FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- List members, This is the FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS for the 2nd International Wildlife Management Congress in Godollo, Hungary, 28 June 2 July 1999. See these complimentary web pages: http://www.wildlife.org/international.html - information on the meeting http://www.wildlife.org/abstract.html - abstract submission form I apologize in advance for the length of this message and all the potential cross-postings. Please share this information with your colleagues. Thanks, John Loegering Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 104 Nash Hall Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-3803 (541) 737-2479, (541) 737-3590 fax ------------------ 2nd International Wildlife Management Congress Wildlife, Land and People: Priorities for the 21st Century Godollo, Hungary, 28 June 2 July 1999 CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS AND POSTERS Deadline: 15 October 1998 The Wildlife Society will hold the 2nd International Wildlife Management Congress, 28 June to 2 July 1999, with Hungarian co-sponsor and host, the University for Agricultural Sciences in Godollo, Hungary. The meeting will include professional development workshops, symposia, contributed papers and posters, and field trips. Each day of the congress will begin with a morning plenary session followed by related concurrent sessions, symposia, and workshops in the afternoon. Themes for the five-day congress are (1) Sustainable Development and Wildlife Conservation; (2) Landscape Linkages: Ecosystem Science and Management; (3) Issues in Wildlife-Human Conflicts; (4) Education, Outreach, and Human Dimensions in Wildlife Conservation; and (5) Techniques for Monitoring Wildlife Populations. We invite submission of technical papers and posters on topics of wildlife science, management, development, education, or policy related to the daily themes. Oral presentations will be considered for publication in a Proceedings of the Congress. Papers and posters will be accepted based on their technical merit; contribution to our knowledge of ecosystem processes, management practices, education and development models, or policy issues; and relationship to daily themes. Reduced conference fees will be available to students and developing-country professionals. Limit: one paper or poster per senior author. Oral presentations will be in English or possibly Hungarian depending on the availability of translators. All oral contributed papers will be scheduled for 20 minutes, which includes 5 minutes for questions. Only 35mm slides and overhead projectors will be allowed as presentation media. No video presentations. Posters provide an opportunity for authors to participate in more detailed communication with attendees. Posters are displayed for a full day and authors are requested to attend their posters for a minimum of 2 hours. Posters will be displayed on boards 1.2 x 2 m in size. All paper and poster submissions must follow all deadlines and instructions given in this Call for Papers and Posters. THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS BY THE PROGRAM CO- CHAIR IS 15 OCTOBER 1998. Electronic (email or internet form) submissions are preferred. Electronic submissions of contributed papers and posters should be sent to the Program Co-Chair at the email address listed below. Please, no telephone inquiries related to abstract submission or acceptance. Direct all other inquiries to The Wildlife Society office at (301) 897-9770, fax: (301) 530-2471, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Decisions concerning acceptance of papers and posters will be made by 30 November 1998. Authors of accepted papers will receive instructions for preparation of manuscripts with acceptance letter. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING ABSTRACTS ABSTRACT FORM AND ABSTRACT FORMAT 1. Abstracts can be submitted in electronic or hardcopy formats. Electronic submissions are preferred and can be transmitted either as an email message, as a file attached to an email message, or using the abstract form on the TWS webpage. Make sure the corresponding author is the individual qualified to make decisions on the paper/poster. 2.Abstracts should be prepared in English, according to the following guidelines (see sample). *Single space and left justify all lines. Do not use hard returns. Do not hyphenate words at ends of lines. *At the top of the page, type the short title of the paper/poster (3-6 words), followed by the author name(s) (first name, middle initial, last name). Use both upper and lower case throughout. *Skip two lines before starting abstract citation. *Abstract citation must include name of author(s), title of paper/poster, and address of author(s). CAPITALIZE all author names and use full first name and middle initial for all authors. *Skip one line between citation and abstract text. *Abstract text should include a statement of objectives, principal results, and conclusions. Include scientific names in abstract text. The entire abstract, including citation, should be no longer than 300 words. *Proper English grammar, standard format, appearance, and scientific rigor will be considered in the review of abstracts. Any abstract not following submission guidelines will be rejected. *Accepted abstracts will be edited and provided to conference participants. SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS ELECTRONIC 1. Abstracts may be submitted electronically in one of three ways: * As an attachment to an email message (WordPerfect, MS Word, or ASCII format) sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * As an email message sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Using the abstract submission form on the TWS webpage (http://www.wildlife.org/abstract.html) 2. All corresponding authors of electronic submissions will be notified of receipt of abstract. SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS HARDCOPY 1. SEND SIX COPIES OF THE ABSTRACT FORM, SIX COPIES OF THE ABSTRACT, AND ONE DISKETTE COPY TO THE PROGRAM CO-CHAIR AS FOLLOWS: W. Daniel Edge Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall Corvallis, OR 97331-3803 USA 2. Enclose a computer diskette copy of abstract. Use only MS-DOS or Windows readable IBM formatted, double or high density 3.5" diskettes in WordPerfect, MS Word, or ASCII. Diskettes not in this format will result in rejection of the abstract. 3. Label diskette with author name(s), short title of paper/poster, and text format (WordPerfect, MS Word, or ASCII). ABSTRACTS MUST BE _RECEIVED_ BY 15 OCTOBER 1998. Sorry, late abstracts cannot be accepted. ************* BEGIN ABSTRACT FORM ***************** 2nd International Wildlife Management Congress 1999 Contributed Papers and Posters ABSTRACT FORMAT Author Name(s): Presentation Title: Short Title (3-6 words): Presentation Type (write or check one) : [ ] Oral Paper [ ] Poster Corresponding Author: Email: Address: Tel: Fax: Key Words (2-4 words): Subject: Assign your presentation to one of the following categories, if appropriate. If your presentation does not fit comfortably into one of these categories, check "other." The Program Committee will use key words to create additional categories as necessary. [ ] Conservation and Management of Birds [ ] Conservation and Management of Mammals [ ] Conservation and Management of Other Wildlife [ ] Conservation and Management of Communities and Ecosystems [ ] Landscape Ecology [ ] Wildlife Laws and Policy [ ] Sustainable Development [ ] Techniques for Monitoring Populations [ ] Human Attitudes and Dimensions [ ] Education, Outreach and Implementation [ ] Human/Wildlife Conflicts [ ] Other ABSTRACT: The abstract prepared according to the instructions provided begins here. ABSTRACTS MUST BE _RECEIVED_ BY 15 OCTOBER 1998. ************* END ABSTRACT FORM ***************** SAMPLE ABSTRACT KOHLMANN, STEPHAN G., and P. U. ALKON. Behavioral segregation of the sexes in Nubian ibex. Wildlife Population Laboratory, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 7118 NE Vandenberg Ave., Corvallis, OR 97330 USA (SGK); Mitrani Center for Desert Ecology, Ben Gurion University, Sede Boqer 84993, ISRAEL (PUA) We hypothesized that body size, digestive capacity, and nutritional constraints contribute significantly towards sexual segregation in sexually dimorphic ungulates. We investigated activity budgets, foraging strategies, spatial behavior, and social organization of Nubian ibex (Capra ibex nubiana) in the Negev desert of Israel. Mature male ibex rested more and spent less time feeding than lactating and barren females in all seasons. During the summer (peak lactation) lactating females spent less time resting and more time feeding than barren females. Daily travel distances from resting to feeding areas were larger for females than for males, but males ranged over larger areas than females. Habitat selection of ibex seemed to be constrained by foraging efficiency and antipredator behavior. Males frequently selected habitats with higher plant density that allowed larger bites, whereas female ibex selected areas with low, widely dispersed plant biomass. Males foraged farther from escape terrain and in smaller groups than females, indicating that antipredator strategies differed among the sexes. We conclude that nutritional constraints associated with body size and reproduction affect behavioral strategies of the sexes, which in turn may result in spatial segregation in heterogeneous environments. -- END POST -- John P. Loegering, Ph.D. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife 104 Nash Hall Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-3803 (541) 737-2479, (541) 737-3590 fax <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://osu.orst.edu/Dept/fish_wild/> ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker Division of Environmental Management & Design Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
