As the incoming President of TAS, I am taking a few moments to reflect upon the scene around me – the 112th Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science in Junction. Our host with the Texas Tech Llano River Field Station and the entire Junction community have set a new standard in hospitality and service. We are extremely grateful.
Our participants represent a wide variety of interests and backgrounds and it is wonderful to see so many scientists interacting across the artificial barriers that our disciplines sometimes erect. It is especially gratifying to see so many young people enjoying themselves as active participants in a scientific meeting.
TSU Students at TAS Annual Meeting
The weather is great and we are basking in the warmth and dialogue for a few short days along the banks of the beautiful South Llano River.
South Llano River
The 2009 TAS meeting was among the best I’ve attended. Thanks to the leadership for their hard work organizing the meeting.
During the TAS business meeting, an announcement was made about the new TAS Facebook page. Besides the usual social angles, this page has major potential for announcing important natural events and observations around Texas. I’ve posted two items about this as well as some supporting photos.
Comment by Forrest M. Mims III — March 10, 2009 @ 11:22 pm
The pictures of the 2009 Annual Meeting are available at the following link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/collegiate_academy/
A big thanks to Lynn McCutchon for taking the pictures and posting them on the Flickr website.
I am very grateful to all of those who contributed so much to making this annual meeting a sucess.
Ray Mathews
Past-President, TAS
Comment by Ray Mathews — March 20, 2009 @ 9:36 am