Final Announcement
The Latin-American Affairs Committee
(LAAC) of the Animal Behavior Society is organizing a fall meeting in
The cost of traveling from abroad, along
with increasing difficulties to obtain a US visa since 9/11, make it hard for
those in LA countries to enjoy the experience of our regular summer meetings.
This is especially the case for graduate students, those in greater need of
such experience, but also those with fewer resources and lower chances to
qualify for a
The meeting is an attempt to bring the society closer to the rest of the continent, and therefore it is aimed to attract attendance from both sides of the US-MEX border. The proposed format is a small meeting, similar to regional ABS meetings (50-100 people), with single talk sessions and a poster session.
The host institution will be the Instituto
de Ecología, A.C., co-host of the 2004
Xalapa is surrounded by the cloud forest
of the eastern slope of the
http://www.xalapa.gob.mx/turismo/atractivos.htm
http://www.carnaval.com/cityguides/veracruz/xalapa.htm
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/acogan/acjalapa.html
MEETING REGISTRATION
On site late registration will be available at the meeting.
TALKS AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Talks and posters will be in English, the official language of the Society, although questions at the talk sessions could be formulated in Spanish or Portuguese, and translated by the moderator if necessary. The above is intended to promote participation of non-fluent English speakers, but keeping it attractive to English speakers as well, which overall will promote an experience and a challenge as close as possible to those of the regular meeting.
Poster and Talk registration is now closed.
PROGRAM
Download Oral Presentation Program
TRAVEL, HOUSING & MEAL PLANS
Arrival and registration will take
place on October 8th, talk and poster sessions will be held on
October 9-11, optional field trips will be arranged on October 12.
The region is serviced by one domestic
airport (JAL), and the Veracruz International Airport
(VER) with daily flights from several US locations.
Shuttles from the
The venue site will be the Agua Bendita Country Resort, 30 minutes away from the City of Xalapa; a nice hotel in the picturesque town ox Xico, with 12 cabins, and comfortable meeting facilities. Xico is a very small and “easy” town; as you drive in, blue signs directing you to the different hotels are visible along the main streets. The Agua Bendita Country Resort is about ¾ miles south of downtown Xico on a very good and wide dirt road.
http://www.hotelaguabendita.com/
Housing options.
Option
1- All included: The
price per person per night will be
$75.00 USD plus 15% tax and will include three meals.
Option
2 – Rent a Cabin: Prices
and setup below. You can decide how to share them up to the number of people
specified below.
Meal plans are also available at the registration form for Option 2 or those attending the meeting in Agua Bendita but staying in other hotel.
Cabins setup.
The cabin setup can be seen at the hotel website (http://www.hotelaguabendita.com/pages/english/lodging.htm ).
However, the hotel web site does not specify how many beds they actually have, and the published capacity assumes sharing twin beds, which many of you may not be considering. Here is the actual setup, including more information than published at the hotel website, and the actual capacity of the cabins w/o sharing twin beds.
4 Cabin-Suites Type 1: $130.00 usd per day
Each cabin has one bedroom with two twin beds, one
single bed outside the bedroom, parlor, closet, one bathroom.
3 persons (4-5 persons if sharing one or both twin beds)
4 Cabin-Suites Type 2: $130.00 usd per day
Each cabin has one bedroom with on twin bed and two
single beds, another single bed outside the bedroom, parlor, closet, one
bathroom.
4 persons ( 5 persons if sharing the twin bed)
2 Junior-Suite Cabins: $195.00 usd per day
Each cabin has a kitchenette, range, coffee pot,
fridge, oven.
Dining room, parlor, one bedroom with two twin beds, a twin sofa bed and one
single bed in the living room, closet, dressing area, one bathroom.
4 persons (5-7 person if sharing twin beds
and/or sofa)
2 Master-Suite Cabins: $265.00 usd per day
Ample and fully furnished.
Kitchen with range, coffee pot, fridge, oven.
Nice dining room, parlor, one bedrooms with two twin
beds, one bedroom with one twin bed and two singles, two single beds in the
living room, closet, two bathrooms.
7 persons (8-10 if sharing twin beds)
As in other ABS meetings, we ask you to write your roommates or cabin mates on
your housing registration, other wise same-gender roommates will be assigned.
Very flexible meal plans are
available. We encourage you to request at least the 3-lunches meal plan as
there will be little opportunity to have lunch elsewhere during the lunch
break. There is a reduced $24.00 usd fee for the 3-lunches
meal plan for students.
In order to register at the venue site or
buy a meal plan, download the following format and fax it to the number
indicated in the form. There are two fax numbers available in case you
experience any problem with one, (+52)(55)55367309 and
56633500
Hotel & Meals Reservation Form
Other country hotels in Xico and the also beautiful town of
http://www.xalapa.net/sitios/coatepec.htm
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/rdudley/rdxico.html
For more information you can write to laac.abs@gmail.com.
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For obvious reasons we expect a large Mexican attendance, but also from other countries in the rest of LA. We also anticipate special interest from those in the US and Canada who do field work south of the border, or are interested in establishing contact with LA scientists.
The LAAC is aware that the dates make it hard for many to travel during the regular semester, but this was unavoidable for several reasons. We expect that those interested will make an effort; we promise you will not be disappointed.
Rogelio Macías Robyn Hudson
LAAC chair and co-host LAAC member and co-host
