Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) - Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) 2013 Meeting
CALL FOR SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS IS NOW OPEN ( – through a new extended deadline of 15 NOVEMBER, 2012) We invite symposium proposals for the joint 50th Anniversary Meeting of ATBC and OTS to be held from the 23-27 June, at the Ramada Herradura Convention Center in San José, Costa Rica. Symposia are central to the scientific program of ATBC annual meetings. Each symposium should address a specific theme, with a goal of providing the research frontier on a topic of interest to many attendants, conceptual synthesis from contrasting views on scientific and conservation issues that are actively debated, or introducing novel perspectives and approaches. Proposals addressing the meeting theme, “Research Frontier for the Next 50 Years”, are particularly welcome, but any timely and coherent topic will be considered. This meeting will include up to 30 symposia. Each symposium will receive a 2-hour block. In rare cases, proposals with strong scientific merit of broad interest may be planned for two 2-hour blocks. Individual talks in symposia range from 15 to 30 minutes. The symposium organizers are encouraged to allocate time to an introductory overview and/or a closing summary to promote conceptual synthesis within the allocated time block. The symposium organizers also must be willing to accept requests from the Scientific Program Committee to accommodate additional presenters on the basis of scientific merits, topic compatibility and logistical reasons. The proposals must be received on or before THURSDAY, 15 NOVEMBER, 2012. You must visit and follow directions on the online session submission page. MORE INFORMATION: http://atbc2013.org/program/symposia/ -- ------------------------------------------------------ Carlos Garcia-Robledo, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Botany, MRC-166 National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution P.O. Box 37012 Washington, DC 20013-7012 http://www.bio.miami.edu/carlos/
