North American Dipterists Society

Western Washington, 15-19 July 2024

Please join the Dipterists Society for its 2024 Field Meeting being held 15-19 July at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Located approximately an hour south of SeaTac airport (a major airline hub).

To register for the Field Meeting now, please use our online registration platform by clicking the button below

The Evergreen State College campus grounds are covered by nearly 1000 acres (400 hectares) of coastal forest with frontage on Eld Inlet of Puget Sound. The site also gives access to many nearby collecting locations, including sphagnum bogs, Olympic Mountain rainforests, and prairie. Permits for collecting in the Olympic National Forest and other sites are available.

Western Washington is ecologically diverse, with montane, lowland, and coastal elements, and relatively easy access to the arid Columbia basin west of the Cascades. This has resulted in high taxonomic diversity in many Diptera groups in the region, including many undescribed or otherwise poorly known taxa, making the area of special interest for Dipterists. In addition to fieldwork, participants are encouraged to submit presentations for a series of 10-15 minute talks sharing current research. More information about the meeting and site is available in Fly Times 71 (Fall 2023).

Registration includes lodging, as well as breakfast and dinner each day! The Evergreen State College is supplying the suite style rooms, meals, and the event facilities.

Note that parking is not covered and can be purchased on site separately ($6/vehicle/day).

• Regular registration is $510/per person (open through 30 April).
• Student registration is $350/person (open through 30 June).
• Late registration is $600/per person (from 1 May 1 through 30 June).
• Please contact the organizers if you want to register after 30 June.

Travel Grants

For dipterists seeking help to cover registration or additional travel support, we can support a limited number through the travel grants program of the Dipterists Society. If interested, please visit the Travel Grants tab at the Society Grants & Awards page for details and how to submit an application.

The deadline for grant applications is 31 March 2024, and successful applicants will be informed in April prior to the regular registration deadline. Applications are open to all dipterists planning to attend the Field Meeting, but student applicants will be given priority.

You do not need to be a member to attend the Society's meetings or to apply for one of our travel grants, but we encourage you to join as a member, or to consider providing support. Our society relies completely on memberships and donations, so every member and every supporter is important!

Further announcements will be made here and through our Dipterists mailing list server. Please feel free to contact the organizers with any questions.