Greg Butcher, U.S. Forest Service
We have just finished a very successful sixth international meeting of Partners in Flight in San Jose, Costa Rica. This meeting would not have been possible without the help of multitudes. Below I will try to thank all those who made major contributions. In addition to those listed, 
many people made valuable scientific contributions to the meeting, so please check the schedule to find those. I can share abstracts of presentations that people are particularly interested in. Nine excellent plenaries contributed to the overall program.
I want to particularly thank Pablo Elizondo of Costa Rica Bird Observatories who led the PIF local committee for the meeting and Sue Bonfield of Environment for the Americas who handled the U.S.-based financial arrangements. John Hannan helped us set up a funding mechanism for individuals at Razoo that produced about $5,000 towards travel scholarships for Mesoamerican participants, primarily from PIF members, especially the Western Working Group when the members challenged each other to contribute. Thank you all! Your financial support allowed us to provide scholarships to 30 students and biologists from 9 different countries, including Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, and most of the Central American countries. Zaida Piedra led the local committee for the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation (SMBC), handled all the hotel arrangements, and coordinated the PIF program with the SMBC program. Thanks to Zaida and the SMBC meeting committee for making sure that everything ran smoothly and for making all the PIF participants feel welcome.
Here are others who made a big difference to the PIF portion of the meeting:
Sponsors and Funders:
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Costa Rica Bird Observatories
Environment for the Americas
Hummingbird Monitoring Network
John Hannan
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
American Bird Conservancy
Western Working Group, Partners in Flight
Rio Grande Joint Venture
Redstarts and Ravens (Janet Ruth and Dave Krueper)
Chuck Hunter
Canadian Wildlife Service
Pronatura Noreste
Piccaro Family Trust
Arizona Game and Fish Department
University of Costa Rica
Jody Enck, Cayuga Bird Club
C.J. Ralph
Mary Whitfield
Steve Dryden
Sarah Otterstrom
Carol Beardmore
Carol Beidleman
Jennie Duberstein
Jane Fitzgerald
Thomas Albright
David Younkman
Lynne Mecum
Geoff Guepel
Daphne Gemmill
Lisa Sorenson
Sue Bonfield
Greg Butcher
Edwin Juarez
Monica Iglecia
Rodney Siegel
Sarah Harris
Steven Albert
Jesus Franco
Leaders of PIF VI Symposia, Workshops, and Contributed Papers:
Evaluación del estado de Conservación de las aves de Centroamérica / Conservation Assessment for the Birds of Central America – Alianza Centroamericana para la Conservación de las Aves (ACCA): Luis Sandoval, Universidad de Costa Rica; Viviana Ruiz, Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Arvind Panjabi, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Engaging Communities in Conservation – Susan Bonfield, Environment for the Americas
Taller de capacitación en eBird – Viviana Ruiz, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Detectives de Aves-Internacional – Lily Briggs, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Supporting conservation implementation: integrating single species and ecosystem conservation initiatives – Alaine Camfield, Environment and Climate Change Canada – Canadian Wildlife Service; Ruth Bennett, Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Randy Dettmers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bird Conservation in Mexico – Ernesto Ruelas Inzunza, Universidad Veracruzana; Efraín Castillejos Castellanos, Pronatura Sur; Claudia M. Macías Caballero, Pronatura Sur
Contributed Papers: Waterbirds, Shorebirds, and Nicaraguan Grackle – Kacy Ray, American Bird Conservancy
Las Colecciones Ornitologicas: Una Herramienta Para el Estudio de las Aves / Ornithological Collections as a Tool for Bird Studies – Ghisselle M. Alvarado Quesada, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
Thirteen years of collaboration to preserve the Golden-cheeked Warbler and Mesoamerican Pine-Oak Forest – Claudia Macías Caballero, Pronatura Sur and Mesoamerican Pine-Oak Alliance
Expanding and Enhancing Conservation Efforts of Reddish Egret into Mesoamerica – Reddish Egret International Working Group: Kelli Stone, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Alfredo Álvarez, Pronatura Noreste; Clay Green, Texas State University; Jesús Franco, Rio Grande Joint Venture/American Bird Conservancy
International collaboration and capacity building to conserve our shared birds – Jaime L Stephens, Klamath Bird Observatory
Herramientas Web para Investigacion y Educacion en Ornitologia / On-line Tools for Research and Education in Ornithology – Silvia E. Bolaños-Redondo, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
Migration Stopover in the Neotropics: Filling a Black Hole in Full Annual Cycle Conservation – Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Nicholas J. Bayly, SELVA: Investigación para la Conservación en el Neotropico
Del Conocimiento a la Ciencia para el Estudio y Conservacion de la Avifauna / Scientific Knowledge for the Study and Conservation of Birds – Oscar Ramírez-Alán, Escuela Universidad Nacional / Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica
Bird Conservation Through Green Investments – Creating Effective Birdscapes for Migratory Birds – Andrew Rothman, EJ Williams, and Mike Parr, American Bird Conservancy
Colibríes en un Mundo Cambiante: ¿Por qué su Conservación Importa? / Hummingbirds in a Changing World: Why Hummingbird Conservation Matters! – Susan Wethington, Hummingbird Monitoring Network (HMN); Maria del Coro Arizmendi, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Ecotourism as a tool for bird conservation – Nathalie Carballo, National Chamber of Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism of Costa Rica (CANAECO)
Tropical Deciduous Forest/Mangrove Conservation Investment Strategy – Partners in Flight, Western Working Group; Carol J. Beardmore, Sonoran Joint Venture; Edwin A. Juarez, Arizona Game and Fish Department; and Sarah M. Otterstrom, Paso Pacifico
State of Rufous Hummingbird conservation and science – John D Alexander, Klamath Bird Observatory, and Sarahy Contreras Martinez, Universidad de Guadalajara-CUCSUR
Priorities for shorebird conservation in Mesoamerica – Isadora Angarita-Martínez, BirdLife Americas, and Rob Clay, WHSRN Executive Office
Sister Bird Club Network – Linking Birders through Neotropical Migratory Birds – Jody Enck, Ithaca, NY and Oliver Komar, Zamorano University, Honduras
Contributed Papers: Biology of Nearctic-Neotropical Migratory Birds – David King, US Forest Service
Multi-National Monitoring Programs for Waterbirds in Central America – Building a regional baseline for conservation action – Rob Clay, WHSRN Executive Office; Diana Eusse, Asociación Calidris; Matt Reiter, Point Blue Conservation Science
La Diversidad Ornitologica en Ecosistemas Tropicales: Estudios a Largo Plazo / Ornithological Diversity in Tropical Ecosystems: Long-term Studies – Ghisselle M. Alvarado Quesada. Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
Developing projects and project proposals within a conservation planning framework – John Alexander, Klamath Bird Observatory; Claudia Macias Caballero, Pronatura Sur; Sarahy Contreras Martinez, Universidad de Guadalajara-CUCSUR; David Younkman, American Bird Conservancy
Contributed Papers: Bird Habitats and Communities – Pablo Muñoz, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica