Announcement and Call for Papers
24th Benthic Ecology Meeting
March 7-10, 1996
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208 USA
The 24th Benthic Ecology Meetings will be hosted by the Belle
W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research, the
Marine Science Program, and the Department of Biological Sciences of
the University of South Carolina.
This year the Southeastern Estuarine Research Society (SEERS) and the
Gulf Estuarine Research Society (GERS) will meet with the Benthic
Ecology Meeting. There will be a session devoted to SEERS and GERS
which will run concurrently with the sessions of the Benthic Ecology
Meeting. Members of SEERS and GERS will be contacted by their society
program chairs with requests to submit titles/abstracts for this
session. Registration for the SEERS and GERS session will be handled
separately by those societies but registration with any of the three
organizations will allow attendance at all of the sessions, breaks,
socials, etc.
SESSION TOPICS
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Herbivory/Predation/Feeding
Larval Ecology/Recruitment
Nutrient Dynamics/Production
Benthic-Pelagic Processes
Chemical Cues/Defense/Chemical Ecology
Life History Dynamics
Biogeochemistry
Disturbance/Recolonization
Flow/Biophysical Processes
Population Genetics
Ecotoxicology
INFORMATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION ON-LINE
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The World Wide Web site at <URL:http://marine.geol.sc.edu/> contains
further information and forms for online abstract submission and
registration. All submitted abstracts will be available for viewing
at the WWW site.
For more information via email send an empty email message with the
"Subject: info" to: info at benthic.geol.sc.edu (NOTE: all information
available via email is on the WWW site).
The preferred method of abstract submission is via a WWW browser on
the Internet. Connect your web browser (which must be forms-capable)
to <URL:http://marine.geol.sc.edu> and follow the instructions.
Submission option no. 2 is submission via electronic mail. To do
this, send a blank piece of email with "Subject: abstract" to
<info at marine.geol.sc.edu>. You will receive a form and complete
instructions by return email.
Submission option no. 3 is for those without access to the World Wide
Web or electronic mail (but if you're reading this, you have email or
network access, so please use one of the preceeding methods!).
The deadline for submission of abstracts is February 2, 1996.
REGISTRATION
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You must get a registration form via email, WWW, or paper mail in
order to register. Registration must be returned via paper mail. We
are not performing on-line registration (only online submission of
abstracts).
Cost of registration is $50 for faculty and postdoctoral students and
$35 for graduate and undergraduate students. This includes your
badge, admission to the talks, socials and poster sessions, a printed
program, and a copy of the abstracts.
The deadline for early registration and submission of abstracts is
February 2, 1996.
No registration or abstract will be accepted without payment of the
registration fee. You may, however, submit an abstract via WWW or
email before paying the registration fee - we will not fully enter it
into the database until payment is received. The registration fee for
presenters (talks and posters) is due by February 2, 1996.
SCHEDULE
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Thursday March 7 8 to 11 pm Combined Social
and Registration
Friday March 8 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Meeting sessions
5:30 to 8 pm Dinner break
8 to 11 pm Social and Posters
Saturday March 9 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Meeting sessions
5:30 to 8 pm Dinner break
8 to 11 pm Social and Posters
Sunday March 10 8:30 am to noon Meeting sessions
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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For general information, online abstract submission, and registration
forms (please check here before calling or faxing us - thanks!):
World Wide Web: http://marine.geol.sc.edu
electronic mail: info at marine.geol.sc.edu
Fax: 803-777-3935
Specific questions can be addressed to:
Bruce Coull coull at marine.geol.sc.edu 803-777-3940 projection equip.
Steve Stancyk stancyk at marine.geol.sc.edu 803-777-3944 projection equip.
Bob Feller feller at marine.geol.sc.edu 803-777-3937 socials
Judy Williams-Howze wmshowze at marine.geol.sc.edu 803-777-3925 socials, hotels
Dave Wethey wethey at marine.geol.sc.edu 803-777-3936 abstract submis.
Dean Pencheff dean at marine.geol.sc.edu 803-777-3936 abstract submis.
Tom Chandler tchandler at marine.geol.sc.edu 803-777-9481 restaurants
Al Decho adecho at marine.geol.sc.edu 803-777-6994 restaurants
Dennis Allen dallen at marine.geol.sc.edu 803-546-3623 SEERS,GERS
Sally Woodin woodin at marine.geol.sc.edu 803-777-4254 general info.
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Chris Finelli
finelli at rocky.geol.sc.edu and http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/~finelli
Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC 29208
