Events, 2012
The table below shows events related to weavers, especially ringing or PHOWN. In most cases anyone is welcome to take part, but do contact me if you are interested in attendinfg any event. To join ringing sessions in Cape Town (mostly Saturdays), see Ringing calendar. Many of the events are possible due to funding by Project for the Enhancement of Research Capacity (PERC, UCT).
| Dates | Event | Notes | Links |
| 14-21 Oct 2012, 13th Pan-African Ornithological Congress | |||
| 14-21 Oct | Arusha, Tanzania | PHOWN presentation PHOWN workshop | PAOC |
Past events, 2012
| Dates | Event | Notes | Links | ||||
| 23-27 Jan 2012 | Summer School | "Citizen Science: Building an Early Warning System for Biodiversity" Talks on ADU projects, incl SAFRING, and PHOWN | podcasts of talks | ||||
6-12 Feb 2012, Zululand to Pietermaritzburg
 Young Spectacled Weaver in Zululand Trip report | |||||||
| 6 Feb 2012 | BirdLife Zululand (Richards Bay Bird club) meeting, Umhlathuze Municipal Offices | Talk on PHOWN | map to venue | ||||
| 7-10 Feb 2012 | Zululand ringing | Any ringers or trainees welcome | Trip report | ||||
| 11 Feb 2012 | ADU 20th anniversary in Pietermaritzburg | Talks on ADU projects, incl. SAFRING, and PHOWN | news item before and after | ||||
16 Feb 2012 Launch of WRAP
 Launch of WRAP | |||||||
| 16 Feb 2012 | Launch of WRAP | Weaver Research in Africa Project | news items before and after | ||||
24-26 Feb 2012, Hopefield weekend with West Coast Bird Club
 News item report | |||||||
| 25 Feb 2012 | Hopefield ringing, 6-10am | Ringing in Sout R near R45 bridge in town | |||||
| 25 Feb 2012 | West Coast Bird Club talks, 5pm | Braai, PHOWN & SABAP2 talks at Windstone farm | Windstone farm; News item | ||||
12-18 Mar 2012, Plett to Port Elizabeth
 Dark-backed Weaver, Landela Trip report | |||||||
| 12 Mar 2012 | BirdLife Plettenberg Bay meeting | Talk on PHOWN, Country Club, Pisang Rd | BLSA - BirdLife Plettenberg Bay | ||||
| 13-14 Mar 2012 | Ringing at Landela near PE daily ringing from 13-17 Mar possible | Ringing prior to the Fitz/BLSA conference | Previous ringing, see news item | ||||
| 15-16 Mar 2012 | Conference, Port Elizabeth | Frontiers in South African Ornitholgy | BLSA AGM and conference | ||||
| 17 Mar 2012 | Cape Recife ringing, Port Elizabeth | Ringing prior to the BLSA AGM | Previous ringing, see news item | ||||
| 17 Mar 2012 | BLSA AGM, Port Elizabeth | 15h00, at Pine Lodge | BLSA AGM | ||||
29 Mar - 5 Apr 2012 Ringing course, Zambia
 Zambian Ornithological Society Trip report | |||||||
| 29 Mar - 5 Apr 2012 | Ringing course, Zambia | Upstream of Victoria Falls | Bovu Island Zambian Ornithological Society | ||||
30 Apr-7 May 2012, Namibia
 
Trip report | |||||||
| 30 Apr-1 May 2012 | Namibia Bird Club 50th anniversary | PHOWN talk | Namibia Bird Club | ||||
| 3-6 May 2012 | Namibian ringers get-together | Wiese farm | previous ringing at Wiese | ||||
27 May - 4 June 2012 Kenya
Trip report | |||||||
| 28-30 May | Nairobi, Kenya | PHOWN workshop | Nairobi National Museum | ||||
| 2 June | Watamu | PHOWN workshop | Kenya Wildlife Service | ||||
27 Sept - 6 Oct 2012 Science for Citizens open public short courses
Cancelled by UCT due to lack of participants 27 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | Avian Architects: African Weaver Birds | University of Cape Town | Science for Citizens open public courses | | |||