[Ontbirds]Atlas launch announcement

[Mike Cadman]

Dear Ontbirders:

This is to announce the launch/celebration of the Atlas of the Breeding 
Birds of Ontario, 2001-2005 at the Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queens 
Park) in Toronto on Sunday, February 10, 2008, from 2-5 pm. People 
attending the launch get free access to the museum and the open 
galleries (but not special exhibits). This is a specially-arranged 
opportunity to view the crystal from the inside and check out the ROM's 
amazing galleries while attending the atlas event.

People attending the launch in Toronto must RSVP in advance (by Monday, 
February 4th) to the atlas office (atlas at uoguelph.ca  or 1-866-900-7100) 
so that the ROM can make necessary arrangements for admissions and 
passes. The atlas event will take place in the ROM Theatre (roughly 2-3 
pm) and in The Glass Room (roughly 3-5 pm). Entrance to the museum for 
this event will be by the "Loblaws" entrance, which is on the south side 
of the building, near the old Planetarium. We'll be letting people in 
from 1 pm onward. 

We are encouraging as many people as possible who have pre-purchased the 
atlas to pick up their copy at one of the launches (see details of 
Ottawa launch below). In fact, if you're able to attend and can pick up 
copies for friends or family who have already purchased them also that 
would be much appreciated. By picking up your copy at the launch, you 
will ensure you receive your copy at the earliest possible opportunity.

If you are planning on attending one of the launches, please RSVP by 
sending an e-mail indicating which event you'll be attending to 
atlas at uoguelph.ca. We also need to know how many copies of the atlas to 
bring so please let us know if you are going to pick up a copy (or 
copies) for yourself or friends. At the launches, you'll need to have 
the names of the people for whom you are picking up the books, and 
you'll have to sign for the books, so we don't later send out books that 
have already been picked up.

Books will be on sale at the event at the regular retail price of $92.50 
plus GST (cash or cheque only), and there will be opportunities to get 
books signed.

As mentioned in our previous note, we're also having an atlas 
launch/celebration in Ottawa on Wednesday, January 30 from 6 to 8 pm. 
Formal presentations will begin at 6:30 pm sharp. The event will take 
place in the Discovery Zone (adjacent to the bird gallery) on the 4th 
floor of the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. The museum is in the 
Victoria Memorial Museum Building at 240 McLeod Street in Ottawa. The 
following link has a map and directions: 
http://nature.ca/museum/visinfoloc_e.cfm Entry to the museum is free of 
charge to those attending the atlas launch. There is limited on-site 
parking, but street parking is available. OC Transpo Bus Service on 
lines 5, 6 and 14 can be taken to the museum.

We would like to include in both events a continuous loop slide show 
focusing on atlassers and atlassing (including workshops, square-bashes, 
owling, etc.), and of course, some of the photos from the book. If you 
have photos that we could use, please e-mail the original(s) or 
something close to original size, as we may have to do some cropping to 
fit them into the show. Send them to atlas at uoguelph.ca

These events should be great fun, and a chance to celebrate what we've 
accomplished and meet other folks like yourself who helped make it 
happen. Hope to see you there!

Cheers,
Mike Cadman

-- 
Coordinator
Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas
c/o University of Guelph
Blackwood Hall, Rm. 211
Guelph ON N1G 2W1
Tel: 519-826-2092
Toll free: 1-866-900-7100
Fax: 519-826-2113
Email: atlas at uoguelph.ca
Web: www.birdsontario.org