Annual Meeting & Gathering 2025

 

Join us Sunday, January 19th, for the 2025
MN Dragonfly Society Annual Meeting
and Gathering!

There are two options to join: in-person or on Zoom.
Please follow the steps below to register and join. 

1) Register using this form.  

• We will use this information for both in-person (to help us assess refreshment & setup needs) and Zoom (to send the meeting link & password).
• Please register by noon on Saturday, January 18th, to ensure we have enough snacks &/or you receive the Zoom link.
• In-person walk-ins will be welcome if space is available.
• You may want to double-check your email as you enter it into the form to ensure you receive the Zoom link (if applicable).

2) If you're joining in-person: 

• Meet at Eastman Nature Center (13351 Elm Creek Rd, Maple Grove, MN) and park in the lot.
• Enjoy socializing, presentations, snacks, & the chance to support MDS through our silent auction and merchandise/membership purchases.

3) If you're joining on Zoom:

• If you register by noon on January 18th, we will send an email with a Zoom link and password, sent that evening or the morning of the event.
• You may want to add info@mndragonfly.org to your safe sender list to ensure this email isn't caught by spam filters.

Meeting agenda*:

• 12:00  Social time: refreshments, silent auction, & merchandise/membership sales
• 12:30  Business meeting: MDS 2024 overview & Board/bylaw voting
• 12:50  Speaker: Ron Lawrenz- "Minnesota’s Roadside Odes"
• 1:45  Break/silent auction
• 2:00  Speaker: Cathy 'Perk' Perkins- Odonate research review
• 2:40  Meeting wrap-up: invitation to 2025 field events & official meeting close
• 3:00  Social time & silent auction
• 3:30  Silent auction close
• 4:00  End of gathering

*This is a mostly informal gathering; agenda times are approximate & subject to change.

As always, this gathering is free, but donations are always appreciated.  If you would like to donate items to our silent auction, please email info@mndragonfly.org before the end of the day on Wednesday, January 15th. 

Whether you join us in-person or on Zoom, we look forward to seeing you!   And if you can't join us this time, we hope to see you at a future event or out in the field.  Happy 2025!