Call for Symposia - Now Open!
Deadline for Abstracts: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Have an innovative idea on a timely subject that would appeal to fish and wildlife professionals from across the northeastern states? We invite you to submit a symposium proposal for the 2022 Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference.
An Organized Symposium is a series of integrated presentations that address aspects of a single topic or theme. Symposia are the scientific centerpiece of the meeting and will run concurrently with other technical sessions. A symposium can consist of invited speakers only or be open to accepting presentations from the general call for abstracts, which will open in early December 2021.
The following information is required to submit a proposal:
All proposals must be submitted online by Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Click the button below to get started.
An Organized Symposium is a series of integrated presentations that address aspects of a single topic or theme. Symposia are the scientific centerpiece of the meeting and will run concurrently with other technical sessions. A symposium can consist of invited speakers only or be open to accepting presentations from the general call for abstracts, which will open in early December 2021.
The following information is required to submit a proposal:
- Organizer contact information
- Submission title
- Abstract (limited to 300 words)
- Symposium Type (INVITE ONLY includes only speakers invited by organizer to present; OPEN includes presentations from the general pool of abstract submissions - the program committee will suggest appropriate talks)
- Duration (half day, full day, flexible)
- Proposed schedule
- Theme/keywords
All proposals must be submitted online by Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Click the button below to get started.
The following presentation types will be included in the technical program for the 77th Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference:
- Organized Symposia (oral presentations organized by a topic of interest)
- Contributed Oral Presentations (20-minute presentations grouped into sessions by topic)
- Poster Presentations
Important Program Related Dates and Deadlines
- Call for Submissions for Organized Symposia: Opens November 1; Deadline: December 1
- Organized Symposia will be finalized and announced by December 3rd . Symposia will be included as part of the technical program and will run concurrently with other technical sessions. All technical presentations within a special symposium, including those that have been invited, need to submit abstracts through the online call for papers portal.
- Call for Abstracts for oral presentations and posters: Opens: December 6
- Deadline to submit all abstracts (individual speakers within a symposium, general oral, and posters): January 14
- Notifications of acceptance will be sent by end of January, and the schedule will be posted online by early February.