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Guidelines for Paper and Poster Submission

Please use the following guidelines and form when submitting a paper or poster. Submissions that do not contain the information required on the form will be returned.

Title

The title should be short and concise and represent your research.

Type of Paper

Papers may be submitted in one of the following three categories:

Oral Presentation, Contributed Paper, Related to Plenary Session: The afternoon following the morning plenary session we will be holding one or two sessions for papers relating to the theme of the plenary session. The theme of the plenary session is "Impacts of Climate Change on IdahoÕs Fishery Resources." Papers presented in these sessions must be related to the theme of the plenary session and there is room for up to eight papers in these sessions. These papers will be presented on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 6.

Oral Presentation, Contributed Paper, General: These papers may be on any subject related to fisheries or aquatic science, policy, or management. These papers will be presented on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 6; Thursday, February 7; or the morning of Friday, February 8 with the specific time of each paper determined by the program chair.

Poster: Posters may be on any subject related to fisheries or aquatic science, policy, or management. Posters and other materials should be capable of fitting onto a 4x4 foot space table space. You will be provided a rigid backing on which to hang the poster whereas you must provide materials for hanging such as tape or push pins. At least one author should be present during the poster session to answer questions. The timing of the poster session is yet to be determined.

Type of Presenter

Presenters should be identified as one of the following:

Professional: Any presenter not qualifying as a student

Student: A presenter qualifies as a student if he/she 1) conducted or assisted with the study while a student and 2) has not been employed in a professional level position (e.g. biologist, manager, etc.) for more than 4 years.

Abstract

The abstract must be a single paragraph and be 300 words or less. The abstract should clearly and concisely state why you did the study, what you did, what you found, and what your results mean.

2008 Idaho Chapter Annual Meeting Paper Submission Form

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