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Mark your schedule for the 9th annual Midyear Meeting of the Southern Division of AFS. This meeting promises to be an outstanding forum for the exchange of ideas, presentation of research papers (completed and in progress), to conduct technical committee and Division business, and other professional interactions. The Meeting will be held in the Hilton Jacksonville Riverfront, which is located in Jacksonville, Florida. Rooms, single through quad capacity, are quoted at a rate of $82.00 per night plus tax. Details regarding accommodations, reservations procedures and meeting registration will be announced in the Winter 2000 Division Newsletter. Schedule for the upcoming Midyear Meeting is as follows: Thursday, Technical Committee meetings; Friday, EXCOM and continuing education workshops; and Saturday and Sunday (until noon), Technical Sessions, Symposia, and Posters. SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND SYMPOSIA The Program Committee is soliciting proposals for half-day or full-day special sessions that can be included in the Midyear agenda. Proposals for sessions should be submitted to Mike Allen and Debra Murie, Cochairs, Program Committee, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Florida, 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, FL 32653 (352)392-9617 msal@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, dmurie@ufl.edu DUE DATE: 15 AUGUST 2000. Session organizers will be notified regarding acceptance of proposals by 1 September 2000. Symposia may be scheduled in 2-hour time blocks ranging from 2 hours to day-long sessions and may include individual presentations, panel discussions, and other innovative formats designed to achieve the organizers' goals. The Program Committee urges organizers to schedule individual presentations in multiples of 20 minute blocks including discussion to remain synchronized with other sessions. Proposals should state symposium objectives, format, amount of time required, a tentative list of participants and topics they will cover, and visual aids required. Slide (2x2") projectors will be provided, overhead projectors will be available upon request. Sessions having broad appeal and relevance to fisheries will receive highest priority. PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING CONTRIBUTED PAPERS AND POSTERS Individual desiring to present research and management results or
progress with ongoing work should submit abstracts to Mike Allen and
Debra Murie, Cochairs, Program Committee, Department of Fisheries and
Aquatic Sciences, The University of Florida, 7922 NW 71st Street,
Gainesville, FL 32653 (352)392-9617 msal@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu,
dmurie@ufl.edu DUE
DATE: October 15, 2000. Presentations will be scheduled for 20
minutes, 15 minute presentation followed by 5 minute question/answer
period. Moderators will encourage a lively discussion during the 5-minute
period after each presentation. Moderators will strictly enforce the time
limit. Slides (2x2") are preferred. Abstracts, which will be
distributed at the meeting, should be submitted by email attachments or
diskette (WordPerfect, Word, or ASCII). Indicate on abstract if this is a
poster or platform presentation. Abstracts should include (in the
following order), the paper's title, author names and addresses and text.
It will be assumed that the first author listed will be the presenter
unless otherwise noted. Students competing for the "Student Best
Paper Award" should be indicated by a superscripted asterisk after
their name. The text should be a 200-word or less statement of objectives,
principal results and conclusions. If the principal contact person for
correspondence regarding the abstract is someone other than the presenter,
please so specify. Authors will be notified regarding acceptance of
presentation in early November 2000. The final program, pre-registration,
and other information will be distributed with the Winter Southern
Division Newsletter. |
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