-- COFE Annual Meeting 2006 --

Abstract Submission

Presentation & Poster Guidelines:

Presentations.
All presentations must be saved in PowerPoint 2000 or XP(2002). All lecture halls will be set up with PCs running Windows XP and with MS Office 2000 (or better) for providing PowerPoint presentations. Bring files on CD or a USB thumb or flash drive. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION AVAILABLE TO SESSION ORGANIZERS BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED TALK.

We encourage you to provide a CD with your talk at registration. You will not be able to use your own laptop for your presentation. Use caution if including non-standard sound or video files in PowerPoint presentations – these may not work. Slide projectors and other AV equipment will NOT be available unless requested in advance when submitting an abstract. A preview room will be available.

Posters.
A 3’x 5’ area is available for each poster. Be sure to bring push pins to hang your poster.

Email submissions: Preferred. Abstract should be included as ASCII text in the body of email message, not as an attached file. Submit for receipt by 15 April to Cooper07@uidaho.edu.

Mailed submissions: Mail a paper copy and a disk (CD or 3.5 inch floppy) with the file formatted as ASCII, Word, or MS Word only to: COS Abstracts, Steve Knick.

The entire abstract – including author(s), address(es) and text – must not exceed 350 words.

Abstracts that are received after 15 April or do not meet these guidelines will not be accepted.

Abstract format

Corresponding author’s name (in CAPS)
Mailing address
Email address
Phone number
List of all authors separated by semicolon; last name, initials. This information is used to create author index.
Recommended session. Choose a topic area for your presentation from this list:

Behavior
Conservation
Community Ecology
Habitat Relationships
Migration
Molt/morphology
Physiology
Population Ecology
Systematics/Evolution
Tropical
Other

Indicate your willingness to moderate a scientific session at the meeting: “Chair YES” or “Chair NO”
Indicate eligibility for student award “Student YES” or “Student NO”
Indicate preferred format for your presentation, “POSTER” or “LECTURE”.
Type the abstract following this format: [ABSTRACT TITLE], *[FIRST AUTHOR], [first author’s short address], [second author], [second author’s short address], [third author], [third author’s short address].

*Students eligible for an award should place an asterisk preceding their name.
Only the first author’s name should be in capitol letters [FIRST LAST]
Example short address: USFS, Rocky Mt Research Station, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Use only common names for North American birds in the title (no scientific name)

Sample Abstract Submission for Style:

KERRI VIERLING

Department of Fish and Wildlife, University of Idaho, 6th and Line, Moscow, ID 83844-1136

kerriv@uidaho.edu

208-885-5378

Lentile, L.

Population ecology

Chair YES

Student NO

LECTURE

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FIRE SEVERITY, TIME SINCE FIRE, AND CAVITY NESTER REPRODUCTION. KERRI VIERLING, Dept. Fish and Wildlife, Univ. Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844 and Leigh Lentile, Dept. Forest Resources, Univ. Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844. We examined the relationship between fire severity and reproduction of cavity nesters in a recently burned pine forest. Six study sites of 300-400ha were monitored….

Email your submission to: Cooper07@uidaho.edu

Hard copy submissions may be sent to:

Dr. Steve Knick
ATTN: COS abstract committee
USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Snake River Field Station
970 Lusk Street
Boise, ID 83706