Presentation Information

Papers | Posters | Symposia | Moderator Instructions

Each presenter is allowed to give one oral paper and one poster. The only exception is when a person has been asked to participate in two symposia. In that case, the person can give two oral papers (and zero posters). Each person can be on multiple (>2 titles), but can only give one oral paper and one poster.

Papers

Schedule

Preparing and submitting your presentation

Abstracts

Contributed paper sessions will be held daily from the afternoon of July 12 through July 16 at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis. Oral presentations that are not part of one of the symposia will be grouped by subject matter. Time limits will be strictly enforced: fifteen minutes total (twelve minutes for presentation and three minutes for questions).

Oral presentation awards for students include: The AES Samuel Gruber Award, the ASIH Stoye Award, the SSAR Henri Seibert Awards, and The HL Robert G. Jaeger Award for Graduate Research.

Each presentation room is equipped with LCD projectors and PCs. Each computer will contain one DVD/CD ROM and is loaded with QuickTime, Windows Media Player, Microsoft Office 2003, and Windows XP. Any other audio-visual equipment must be requested by contacting sharonb@k-state.edu.

Three Speaker Prep Rooms will be available in the Hotel Conference Center. Zephyr Rocket, Dixie Flyer, and Meteor will have computers and projectors available for speakers to practice their presentations. A sign-up sheet will be posted outside each room.

Speaker prep rooms will be available from 7:00 am - 7:00 pm beginning Wednesday, 11 July.

Posters

Schedule

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Abstracts

Because time for oral presentation is limited, we encourage you to consider a poster exhibit, especially if you are making multiple presentations (i.e. invited symposia and submitted abstract). Poster exhibits offer an excellent opportunity for interaction between presenter and audience, allowing a more extensive exchange of ideas. A larger audience is likely to view a poster, and a poster allows greater flexibility in presentation. All poster presentations will be displayed in the Grand Ballroom E & F, among the exhibits, to provide maximum visibility.

Poster presentations require submission of an abstract, in the same format as for oral papers. Session assignments, and the time during which presenters must be present at the poster session, will be posted on the Web site in early May. Maximum size is four feet (height) by eight feet (width) and will be erected back to back. Presenters are responsible for bringing their own push pins and/or other materials to secure posters to the boards. Student presenters who are members of ASIH should consider registering for the ASIH Storer Awards for best student poster, or if a member of AES, registering for the Carrier Award for best student poster.

Symposia — AES | ASIH | HL | SSAR

American Elasmobranch Society (AES)

The use of satellite-based techniques in shark research - recent results and future challenges
Saturday, July 14 8 a.m. – Noon — Grand Ballroom C

This symposium will cut across disciplines such as physiology, behavior and ecology and links biologically important findings to conservation needs. It will summarize what we have learned about sharks and lay out a roadmap for where the field should go in the coming years. The symposium is sure to be influential because it comes at a time when the field of satellite telemetry is growing rapidly and the populations of some shark species are declining just as fast. The symposium will focus on (1) how the technology works, (2) the challenges and techniques of attaching satellite tags and (3) examples of the successful use of satellite-based techniques in shark research. It will also include a vision for how this technology can be used to answer important questions in fisheries and conservation in the coming years.

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH)

ASIH thanks all the members who have made contributions to the General Endowment Fund. Currently your gifts are used to support ASIH symposia each year at the Joint Meeting of lchthyologists and Herpetologists.

Origin and phylogenetic interrelationships of teleosts
Saturday, July 14 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. — Regency C

This symposium will discuss the present state of phylogenetic knowledge of the origin of teleosts and the interrelationships of teleost groups, key issues in fish systematics, based on both morphological (of extant and fossil taxa) and molecular data. Progress employing the characters and in establishing databases (morphological and molecular) and taxa will be presented and evaluated from different perspectives by many contributors in this proposed symposium.

Organizers:

Herpetologists League (HL)

The Herpetological Legacy of Linnaeus: A Celebration of the Linnaean Tercentenery
Saturday, July 14 8 a.m. – Noon — Grand Ballrooms A/B

This symposium marks Linnaeus's 300th birthday with a diversity of presentations that place the man in his historical context and evaluate his herpetological legacy. Presentations will examine the lasting value of some of his contributions and the fleeting relevance of others. His influences, sources, and methods, as well as his impact on herpetological exploration, will be discussed.

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Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)

Herpetology in the Age of Genomics
Friday, July 13 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. — Regency C

This symposium will consider genomics broadly. That is, it will consider not just the genome sequence of focal taxa, but also large-scale investigations of herpetological genetics. Thus, for example, the symposium will address recent advances in systematics that rely on substantial sequencing efforts (e.g., the amphibian and squamate Tree-of-Life projects) and recent developments in evolutionary developmental biology.

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Instructions for Moderators

Thank you for agreeing to serve as a moderator. If there are difficulties with this assignment please contact Sharon Brookshire ASAP.

Rules of engagement:

  1. You will receive a moderator packet when you check in for the meeting. Your packet will include the most recent schedule for your session. Any schedule updates or announcements following your check-in will be placed in the meeting rooms on the presenter podium at the beginning of each morning or afternoon session.
  2. Arrive at the meeting room 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the session. Introduce yourself to the audiovisual personnel. They are there to assist you and are in direct communication with hotel representatives. Become familiar with the meeting room and assist speakers as needed.
  3. The underlying theme is: BE RUTHLESS!!!!
  4. Run your session on real time, not elapsed time (in other words, all Contributed Paper sessions include 15 min talks that start precisely on the quarter hour - symposia may be different, pay attention to the printed schedule). The clock starts ticking even if the PowerPoint presentation is sputtering and the presenter is lamenting, "It worked last night on my computer." Remember, people are dashing between sessions, and all sessions should be running on the same printed schedule.
  5. The time of the talk includes the moderator's introduction [title of talk and author(s)]; this does not add time to their talk time!!
  6. If a talk is cancelled in your session, do NOT go ahead and introduce the next talk; take a break, or take questions for the previous speakers, then start again with the next scheduled talk. Do not move a paper scheduled later in the session in order to end the session early.
  7. Stand up @ 12 min; go towards the speaker @ 14 min; pull them off the stage @ 15 min. Tell the speakers that you will go through these stages.
  8. The speaker needs to leave time for questions; if not, NO questions are allowed.
  9. If there's time for questions, and the audience does not ask a question, be prepared to ask one yourself. This often kick-starts audience questions.
  10. Please keep track of no-show presentations in your session (these are speakers who have failed to notify us of their cancellation 24-hour prior to the start of the meeting.) Return marked Program Schedule to the registration desk for Deanna J. Stouder