IWSG 2025 Competition for Shorebird Tracking Studies | Global Messenger, Druid & Lotek

Dear IWSG Conference delegates,

The 2025 Groningen, Netherlands conference is coming soon!!  and we are delighted to announce the IWSG 2025 Competition for Shorebird Tracking Studies, supported this year by Global Messenger, Druid, and Lotek.

Thanks to the generous contributions of our partners, participants have the chance to win the following tracking devices for their projects:
Global Messenger – 5 GPS-4G/GSM tracking devices
Druid – 6 Mini-Ubilink satellite tags (5–6 g)
Lotek – 2 Sunbird Argos PTT tags

We invite you to submit a concise proposal (maximum 450 words) outlining your objectives, methodology, and expected outcomes.

Submission deadline: 18 September 2025

Submit your proposal here: CompetitionSTS_proposal

Delip K. Das
Conference Co-ordinator
International Wader Study Group