[SEMCO] 3rd Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Conference-CALL FOR PAPERS

[Jeffrey Brodeur]

3rd Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Conference
8:00 am to 5:00 pm, 19 September 2009
Egan Maritime Institute at the Historic Coffin School, 4 Winter Street,
Nantucket, MA
CALL FOR PAPERS 
 
Who:  Any person or organization who has conducted biodiversity related
research on Nantucket, Tuckernuck, Muskeget, 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.
 
Submit Abstract:  Please submit abstract no later than 11 August 2009 to:
Bob Kennedy by MS Word attachment to rkennedy at mmo.org      Use the following
format:
 
A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF ANT SPECIES DIVERSITY ON CAPE COD, MARTHA¹S
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.
 
Abstract:  250 words or less
Key words: (include five or six)
Presentation: Oral or Poster
Additional Equipment needed:  (Power Point required for oral presentations)
Contact Information for corresponding author: Name, email and phone number:
 
Important: 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.
 
Questions:   Please contact Bob Kennedy at rkennedy at mmo.org or 508-228-1782
or any member of the Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Committee.
 
  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.
 
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.  
 
For information go to: http://www.nantucketbiodiversityinitiative.org
<http://www.nantucketbiodiversityinitiative.org/>


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