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Just a reminder that the deadline for submission of abstracts for the 3rd Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Conference (see attached and below) is Tuesday, 11 August 2009. Please feel free to distribute the “Call for Papers” to anyone or any group that may be interested. Thanks!<BR>
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Apologies if you receive this notice more than once.<BR>
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Hope to see you at the 3rd NBI Conference<FONT COLOR="#000080"> </FONT>on September 19, 2009 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm held at the Egan Maritime Institute at the Historic Coffin School, 4 Winter Street, on Nantucket, MA.<BR>
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All the best,<BR>
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Robert S. Kennedy, Ph.D.<BR>
Director of Natural Sciences<BR>
Maria Mitchell Association<BR>
4 Vestal Street<BR>
Nantucket, MA 02554<BR>
<a href="rkennedy@mmo.org">rkennedy@mmo.org</a><BR>
phone: 508-228-1782<BR>
cell: 508-577-4105<BR>
fax: 508-228-1031<BR>
MMA's Website: www.mmo.org <<a href="http://www.mmo.org">http://www.mmo.org</a>> <BR>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'><B>3rd Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Conference<BR>
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Egan Maritime Institute at the Historic Coffin School, 4 Winter Street, Nantucket, MA<BR>
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<B>Who:</B> Any person or organization who has conducted biodiversity related research on Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Cape Cod, Long Island or other similar habitats is invited to apply for a place on the program either for an oral (15 min plus 5 min for questions) or poster presentation. <BR>
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<B>Submit Abstract:</B> Please submit abstract no later than <B>11 August 2009</B> to: <BR>
Bob Kennedy by MS Word attachment to <a href="rkennedy@mmo.org">rkennedy@mmo.org</a> Use the following format:<BR>
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A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF ANT SPECIES DIVERSITY ON CAPE COD, MARTHA’S VINEYARD, AND NANTUCKET. Aaron M. Ellison1, Mark R. Johnston1,2, and Kelly C. McBride1,3. 1Harvard University, Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA 01366; 2Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL; 3University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405. <BR>
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Abstract: 250 words or less <BR>
Key words: (include five or six)<BR>
Presentation: Oral or Poster <BR>
Additional Equipment needed: (Power Point required for oral presentations) <BR>
Contact Information for corresponding author: Name, email and phone number: <BR>
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<B>Important:</B> Limited travel expenses are available for presenters. Oral Presentation space is limited. Abstracts received early or from Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative grant recipients will be given preference for oral presentations. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by 15 August 2009.<BR>
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<B>Questions:</B> Please contact Bob Kennedy at <a href="rkennedy@mmo.org">rkennedy@mmo.org</a> or 508-228-1782 or any member of the Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Committee. <BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'><I> The Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative (NBI) is a partnership between Nantucket conservation organizations, government agencies and individuals interested in documenting the biodiversity of the islands and adjacent waters and monitoring and conserving that biodiversity over time. <BR>
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</I>Members of the NBI partnership include: Linda Loring Nature Foundation, Maria Mitchell Association, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Nantucket Garden Club, Nantucket Islands Land Bank Commission, Nantucket Land Council, Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program of Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, Science Department of Nantucket High School, The Trustees of Reservations, Tuckernuck Land Trust, and University of Massachusetts Boston Nantucket Field Station.
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><B><I>For information go to: </I></B></SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><a href="http://www.nantucketbiodiversityinitiative.org">http://www.nantucketbiodiversityinitiative.org</a> <<a href="http://www.nantucketbiodiversityinitiative.org/">http://www.nantucketbiodiversityinitiative.org/</a>> <BR>
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