MAIPC and the SER Mid-Atlantic Chapter are accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations for the 2017 conference program. Invasion Biology: Paths to Conservation and Restoration Success A Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council and the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration August 1 & 2, 2017 Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania ORAL PRESENTATIONS: The 2017 conference will use a one-track format; there will be no concurrent sessions. In addition to plenary talks, there will be several themed sessions of 7-minute oral presentations followed by discussion. We are using this method so that our speakers are provided a full audience for their presentations and so that our listeners can hear every presentation. The 7-minute talks should be structured as follows: 1st minute – Grab the audience’s attention 2nd minute – Summarize your project/idea Minutes 3-6 – Provide the meat of your topic Final minute – Summarize your project/idea again POSTER PRESENTATIONS: Abstracts selected for poster presentation will be displayed all day and through the Poster Pub. Abstracts for presentations and posters should demonstrate clear relevance to the fields of invasive plant management and/or ecological restoration. Abstracts can be submitted for either an oral or poster presentation. Authors should indicate their preference for an oral or poster presentation during the submission process. However, the Program Committee will make the final allocation of presentation format as it will not be possible for all to give an oral presentation. We encourage all those submitting abstracts for oral presentations also submit a poster – there will be plenty of time for discussion during the evening Poster Pub session on the first day of the conference. Abstract Submission Guidelines · Presentations are limited to one oral and one poster presentation per person. You can be listed as a co-author on any number of submissions. · Confirmation of successful submission of an abstract will be emailed to the presenting author. · All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Program Committee and an acceptance notification will be sent to the presenting author by email no later than May 31, 2017. The email will confirm the mode of presentation (oral or poster). Abstract Format Abstracts will be reproduced in the abstract publication exactly in the form they are submitted. Authors are therefore kindly requested to adhere to the following guidelines. Failure to do so may result in the abstract not being accepted. · Title: This should be a maximum of 20 words and typed in sentence case. · Author(s): The presenting author should be listed first and up to five co- authors can also be included. · Author Affiliation(s): The affiliation details of all authors (institution, department, city/town, state [if relevant] and country) must be included. · Word Limit: The main body of the abstract text cannot exceed 300 words and should be text only. Please submit abstracts to Andrew Rohrbaugh at anrohrb...@pa.gov Abstracts are due by 5:00PM on May 19, 2017
