<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear PCA, </div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Wisconsin Wetlands Association is announcing the </span><a href="http://conference.wisconsinwetlands.org/call-for-presentations/"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Call for Presentations</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> for WWA’s 23^rd annual Wetland Science Conference, <i>Wetland Resilience for a Changing World.</i></span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The deadline for abstract submission is November 15, 2017</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We invite you to submit an abstract for presentation, and we welcome presentations on work done in native wetland flora/plant communities.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WWA would be very grateful if you could share the information provided below with any other colleagues whom you think would be interested.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Conference Information<span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WWA's 23^rd annual Wetland Science Conference - <i>Wetland Resilience for a Changing World</i><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">February </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">20-22, 2018<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><a href="http://www.olympiaresort.com/"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Olympia Resort</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For more information, visit </span></b><a href="http://conference.wisconsinwetlands.org/"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">conference.wisconsinwetlands.org</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p></div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#0b5394"><b>Emily Buck<br></b></font>Communications and Events Manager</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span><div><a href="http://wisconsinwetlands.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Wisconsin Wetlands Association</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="tel:%28608%29%20250-9971" value="+16082509971" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">(608) 250-9971</a><br></div><div><br></div></span><div><font color="#38761d"><i><b>Helping people care for wetlands</b></i></font></div><div><font color="#38761d"><i><b><br></b></i></font></div><div><font color="#38761d"><i><b><br></b></i></font></div><div><font color="#38761d"><i><b><br></b></i></font></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS<span></span></span></u></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Conference website:  </span><a href="http://conference.wisconsinwetlands.org/"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,99,164)">conference.wisconsinwetlands.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red">Abstract submission deadline:  <u>November 15, 2017</u><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wisconsin Wetlands Association invites you to submit an abstract for presentation at our 23^rd annual Wetland Science Conference</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">. We seek proposals for oral presentations or posters on wetland research, restoration, and management projects. We welcome presentations on work done in all wetland community types and from the Midwest region, as long as the content of the presentation applies to wetlands of Wisconsin. <b>We especially encourage submissions on topics related to the theme, <i>Wetland Resilience for a Changing World</i></b>. <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">This 2-day conference will include a keynote address, organized symposia, topical oral sessions, a poster session, working groups, a banquet, and wetland field trips. <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We ask that authors submitting abstracts for oral presentations </span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">select up to three topical areas from the list below that best fit the presentation’s focus. This will help conference planners to assign accepted abstracts to the most appropriate session. We reserve the right to change session titles to best accommodate accepted abstracts into the conference schedule.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wetland resilience (wetlands as resilient systems, how wetlands help build resilience)<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wetlands in a changing climate <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Long-term restoration and management projects (what worked, what didn’t, what we learned)<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Applications of wetland science in policy and regulation <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Hydrology & geomorphology <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Native wetland flora/plant communities <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Watershed approaches to wetland conservation (watershed-scale assessment & planning) <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wetland assessment (site-specific, e.g., quality, function, type, management planning, etc.)<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wetland invasive species <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wetland mitigation (science, approaches, practices, standards)<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wetland restoration & management case studies <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wetland wildlife (including mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, invertebrates, fish)<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wetlands and groundwater<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wetlands and people (including history, culture education, outreach, public health, recreation)<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wetlands in a landscape context (e.g., riparian, agricultural, forestry, and urban landscapes)<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If you would like guidance on how to write your abstract such that the theme of <i>Wetland Resilience </i>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 the 2018 theme, please contact us to discuss options for inclusion of your work at the conference. <b>All abstract-related inquiries should be directed to Katie Beilfuss at (608) 250-9971 or </b></span><a href="mailto:programs@wisconsinwetlands.org"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,99,164)">programs@wisconsinwetlands.org</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">. <span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Guidelines for oral presentations:  <span></span></span></u></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Speakers are allowed 15 minutes for presentations and 5 minutes for questions, and are expected to present analyzed results and conclusions.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Guidelines for poster presentations: </span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <span></span></span></u></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Posters are encouraged as they allow extended informal discussions and active participation by authors and co-authors. Posters are displayed for a full day, and interested persons can view the poster even when the author is not in attendance.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 10pt 0.25in"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Formal Session: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wednesday, February 21, 2018, from 5:00 - 6:30 pm<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 10pt 0.25in"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Content:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Anything that would be appropriate for the oral sessions as well as preliminary research or project where data have yet to be collected and/or analyzed or describes a project that did not result in new information or techniques for wetland restoration and management. <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 10pt 0.25in"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Size: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We expect poster display space to be 4’H x 6’W per poster. We<b> </b>will confirm poster display dimensions after posters are accepted.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Student presentation competition<span></span></span></u></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">As part of our ongoing efforts to encourage and support the next generation of wetland scientists and practitioners, Wisconsin Wetlands Association will host a student presentation competition again this year, awarding cash prizes to the best oral presentation and best poster presentation by a student. Current students and recent graduates who are presenting their student research at the conference are eligible to participate. Those interested in participating should indicate this when submitting their abstracts.<b><u><span></span></u></b></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Instructions for Submitting Abstracts for Oral Presentations or Posters<span></span></span></u></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red">Deadline:  November 15, 2017</span></b><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></u></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Abstract Submission Forms available online:  </span></b><a href="http://conference.wisconsinwetlands.org/call-for-presentations/"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,99,164)">conference.wisconsinwetlands.org/call-for-presentations/</span></a><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></u></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The deadline for submitting abstracts is <b><u>November 15, 2017</u></b>. To have your wetlands work considered for inclusion in this conference, please see the following website for more information: </span><a href="http://conference.wisconsinwetlands.org/call-for-presentations/"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,99,164)">conference.wisconsinwetlands.org/call-for-presentations/</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">. Presenters will be notified of acceptance by December 22, 2017.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Note: We ask that presenters register and pay registration fees in order to help cover conference costs. We encourage presenters to register by January 19, 2018, in order to receive the early bird registration rate. Scholarships may be available for student presenters. Registration information (fees etc.) available at <a href="http://conference.wisconsinwetlands.org/registration">conference.wisconsinwetlands.org/registration</a>; online registration will open in December, 2017.</span></i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For more information, contact: <span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Katie Beilfuss, Wisconsin Wetlands Association<b><span></span></b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">214 N. Hamilton St. Suite 201, Madison, WI 53703<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">608-250-9971<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><a href="mailto:programs@wisconsinwetlands.org"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,99,164)">programs@wisconsinwetlands.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,99,164)"> <b><u><span></span></u></b></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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