IMCC7 is now accepting abstracts

[David Shiffman]

Dear colleagues,

On behalf of all 3 IMCC co-chairs, Dr.s Heather Penney, Shaili Johri, and myself, I have exciting news to share:  The 7th International Marine Conservation Congress, which will be held October 13-18 in Cape Town, South Africa, is now accepting abstracts! And registration will open very soon. 

Abstracts are due by the end of the day on April 11th, and decisions will be announced by May 3rd. All presenters should register for the conference before the end of the early bird deadline of June 14th. You may attend IMCC without presenting, but if you wish to be considered for a presentation, you must submit an abstract.

To submit an abstract for consideration at IMCC7, please follow the following steps!

1) Go to the link below and sign in to IMCC! Please note that IMCC employs a single sign-on application that is linked to your SCB credentials. All current and former members of SCB and most attendees at past IMCC and ICCB events have pre-existing credentials. If you don't have credentials, you can create a free account. Instructions are provided on the sign-on page.  

https://www.xcdsystem.com/imcc/abstract/index.cfm?ID=1Heejyz

2) Click "new abstract/click here to start" 

3) Enter your title, less than 200 word abstract (making sure to stress how your work is relevant to the science or practice of marine conservation,) and a one-sentence plain language summary.

4) Select your preferred presentation type (standard 12-minute conference talk, 3 minute speed talk, or poster,) and select a second choice. We will always try to give people their first choice when possible.

5) If (and only if) your talk has been invited as part of a closed symposium and the symposium organizer knows you are submitting an abstract, please indicate that and select the appropriate symposium. If you do not know what this means, it does not apply to you. 

6) If your talk is *not* an invited part of a closed symposium, which will be true for most attendees, please select "no," and then please select which themed sessions or open symposia you think your talk should be placed in from the drop down menus. Please provide several options, we will try to place you in your first choice whenever possible. 

7) Hit submit by April 11, and you receive a decision by May 3rd. Each abstract will be independently reviewed by at least two people. 

8) Be sure to register by the early registration deadline of June 14th or else your acceptance may be revoked. 


Please contact im...@conbio.org with any questions or concerns. 

Sincerely,

David Shiffman, Scientific Programming Committee Chair and IMCC7 Co-Chair, on behalf of all 3 co-chairs 

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 
Marine Conservation Biologist, Scientific and Environmental Consultant, and Science Writer
Washington, DC

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