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We invite you to participate in the “International Conference on The Future of Agriculture: Science, Stewardship, and Sustainability (Integrating Science, Technology, and Policy to Address Environmental Challenges in the Agricultural Setting)” by submitting an abstract for an oral presentation or a poster presentation. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, March 1, 2006.
Presentation Topics
Instructions for Submissions
Abstract Submission Form (MS Word format)
Abstract Submission Form (PDF format)
Presentation Topics
Topics related to the conference theme may include, but are not limited to, the following:
PROPOSED PRESENTATION TOPICS
Waste Management / Cleanup
- Remediation/cleanup technology transfer from Superfund to agricultural issues
- Issues and Impacts: Air and Water Quality
- Animal waste
- Emissions – VOCs, PM, odors
- Salts and nitrogen
- Chemical and output waste
- Groundwater contaminants (e.g., ethylene dibromide, carbon tetrachloride, perchlorate)
- Operations derived waste (e.g., grapestakes)
- Mitigation, Stewardship and Sustainability
- Waste/water treatment standards and technologies
- On-site disposal
- Waste treatment
- Challenges and Opportunities: Barriers and Opportunities
- Economics, regulatory issues and market incentives
- Material and renewable energy from CAFOS
- Potential Case Examples: Dairy Manure Collaborative
Resource Management
- Issues and Impacts:
- Soil and ecosystem health
- Biological resources and biodiversity
- Soil erosion
- Salinity
- Water quantity and quality
- Irrigation
- Agricultural burning
- Particulate matter
- Mitigation, Stewardship and Sustainability
- Challenges and Opportunities: Barriers and Opportunities
- Land Restoration
- Conservation Tillage
- Potential Case Examples: Land Care, Rice straw management
Pest Management and Nutrient Management
- Issues and Impacts: Air and Water Quality Concerns
- Pesticides and air quality, VOCs, fumigants, etc.
- Pesticides/Nutrients and water quality (pyrethroids, OPs, etc.)
- Pesticide drift and run-off (legacy pesticides in soil and groundwater)
- Invasive/exotic species
- Occupational exposure to pesticides
- International issues
- Mitigation, Stewardship and Sustainability
- Input management: BMPs for input control
- Input reduction: Integrated Pest Management
- Challenges and Opportunities: Barriers and Opportunities
- Market-incentive programs to support stewardship
- Potential Case Examples: UC IPM, Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS), Pest Management Alliance, Protected Harvest
Whole Systems-Capstone Session
- Biologically-integrated farming systems
- Urban-Agriculture Interface Topics (e.g., multimedia issues, land use, BMPs, etc.)
- Role of agriculture in enhancing wildlife and wetlands
Instructions for Submissions
Abstracts may be submitted for either oral or poster presentations. Abstracts must be accompanied by the Abstract Submission Form. (MS Word or PDF format) Oral speakers will have 25 minutes for presentations. A laptop computer with Microsoft PowerPoint software and a data projector will be provided. An overhead projector will also be available. Poster presenters will be assigned a 4-foot (vertical) X 3.5-foot (horizontal) display space. Posters must fit within these dimensions.
Abstracts are due by Wednesday, March 1, 2006.
Guidelines
- Abstracts must be single-spaced and typed in a common typeface used for text at 12 point
- No illustrations, references, or figures are permitted
- An abstract and all of its elements must not exceed one page
Title and Authors
- Begin with the title in all capital letters and bold-faced, flush left.
- Next, list the author or authors (normal type face). List the principal author first, intended presenter underlined.
- Below the author(s), in italics, list each author’s research address, phone number, and fax number. Use superscript numbers to link each author to his or her address information, if these are different for the different authors.
See the example below (follow the same order):
RESEARCH TOPICS FOR THE NEW MILLENIUM
1B.R. Jones and 2J.A. Smith
1Chemistry Department, College Hall, Your University, Anytown, KS 66000; Phone: (785)555-1234; Fax: (785)555-3421; jones@anyuniv.edu. 2National Environmental Services, 5432 Main Street, Ourtown, NE 09111; Phone: (402)555-6543; Fax: (402)555-3456; smith@anycompany.com.
Abstract
Include an abstract of 200 words or less. Give a factual account of the contents and conclusions of the paper. Indicate any new information presented and its relevance to the topic. Use complete sentences and do not use jargon.
Key words: Include a list of three to five key words. This is required!
Please e-mail, mail, or fax your abstract and Abstract Submission Form (see last page) no later than Wednesday, March 1, 2006 to:
The Future of Agriculture Conference
HSRC
Kansas State University
101 Ward Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-2502
(785) 532-6519
(785) 532-5985 (FAX)
clovin@k-state.edu
Large numbers of oral abstract submissions may mean that some abstracts must be moved to poster sessions due to time and space constraints. Notification of acceptance will be sent to all applicants in late April, 2006.
Questions
Questions concerning abstract submission should be directed to Ellen Stauffer, ellen@k-state.edu, 1-785-532-2562.
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