[PCA] CONFERENCE: Call for Posters (Urban Ecology)

[Olivia Kwong]

Call for Posters

Urban Ecology

Celebrating 10 Years of Chicago Wilderness
2006 Janet Meakin Poor Symposium
October 20, 2006
Chicago Botanic Garden
Glencoe, Illinois

According to the US Census Bureau, approximately 79% of the American
population lives in urban areas, yet urban ecosystems remain poorly
understood. Through urban ecology, the natural environments of cities
are studied to understand the extent of those resources and the way they
are affected by pollution, over-development, fragmentation, invasive
species, and other human pressures. The subject also examines public
health and quality of life issues, from economic and aesthetic concerns
to pollution, urban sprawl, and other threats to raising healthy
children and families.

This symposium will use the many successes of the Chicago Wilderness'
pioneering organization to explore an array of ecological research and
land management issues in urban areas. This year's topic will draw
scientists, conservationists and preservationists, land managers, and
urban planners from across the region and beyond to explore topics on a
relatively new branch of environmental studies, urban ecology. Speakers
include Marlin Bowles on the Vegetation History of Chicago Wilderness,
Laura Musacchio on Metropolitan Landscapes, Stuart Wagenius on Habitat
Fragmentation, Liam Heneghan on Urban Soils and Invasives, Mary Ashley
on Gene Flow in Oaks, and Paul Gobster on Social Science and
Restoration. Keynote speakers include Mary Cadenasso, Sadhu Johnson and
John Rogner.

The Janet Meakin Poor Research Symposium is partially endowed by the
friends of Janet Meakin Poor, a Chicago-area conservationist and
landscape designer dedicated to preserving natural habitats.
Registration includes morning coffee, light lunch, parking, all
symposium handouts and an evening poster session reception.

Anyone interested in presenting a poster at this symposium must submit
an abstract to the Program Chair before August 30, 2006.  Research and
stewardship projects involving plants and plant communities are
appropriate for presentation.  The posters should be no larger than 4
feet by 4 feet.  The Program Committee reserves the right to reject
posters because of space or program constraints.

Submission of Abstracts:
Each poster presentation submitted must include title, author(s),
address(es) and abstract in the following format:
Title.  Author*1 and Author2 (presenter marked with asterisk).  Address1
and phone number. Address2.

Abstract.

Underline the title.  List the full names of the author(s).  If there
are multiple authors, superscripts should be used to identify the
authors with their affiliations and addresses.  The name of the
presenter should be marked with an asterisk and the phone number
included with the address.  Skip one line between the header and the
abstract.  Abstracts should be descriptive and concise.  The scientific
name, in italics, should be used the first time an organism is
mentioned.  Use Times or a similar font, 12 point size, with one-inch
margins.

All abstracts should be sent to:
Kayri Havens, Program Chair
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL  60022
847-835-8378
khavens at chicagobotanic.org

If possible, we prefer to receive your abstract electronically, as an
email attachment in Microsoft Word or rich text format.  Otherwise, send
both a hard copy and electronic copy on disk to the mailing address
above.

The deadline for receipt of abstracts is August 30, 2006.  Authors will
be notified in early September regarding acceptance of their poster.
Registration materials will be mailed in September.