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North Atlantic Chapter
of the
Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
 

SETAC North Atlantic Chapter
16th Annual Meeting

2 - 4 June 2010

Village Inn Resort and Conference Center
One Beach Street, Narragansett, RI



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2010 CALL FOR PAPERS & MEETING INFORMATION

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

Special sessions & session chairs have been organized on the following topic areas:


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. Submission of titles for proposed presentations early will ensure consideration. Titles and abstract submittal of work be considered for platform presentations deadline has been extended to May 15, 2010. Poster presentations will close on May 15, 2010 or when space allocations are met. 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 and meeting 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 21, 2010.

For more information regarding submittal of abstracts please contact your session chair or Jimmy Hauri, (508)767-7359 Work, (508)284-3881 Cell (president@nacsetac.org)
Dodi Borsay Horowitz, (401)782-3042, (401)295-4557 Home (borsay.dodi@epa.gov)

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 and include presenter email contact information.  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 to be received before 21 May 2010 to your session chair or meeting chair, Jimmy Hauri president@nacsetac.org or treasurer, Dodi Borsay Horowitz borsay.dodi@epa.gov.

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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