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2024 COS Annual Meeting

Virtual Program

The Chicago Ornithological Society Board of Directors cordially invites you to our Annual Meeting on Wednesday, January 17th at 7pm CT!

Join us as we celebrate our many accomplishments in 2023, play games, announce exciting new plans for the new year, and much more! Need to step away for dinner, to refill your drink, or check your feeders? No problem! Participants are free to come and go as they please. We hope to see you for as much as your schedule allows!

The event is free and open to all but RSVP is required. Once you do so, a link will be emailed to you which can be used to join at any point during the event.

The event schedule is as follows (times are subject to some change based on real time flow of sessions)

Agenda:
7:00-7:15 - Welcome and Remarks from the President
7:15-7:25 - Trivia
7:25-7:35 - COS’s 2023 Accomplishments
7:35-7:45 - Report from the Recipients of the First Annual Anderson Grant
7:45-7:55 - COS’s 2024 Plans, a snapshot
7:55-8:10 - 2023 Accomplishments of the LaBagh Project
8:10-8:20 - Order of the Buckthorn Awards
8:20-8:30 - Trivia
8:30-8:45 - The COS Board Answers Your Questions
8:45-8:55 - 2023 Photo of the Year Award
8:55-9:00 -Closing Remarks
9:00 - Trivia

Earlier Event: January 17
North Pond Wednesday Bird Walks
Later Event: January 20
LaBagh Woods Stewardship Workday