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INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AWARDS

We are pleased to announce the 2009 winners:

Dr. Xiao-Yan Li, Beijing Normal University (Beijing, China): CLIMATE AND LAND USE/COVER CHANGES AND ITS HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE IN LAKE QINGHAI WATERSHED DURING RECENT DECADES
Dr. Maria E. Hernandez, Institute of Ecology (Xalapa, Mexico): NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATION POTENTIAL DURING RESTORATION OF A COASTAL FRESHWATER WETLAND IN SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO

To find out when these awardees' talks have been scheduled, visit the program schedule page and search the detailed program by author last name.

International Travel Awards are provided for financial assistance to wetland scientists who are disadvantaged through regional economic conditions, to enhance their participation in Society activities. The goal of this award is to foster participation of the international membership through a travel grant to the annual meeting and free membership for three years in SWS. Application must be received by March 13, 2009.

Eligibility
1. Awards will be given to scientists from economically disadvantaged countries who could not otherwise afford to attend the meeting in Madison, WI, and who conduct wetland research or are involved in applied wetland science.
2. Graduate and undergraduate students are not eligible for an international travel award.
3. Preference will be given to scientists seeking partial funding for travel and who demonstrate additional funding from other sources.
4. Preference will be given to scientists whose work fits best with the overall conference theme.
5. Preference will be given to SWS members.
6. Applicants must present an oral paper or a poster to be considered.

Application Requirements
The following information is required for an application to be complete and eligible for consideration.
1. Full curriculum vitae including: name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone, and email address; details of education and professional employment history; list of publications (indicating contribution to each); list of seminar and conference presentation; and any special achievements, awards, and prizes, if applicable.
2. 250 words (maximum) abstract in the correct abstract format.
3. Proposed travel itinerary and budget.
4. List of additional, outside financial support sources (i.e., other than SWS support) and amounts from each source.
5. Statement of how attending the SWS 30th Annual Conference in Madison, WI, in 2009 will promote the goals of SWS in your country of employment.
6. Letter of support from a principal supervisor or colleague.

Application Submission
Applications must be submitted by email to: Glen Guntenspergen (Glenn_Guntenspergen@usgs.gov), Chair of the SWS International Travel Awards Subcommittee, include "SWS International Travel Award" as the email subject line.

COMPLETE APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 13 MARCH 2009.
Awardees will be responsible for their own visa arrangements
Awards will include travel costs, with airfare, hotel, and registration covered directly by SWS; details will be provided upon notification of awards

QUESTIONS? Contact Awards Committee co-chair Glen Guntenspergen (Glenn_Guntenspergen@usgs.gov, 218-720-4307).

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