Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 October 2006

Due to space limitations there is a limit of one oral abstract (two abstracts maximum) per lead author.

Please note that registration fees must be paid before you will be able to submit an abstract.

Call for Papers

Online Abstract Submission

All abstracts for oral or poster presentations must be submitted on-line. Deadline for submission of abstracts is 15 October 2006. The instructions for composing and submitting abstracts are listed below. All Abstracts need to be of high quality or they may be rejected by the Program Committee. Always remember that registration and payment are required before you will be allowed to submit abstracts.

Please note that the Program Committee invests a significant emphasis on the poster sessions during the Symposium.

Abstract Submission Guidelines and Instructions

In order to submit an abstract for presentation at the 27th Annual Symposium you must follow the instructions provided herein. Instructions and guidelines for submission are available on this site, as well as a user-friendly interface for submitting abstracts.

Please note that upon submitting an abstract, you must choose the appropriate session for your abstract based on the session titles and descriptions provided below and label your submission accordingly. If your abstract does not fit into one of these sessions, please label it 'Other', and we will place it in the most appropriate session.

Information Required for Abstract Submission

1. Name of presenting author
2. Email of presenting author (an email contact is required)
3. Fax number of presenting author
4. Date this information was submitted (DD/MM/YY)
5. Title of presentation (ALL IN UPPERCASE)
6. All authors of the presentation in the order you want them to appear in the program. Place each author's name on a separate line.
7. Author(s) affiliation(s) in the same order as above. Please clarify any multiple affiliations
8. Abstract describing your presentation (500 words maximum). The abstracts must be submitted in English.
9. The session to which you are submitting your presentation. You must choose the most appropriate session based on the descriptions below. If it does not fit under any of the sessions, please label it as 'Other' and we will place it in the most appropriate session.
10. Specify the type of presentation you wish to make. Your choices are: prefer oral, prefer poster, no preference, or video/film.
11. Equipment needed. Your choices are: slide projector, overhead projector, computer projector with MS Power Point, video/DVD player, or other (please give details).
12. Indicate whether you are a student and whether you would like to be considered for the Archie Carr Student Paper Awards (given to both oral and poster presentations of merit). Recently graduated presenters who are presenting work done as students will qualify for these awards.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ALL ABSTRACTS IS 15 OCTOBER 2006.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ABSTRACTS SUBMITTED BY MAIL WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED UNTIL THE AUTHOR HAS REGISTERED AND PAYMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

Abstract Categories

The Program Committee, comprising of no less than 35 people, will lead us through the following thematic sessions:

• Fisheries
• Social Sciences
• Conservation and management
• Law and Policy
• Anatomy, physiology, and health
• Population Biology and Monitoring - the beach
• Population Biology and Monitoring - in water
• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Education, Outreach and Advocacy
• Behavior and movement

In addition, there will be two Special Sessions:

• Sea Turtles in the Carolinas
• Tracking Marine Vertebrates for Conservation

Full Session Descriptions

Notice of Acceptance

Final decisions on abstract acceptance will be made by the Program Committee. All first authors will be notified of the acceptance of their oral or poster by 1 December 2006. If you need an acceptance letter sent to someone other than yourself, please specify this in your abstract submission.

Should your abstract be accepted for presentation as a poster, please review our suggested Poster Preparation Guidelines.

Proceedings

In this Symposium we will make an attempt to have the Proceedings ready on-site. For this reason, all submissions will be limited to 500 words (without graphics and/or tables).

Cancellations

If for some serious reason you need to cancel your presentation, please inform the Program Co-Chairs Dr Lisa Campbell lisa.m.campbell@duke.edu or Dr Matthew Godfrey mgodfrey@seaturtle.org or the Program Coordinator Dr Kartik Shanker kartik@atree.org immediately. Those who fail to present their papers or posters without cancelling in advance of the symposium will not be allowed to present in subsequent symposia.