GLIN==> Reminder: Call for Presentations for Wetlands in Service Conference. Deadline 11/9

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

Abstract Deadline: Monday, November 9, 2009

 



 

> Submission instructions and form 

In 2010, Wisconsin Wetlands Association will convene members of the regional
wetland community for our 15th annual wetland science conference, Wetlands
in Service, to discuss the latest in wetland science, management,
restoration and protection issues. The program for this 2-day conference
will have a special thematic focus on the ecological services provided by
wetlands and will include a keynote address, topical oral sessions, a poster
session, working groups, a banquet and wetland field trips.  Following more
than a decade-long tradition, we anticipate that this year's conference will
contribute to a growing regional collaboration for protecting and conserving
Wisconsin's wetlands.  

The concept of "ecological services" is increasingly used in making the case
for the preservation of natural systems in general and wetlands in
particular. We are focusing on wetland services as this year's theme to
stimulate practitioners, regulators, and researchers to make presentations
to help us all understand the state of our knowledge about ecological
services provided by wetlands in our region. The concept of ecological
services is defined in a number of ways, but we define it as any beneficial
contribution to an ecosystem, including human health and welfare. This is a
broad theme and we expect that most people interested in and working on
wetlands will be able to contribute. 

Wisconsin Wetlands Association invites you to submit an abstract for
presentation at our 15th Annual Conference.  We seek proposals for oral
presentations or posters on wetlands research, restoration and management
projects. We welcome presentations on work done in all wetland community
types and from around the Midwest region, as long as the content of the
presentation applies to wetlands of Wisconsin. We especially encourage
submissions on these topics related to the theme, Wetlands in Service: 

1.	Floral Diversity: Wetlands as habitat for plants, food and shelter
provided by plants.
2.	Wildlife & Fisheries Habitat:  Wetlands as exclusive or essential
habitat for animals (including mammals, birds, invertebrates, fish,
reptiles, and amphibians), threats to biodiversity from invasive species.
3.	Flood & Stormwater Attenuation: Flood protection and mitigation,
stormwater retention and management, regional effects of wetlands on
evapotranspiration, reduction of flood damage.
4.	Water Quality Protection: Wetlands as "filters" and as sinks,
regulators, and cyclers of nutrients, sedimentation.
5.	Shoreline Protection:  Wetlands and their relation to lakes, streams
and rivers.
6.	Groundwater Connections: Wetland-related impacts on groundwater
recharge and discharge, groundwater level changes as they affect wetlands.
7.	Recreation and education:  Economic and social impacts of
recreation-based tourism, formal and informal educational programming
interpreting wetlands.

We also recognize that, to maximize wetland benefits and balance them with
other resource demands, we need intelligent and scientifically-based
management. Therefore, we also seek presentations that cut across all of the
eight areas identified above (or address other ecological services wetlands
provide), including presentations on: 

*	Balancing management impacts on services: When you manage for one
service in particular, what are the impacts on other services (how do you
measure these impacts, and how do you evaluate the costs and benefits of
these choices)?  
*	Location, location, location: Where do we need wetlands on the
landscape in order to achieve human goals for particular ecological
services? 

*	The contribution of wetlands in atmospheric maintenance and climate
regulation
*	Wetlands as an adaptive response to the anticipated increase in
flooding events associated with global climate change

*	Maximizing the water quality benefits of wetlands:  Regulation and
policy for clean water 
*	Maximizing the hydrologic benefits of wetlands: Regulation and
policy for water storage and discharge
*	Keeping what we have: Regulations on wetland fill and modification
and protections against other threats
*	Improving and adding to what we have: Restoration and wetland
creation

*	Watershed management: Including all landscape attributes within a
watershed that influence wetlands

 

We also recognize that often wetland scientists must translate the science
behind ecosystem services into terms that can be understood by decision
makers and compel them to take action in order to achieve practical results
that benefit wetlands and their nearby human communities.  Therefore, we
seek presentations or workshops that articulate:

 

*	Techniques and methods for quantifying ecosystem services provided
by wetlands.
*	Methods/strategies for communicating about wetland ecosystem
services to decision makers.
*	How and whether ecosystem services (beyond biodiversity) could be
incorporated into mitigation performance standards.
*	Case studies that illustrate restoration and management of wetlands
to improve ecological services.

*	How existing wetland protection regulations, policies, and planning
tools/processes help maintain or restore wetland ecological services 
*	Where regulatory environments that affect wetlands might overlap
and/or conflict (e.g. floodplain, shoreland, and wetland regulations).

 

As evidenced by the long list of topics above, this year's theme is broad
and inclusive.  Presentations that speak directly to the theme will have
highest priority, but we will also consider presentations on general aspects
of wetland ecology and management.  We expect that the conference program
will include presentations on a) research, management and restoration
projects, b) all wetland community types, and c) a wide variety of ecosystem
services provided by wetlands.  

 

If you would like guidance on how to write your abstract such that the theme
connection is clear, please contact us.  If you feel that your work is
timely and of interest to the wetland community, but are unsure about its
relevance to our 2010 theme, please contact us to discuss options for
inclusion of your work at our conference.  All abstract-related inquiries
should be directed to Katie Beilfuss (608-250-9971,
programs at wisconsinwetlands.org).

 

Oral presentations will be organized into sessions with 20 minutes allotted
to each speaker (15 minute presentation, 5 minutes questions).  We will
provide a forum for as many presentations as possible given our schedule and
space constraints. However, considering the volume of abstract submissions
in recent years, we cannot guarantee acceptance. We will have a limited
amount of poster space (4' x 6' per poster) for authors who would prefer to
share their work in this format or in cases where a poster is a more
appropriate medium for the presentation. 

 

Instructions for Submitting Abstracts for Oral Presentations or Posters

Download the Abstract
<http://www.wisconsinwetlands.org/2010AbstractSubmissionForm.doc>
Submission Form and Abstract Guidance
<http://www.wisconsinwetlands.org/abstractguidance.pdf> . 

The deadline for submitting abstracts is Monday, November 9, 2009.  To have
your wetlands work considered for inclusion in this conference, please
complete an Abstract Submission Form with a title, short abstract (limit 250
words), and A/V requirements.  Electronic copies of abstracts are required -
submit your abstract by emailing it to programs at wisconsinwetlands.org.
Presenters will be notified of acceptance by December 15, 2009.    

 

Note: We ask that presenters register and pay registration fees in order to
help cover conference costs.   We encourage presenters to register by
January 1, 2009 in order to receive the early bird registration rate.
Presenters will receive a $15 registration discount (the equivalent of one
lunch). Registration information will be available online at
www.wisconsinwetlands.org/2010conference.htm. 

 

For more information, contact Katie Beilfuss, Outreach Programs Director, at
608-250-9971 or programs at wisconsinwetlands.org. 

 

 

 

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Katie Beilfuss

Outreach Programs Director

Wisconsin Wetlands Association

222 S Hamilton St #1

Madison, WI 53703

608-250-9971

Fax 608-287-1179

www.wisconsinwetlands.org

 

No matter who you are or where you live, wetlands affect your life.

 

Mark your calendar:  WWA's 15th Annual Wetland Conference will be held
February 11-12 in Eau Claire, WI.  Watch our website (
<http://www.wisconsinwetlands.org> www.wisconsinwetlands.org) for details.

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