At first glance the title of the conference, Ringing with Poles, did not seem to make much sense. Anyone who has used mistnets to capture birds will know that it is well-nigh impossible to use them without poles. Reading further though, it became apparent that the conference was presented by SAFRING in conjunction with Akcja Baltycka. The names of the members of the Gdansk ringing team (Magda Remisiewicz, Krzysztof Mus, Krzysztof Stepniewski, Katarzyna Stepniewska, Justyna Szulc and Aleksandra Niemc) left no doubt whatsoever that the Poles in question were Polish ringers and not devices to hold up mistnets.