**Pallas’s Sandgrouse** © Sergey Yeliseev/Creative Commons 2.0

Members of the Oriental Bird Club may be interested to learn that the International Conference on Palearctic Steppe Birds: ecology and conservation challenges will be held in Ciudad Real, Spain on 25–29th March 2025.

The Oriental Bird Club does not have formal involvement in the meeting but is helping to publicise it as we believe it may be of interest to members.

More information about the conference can be found on the official website: https://steppebirds.com/ while you can keep right up-to-date by following messages about the event on Twitter/X @giaeavesteparia and on Instagram giae.avesteparias, where the hashtag #steppebirds2025 is used to identify the conference.

There is also a regular newsletter to disseminate information about the conference to all interested parties. The inaugural issue is available via the following link. To receive this newsletter, simply subscribe at the footer of the conference webpage.