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Attendees of the 2012 Summit on a bird watching field trip with binoculars in hand
Attendees of the 2012 Summit on a bird watching field trip with binoculars in hand
2024 Summit

2024 Summit Program & Field Trips

Your guide to the Audubon North Carolina Summit schedule. Check for updates on fall Summit schedule.
Attendees of the 2012 Summit on a bird watching field trip. Photo: Ben Graham/Audubon
Attendees of the 2012 Summit on a bird watching field trip. Photo: Ben Graham/Audubon
2024 Summit

2024 Summit Program & Field Trips

Your guide to the Audubon North Carolina Summit schedule. Check for updates on fall Summit schedule.

Schedule Overview

(Find detailed workshop and field trip descriptions here and at the PDF at the bottom of this page.) 

Friday, Oct. 4

8:30 AM Registration table open, coffee and tea – Hilton Garden Inn Lobby
9 AM – 12 PM

Morning Workshops

  • Advocacy 101 & Urban Forestry: How to Protect Tree Canopy in Your Community - Blackwell Room B
  • Unlocking Migration Mysteries: Motus Towers to the Bird Migration Explorer - Blackwell Room A
12 – 1 PM Buffet Lunch for Workshop Registrants – Hilton’s Garden Grille
1 – 3 PM     Afternoon Workshops
  • Birding 101 and Community Science - Blackwell Room B
  • Bird-friendly Habitat Certification Program - Blackwell Room A
3 – 8 PM   Registration Table Open – Hilton Garden Inn Lobby
4 PM  Hotel check-in time
5 – 7 PM  Welcome Reception hosted by New Hope Bird Alliance – Bull McCabe’s Irish Pub, 427 W Main St, Durham, NC 27701 (note: Bull McCabe’s is a short drive or 1.3 mile walk from the hotel)
  Dinner on Your Own (many options within walking distance of Bull McCabe’s and/or the hotel)

Saturday, Oct. 5

6 - 8 AM Registration table open, coffee and tea – Hilton Garden Inn Lobby
Breakfast on your own (Elmo’s Diner, Happy + Hale, Starbucks, Cloche Coffee are 5 min walk from hotel)
7 - 7:30 AM Morning field trips depart from hotel (Drive yourself/carpool)
~11 AM       Field trips conclude
  Lunch on your own
12 – 6 PM Registration table open – Hilton Garden Inn Lobby
12:30 – 1:15 PM Afternoon field trips depart from hotel
6 - 9 PM Reception (6 -7 PM) followed by banquet, keynote address, and awards (7-9 PM) – Hilton’s Blackwell Room

Sunday, Oct. 6

6 - 8 AM Registration table open, coffee and tea – Hilton Garden Inn Lobby
Breakfast on your own (Elmo’s Diner, Happy + Hale, Starbucks, Cloche Coffee are 5 min walk from hotel)
7 - 7:30 AM Morning field trips depart from hotel (Drive yourself/carpool)
~11 AM  Field trips conclude
12 PM   Hotel check-out time
11 – 1 PM Registration table open – Hilton Garden Inn Lobby

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