Call for Contributed Papers and Posters - TWS 17th Annual Conference
Deadline: March 19, 2010
The Wildlife Society will hold its 17th Annual Conference in Snowbird, Utah, October 2-6, 2010. The meeting will include workshops, symposia, panel discussions, breakfast roundtables, special poster sessions, contributed papers (oral presentations), and contributed posters. We invite submission of contributed papers and posters on topics of wildlife science, management, conservation, education, or policy within the broad theme of Excellence in Wildlife Stewardship through Science and Education. Presentations will not be published, so we encourage reports from the author's most recent scientific investigations and management experiences.
All contributed papers (oral presentations) will be scheduled for 20 minutes, which includes 15 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for questions. Oral presentations are limited to Microsoft PowerPoint; no other formats (such as slides, overheads, or video) will be accepted.
We urge participants to consider presentation of their work as posters, as posters provide an opportunity for authors to participate in more detailed communication with attendees. Posters are displayed for a half or full day and authors are requested to attend their posters during scheduled breaks.
The OASIS site will lead you through the submission steps. You may initiate a submission, leave it, and return to complete or revise your submission as often as you like until the submission deadline.
The submission deadline is March 19, 2010 at midnight CST. Abstracts that miss this deadline will not be considered.
Only one contributed paper or poster maybe submitted per primary author.
Complete submission details can be found on the OASIS site. Highlights are listed here to aid in preparing your abstract.
Abstracts must be under 300 words, and should include a statement of objectives, brief description of methods, principal results, and conclusions.
Include scientific names in the abstract but not in the paper/poster title. Do not abbreviate place names (e.g. state or country) in the paper/poster title. Do not include paper/poster title or author information in the abstract. This information must be entered in the spaces provided on the site.
You will be asked to choose one of the following subject categories for your paper/poster.
Conservation and Management of Birds
Ecology and Habitat Relationships of Birds
Population Dynamics of Birds
Conservation and Management of Mammals
Ecology and Habitat Relationships of Mammals
Population Dynamics of Mammals
Reptiles and Amphibians
Biometrics
Conservation of Communities, Ecosystems, and Landscapes
Human Dimensions, Conservation Education, and Conservation Policy
Wildlife Damage Management
Wildlife Diseases and Toxicology
New Technology and Applications
Abstract Evaluation
Papers and posters will be accepted based on their technical merit and contribution to our knowledge of species, populations, communities, ecological processes, management practices, conservation initiatives, education models, or policy issues. Papers and posters should present results from completed studies or completed phases of long-term projects. Work in progress is more appropriate for presentation at local or regional meetings and will not be accepted. Students can submit work-in-progress abstracts as part of a separate poster session organized by the Student/Professional Working Group.All abstracts will be reviewed by 2-3 reviewers in a blind review process.
Please note that presentations from students are welcome but are not given preferential treatment. We have found that students do as well as or better than professionals under our blind review process. However, time/space is a limiting factor and we will not be able to accept all papers/posters submitted (whether from students or professionals).
Notice of Decision
Notice of acceptance will be made by June 4, 2010 .
Registration
All presenters MUST register and pay the appropriate conference registration fee. Advance registration is strongly recommended. Registration information will be posted online in July.
Questions? Questions about the conference program may be directed to Consulting Program Assistant Tricia Fry at
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