FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF WOOD IN WORLD RIVERS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS AND POSTERS Organizers of the International Conference on Ecology and Management of Wood in World Rivers have included sessions for both contributed oral presentations and poster presentations to complement the invited review papers that will be presented in the Plenary Sessions. Abstracts for contributed papers must be received by April 1, 2000. Abstracts for posters must be received by August 15, 2000. Details are provided below. More complete descriptions of the conference and registration information are available at the conference website at http://riverwood.orst.edu. Abstracts for Contributed Papers and Posters Registrants may present their research findings or case studies orally in concurrent Contributed Papers sessions or through posters in the poster sessions. Both posters and contributed papers should reflect the conference goals and address at least one of the major topics covered in the Plenary Sessions (refer to "Topics" page for complete list). Submittals for both contributed papers and poster sessions will be screened for technical merit, and should describe quantitative results of completed research or work in progress. Regular abstracts (200 words) for contributed papers and extended abstracts for posters will be compiled in a booklet for conference registrants but will not be included in the published book of conference proceedings. Please note that authors of contributed papers or posters are required to register. Posters: Posters should not exceed a total dimension of 36" x 60". Participants wishing to display a poster at the conference must submit an Extended Abstract of research findings in the required format by August 15, 2000. Cut and paste or type directly into the electronic form below. Extended abstracts for posters should not be more than 5 pages, using a 9-point Times Roman font. One black and white graphic (table, graph, matrix, location map) will be permitted in the extended abstract. Graphics for extended abstracts must be in electronic format. References cited in the extended abstract should be published materials accessible to the public. Citations should be formatted consistent with the following example: Harmon, M. E., J. F. Franklin, F. J. Swanson, P. Sollins, S. V. Gregory, J. D. Lattin, N. H. Anderson, S. P. Cline, N. G. Aumen, J. R. Sedell, G. W. Lienkaemper, K. Cromack, Jr., and K. W. Cummins. 1986. Ecology of coarse woody debris in temperate ecosystems. Advances in Ecological Research 15:133-302. Contributed Papers: Participants wishing to present their work during the Contributed Papers sessions must submit an abbreviated abstract describing their research by April 1, 2000. The abstract must be less than 200 words using a 9-point Times Roman font and should identify one of the major conference topics that is most closely related to their research. Abstracts may be submitted electronically in the form below. Abstracts may also be mailed to Kelly Wildman, 104 Nash Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 or FAXED to Kelly at 541-737-3590. Contributed Paper abstracts received by the closing date will be reviewed for relevance to the conference goals and topics and technical merit. Accepted abstracts will be assigned to one of several concurrent sessions. Presenting authors will be notified of the acceptance of their paper by May 1, 2000. Accepted abstracts will be compiled in a booklet of Conference Abstracts that will be provided to all registrants. ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
