Southern Division
of the
American Fisheries Society

CALL FOR PAPERS (ORAL PRESENTATIONS ONLY) – DEADLINE EXTENSION

We are extending the deadline for abstract submission for the 2011 Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting until December 3rd, FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS ONLY.  Abstracts will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.  Remember that presentations on works in progress as well as completed projects are welcome.  Please refer to the “Submit Abstracts” link for abstract instructions. 

SECOND CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS

2011 SOUTHERN DIVISION SPRING MEETING
13-16 January 2011
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay – http://grandtampabay.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
Tampa, Florida

Co-hosted by the Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society

We hope you are planning on attending the 19th annual Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of AFS.  This meeting promises to once again be an effective 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 Spring Meeting will be held at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, located in Tampa, Florida.  Details regarding accommodations, reservations procedures and meeting registration are available at http://www.sdafs.org/meetings/2011/default.htm.  The schedule for the upcoming Spring Meeting is as follows: Thursday - Technical Committee meetings; Friday - EXCOM and continuing education workshops; and Saturday and Sunday morning - Technical Sessions, Symposia, and Poster presentations.

Individuals desiring to present research and management results and/or progress of ongoing work should submit abstracts to the Program Chair; DUE DATE: 12 NOVEMBER 2010.  Technical presentations will be scheduled for 20 minutes – 15 minutes for the presentation followed by a 5-minute question/answer period.  Moderators will strictly enforce the time limit.  PowerPoint presentations are required.

Poster presentations will be encouraged due to the number of attendees at the meeting.  Posters should be no larger than 150 X 100 cm (60” X 40”), portrait or landscape format.  Posters will be exhibited throughout the meeting duration, and poster authors will be available at specific, scheduled times to talk about their work and answer questions.  Abstracts, either for presentation or poster, should be submitted to the Program Chair using the e-mail address dwkerstetter@gmail.com – please note that there will not be an online submission form for this meeting.  Submissions will be confirmed via a return e-mail within 48 hours.

Please state during submission whether the abstract is for a poster or for a presentation.  Abstract submission should include the paper's title, author names and addresses (include phone, fax and e-mail if available), and text.  It is assumed that the first author listed will be the presenter unless otherwise noted.  Students intending to compete for the "Student Best Paper Award" should indicate so during submission.  The text should be no more than 300 words.  Be sure to state the study objectives, principal results, and conclusions within the abstract.  If the principal contact person for correspondence regarding the abstract is someone other than the presenter, please specify.  Any questions regarding presentations and abstract submission should be submitted to David Kerstetter, Program Committee Chair (dwkerstetter@gmail.com).  Abstract format example is given below.
 

Abstract Format (MS WORD) is preferred):

Presenter: Schaub, M.; Email: MattSchaub@HoustanTexans

Author(s): Schaub, M.1, S. Moore2, and D. Majikowski3
1Affiliation and address
2Affiliation and address
3Affiliation and address

Title: The Sometimes Rocky Road of a University of Virginia Quarterback
Abstract: You know how this works.
≤ 300 words (MS Word will count it for you!)

Student Presentation: no (versus yes, work reported was completed while still a student).

Presentation type: oral (versus poster)