Inside this issue:

Read ABLE member's comments about the meeting in Delaware
Barbara Stegenga, Labstracts editor

ABLE News & Notes
ABLE-bodied employees • Make a contribution to Labstracts • Upcoming meetings

ABLE Calendar of Events

Articles

Why ABLE?
Submitted by Jane Caldwell

Welcome to the World of Podcasting Submitted by Mariëlle Hoefnagels

Cards are not just for tricks: Mitosis and Meiosis anyone?
Submitted by Kathy Nolan

Searching for Horseshoe Crabs!
Submitted by Rick Scott

Characters, Cuisine and Curiousities: A Day out at the Mütter Museum
Submitted by Todd Nickle

ABLE Board Reports

General Business Meeting Minutes
Judy Guinan, Secretary

Treasurer's Report
Alec Motten, Treasurer

"Inspired by the Stream Ecology Workshop that I attended at the Ashland Nature Center in Delaware, I have included a picture of a Caddisfly for you to print and color. Have fun!" Barbara Stegenga

Welcome to Labstracts (the online newsletter for ABLE)! This newsletter includes information about past and future ABLE meetings and dates of other related conferences. Labstracts informs you of what ABLE members experience and take away from ABLE meetings - particularily the workshops. Labstracts also includes reports from board members and wonderful articles that cover anything from TA training to tested laboratory exercises to ABLE field trips. Think about joining ABLE and presenting one of your labs that you are excited about. We would love to have you join us!

Instead of writing about what I experienced at the last ABLE meeting, I decided to let you read comments and highlights sent in by other ABLE members. Many thanks to those of you who wrote articles. Articles for future submission can be sent to me at bstegenga@bio.unc.edu.

Hope you enjoy!

Barbara Stegenga

Podcasts from Delaware

Making New Friends at ABLE
Susan Moore
(learn more about podcasting and
link to more from Mariëlle's article)

ABLE 2009 Photos

University of Delaware photo taken by Monica Sauer

ABLE 2010 -- A Look Ahead

The 2010 annual meeting will be June 22-26 at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Major workshops: Thinking of presenting a major workshop in 2010? Hurry! The application deadline is October 31, 2009.

Mini workshops: Thinking of presenting a mini workshop in 2010? The application deadline is March 1, 2010!

**One presenter per mini will receive a $50 honorarium after the conference!**

Posters: Would you prefer to present a poster? You can do that too! Applications are due March 19, 2010.

Conference registration waivers are available to qualified applicants! The deadline is in mid-March.

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