[PCA] CONFERENCE: Int'l Symp. on the Native Flora of Arrid Lands (Baja California Sur, Mexico)
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Thu Sep 27 09:44:18 CDT 2007
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From: "floraaridas at guayacan.uson.mx" <floraaridas at guayacan.uson.mx>
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CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLOGICAS DEL NOROESTE, S.C. "CIBNOR",
UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA and COMISION NACIONAL FORESTAL "CONAFOR" Through
the Program of Agriculture in Arid Zones, Program of Environmental
Planning and Conservation and the Department of Scientific and
Technological Research invite you to the:
VI INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE NATIVE FLORA OF ARID LANDS
Hotel Araiza Inn Palmira (Convention Center)
La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mxico
12 - 15 de March 2008
DUE DATES:
* Submit abstracts for oral presentations and/or poster sessions: 7
November 2007
* Abstracts should be submitted in a maximum of 250 words via electronic
mail in Word format.
* Scientific Committee Response for approval: 15 December 2007
* Registration: 12 March 2008.
* Due date to submit work in full: 15 January 2008
SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION
Topics
* Taxonomy and Ethnobotany
* Ecology and Conservation
* Chemistry and Biochemistry of Wild Species
* Agronomy and Management of Plants in Arid Zones
* Plant Biotechnology
* Landscape
Objectives
1. Present advances in research on plant resources in arid zones.
2. Favor communication among professors, researchers, producers,
professional businessmen, students, and other persons interested in
knowing problems and possible solutions on flora of arid zones.
3. Promote and increase links with research, the economic sector, and
the governmental sector.
Guidelines for the production of works in full to be included in the book
of abstracts and proceedings.
* Maximum of 10 pages 170x245 mm (portrait orientation) in Word format.
* Left margin: 25 mm; right, top, and bottom: 15 mm.
* Font: Arial (10) normal. Please use Arial (9) normal in the description
of tables, charts, and images.
* Titles should be in bold and all first letters of important words in
uppercase.
* Name of author, followed by name of institution, address, and electronic
mail in a separate paragraph, must be placed below the title of the
article.
* The Abstract should be around 250 words, have short paragraphs with the
main ideas of the work, and point out novel research elements.
* Key words should be included below the Abstract.
* The body should be divided in: Introduction, Materials and Methods,
Results and Discussion, Bibliographical References These titles should be
in bold.
* Pages cannot be numbered, and cannot include headers or footnotes.
* Graphs and figures shall be included within the work.
Guidelines for poster production:
* Measurements: 110cm long by 90cm wide.
* Font size for the title should be 2 cm in height (minimum), and for the
rest of the work 1 cm in height (minimum).
* The poster shall include: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results
and Discussion, Bibliographical References. These titles should be in
bold.
* Authors. names, followed by name of institution, address, and electronic
mail in a separate paragraph.
Guidelines for Abstracts:
* The Abstract shall be submitted with a maximum of 250 words, in Word,
Arial 12 font, single-space. Below the title, authors. names, followed by
name of institution, address, and electronic mail in a separate paragraph.
Underline the name of the author presenting. One Abstract shall be
submitted in Spanish and one in English already revised by an editor
competent in the language.
* Indicate in which of the 6 topics of the symposium your work can be
included.
Oral or poster presentation:
* Oral presentations shall be 15 min and 5 min for questions.
If you are interested in participating with an oral or poster
presentation, please send your abstract before 7 November 2007 to:
florasilvestre2008 at cibnor.mx.
Abstracts shall be evaluated by an international scientific committee, and
approved before 15 December 2007.
More information: florasilvestre2008 at cibnor.mx
http://www.cibnor.mx/anuncios/florasilvestre2008/iindex.php
ATTE:
Comite Organizador
VI SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE LA FLORA SILVESTRE EN ZONAS ARIDAS
http://www.cibnor.mx/anuncios/florasilvestre2008/index.php
http://www.uson.mx/eventos/
florasilvestre2008 at cibnor.mx
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