"Biostatistical analysis - the magic tool in wildlife
biology and conservation medicine?"
12th/13th September 2011,
Berlin, Germany
Registration & Guidelines
Who can register?
In general, PhD students from different disciplines in the field of wildlife research (biologists & veterinarians) with interest in both wild and captive animals are very much welcome.
How to register?
Just write us a short e-mail indicating your intention to participate in the 2nd PhD student symposium to PhDstudentsymp@izw-berlin.de. To create an ambience suitable for intense and productive discussions the number of participants is limited to 60. All applications will be collected and reviewed by the symposium scientific committee. Applicants will receive notification at the end of July. On site registration at the symposium venue (IZW) in Berlin starts on 12th of September at 7:30 am.
Abstract submission
deadline: July 20th
2011
All studies belonging to the fields of behaviour, ecology, physiology and genetics are suited to be presented at the 2nd PhD student symposium. If you want to contribute actively you should relate your presentation in some respect to the overall topic "Biostatistical analysis - the magic tool in wildlife biology and conservation medicine?". Abstracts should briefly outline the aim of the study and methods applied, and present the main findings and principal conclusions. Abstracts must be in English. Presentations with more than one author should remember to indicate the name of the presenting author. Abstracts should not exceed 250 words (excluding title, authors names, and address). Please ensure that your abstract conforms to the following guidelines.
Title: 11 pt bold Times New Roman
Authors names: capital 11 pt Times New Roman (not bold!); include full first names in the order "First Name, Second Name, Last Name"
Institution name, address and e-mail address of corresponding author: normal script 11 pt Times New Roman
Text: normal script 11 pt Times New Roman with 2 cm left margins and exact 12 pt line spacing; should be continuous.
Abstracts should be submitted electronically as a word file (.doc or .docx) to PhDstudentsymp@izw-berlin.de. Please remember to include the correct e-mail address for correspondence concerning the submission. Do not forget to mention your preference regarding the way of presenting your study (oral or poster presentation).
(1) Oral contributions:
These will consist of a 10 minute presentation followed by 5 minutes discussion. Oral presentations will be allocated to the symposium programme.
(2) Posters:
Posters should be presented in portrait format. They will be fixed on poster boards and should not exceed 84 cm (width) x 130 cm (height). Please print the Posters on your own expenses, we are not able to print them on the symposium expenses.
Fees of participation
Conference fee will be 15 € including coffee and tea breaks, poster and pasta party (12.09.11) and a copy of the conference proceedings. Accommodation can be organized to some extent to be private with the IZW PhD students at no cost. Please apply informally when registering for the 2nd PhD student symposium. Otherwise, there are several cheap youth hostels (http://www.jugendherberge.de/en/) and other hostels in Berlin. Keep in mind that Berlin is relatively large and ways may become long. Therefore, make clear where the symposium venue is situated before booking a hostel. Travel expenses, food and accommodation are not covered by the conference fees.
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