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COA’s 41st ANNUAL MEETING 2025
Saturday, March 8, 2025 • In-Person at CT State Community College, Middlesex
CT State Community College, Middlesex, at 100 Training Hill Road, Middletown, CT
COA Business Meeting, Four Speakers, Birding Vendors, Raffle
We will be back in person at COA’s Annual Meeting on March 8, 2025, at CT State Community College, Middlesex (The site is our traditional location in Middletown, CT). Admission to the meeting includes:four excellent speakers, refreshments, and a delicious buffet lunch.
Doors open at 8:00 AM for check-in; meeting begins at 8:45 AM and ends about 3:15 PM.
Grand raffle of artwork, binoculars, and other valuable items. COA hats will be available for sale.
Morning Refreshments and Lunch included
Pre-registration required.
Annual Meeting Schedule
Subject to change
8:00 AM Registration/COA Marketplace/Continental Breakfast
8:45 AM Welcome and COA Business Meeting by Chris Wood Election of new Board Members and Officers
9:10 AM Chris Elphick, CT Bird Atlas results and updates
10:05 AM Presentation of COA Awards by Chris Wood, Allison Black, and Jo Fasciolo
- Betty Kleiner Award:
- Mabel Osgood Wright Award:
- President’s Award:
- COA Mini-grants:
- George Zepko Audubon Camp Scholarship:
10:30 AM Sponsor presentation
10:45 AM Break/ COA Marketplace/ Raffle Viewing
11:30 AM Peter Alden, AOS possible renaming of 150+ common names of US and Canadian birds
12:25 PM Lunch at Founders Hall / COA Marketplace
1:45 PM Keynote Address – Lillian Stokes and Matthew Young , Finches of the United States and Canada