*CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS* *Wisconsin Wetlands Association’s 16th Annual Wetlands Conference*
*Wetlands in the Landscape* *February 16-17, 2011* *Baraboo, WI*** *Conference website: www.wisconsinwetlands.org/2011conference.htm* *Abstract submission deadline: Monday, November 15, 2010* In February, 2011, Wisconsin Wetlands Association will convene members of the regional wetland community for our 16th Annual Wetland Conference to discuss the latest in wetland science, management, restoration, and protection issues. The program for this 2-day conference will have a special focus on the theme Wetlands in the Landscape and will include topical oral sessions; a national Symposium, Wetland Buffers: Theory, Science, Policy, and Implementation; a poster session; working groups; a banquet with speaker; and wetland field trips to Baraboo-area wetlands. Following more than a decade-long tradition, we anticipate that this year’s conference will contribute to a growing regional collaboration for protecting and conserving Wisconsin’s wetlands. *Wisconsin Wetlands Association invites you to submit an abstract for presentation at our 16th Annual Wetland Conference*. We seek proposals for oral presentations or posters on wetlands research, restoration, and management projects. We welcome presentations on work done in all wetland community types and from around the Midwest region, as long as the content of the presentation applies to wetlands of Wisconsin. *We especially encourage submissions on these topics related to the theme, Wetlands in the Landscape. Abstract submissions that speak directly to the theme will be given priority in the review process*, but we will also consider presentations on general aspects of wetland ecology and management. We encourage submission for presentations on the following topics: - Adapting to climate change in a landscape context - Wetland buffers in the landscape - Wetlands in an urban and urbanizing landscape - Assessing and planning for wetland conservation in the landscape - Protecting and managing wetlands in a forestry context - The role of wetlands in hazard response and emergency management - Landscape and habitat needs for wildlife - Wetland restoration in a landscape context - Wildlife impacts on the wetlands landscape (e.g., deer herbivory, beaver, edge species) - Wetlands in an agricultural landscape - Managing and controlling invasive species in a landscape context - Threats to the intact wetland landscape (fragmentation, pollution, extraction, etc.) - Citizen involvement in the wetlands landscape - Significance of wetlands in the Baraboo/Wisconsin Dells region - Case studies for how science was used in decision-making for wetland protection and/or land use planning If you would like guidance on how to write your abstract such that the theme connection is clear, please contact us. If you feel that your work is timely and of interest to the wetland community, but are unsure about its relevance to our 2011 theme, please contact us to discuss options for inclusion of your work at our conference. *All abstract-related inquiries should be directed to Katie Beilfuss: (608) 250-9971 or [email protected]. * Oral presentations will be organized into sessions with 20 minutes allotted to each speaker (15 minute presentation, 5 minutes questions). We will provide a forum for as many presentations as possible given our schedule and space constraints. However, considering the volume of abstract submissions in recent years, we cannot guarantee acceptance. We will have poster space (4’H x 6’W per poster) for authors who would prefer to share their work in this format or in cases where a poster is a more appropriate medium for the presentation. *Please note that presentations in the Wetland Buffers Symposium are by invitation only*. We will have limited space to include presentations on buffer-related topics other than those offered as part of the Symposium, but we are accepting abstracts for presentations related to buffers for the general sessions.
