CERF 2013: Call for Scientific Session and Workshop Proposals - October 1st Deadline

 
The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
22nd Biennial Conference
CERF 2013
Toward Resilient Coasts and Estuaries,
Science for Sustainable Solutions
November 3-7, 2013
San Diego, CA USA

Session and workshop proposal deadline is 1 October 2012

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The Program Committee for the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation’s 2013 Conference (CERF 2013) invites proposals for special sessions and workshops. In addition to convening sessions that consider new findings within CERF’s traditional scientific disciplines, we plan to convene CERF 2013 sessions that promote a connection between science and management. 
Contacts
Please feel free to contact one of the Scientific Program Committee Co-Chairs, John Largier (jlargier@ucdavis.edu) and Skyli McAfee (skyli.mcafee@calost.org), if you would like to discuss your ideas for sessions or workshops.                                                                                                           
 
Submission information
 
            Proposed special sessions may have an oral, poster, or combined oral/poster format. Poster sessions will be highlighted during coffee breaks, happy hour and during the evening in the poster hall. We encourage proposals for innovative presentations, e.g. using video or other interactive methods.
 
For a proposed session, please be prepared to act as the convener and/or identify others who will help develop and chair this session. The Scientific Program Committee will work with you to develop diverse participation and options for an integrated synthesis component for each scientific session.
 
Submit On-Line
To submit a proposal, please use the new on-line submission process. Go to the submission Website here. 
There you will find further instructions for submitting a session or workshop proposal.
Information you need to submit a proposal
1. Lead convener name with full contact information.
2. Other convener names (limit to 3 other conveners) and email addresses
3. Identify one of four choices. Is this proposal for a workshop, an oral session, a poster session or a combined oral/poster session? Note that the Program Committee will do its best to give you your choice but cannot guarantee it.
4. Title. 10 words or less. If your title is greater than 10 words, we reserve the right to shorten it for publication.
5. Proposals. Submit a short description and optional long description of the session or workshop theme. (No tables or graphics, please.) Please restrict the body of your optional long description to one page (800 words).   You will also be asked to provide a short description of 50 to 100 words for inclusion on the web site and in our newsletters, in the call for abstracts and in the program book.
6. Optional. Provide a list of potential participants. Note that each session may include both invited (by you) speakers and contributed (from the abstract submittal process) speakers. 
 
Proposals for sessions and workshops are due by 1 October 2012; notification of acceptance will be sent in November 2012.