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Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder Any person may become a member of the Society upon payment of dues. Classes of membership are determined by the Board of Directors. Each member is entitled to one vote in elections or other matters brought before the membership. Membership classes currently consist of: regular members, honorary members, life members, student members, and emeritus members. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body The Board of Directors is elected by the Society membership and consists of nine voting members. Non-voting, ex officer members include all incumbent officers of the Society who are not elected Directors, the Chief Editors, the most recent Past-President of the Board, and all chairpersons of standing committees. The board has power and authority under direction of the membership to: levy and collect assessments upon all of the Society members; call meetings when deemed necessary; adopt, by resolution, rules and regulations consistent with the State of California or with the Bylaws of the Society; conduct, manage and control the affairs of the Society; contract for, incur, or create indebtedness in any lawful manner for the purpose of the Society; keep accurate records of all meetings and acts of the Society; supervise all acts of the officers; invest surplus funds or funds of the Society in stocks and other securities; choose editors for publications of the Society; review editorial policy, and approve the financing and issuing of publications; determine scientific and educational policies of the Society; and act on matters concerning conservation, with or without resolution by the Society membership. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders See Part VI, Section A, Line 7a description. Form 990, Part VI, Line 9: Officer, Director, Trustee, Key Employee Mailing Address See Schedule O for list of board members and directors Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The audit committee reviews and approves the 990 prior to submission. The 990 is distributed to the council and is also made available upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available THE BYLAWS OF THE SOCIETY ARE POSTED ON THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases NET ASSETS MERGED TO AOS = -$1670680 Part VI, Section A, Question 9 PresidentMartin RaphealForestry Sciences Laboratory3625 93rd Ave. SWOlympia, WA 98512President-electAnna ChalfounDepartment of Zoology & Physiology,USGS WY Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research UnitDepartment 3166; 1000 East University AvenueUniversity of WyomingLaramie, WY 82071SecretaryAbby PowellInstitute of Arctic BiologyDepartment of Biology and WildlifeUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks, AK 99775-7020Assistant Secretary Joseph J. FontaineUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln422 Hardin HallLincoln, Nebraska 68583-0984TreasurerBarbara KusUSGS Western Ecological Research Center4165 Spruance Road, STE 200San Diego, CA 92101Editor, The CondorPhil StoufferSchool of Renewable Natural ResourcesLouisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA 70803pstouffer@lsu.eduSeries Editor, Studies in Avian Biology Kate Huyvaert1474 Campus DeliveryDept. of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation BiologyColorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO, USA 80523Carla CiceroMuseum of Vertebrate Zoology3101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg.University of CaliforniaBerkeley, CA 94720-3160Renee Duckworth Department of Ecology & Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of ArizonaP.O. Box 210088Tucson, AZ 85721John RotenberryCollege of Biological Sciences1445 Gortner Ave.University of MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN 55108Alice Boyle Division of Biology 116 Ackert HallKansas State UniversityManhattan, KS 66506Kevin McGrawSchool of Life Sciences Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ 85287-4501Tom Martin USGS Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research UnitMontana Cooperative Fishery Research UnitMontana State UniversityPO Box 173460Matthew JohnsonDepartment of WildlifeHumboldt State UniversityArcata, CA 95521Jill DeppeDepartment of Biological SciencesEastern Illinois University600 LIncoln AvenueCharleston, IL 61920Past PresidentFrank MooreDepartment of Biological SciencesUniversity of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS 39406 USAJen OwenDepartment of Fisheries and Wildlife13 Natural Resources Building480 Wilson RoadMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI 48824Morgan TingleyDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of ConnecticutStorrs, CT 06269Blair WolfDepartment of BiologyThe University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, New Mexico 87131