Society for Conservation Biology 2009 Annual Meeting

An invitation to:
Members, Sponsors, Exhibitors, Advertises
The Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Forestry Adminstration P.R.China and the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) invite you to Beijing, China 11-16 July 2009 for the International Congress for Conservation Biology (23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology), it is recognized as the most important global meeting for conservation professionals and students.

Student Award Competition

Each year, students are encouraged to submit extended abstracts for the SCB Student Awards program. Abstracts are rated for: 1) relevance to conservation, 2) scientific merit, and 3) presentation [that is, did you follow the format and was it well-organized]. The student awards subcommittee selects 10 to 15 finalists to present their oral papers at the Annual Meeting. These presentations are judged on the 3 criteria listed above. Each judge attends all the talks. Monetary awards are provided to all finalists.

STUDENT AWARD CANDIDATES:

Student award candidates (restricted to 15-minute oral presentations, no posters, no speed presentations) must submit two (2) abstracts. BOTH abstracts should be submitted online by 21 January 2009 and formatted according to the instructions provided.

The extended abstract should have a minimum of 500 words and a maximum of 800 words. The abstract must include a maximum of three (3) figures or tables (total, not three figures and three tables). The following format will be accepted by the system: Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF, Word Perfect, Plain Text, Rich Text Format(rtf)

Abstracts that are not submitted according to these guidelines (and below) will not be accepted. In recent years, the rejection rate has been approximately 85%. Many abstracts have been rejected simply because these instructions were not followed.

1. Presentation title
2. Names and complete contact information for all authors and the roles of each author if you have two or more authors on the abstract you are submitting
3. The student must be the primary author and must submit the abstract under that name. In other words, please make certain that the name of the student applying for the award and the name of the primary author are identical.

Degree pursued or date of defense, for those who already have received a Ph.D.

Current students and students with a graduation date of 13 July 2008 or later are eligible to apply.

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