Welcome to the Central Mountains and Plains Section
The Central Mountains and Plains Section of The Wildlife Society comprises the US states of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Prior to the formation of the Canadian Section, CMPS included the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
This is a follow-up email request to one you received late last year regarding a request for volunteers to serve as peer-reviewers for abstracts of contributed papers and posters. The response has been fantastic. We can't thank those of you who volunteered enough. However, we still need 30-40 more peer-reviewers. The peer-reviewers are integral to upholding the scientific quality of the contributed paper and poster sessions.
The call for contributed papers and poster is now being circulated. Below is the link.
The abstracts for these papers and posters are due March 19, 2010.
We will need the assistance of over 100 peer-reviewers to read and evaluate the abstracts. Each abstract will need 3 peer-reviewers. Thus each peer-reviewer may be called on to review up to 20 abstracts. Based on past experience this may take 1-2 hours. The bulk of this work will be done in late March to early April 2010.
After review, the peer-reviewers will make a recommendation to the program committee to accept, reject or in the case of a paper have the author consider moving the paper to a poster session.
I am in the process of establishing list of peer-reviewers. I am asking your consideration in volunteering for this important service. To volunteer, just send me an e-mail with your contact information and any particular areas of expertise you may want to receive abstracts for. I will acknowledge your e-mail and send you more details in early February.
The South Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society and the Central Mountains and Plains Section will host the 55th annual summer meeting of the Central Mountain and Plains Section.The meeting will be held August 17-19 at the Cedar Shores Resort, 1-888-697-6363,Chamberlain, South Dakota. The resort will have a block of rooms reserved for the meeting at state and federal rates. Please help CMPS by booking your room for this meeting at the resort; Cedar Shores will waive rental cost for the facility if meeting attendees book a minimum of 20 rooms. The Host Committee is in the process of developing a program for the meeting, which will include a field trip on 19 August. Preliminary plans are to include a student paper session. A call for papers will be published in the CMPS Newsletter. Mark your calendars now and plan on attending the Annual Section Meeting.
2010 Nominations for Professional and Citizen's Awards
The Central Mountains and Plains Section of the Wildlife Society is seeking nominations for its annual Professional and Citizen's Awards to be given at the 2010 annual meeting in South Dakota.
The CMPS Professional Award is presented to an individual or group that has made an outstanding contribution towards furthering the enhancement of wildlife endeavors within the Section.The CMPS Citizen's Conservation Achievement Award is presented to a lay individual or group that has made an outstanding contribution towards enhancement of wildlife endeavors within the Section.
Please consider submitting a nomination statement using the format shown below.
·Nominee's name
·Award (professional or citizen)
·Nominee's contact information (address, phone, email)
·Background biographical information
·Nomination statement
Deadline for submitting nominations is June 15, 2010. Previous award winners are listed here.
Nomination statements can be mailed or e-mailed (preferred) to the following address:
Jonathan Jenks CMPS Awards Committee Chair South Dakota State University Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Brookings, South Dakota 57007 Phone: 605-688-4783 | Fax: 605-688-4515 Email:
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2010 Student Travel Grant Application
CMPS students wanting monetary help in attending the 2010 TWS Annual Meeting in Snowbird, Utah, can apply for up to $500. Application deadline is August 31, 2010. Applications (Word doc) must be submitted electronically to the Secretary-Treasurer:
Terry Creekmore Wildlife Management Coordinator Wyoming Game and Fish Department 528 S. Adams Laramie, WY 82070 307-745-5180 ext 225
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In 2009, CMPS Student Travel Grants were awarded to the CSU, USU, and Wyoming Student Chapters to help 16 students attend the Monterey national meeting.
