6th Announcement IPC 11

Information on congress dinner and dance, field trip to Cachagua

Dear IPC XI delegates,

Time in moving rapidly and in 6 months we will be meeting in Viña del Mar to celebrate our 11th International Penguin Congress.

Please visit our website at www.penguin-conference.com in order check the latest information on registration fees and dates, abstract submission, conference venue, accommodation and preliminary scientific program.

Date Time Activity Cost (per person)
Friday, Sept. 8th 19:00-21:00 Congress dinner1
Includes a glass of wine, a starter, main course and dessert per person. Vegetarian and vegan options are available.		 40 USD
21:00-01:00 Congress dance1
After the dinner we invite all delegates to join our congress party. Drinks and food are at personal cost.		 Free for all IPC delegates
Saturday, Sept 9th
 10:00-16:00 Field trip2
We will visit the nearby locality of Cachagua (60 min. by bus from Viña del Mar), where we can get beautiful sights of Cachagua Island (just 100 m from the shore, see pictures below). This will be a great opportunity to spot Humboldt penguins. Other interesting birds we may sight include Peruvian pelicans, Peruvian boobies, Red-legged cormorants, Inca terns, American and Blackish oystercatchers, Chilean seaside cinclodes. We encourage you to bring your binoculars !!
We will provide a field snack during the trip (juice, cereal bar, crackers, chips).		 20 USD

1 We will provide the thansportation to the dinner/party venue from and to the congress venue.
2 For those delegates checking-out from the hotel Bosque de Reñaca on Saturday, the hotel will provide a special place at no cost for storing baggage.

 Local organising committee:
Alejandro Simeone (Universidad Andrés Bello)
Juliana Vianna (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)
Guillermo Luna-Jorquera (Universidad Católica del Norte)

International Scientific Committee:
Peter Barham (University of Bristol)
Dee Boersma (University of Washington)
Pablo Garcia Borboroglu (Global Penguin Society)
André Chiardia (Phillip Island Nature Parks)
Lloyd Davis (University of Otago)
Sue Murray (Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust)
Phil Trathan (British Antarctic Survey)
Lauren Waller (Leiden Conservation Fellow, SANCCOB)