RRF 2011 CALL FOR PAPERS

Northern Hawk Owl

Northern Hawk Owl

The 2011 Annual Conference of the Raptor Research Foundation will be held October 5-9, 2011 in Duluth, Minnesota co-hosted by the Natural Resources Research Institute and Department of Biology at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, and Duluth Audubon. Papers on any aspect of raptor biology, ecology, research techniques, and conservation or management are invited. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is July 8, 2011. Please include a properly formatted abstract and all information requested in the online submission or cover letter, or your abstract may not be accepted. You may submit your abstract online (strongly preferred) or by postal service. Because of the poor quality of some fax transmissions, we cannot accept abstracts submitted by fax.

August 22: Scientific Program Schedule now available online!

Plenary Speaker: Scott Lanyon
Thursday morning October 6
Scott Lanyon is currently serving as Head of the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities where, in his non-administrative time, he conducts comparative phylogenetic studies of behavioral and morphological evolution in birds. He is a second generation avian systematist having grown up at the American Museum of Natural History’s Kalbfleisch Field Research Station where his father (Wesley Lanyon) was the field station’s director and AMNH Curator of Birds. Scott received his Master’s from Indiana University and Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. He served as Curator of Birds at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago for ten years before coming to the University of Minnesota in 1995 as Director of the Bell Museum of Natural History and as an Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior. He is a past Vice President of the American Ornithologists’ Union, currently serves on the board of the Minnesota Audubon Society, and Chairs the Steering Committee for the Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas.

Symposia
Papers will be organized into a general session, three symposia, and one workshop. Our 2011 symposia are Aegolius Owls, Short-eared Owls, Pesticides and Raptors, and Wind Energy and Raptors. There will also be a workshop on Golden Eagles of Eastern North America.

Online Abstract submission
• Submit using our online form.
• If you do not receive an email notification confirming receipt of your abstract within 15 days, please inquire to be sure your submission was received.

Abstract submission by mail:
• Send all abstracts to James Dwyer, EDM International, Inc., 4001 Automation Way, Fort Collins, CO 80525 USA.
• Include a typed sheet with all information requested in the cover letter, and one (1) printed copy of the properly formatted abstract (in English).
• One (1) CD or flash drive containing a file of the abstract: an MS Word 2007 (or older version).
• Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed post card or envelope if you wish to be notified of the receipt of your abstract by mail.

Paper Sessions
Papers will be organized based on abstract contents. Oral presentations will be limited to 20 minutes including questions. Papers must be given in English.  Electronic presentations will be in Powerpoint® format only.  Conference computers and organizers will be available to load presentations during the ice-breaker reception. Loading presentations is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED at that time. Otherwise, all presentations are to be loaded onto conference computers on the morning the presentation is scheduled BEFORE presentations begin. Presentations prepared on computers running software other than Microsoft Powerpoint for Windows will need to convert their files prior to uploading them on conference computers.

Poster Session
Posters will be mounted on 3’ x 4’ panels (vertical x horizontal), and materials for hanging posters will be available. All posters must be prepared in English. Poster presenters are required to attend their poster during the Thursday evening poster session on October 6, 2011. Poster presenters should be prepared to set-up their poster on Thursday afternoon between 12:00 noon and 6:00 p.m.

Sample Abstract:
Nesting Success and Causes of Nesting Failures of the Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) in White River National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas
*SCOTT J. CHIAVACCI (schiavacci@gmail.com) and JAMES C. BEDNARZ, Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR USA

Read the following information carefully and adhere to the formatting requirements exactly. Abstracts should summarize findings, not methods. Type the title first, using upper and lower case letters as shown above. After the title, type the first author’s name followed by his/her agency or institutional affiliation, city, state or province, and country. Provide one e-mail address for the primary contact person associated with your presentation (an e-mail address should be provided for either the primary or presenting author; please only provide one e-mail address). Use all capital letters for all author names. Place a double asterisk before names of students eligible for the Andersen Award; otherwise, precede the presenting author’s name with a single asterisk. Next type the body of your abstract, which should be one paragraph of no more than 300 words, single-spaced throughout. Leave single blank lines between the title, authors’ names and institutional affiliation information, and body of the abstract as shown above. Do not indent the first line of text. Use two spaces between all sentences. After the first use of the common name of each species mentioned, write the scientific name in italics and parentheses. If scientific names are included in the title, do not repeat in the body of the abstract. Use italic type only for scientific names. Capitalize first letters of common names of all birds. Spell out whole numbers <10 unless accompanied by a unit (e.g., 3 cm or 1%). Use metric units only. Use the following abbreviations without spelling them out: hr, min, sec, yr, mo, wk, d, km, cm, mm. Use continental dating (e.g., 10 July 1975) and the 24-hr clock (e.g., 1300 H). If your abstract includes non-standard characters (e.g., Greek letters), please add a note to this effect before the title of your abstract. In word-processor versions of your abstract, please use a Times New Roman, proportional spaced, 11 pt font.

 

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