[Taxacom] Beetle-naming contest

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Dear taxacomers,

 
This is really a pity: 

"To enter, you must be a legal resident of the (50) United States (U.S.), U.S. territories, the District of Columbia or Peru and at least 18 years of age. Entry ends February 26, 2016."

 
Regards,

Isa

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Isabella Van de Velde, PhD 

Management DEST 
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-----Original message-----
From:Doug Yanega <dyanega at ucr.edu>
Sent:Wed 17-02-2016 17:17
Subject:[Taxacom] Beetle-naming contest
To:taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu; 
My friend and colleague Caroline Chaboo (a fellow Jayhawk, at KU) is 
holding a public competition to name a new beetle species from Peru - 
the competition is open now, and open to everyone, for a chance at 
taxonomic immortality (as it were). *This is a non-profit event, to 
raise public awareness*. This is NOT a name auction, for those among you 
who have concerns about the latter practice. She asks for people to pass 
the link along as widely as possible, to encourage broad participation 
by members of the public:

http://www.amazonconservation.org/beetlecomp/index.html

Peace,

-- 
Doug Yanega      Dept. of Entomology       Entomology Research Museum
Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314     skype: dyanega
phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's)
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