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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Weekly Newsletter
Charla Smithsonian
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Patronato del Parque Natural Metropolitano invitan a Ia XXXI Charla Smithsonian del Mes que sen dictada por Jessica Eberhard el miercoles 27 de enero a las 7:30pm, Sal6n Las Oropendolas, Centro de Visitantes del PNMGUQcamayas, lorDs ]I Pencos de Panama
Para mayor informaci6n favor comunicarse a los tels 232·5516 • 232·
5552 • Fax 232-5615 • E-mail pnmetroP@sin(o.net
Bambi Seminar
wrsday, January 28. 5CI Bambi seminar speakers will be Ed Tanner and Ignacio Barberis. Cambridge University
Tree Seedlings: Complete Competitors Can Coexist Transportation and dinner reservations are essential. Please call the Bel at 272-2124 or E-mail: Bambi
Arrivals
• Betty Weiler, RMIT University, Melbome, Australia, Jan 23, to work with staff on development and review of interpretative programs at STRI. Dr. Weiler, Associate Professor of Tourism, is a specialist in guiding/interpretation field.
• Sam Ham, University ofJdaho,jan 23, to give a seminar workshop on environrnen!al_interpretation for STRI guides/docents a.nd personnel &om ANAM.
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ANCON, Parque Metropolitano
and Summit, hosted by the STRI Office of Education. Dr. Ham, a specialist in environmental interpretaton, is in Panama invited by the USAID program CreenCOM.
• Steve Hubbell, Princeton University, jan 23 • Mar 31, to teach at the Princeton University field course, in Gamboa.
• Robert StaUard. US. Geological Survey, Jan 24· Feb 14. to continue long term monitoring biochemical cycles in watersheds on BCI.
• STRI Associate Elisabeth Kalko returns to Panama on jan 24 to continue her research on bats.
• Bjorn Siemens, University of Tubingen, Jan 25 • Feb 22, to study the foraging, prey detection and echolocation in small, neotropical Myotis-species on BCl
• Group of 1.4 persons, Jan 29 • Apr 16, to work with Walter Carson's project "00 mammals and insects control tropical forest diversity: a community level experimental test", in Gigante.
Congratulations
To Edgardo Garrido and Indira De La Victoria from the University of Panama, for being selected to participate with 16 students from Princeton University in Princeton's Semester Program in Panama ••• A Edgurdo Garrido e.lndira De.lA Vidorin de la Universidad de. Panama, por haber sido sele.ccionados para participar en el Programa de. Seme.stre de. Princeton t.1I
Panama, ju"fo con 16 esludia"tes de Princeton University.
Panama, January 22, 1999
Eileen Jones Retired from 51
Eileen Jones, Associate Director for Grants and Administration at the Development Office in Washington, D.C., retired from STRl on January 2nd. Eileen started working for the Smithsonian Institution in 1968.
Previous to that she worked at the US. Department of State, and before corning to STRI in 1996, she had worked at SI offices of the Under Secretary, the General Counsel, the former Coordinator of Public Information, and the Office of Public Affairs. At STRI she managed the international grants program dealing with donors and international agencies. All through her career at the Smithsonian she contributed with voluntary work ,'lith theSmilhsonian
AS5(l(;.lh.:;.. SI 1I,h-T ou r"i ;om,ll hi' I 11C;l1 Associates Program. After retirement, Eileen will continue to work with the 51 Study Tours and she and husband Dennis-who will also retire this coming year from IBM- will start joining them in tropical adventures like going to the Amazon and Machu Picchu later this year.
Thank You Note
Nota deAgradecimiento
Roberto Borrell, from the Procurement OUice, thanks aU his co- workers at 5TRI for their get well wishes, cards, calls and gifts after his car accident on December 5. Bobby began to work this weeks part-time until he recovers completely •••
Roberlo Bo"ell, de la Ofiana de Compras. agradea a todos sus coml'OIieros en STRI por sus dcscos de protda recuperacj6t1, tarjdas, llomodas, obsequjos y visitas luego del accidente automovil(stico que sufri6 t:I J»SOdo 5 de diciembre. Bobby 110 empeUldo a trabajar lIu.euamenlt du.rante algunas IIoras stmanales en fa Ofiana, mierrtras se recupera tota/mente.
Publications
Bames, Pennelope A.C. and Hickman, e.S, 1998. "What Controls Diversity of Chemosymbiotic Lucinid Bivalves in Seagrass Beds?" [Abstract].
Ameliam Zoologist 38(5); 163.
King, David A. 1998. "Influence of Leaf Size on Tree Architecture:
First Branch Height and Crown Dimensions in Tropical Rain Forest Trees." Trees 12: 438-445.
King, David Ar-1998. ''Relationship Between Crown Architecture and Branch Orientation in Rain Forest Trees." Annals of Botany 82: 1·7.
"Charlas 1996-98"
SI'RI announces the publication of the 28-page brochure ''Charlas 1996-98", in color, edited by Stanley Heckadon-Moreno and Elena Lombardo, with summaries of 2S of the Smithsonian Monthly Talks presented at Metropolitan Natural Park between 1996 and 1998 by STRJ scientists. It \\ta.:i
printed in Guatemala, Guatemala in 1999. This conferences are part of the community extension program called "Charla Smithsonian del Mes" that began in 1996 to commemorate the lSOIhSmithsonian Anniversary and the 50110 STRI anniversary in Panama. The talks are given the last Wednesday of every month ••• STRl an uncia fa publicacion del ptltlfleto "Charlas 1996·
98", a c%rcs, de 28 pdginas, editado por Stanley Hecl:adon-Moreno, y ElenJl Lomwrdo,con los sumarios de lS de las Charlas Smith$onian del Mes presentadas en el Parque Natural Mtlropolitano, entre 1996 y 1998, por cientFficos de STRI.
Esta publicaci6rr Jue impresa err Guatemala en 1999. f.stas amferetlcias son parte del programa de extemi6n comunilaria llnmado LA Charla SmilllSorrian del Mes, itliciadas a mediados de 1996 para cOllmemorar los 150 a,las de fa 11lStitud611 Smillisoniml y los 50al1os de STRI en Panamd. Estos evenlos se renlizan el ultimo miircoles de coda meso
Entrenamiento
• La Oficina de Buceo o(rece un curso de Buceo CientiJico, a comenzar el 10 de Febrero (tenlativamente). Los interesados por favor ponerse en contacto con Inez Campbell, ext. 3326 en Naos E·mail [email protected] El curso sera dictado en espanol.
• La Oficina de Seguridad Industrial ofrece dos cursos de resucitaci6n cardio pulmonar (RCP) y primeros auxilios para los dias:
• Martes, 26 de enero en el Nuevo Salon de Conferendas en el edU. 359 de 8 am4 pm (8 cupas disponibles). Reservar cupos con Jos~ Ram6n Peru rena en el tel. 212·8077
• Miercoles, 21 de enero, Sal6n de Reuniones de BCI de 8: 15 am- 3:30 pm (6 cupos disponibles).
Reservar cupos con Oris Acevedo en el tel. 272-1022 Ya que los cupos son limitados debera inscribirse temprano. Se otorgaran los cupos disponibles a los primeros en inscribirse.
Congreso
EI VIII Congreso Latinoamericano sabre Ciencias del Mar (COLACMAR) se realizara del 17 ... \ 21 de Octubre de 1999 en Ia euda ... ~.:
Trujillo, Peru. Sc discutiran los recursos marinos renovables y no renovables, biologia y ecologia marinas, cambios globales, poLiticas piiblicas y legislaci6n ambiental, instrumentacion y tecnologia. Para mayor informaci6n escriba a Casilla Postal 952, Fax: 044-246603 e-mail:
Miscellaneous
A partirdellunes 18de enero seestan dando nuevas clases de aer6bicos para todos los miembros de la comunidad de STRI en el Salon de Exhibiciones del Centro Tupper de lunes a viemes deS a 6 de la tardr *1 por clase. Para mayor infonnal. .1
comunrqu~e con Elizabeth sanchez de la Biblioteca.
