You are invited
to share your projects, research and presentations with the
audience at the 2nd Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources. The
conference is organized around multi-disciplinary themes that
represent current natural resource/environmental issues facing
Connecticut. Please review the themes and consider how
your presentation fits when submitting an abstract.
Presentations are called for in the following themes:
Theme 1. Coupled Human and Natural Ecosystems
POTENTIAL TOPICS: urban ecology, city fishing programs, urban forests, water supply management, watershed quality, forest conversion, . . .
Theme 2. Biodiversity: A Conservation Status Report
POTENTIAL TOPICS: Evaluation of Comprehensive State Wildlife Conservation Plan implementation projects and impacts, Natural History Survey programs, sensitive and priority land protection and acquisitions, Endangered Species Committee revised list and reports, greatest conservation need species' ecology, . . .
Theme 3. Sustainability: Research, Education and Outreach
POTENTIAL TOPICS: Legislative initiatives and government programs, LID, green roofs, town planning
and zoning, local food programs, community gardening, Grow Native! initiatives and activities, alternative energy, . . .
Theme 4. Remote Sensing & GIS applied to Natural Resources Management
POTENTIAL TOPICS: Geo-spatial techniques, planning, sea level rise planning, data management and sharing, reaching and serving towns and municipalities, . . .
Theme 5. Southern New England's Grasslands
POTENTIAL TOPICS: Geological history, distribution, classification, floral and faunal composition, and management of grasslands in southern New England, . . .
You may submit for one of the following formats:
- A 20 minute presentation which will be scheduled with related
presentations in the same theme
- A poster display
- A 1.5 hour workshop or activity that features audience
participation
Abstracts are restricted to 250 words and must be emailed
to: ccnr2009@gmail.com
In the subject line
of the email please write: “CCNR
Abstract Submission”
In the body of the email include in this order:
- Presenter’s
name and affiliation
- Presenter’s
address, phone, and email
- Co-authors and affiliations as needed
- Presentation title (60 character limit, including spaces)
- Indicate preference for a 20 min presentation, poster display,
or 1.5 hour workshop
- 250 word abstract
- Indicate the theme most appropriate for this presentation
The deadline for submission is January 31st, 2008
Are you interested in exhibiting at or sponsoring the conference?
Call Glenn Warner at 860-486-0140 |
