[Leps-l] Register for LepSoc 2023 in Billings, Montana!

[Todd Gilligan]

Please join us for the 71st Annual Meeting of the Lepidopterists’ Society
in Billings, Montana from Wednesday, July 19th to Sunday, July 23rd!

The meeting is hosted by the Lepidopterists’ Society, the Northern Rockies
Research and Education Services (NRRES, Lolo, MT), and the C.P. Gillette
Museum of Arthropod Diversity (Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO).
The area around Billings provides an outstanding array of scenery, western
history, and opportunities for exploring a diverse flora and fauna while
set in a modern city, rich in industry and innovation. Billings, the
largest city in Montana, is nestled between ancient marine cliffs (the
Rimrocks) to the north and the Yellowstone River (North America’s longest,
free-flowing river) to the south. Residents consider Billings "Montana’s
Trailhead," as recreational opportunities abound in nearby ranges,
including the Beartooth Mountains, which boast a 10,000 foot high alpine
plateau, and the older, unglaciated Pryor Mountains to the South.

Field trips will include both collecting and observing, which will feature
both daytime and night collecting trips to the Beartooth and Hell-Roaring
Plateaus, riparian sites along the Yellowstone River, and to the southern
flanks of the Pryor Mountains with its impressive ecological richness and
unique high-desert habitats. The region also hosts areas of badlands to the
north of Billings and myriad public lands accessed via National Forest,
State, and Bureau of Land Management properties.

The meetings and lodging will be held in the historic Northern Hotel
located in downtown Billings and less than two miles from the Billings
International Airport. Shuttle services are available from the airport.
There are many other lodging opportunities across the city as well as
camping areas in nearby towns. The welcome reception will be at the
Northern Hotel Wednesday evening. The scientific program (talks and
posters) will be scheduled for Thursday (July 20) and Friday (July 21),
with Saturday morning available if needed. The annual BBQ will be held at a
location just outside of town with an organized moth collecting/observing
opportunity to follow the catered meal. The banquet will be held Saturday
night (July 22) at the Northern, again followed by an organized nighttime
collecting trip after the meal. Dark skies come late (>10pm) this far north
and collecting sites are always nearby and accessible. The formal
activities will conclude on Sunday (July 23) with a day trip to unique
habitats at high elevations on the Beartooth Plateau!

Registration, hotel information, and other useful information is available
on the registration page:
https://www.lepsoc.org/2023-annual-meeting-registration

Book your accommodations soon because they are filling up quickly! Also
keep in mind that the deadline for submitting a contributed paper or poster
is JUNE 2. Please email meeting at lepsoc.org with any questions. We hope to
see you in Billings in July!
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