Following up on the successful MLSG symposia at EOU2015 in Badajoz and PAOC2016 in Dakar, we are ready for another dose of inspiring community-building preceding EOU2017 in Turku from August 17th-18th.
The aim of the MLSG is to promote collaborative research to help advance flyway scale understanding of and conservation actions for migrant landbirds, especially along the African Eurasian Flyways. We believe knowledge-sharing is essential to achieve this. Thus, during our symposium we will actively engage all attendants to partake in a dynamic program of workshops and group discussions.
Suggestions for workshops and discussion themes can be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If you plan to convene a Species Working Group Meeting on Thursday, please contact the organizing committee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so we can reserve a space for you.
Venue: Natura Building, University of Turku, see below
Final Program
Thursday - August 17th
08:15 - 08:45 Arrival
08:45 - 09:00 Word of welcome by MLSG
09:00 - 10:00 Keynote lecture 1: Almut Schlaich on full annual cycle research in Montagu's Harriers (Circus pygargus)
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:00 Speed talks, First session
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 Speed talks, Second session
14:30 - 15:30 Keynote lecture 2: Les Underhil on coordinating bird research on a country-wide and continental scale: a Southern African perspective
15:30 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 18:00 Parallel sessions
- Workshops
- visualization of bird tracking, movement and range data in R
- effective networking across flyways
- tracking: ethics, best practice, innovations - Species Working Group meetings
- Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
- Other groups that may coalasce during the day
18:00 - 20:00 Informal Networking and Drinks (venue to be announced)
Friday - August 18th
08:00 - 10:00 Speed talks
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:00 Speed talks
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 Keynote lecture 3: Sam Ivande on coordinating bird research on a country-wide and continental scale: a West-African perspective
14:30 - 14:45 Introduction to group discussions
14:45 - 16:00 Informal break out for group discussions
16:00 - 16:30 Report back from different group discussions
16:30 - 17:00 MLSG meeting
Cost and Registration
| Two days | Friday only | |
| Members, students and participants from low-income countries | 50 EUR | 30 EUR |
| Other non-members | 70 EUR | 40 EUR |
Price includes participation in the symposium, lunches and coffee breaks. If you are not an MLSG member yet, you can apply for membership at www.migrantlandbirds.org and profit from the membership rates. Registration and payment for the symposium will be possible from March 1st 2017 onwards through the EOU registration website
Please note: in case you already registered for the EOU, but want to join for the MLSG Symposium as well, please send us an email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by August 4 the latest.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Turku this summer!
Kind regards,
The MLSG ExCo
Carles Carboneras, Samantha Franks, Rien van Wijk, Lykke Pedersen, Mathilde Lerche-Jørgensen, Samuel Temidayo Osinubi, Danielle van Oijen, Will Cresswell and Wouter Vansteelant