PERS Annual Meeting and Call For Abstracts.

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PERSians,

   The annual meeting is approaching (3/19 - 3/21) and the Call For Abstracts is attached as well as contained in the message below.  The committee has been working hard on creating a new approach to our annual meeting and we hope you will read the Call for Abstracts and find a place for you to connect with your fellow members and our students.  All the information you need beyond the presentation info is presented on the PERS Annual Meeting page here: PERS 2015

Registration, payments, accomodations and more are available on the website as well as email addresses for myself and Jennifer Ruesink our program chair.

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – PACIFIC ESTUARINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2015 ANNUAL MEETING

DUE BY SUNDAY MARCH 1 2015 AT MIDNIGHT

 

This year’s conference emphasizes interactions among participants, with a structure that encourages extended discussion about ideas and data presented through posters, fast talks, and panels. We look forward to contributions in any of the following three formats:

1)      Poster previews: Each poster session will highlight 12 posters, with the lead author of each given one minute at the beginning of the session to introduce the topic of the poster. Then, the remainder of the hour will be available to explore information in more detail through audience circulation and group discussions around each highlighted poster.

2)      Fast talks: A session of “fast talks” will include a small number (4-6) of presentations. Each presenter will have 5 minutes and 10 slides to give an overview of research question and results. Slides will be advanced automatically at 30-second intervals. An additional half-hour will be available to gather around tables for facilitated discussion (each talk topic at a separate table). A poster or handout of conceptual diagrams and data will be helpful as an additional component of each presenter’s contribution to the meeting.

3)      Special-topics panels: In this third format, groups of people will self-organize to give 3-5 brief perspective presentations relevant to a provocative overarching topic. The entire panel should occupy an hour, at least 15 minutes of which should be allocated to facilitated discussion. Panel topics should be conceptual (e.g. biological responses to climate change in estuaries), methodological (e.g. advances in stable isotope analyses), beyond research (e.g. strategies for public outreach and involvement), applied to current issues (e.g., is ecosystem restoration working), career-related (e.g., prognosis for future needs and opportunities), or otherwise synthetic as imaginations and interest lead. We discourage more traditional topics based on habitats (e.g., marshes, eelgrass, etc.), flora or fauna.

Abstract Submission

- The title of the abstract must be in all caps and must not exceed 160 characters. In the case of a Special Topic Panel, use the topic of the panel as the title.

- Include full names, affiliation, and contact information for coauthors, e.g. Jane Smith (University of Academia, smi...@acad.edu), John Jones* (Department of Agency, jon...@agency.gov). In the case of a Special Topic Panel, this list will include each presenter who has agreed to join the panel.

- Identify the presenting author with an asterisk (this will be the primary contact for the Program Committee). In the case of a Special Topic Panel, this person will be the primary contact, organizer, and facilitator of discussion.

- The body of the abstract must adhere to a maximum count of 250 words (exclusive of the title). Please make the abstract as informative and representative of your presentation as possible. Try to avoid using special characters (e.g. μ, α, Π…) as these may not appear properly in the final program. In the case of a Special Topic Panel, the abstract can be used to describe the importance of the topic, contributions of panelists, and potential for synthesis during discussion. Panelists do not need to submit separate abstracts at this stage.

- Include three keywords in your submission that describe the content of your presentation. These will be used to categorize and group each abstract, so please think about these carefully. If relevant, consider keywords that denote level of biological organization (e.g. molecules to ecosystems), spatiotemporal scale, and natural or anthropogenic drivers (e.g. pollution, invasive species, exploitation).

- Identify a preference for one of the three formats described above: Poster Session, Fast Talk breakout, or Special Topic Panel. Note that final determination will be made by the Program Committee, based upon topic, capacity, and scheduling constraints.

Abstracts should be mailed to: jeannie...@gmail.com

Please fill out the registration form on the website, even if someone else is paying your registration.

If you still have questions about the process or what the new format means, please email Jennifer Ruesink at: rue...@uw.edu