CALL FOR PAPERS

CCFFR-SCL 2009

 

9-11 January 2009 - Westin Ottawa Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario ( )

Registration (16:00-21:00) and reception (19:00) are planned for Friday 9 January and the Banquet is scheduled for Saturday 10 January (19:00) ←Yet to be confirmed

 

The major session themes of the 2009 Conference are:

 

     1. Advances in modelling and statistical analysis of aquatic ecosystems (lakes, rivers, estuaries, oceans)

     2. Effects of multiple stressors and their interactions on aquatic ecosystems

     3. Growth at the individual and population scales: measurement, modelling, and implications for production and population dynamics

     4. Impacts of climate change on the biodiversity of Canadian lakes, rivers, and oceans

     5. Measurement and analysis of connectivity in aquatic ecosystems

     6. Size-selective exploitation of freshwater and marine fish populations

     7. Special session: W.B. (Bev) Scott and Ichthyology a Celebration!

     Other contributions will be assigned to the general session for contributed papers in fisheries and aquatic sciences

 

     Activities for the plenary will include the invited Annual CCFFR J.C. Stevenson Memorial Lecture and SCL Frank Rigler Memorial Award Lecture

 

Visit Themes for more details

 

Authors can make submissions for oral or poster presentations.

The DEADLINE for abstracts is Monday 3 November 2008. Abstracts must be submitted by email to: marco.rodriguez@uqtr.ca

 

Graduate students should apply to the Clemens-Rigler Travel Fund  

Applications are to be submitted to Rob Mackereth  rob.mackereth@ontario.ca  by Monday 3 November 2008.

 

GUIDELINE for abstracts:

     Abstracts in electronic form must be submitted by email to the Programme Chair, marco.rodriguez@uqtr.ca by 3 November 2008 (at the latest).

     email an MS Word (.doc) version of your abstract.

     Abstracts should not exceed 250 words and must be single spaced. Use 12 pt Times Roman font. Do not use bold fonts. Titles should be in UPPER CASE.

     Ensure you include an email address for the author who intends to make the presentation, and place an asterisk (*) after the name.

     Indicate whether the presentation will be oral (O) or poster (P) and (CCFFR) or (SCL) after the title. If you are willing to present in either format, use (O or P).

     Please indicate on a separate line after the end of your abstract to which theme (1-7) your presentation is most closely related and whether you are a graduate student (GS; not noted on programme).

     If your presentation does not fit any of the session themes, please type "contributed paper".

     Use the following as a FORMATTING GUIDE:

 

PHENOTYPIC EXPRESSION OF LIFE HISTORY TRAITS IN TATTOINE RESIDENTS (O or P) (CCFFR)

 

Vader*, D. and L. Skywalker. Department of Bioengineering, Jedi University, Mos Eisely (email: darth.vader@force1.ca)

 

Intergenerational differences in phenotypic expression was higher in Tattoine residents. . .

 

 

Theme 4 (GS)

 

VISIT Presentations & Posters for more detail

 

(B) Power Point Presentations (PowerPoint 2002 or later):

Presentations will be uploaded to a computer prior to the start of individual sessions.Therefore, participants must provide the audio-visual assistant with a copy of their presentation on a Flash-drive or CD at least 3 hours prior to the start of their session to ensure presentations are uploaded correctly.(bring a back up storage medium just in case).

Projectors will be provided by chair members.

 

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