Please join us for the 2012 MA-ESA meeting in Blacksburg Virginia on April 14th (presentations) and 15th (field trip). Our theme is Disturbed Environments, but all submissions are welcome. Please distribute widely. A PDF flyer<http://urbanforestry.frec.vt.edu/MAESA/documents/MA-ESA_2012_Conference_Announcement.pdf> is available for posting. Thank you. -Susan Day (Chair, MA-ESA)
Online Registration Now Open Abstracts for oral and poster submissions due February 24 Chapter website: www.esa.org/midatlantic<http://www.esa.org/midatlantic> Conference website: www.urbanforestry.frec.vt.edu/MAESA<http://www.urbanforestry.frec.vt.edu/MAESA> Call for Papers: www.urbanforestry.frec.vt.edu/MAESA/documents/2012call.pdf<http://www.urbanforestry.frec.vt.edu/MAESA/documents/2012call.pdf> Annual Meeting 2012 (April 14-15) Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Ecological Society of America Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Conference Theme: "Disturbed Environments: Ecological Impact and Management" * Abstract submission deadline: 5 pm on Friday February 24th-Submissions may address any aspect of ecology and ecological applications; however, those reflecting the conference theme are particularly welcome. See the Call for Contributed Oral and Poster Presentations<http://urbanforestry.frec.vt.edu/MAESA/documents/2012call.pdf> for details. * Online registration now open: Advance registration ends April 7th-Visit the conference website<http://urbanforestry.frec.vt.edu/MAESA/> for program details, travel, lodging, presentation tips, and registration. * Program highlights: o Morning symposia speakers including Disturbed Environments: The Urban Ecosystem o "An Overview of Mountain Top Removal: The Issues and the Science" Dr. Stephen Schoenholtz, Director of Virginia Water Resources Research Center o Concurrent sessions to include a special track on Urban Ecology Disturbance Management o Student workshop "Getting Funded" with Dr. James Vonesh of Virginia Commonwealth University, presented by the MA-ESA Student Section o Student oral and poster presentation awards, including a travel scholarship for the ESA meeting in Portland o Field Trip to Kayford Mountain<http://mountainkeeper.blogspot.com/p/about.html>, mountain top removal site in West Virginia. Questions? Contact Rima Franklin rbfrank...@vcu.edu<mailto:rbfrank...@vcu.edu> or Susan Day s...@vt.edu<mailto:s...@vt.edu> Dr. Susan D. Day, Assistant Professor Chair Mid-Atlantic Chapter, ESA Virginia Tech 310 Cheatham Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061 540-231-7264 s...@vt.edu<mailto:s...@vt.edu>
