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SYMPOSIA

Deadline: November 6, 2009
Note: If you would like to submit a proposal but need more time, please contact the Symposia Committee Co-Chairs, Dennis Wenger (dwenger@frontiercorp.net; 435-753-9502) or Christopher Neale (cneale@cc.usu.edu, 435 770-0297).

◊ Symposia proposals
◊ Proposed symposia topics

The theme for the 31st annual SWS meeting, Peaks to Playas, highlights the unique and diverse wetland ecosystems of the Intermountain West and Great Basin. We are planning to integrate a broad spectrum of symposia topics with unique field trips, workshops and plenary speakers. The symposia topics will also be broadly applicable for other ecoregions, including international wetlands. With this broad theme as a base, we open a call for symposia for the 2010 meeting. We seek proposals for half-day symposia, which could be used for oral presentations, panel discussions, and/or open discussion.

Symposia are pre-arranged sessions on special topics. Symposia organizers will recruit speakers for timeslots in multiples of 15 minutes (15, 30, 45, etc.), including time for questions and discussion. All five of the SWS Sections will be hosting symposia; SWS sections include Wildlife, Peatlands, Global Change Ecology, Biogeochemistry, and Women in Wetlands. The Symposia Committee welcomes interested persons to organize symposia on the topics listed below.

SYMPOSIA PROPOSALS
Symposium proposals are due by November 6, 2009. Please email your proposal to the Symposia Committee co-chairs Dennis Wenger (dwenger@frontiercorp.net; 435-753-9502) or Christopher Neale (cneale@cc.usu.edu, 435 770-0297). The Program Committee will make final decisions regarding symposia sessions this fall. Due to limited program space and time; the final list of symposia will be constrained.

Important Dates

Symposium proposals due: November 6, 2009.
Note: If you would like to submit a proposal but need more time, please contact the Symposia Committee Co-Chairs, Dennis Wenger or Christopher Neale.
Decisions on symposium proposals: November 30, 2009
Symposia posted on conference website: January 18, 2010

Elements of a 2010 SWS Symposium Proposal To propose a symposium, please briefly provide the following information.

Name of the Symposium and topics to be covered
Chair or co-chairs with contact information (affiliation, address, phone, and email)
Brief (less than 300 words) synopsis of the symposium focus and goal.
Number of speakers expected, list of speakers that you will ask and their affiliations. Please note which speakers have confirmed interest.
Timing for speakers (timeslots must be in multiples of 15 minutes: 15, 30, 45, etc.)
Preferred day and time during the week for the symposium (morning or afternoon)
Number of people you would expect to attend the symposium
Funding, if any, required for the symposium and likely source of funds
Do you anticipate that the symposium will lead to publications of some or all of the papers?

PROPOSED SYMPOSIA TOPICS

Alpine/Montane Wetlands
Saline Wetlands and Playas
Great Salt Lake Ecology
Floodplain Wetlands and Riverine Systems
Wetlands Functional Assessment and Futures Analysis
Wetlands Inventory and Mapping
Wetlands Fish/Wildlife Habitat
Wetlands Biogeochemistry
Peatlands Ecology
Women and Wetlands
Wetland Regulation and Law
Wetland Mitigation Banking
Wetlands Conservation, Management and Stewardship
Wetland Restoration
Internationally Important Wetlands

Society of Wetland Scientists

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