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National Bat Conference 2009

Friday 18th September 2009
at
University of York

The Bat Conservation Trust invites you to join us for the biggest event in the bat calendar! The National Bat Conference will take place at the University of York between 18th and 20th September 2009, and we would love to see you there.

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Programme for National Bat Conference 2009

Please note that this programme may be subject to change. Updates will be available at www.bats.org.uk.

Friday 18th September

Evening bat walk around the university campus

Meeting of the Bat Group Forum

Saturday 19th September

UK bat conservation: past, present and future (Paul Racey, University of Aberdeen)

Differences in bat activity in relation to bat detector height: implications for bat surveys at proposed windfarm sites (Jan Collins, University of Bristol & RSK Carter Ecological)

Through forest and over fell: revealing the spatial ecology of bats in the Lake District (Chloe Bellamy, University of Leeds)

Some results from a LIFE NATURE programme in France for the study and conservation of three cave-dwelling bat species (Melanie Nemoz & Marie-Jo Dubourg-Savage, Socit Franaise pour lEtude et la Protection des Mammifres)

Opportunities for enhancement in the construction industry (David Mason, Skanska)

Carving up the landscape: bats, roads and mitigation (John Altringham, University of Leeds)

Mitigating lighting impact on bats: recent practical experiences (Tom Webster, DW Windsor Lighting)

Bats pads and ZEDs: provision for bats in zero-energy developments (Brian Murphy, Green Spec)

BCT: rooting for roosts (Amy Coyte, BCT)

Assessing bat activity at the Hollywood Tower Estate, South Gloucestershire (Rob Bacon)

What to do if you suspect a bat crime (Sgt Ian Guildford, CCW/South Wales Police)

Annual General Meeting of the Bat Conservation Trust

Conference dinner and ceilidh

Sunday 20th September

Update on BCT scientific projects and partnerships (Karen Haysom, BCT)

The post-release monitoring of hand-reared pipistrelle bats - the benefits of pre-release training (Adam Grogan, RSPCA)

Observations on Myotis bats in barns (John Drewett)

Lessons learnt from the Dundee City Bat Project (Anne Youngman, BCT)

What do we know about the smallest mammal in the world, Craseonycteris thonglongyai? (Sebastien Puechmaille, University College Dublin)

Echoes from insects: what bats get back (Dean Waters, University of Leeds)

The utility of speech recognition technology for the classification of acoustic signals: bats are not birds (Stuart Parsons, University of Auckland)

Food for thought: the barbastelle and a molecular approach to diet analysis (Matt Zeale, University of Bristol)

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Residential en-suite, Friday and Saturday night En-suite, full board* accommodation for Friday and Saturday nights. Conference attendance Sat & Sunday. (*includes Friday dinner, Sat & Sun lunches, Conference dinner on Saturday, B&B on Friday and Saturday night).	Sold out!
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