2017 JAM : Second Call for Papers!

JAM 2017

50th Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of the Wildlife Society and the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of the American Fisheries Society
The 50th Joint Annual Meeting will be held at the:

Marriott in Farmington, NM
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/fmncy-courtyard-farmington/
Thursday – Saturday, February 9-11th, 2017

To register and get additional information about the conference, please visit this website: https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/?eventid=1899517

SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS

We are accepting abstracts, SECOND CALL to be submitted by January 20th, 2017.
The Program Committee for the 2017 JAM invites abstracts for contributed oral presentations and posters. The program will include a plenary session, contributed papers, and a poster session on a wide range of fisheries and wildlife-related topics. Presentations may include completed projects and works in progress.
We strongly encourage students to attend and are particularly interested in student presentations. The AZ/NM Chapter of the American Fisheries Society will present a “Best Student Paper” and “Best Student Poster” award for graduate and undergraduate students presenting papers/posters in the fisheries field. The AZ and NM Chapters of The Wildlife Society will present a “Best Student Paper” and “Best Student Poster” award for graduate and undergraduate students presenting papers/posters in the wildlife field.

Fisheries and wildlife students currently attending a college/university or graduated within 12 months preceding JAM and who are first author on the research given are eligible for the fisheries “Best Student Paper” and “Best Student Poster” awards and the wildlife “Best Student Poster” award, respectively. See the last page of this announcement for information on applying to compete for the “Best Student Paper” award in wildlife by participating in the wildlife student oral presentation competition. **The format for applications for the student oral presentation competition in wildlife is different from those for wildlife poster abstracts, wildlife oral presentation abstracts (either professional or student) not being considered for a “Best Student Paper” award, and all fisheries abstracts.**

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION AND POSTER ABSTRACTS (EXCEPT FOR STUDENT ORAL PRESENTATION COMPETITION IN WILDLIFE)
Speakers will be given 20 minutes for their presentation (15-minute presentation and 5 minutes for questions). A laptop PC and digital projector will be provided for Power Point presentations. Please inquire about other audio- visual aids if necessary.

Poster Size and Display:
Please limit your poster size to 32″x 44″. Orientation can be either portrait or landscape; each presenter will have a 4×4 foot space for their poster, which will provide a place to hang the poster and other information such as handouts or business cards. Presenters are required to assemble and disassemble their own poster and to provide tacks or push pins to hang their poster.
Poster presenters should attend the Poster Session at the meeting to answer questions. Breaks and socials will be organized around the Posters to encourage discussion between attendees and poster presenters.
All presenters will receive an e-mail confirmation of their abstract submission and acceptance or placement on a waiting list within two weeks of abstract submission. Notification of the time and place of presentation or poster will be sent in late January, after the conference schedule is complete.
Please email your abstracts to the appropriate Program Chair below by January 20th, 2017:
Oral and poster presentations for fisheries: Ryan Follmuth, [email protected]
Oral and poster presentations for wildlife (excluding the wildlife student oral presentation competition): Casey Cardinal, [email protected]
Applications for the wildlife student oral presentation competition for students wishing to compete for the wildlife “Best Student Paper” award (see more details on proper format at the end of this call) by January 6th, 2017: Ginny Seamster, [email protected]
ABSTRACT EXAMPLE

How to Apply:
1) Eligibility: All students working towards undergraduate or graduate degrees, or professionals who have graduated within the 12 months preceding the JAM (i.e., after February 2016). The student must be first author on the research. The student must be a member of either the Arizona or New Mexico Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Group undergraduate or graduate class projects cannot be considered original research attributable to a single author and are therefore not allowable for this competition.
2) Prepare your application in a word processor using a standard font no smaller than 11pt, single spacing, and at least 1 inch margins. Save the completed application as an unsecured pdf with the file name “TWS Student Competition Application_[Last Name]”.
3) Application is not to exceed TWO single-spaced pages including tables, figures, and literature citations. Include the following information:
a. Student name, institutional address, email address
b. Advisor’s name; list of coauthors in order of recognition
c. Summary of research including title, a brief introduction, methods, results, conclusions, and significance or management implications
4) Attach the pdf of your application to an email addressed to Ginny Seamster ([email protected]) with a subject line “TWS Student Competition Application_[Last Name]”.
5) The deadline for application is Friday, January 6th, 2017 5:00 pm MST.