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North Atlantic Chapter
of the
Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
 

SETAC North Atlantic Chapter
14th Annual Meeting

4 - 6 June 2008

Atlantic Oakes Resort & Conference Center
Bar Harbor, Maine



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2008 CALL FOR PAPERS & MEETING INFORMATION

 ABSTRACTS FOR PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS ARE FULL.
ABSTRACTS FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL MAY 10th.

The Chapter is soliciting platform and poster papers dealing with all aspects of environmental toxicology, environmental chemistry, & ecological risk assessment.

Special sessions will be organized on any of the following topic areas, session chairs will be listed as these sessions develop:

  • Mercury in the Aquatic Environment (Chair, David Taylor, dtaylor@rwu.edu)
  • Regional Endangered Species Issues (Co-chairs, Alan Parsons, pegllc@comcast.net, & Patti Reilly, preilly@entrix.com)
  • Emerging Contaminants (Chair, Diane Nacci, nacci.diane@epa.gov)
  • Invertebrates and Pollution (Chair, Peg Pelletier, pelletier.peg@epa.gov)
  • Maine Local/Regional Issues (Chair, Janet Robinson, jrobinson@woodardcurran.com)

 

NOTE: You do not have to be a member of SETAC or NAC to present a paper or poster.

Platform presentations will be 20 minutes in duration, including five minutes for questions and discussion. Posters will be presented on Thursday afternoon/evening at the Social Mixer. Titles and abstracts of work be considered for platform presentations have CLOSED and poster presentations will close on May 10, 2008. Selection of abstracts for presentation will be made by the Program Committee. Authors will be notified as abstracts are accepted. Final versions of abstracts will be posted in the website agenda and program handouts.

To keep this meeting on schedule and avoid any problems, session chairs should be in receipt of all electronic presentation materials before May 25th.

For more information regarding submittal of abstracts please contact your session chair or the meeting chair, Mike Thompson, mike@penobscotenvironmental.com, Phone: 207-653-2452.
 

Instructions for Abstract Preparation and Submittal

  1. Please submit abstracts in electronic format (WordPerfect or Microsoft Word) on data stick, CD, or by e-mail. Data sticks & CDs will be returned at the meeting.

  2. Limit abstracts to 250 words or less (including authors and affiliations).

  3. The first line of the abstract should contain the title in BOLD CAPITAL letters, followed by the author(s) and address(es).  Underscore the presenter's name.  Skip one line and begin the text (see example).

  4. At the bottom of the page, type the name, address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address of the presenting author. Indicate preference for platform or poster, and willingness to convert from one format to another. Also indicate if you wish to compete for the student paper, poster, and travel awards.

  5. Mail final version of presentation on data stick, CD, or e-mail by 25 May 2008 to your session chair or meeting chair, Mike Thompson, mike@penobscotenvironmental.com.

STUDENT PRESENTERS AND ATTENDEES

There are special awards offered to student presentations and awards available to offset the expense of attending this meeting.  See Student Pages for more information. Be sure to apply by the deadlines and indicate the awards you qualify for on your meeting registration forms.

Qualifying Criteria for Student Poster & Platform Awards

  1. The individual must have been the principal investigator on the work.

  2. The individual must have been an active student within the last year.

  3. The individual must present his or her own work.

  4. For a poster, the individual must attend the entire poster session and be available for questions.

Qualifying Criteria for Student Travel Awards

  1. The individual must currently be a student and provide academic school information with travel award request.
  2. The individual should submit a letter from student advisor with travel award request.
  3. Complete the Student Travel Award request form and submit by deadline.
  4. Amounts awarded to qualifying student travel recipients may vary depending upon distance traveled to attend and present at our meetings.

 

 
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