & 27 - Viera Wetlands
1/25 - Tosohatchee & Orlando Wetlands
1/26 - Zellwood/Lake Apopka
Pelagic Birding Offshore New Smryna
Florida Scrub-Jays and Plant Ecology
1/27 - Hal Scott Regional Preserve

Filled Workshops Trips

1/26 - Birding by Impression
1/25 - Shorebirds by Impression
1/27 - Birding by Ear and Habitat

Filled Photo Field Workshops

1/27 - Robert Amoruso
1/24 - Kevin Doxstater
1/27 - Reinier Munguia

Digiscoping Photo Contest

Eagle Optics and Swarovski Optik has taken the latest photography craze - Digiscoping - to the next level!

Attendees at the 10th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildilfe Festival will have an opportunity to win a prize by showing off their digiscoping skills during the Festival.

A Celebrity Panel of Judges - Scott Weidensaul, Debra Sherwater, Bill Thompson, III, Clay Taylor and Ben Lizdas - will choose the most outstanding photo on Sunday, January 28, 2007.

Please click on the link to the Eagle Optics web site for current information and to register for this fun event. More information will be available at the Festival.

Eagle Optics and Swarovski Optik

Prospective 2007 Festival
Sponsors & Volunteers

For Information
about the Festival or on becoming a Sponsor or Volunteer;
please contact Neta Harris at 321-268-5224
neta@natureandspace.com

Prospective 2007 Exhibitors
THE EXHIBIT CENTER
REGISTRATION IS NOW FULL.

THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING OUR FESTIVAL AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOUR EXHIBIT IN 2008.

Meanwhile, we hope you will register to attend and enjoy our activities

Thank you for your support,
Barbara Hoelscher, Coordinator

ATTENTION EXHIBITORS/VENDORS:

Two ways to handle shipping of your booth equipment:

You may hire Ken at Nation Wide Exhibit Services at 321-984-0913 or kmott555@yahoo.com to arrange:
1. Shipping to his warehouse
2. Delivery to the Festival
3. Return shipping after the Festival.
You may ship to the Gymnatorium at Brevard Community College, Titusville Campus, 1311 North U.S. Highway 1, Gymnatorium, Titusville, Florida 32796. (Shipment must arrive on or after January 23; no one will be available to accept delivery before January 23)

The Brevard Nature Alliance
is sponsoring a
Silent Auction
to benefit the 10th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival

You are invited to donate one or more items for auction.

Items should be new and never used.

Please contact Barb Hoelscher at 321-268-5888, bhoelscher@cfl.rr.com to arrange for delivery or pick-up.

Your generous donation will be acknowledged.

The Brevard Nature Alliance is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, and the value of your donation may be deductible for tax purposes.

Welcome Bidders: The Silent Auction will run during the Festival from Thursday, January 25, 2007 through Noon, Saturday, January 27, 2007.

Winners will be posted at the Silent Auction booth at 3:00, Saturday January 27, 2007. The items won may be picked up between 3:00 Saturday and 10:00am on Sunday, January 28, 2007.

We will be glad to ship your Silent Auction winnings to you. Shipping and handling will be added to the winning bid amounts. UPS forms will be available at the Silent Auction booth.

***A copy of the official Registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free (800-435-7352) within the State. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the State.
Registration #: CH19903 - Florida Solicitation of Contribution Act.

WELCOME...

2007 Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival Art Competition
Sponsored by Dynamac International, Inc.

The Space Coast Birding and Wildlife festival and The Titusville Art League (T.A.L) are proud to present the 6th Annual Art Competition, made possible through the exceptional generosity of Dynamac International, Inc. who is host and sponsor to this year's event.

All Competition entries will be on display at Brevard Community College, Titusville Campus Gymnatorium, from January 24th through 28th. All entries will be judged on how well they express the natural environments and ecosystems of Florida. First place in each category will receive $200, with prize monies totaling over $1,300.

There is a $10 fee for each entry into the Art Competition. All entries should be works completed within the last 24 months, and express the natural environments and ecosystems of Florida.

There will be a Poster Competition for children. Top Prize for the wining poster is a $50 gift certificate, with a special $100 award given to the winners school art department. No entry fee for children's posters. Size of entry should be 1/2 of a standard poster board.

Competition categories include:

Photography

2-Dimensional Art (including painting, mixed media, graphic arts and watercolors)

3-Dimensional art (including sculpture, clayart, wood and glass)

Prizes:

Photography	2- Dimensional	3-Dimensional	Children's Posters
1st – $200	1st – $200	1st – $200	1st – $50
2nd – $100	2nd – $100	2nd – $100	2nd – $25
3rd – $50	3rd – $50	3rd – $50	3rd – $15
2 Merit Awards	2 Merit Awards	2 Merit Awards	3 Merit Awards

All entries must be brought to the BCC Gymnatorium between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday, January 24, 2007. Judging will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 25, 2007. All artwork must be available for display through the close of the festival, and need to be picked up no later than Sunday, January 28, 2007 between 8am & 10am.

For more information about the 2007 10th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival Art Competition, contact Candi Thorpe, TAL Board Member, at 321-383-7774, e-mail to sugarfreecandi@aol.com.

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10^th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival
January 24 - 28, 2007

WELCOME......

Featuring

Keynote Speakers — Articles
Special Events

Prospective 2007 Festival
Sponsors & Volunteers