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• Launched the IBA Database
• Welcomed new IBA staff in Idaho, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin
• Audubon Magazine began featuring an IBA in each issue with the Pawnee National Grasslands in Colorado appearing in the December 2003 issue, http://magazine.audubon.org/auduboner/auduboner0312.html
• Hosted the Third IBA Conference in Port Aransas, Texas. Over 70 people attended the meeting, including 36 state IBA coordinators, 20 other Audubon staff, and representatives from state agencies, Joint Ventures, and BirdLife International
• Hosted the Fourth IBA Conference in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Over 120 people attended the first truly Western Hemisphere IBA Conference. Attendees represented 43 U.S. states and 16 countries from Canada to Argentina. Of particular interest was the presence of nearly 12 delegates working at key IBAs in Mexico, with a special emphasis on bi-national ecosystems and regional and international IBA partnerships.
• The IBA program partnered with General Electric to support projects at IBAs using volunteers from GE Elfun clubs. These clubs include employees and retirees of GE plants and are located in most cities that have GE plants. Three projects have been completed in Connecticut and one in North Carolina. Two projects are underway in Ohio.
• Partnerships with state agencies continued – approximately 15 states have received funding for their IBA programs through State Wildlife Grants, and for a few states this is a significant source of support.

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