Call for Abstracts - Urban Ecology and Conservation Symposium

The 11th annual URBAN ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION SYMPOSIUM hosted by the Urban Ecosystems Research Consortium (UERC) will be happening on Monday, February 11, 2013 at Portland State University in the Smith Center Ballroom

The program will include a series of oral presentations, a poster session, two keynote speakers, raffles, and a post-symposium social.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Abstracts for oral presentations and posters are due on NOVEMBER 9, 2012. Please see www.uercportland.org for details (the abstract form will be available shortly).

REGISTRATION: Registration is open.

Early registration deadline: JANUARY 21, 2013.

On-line registration deadline: FEBRUARY 1, 2013.

On-line registration standard rate: $40; student rate: $20; volunteer rate: $10; the registration fee includes lunch for those who register and pay by January 21, 2013.

Registration will be available at door, as space allows, at the following rates: $45 standard; $20 for students (payment options will include check or cash only, no credit cards); does not include lunch.

ABOUT THE UERC: The UERC is a consortium of people from educational institutions, local, state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations and businesses who support urban ecosystem research and creating an information-sharing network to collect and use ecological data in the Portland, Oregon/Vancouver, Washington region.