Theraphosid Taxonomy Day

[Ray Gabriel]

Will it be a one or two day course Ray? Will there be a formal qualification attached? Spids and a hairy pothead eh? Mmm:-S

It would only be a one day course, you wound need to speak to Gallon or Smith to find out if it was going to be certified

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then again anyone wanting to work on spider taxonomy should be certified LOLOL


Well we have the numbers so I think it will happen, so now all we need to do now is sort out a date for next year.

Anyone got any ideas when they would like it to go on? spring summer?

Ray

[Nicola Dolby]

As soon as possible please

[Stuart Common]

I'd also be interested (goes off to check where oxford is... yea should be fine!)

[Thomas Pitchford]

I think enough advanced warning is more important than month or season for us so I can haggle a day or two off work if need be. Is this more likely to be a weekend or weekday?

Now, if you just want someone to suggest a date I'll always say 5 June - Heather and my wedding anniversary - for our fifteenth we went on a spider ID course at a FSC!

Obviously the event would probably need to be scheduled away from other regular BTS events and other big bug fairs as well, huh?

Well, whenever, very excited about the idea and truly wish to be a part of it!!!

[Craig Mackay]

I'd certainly be interested in doing this. Later in the year would suit me better but I'm happy to go with the majority. As Thomas said, advanced notice would be more important over the specific month.

Craig

[craig mcinnes]

Any updates on this or has the idea been scrapped?

[Ray Gabriel]

No not been scrapped, Just waiting for Andy and Richard to suggest a couple of dates to OUMNH so a date can be decided..........mid to later in the year sounds good at present.

Ray

[Stephen jordan]

I live in oxford and am definalty interested in attending, would it be on a weekend day or a week day? as work might be a problem.

[Daniel Richardson]

Think me n the mrs would be interested too.

[Richard Gallon]

This hasn't been forgotten. Just that I'm juggling so many other commitments at the moment that arranging another one isn't top of my ever expanding to-do-list

I'm starting to favour a more general spider ID day, which will cover araneomorphs and theraphosids.

Cheers,
Richard

[craig mcinnes]

Any closer to deciding on a date?

[christopher furlong]

Hi ray,
You can count me in!
Regards
Chris

[craig mcinnes]

I guessing not then.

[Richard Gallon]

I have to be honest - my burden of commitments is such that I can't envisage me having the opportunity to organise, arrange, attend and run such a course in the foreseeable future

If or when Ray returns from Exile in Panama this might be back on the cards??

All the best,
Richard

[craig mcinnes]

That is a shame about the course but thanks for replying Richard. It seems there are a few members interested in this sort of thing so if we can't get a course organised then how about a few short workshop type articles in the BTS journal explaining the basics?