You’re cordially invited to join the 3rd annual — and 1st-ever virtual — annual meeting of IDA’s Massachusetts Chapter on Sunday, October 4th. It will be a modest online event, lasting from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., but those 2 hours will be packed with exciting presentations and updates!

The conference will be conducted using Zoom, though you’ll also be able to hear just the audio by phone. To register for the conference, go here. You’ll get a confirmation email with login instructions.

IDA-MA’s officers look forward to having you join them for this annual celebration of dark-sky efforts. See you there Sunday!

Here’s the detailed meeting itinerary:

2:00 – 2:15          Welcome and introductions

2:15 – 2:20          Nomination/election of officers; proposed slate:

          President          James Lowenthal
          Vice President          Tim Brothers
          Treasurer          Michael Person
          Secretary           Nancy Morrison
          Communications        Kelly Beatty

2:20 – 2:30          Summary of IDA-MA activities in 2019–2020

2:30 – 2:40          Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem

2:40 – 3:00          Diana Umpierre, Sierra Club Florida and IDA Board
“Growing a transformational movement for our night sky”

3:00 – 3:40          William Freedberg, Bird Conservation Dept., Mass. Audubon
“Fatal attraction: How light pollution skews migratory bird behavior”

3:40 – 4:00          Avalon Owens, Biology Dept., Tufts University
“Sex and synchronicity: Does artificial light at night disturb the courtship of Photinus carolinus fireflies?”

4:00                      Final remarks and Adjourn