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Call for Papers

Papers on any aspect of terminus lake ecology, conservation or restoration are solicited. Papers will be organized into sessions focusing on the Walker Basin, western U.S. lakes and international lakes.  To request a place on the program, follow the instructions carefully.

Please note on the submitted abstract if it is for an oral or poster presentation. There will be a limited number of oral presentations, so if you are not selected to give one, please indicate if you would be willing to give a poster presentation instead.

Oral Paper Sessions on Western United States and International Lakes
Oral presentations will be limited to 15 minutes with an additional 5 minutes for questions. Microsoft PowerPoint will be used to project the presentations. Overhead transparencies and 32mm slides will not be accepted. Please also see the presentation guidelines below.

Poster Session
Posters will be mounted on standing panels with each poster presentation allocated one panel; table-top displays cannot be accommodated. Poster presenters are required to attend their poster during the evening poster session on Tuesday, October 27. Posters must be removed by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28 at the latest.

Note carefully the following requirements:

• Abstracts must be submitted by email in the correct format, as specified below.
• Submit your abstract in Microsoft Word format.
• Include a completed copy of the call for papers cover sheet.
  » Download Abstract Cover Sheet [Word]
• Use the first author’s surname in the file names. Send the abstract with the completed cover sheet to: mcollopy@unr.edu

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Instructions and Sample Format for Oral and Poster Presentation Abstracts – please follow the directions exactly:

Oral Presentation Guidelines

Oral presentations are 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes of questions. You should expect the session chair to cut you off at your 20-minute time limit. Adequate time for questions, answers and discussion is important to conference attendees.

Presenters must bring their presentations for loading onto a conference computer no later than prior to the session in which they are speaking (before the conference begins for morning sessions and at lunch for afternoon sessions).

Presenters should prepare their presentation slides in Microsoft PowerPoint, and must bring their presentations on a USB flash drive or a CD for loading onto the conference computer. We advise you to bring a second copy of your presentation, stored on another device, for backup should your primary copy fail to load or open.

Please review the following guidelines for presenting your talk:

• The quality of presentations is the single most important issue for many conference attendees. Please do everything you can to prepare a presentation that will convey the points you hope to communicate and reflect positively on your work.
• Organize your presentation to state clearly the problem, the issue and/or the reason for your work. Limit your discussion of methodology. Emphasize your results and their implications for others.
• Keep your graphics clear, simple and easy to read. Large tables with many results should be avoided.
• It is important that you prepare high quality visual aids that can be read from the back of the room. We suggest an Arial font at font size 24 or larger, and the use of a background and text colors which provide sufficient contrast to be read easily: a picture as a background to text can often make parts of the text illegible.
• You need to speak clearly and directly to the audience.
• Use landscape formatting for your PowerPoint slides to ensure the full slide can be seen on the screen.
• We suggest you bring your presentations saved on multiple media (e.g. one copy on a USB flash drive and one copy on a CD, or one copy on two different CDs) so we can access your presentations should technical problems arise with one of the types of media.

Poster Guidelines

Posters must be ready for viewing in the evening poster session on Tuesday, October 27.  Poster presenters are required to attend their poster during the poster session. We encourage posters to be left on view for the remainder of the conference so they can be viewed during breaks between oral sessions and after sessions have finished. Posters must be removed by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28 at the latest.

Please take note of the following suggestions on poster presentation:

• Divide the contents of your poster into appropriate sections such as: title, author and affiliation; abstract; methodology; data; results; and conclusions.
• Headings above each poster section should indicate its contents and identify the appropriate sequence for viewing the poster by clearly visible numbers, letters or arrows.
• Use a font pitch of no less than 16 for your text since most viewers will be standing at least three feet away from a poster.
• Use larger lettering for the poster’s title, author and institutional affiliation (at least one inch high).
• Avoid fonts that use script or are difficult to read.
• Written material should be concise. Save unessential but helpful or interesting secondary points for discussion with your viewers.
• Graphs, charts and photographs are particularly eye-catching in posters.
• Your printed conclusions should permit observers to focus on a concise statement of your central findings that lends itself to informal discussion.
• Poster presenters will only need to bring their posters to the conference, as display equipment will be provided.