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Submitting Abstracts

Abstract submission deadline for oral and poster presentations is January 22nd, 2016. Abstract submissions is now CLOSED.
Information for Presenters

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY:
 
1.  Abstracts for oral presentations on the following topics will be accepted:
  1.  Antropogenic Impacts
  2. Arctic Ecosystems
  3. Biological Invasions
  4. Behavior
  5. Biodiversity
  6. Chemical Ecology
  7. Climate Change
  8. Community Ecology
  9. Conservation and Management
  10. Deep Sea Biology
  11. Ecophysiology
  12. Ecosystem Functioning
  13. Evolution
  14. Fisheries
  15. Kelp Ecology
  16. Ken Heck (Special Session)
  17. Life History Strategies
  18. Macroecology
  19. Metapopulations/Population Genetics
  20. Restoration
  21. Molecular Ecology
  22. Recruitment/Larval Ecology
  23. Reef Ecology
  24. Trophic Relationships
2. Only one abstract is allowed per presenting author

3. Abstracts
          (a) Must be in English
          
          (b)1” page margins
          
          (c)Font: Times New Roman
       
            (d)Title: 12-Point and Bold. Do not exceed 150 characters including                                               spaces
       
            (e)Authors Names: 12-Point.  Identify presenting author with an asterisk                                 (*),   separate authors names with semicolons (;)
       
            (f)Affiliates: 10-Point font. If authors have different affiliations, use                                                 superscript numbers as shown in the example below
       
            (g)Abstract text: 12-Point font with single-spacing and left paragraph                                          justification.  No Indentation. DO NOT EXCEED 200 WORDS
       
            (h)Provide the email address of the presenting author
       
            (i)Use Metric units and italics for scientific names

ILLUSTRATIONS, FIGURES, or PHOTOS in the abstract are NOT PERMITTED

 Please indicate the following below the abstract Text:

  • Presenting Author's status: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional
  • Presentation  Preference: "Oral", "Poster" or "No Preference"
  • Preferred Presentation Topic: 3 Topics from the list above, in order of  preference 

Save the abstract file as a word document (.doc or .docx) and name the file as follows:

Topic Number_Presenting Author First and Last name_Preference
 
Example file Names:
 
6_SteveJobs_ORAL.doc
20_AhabCaptain_POSTER.docx
14_HamletPrince_NO PREFERENCE.docx


Example file Abstract: