Call For Posters - Extended to June 30, 2009

Topic Areas: You are invited to submit an abstract for a poster to be presented at the conference dealing with various aspects of the ecology of natural resources, policy and management, or socio-economic issues relevant to the Mississippi River. The conference will consist of invited podium presentations and contributed poster presentations. Although we will accept abstracts for poster presentations dealing with any topic or issue relevant to the Mississippi River, special consideration will be given to new insights and approaches that address one or more of the following conference topics:

Topic 1  Ecosystem Services & the Economic Values of the Mississippi River
Topic 2  Ethanol Production and the Mississippi River
Topic 3  Floodplain Connectivity, Flood Control, and Hydrologic Regime
Topic 4  Clean Water and the Mississippi River: Uses and Threats

Submission Instructions: Submissions should contain an abstract of no more than 350 words summarizing the content of the poster, along with the title and a listing of all authors, with their institutional affiliations and contact information. 

Abstract Deadline: Deadline for abstract submission extended to June 30, 2009. Submit your poster abstract as a Microsoft Word e-mail attachment to chick@inhs.uiuc.edu. Write “Mississippi Conference Poster Abstract” in the subject line of the e-mail.   

Poster Session: Posters will be on display throughout the four-day event and will be featured at the DoubleTree Hotel in Collinsville, Illinois on August 10 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM. The session will offer participants an opportunity to present their findings, meet colleagues in an informal setting, and allow the presentation of detailed, technical information on individual topics.

Student Contest: Graduate and undergraduate student participation in the poster session is encouraged, and awards will be given for the best poster among student entries. The winner and runner-up for the best student poster award will be announced August 13 during the Policy Forum Luncheon. The author of the best student poster will receive $250. The honorable mention prize for the runner-up will be $100. To be considered for this award, the first author of the poster award must be a student. Please indicate student authorship as a footnote to your submitted abstract.

Specifications: Posters should not exceed 4 x 4 feet in dimension and will be mounted on rectangular presentation boards that we will provide. Two posters will be mounted on the same side of the presentation board, so it is critical that your poster does not exceed 4 x 4 feet.