DATES: 12-13 October 2007
PLACE: Bull Shoals Field Station, Missouri State University: Springfield, MO, http://www.bullshoals.missouristate.edu/
HOST: Tom Tomasi
Final Call for Papers: This is the final call for oral and poster presentations. All authors must submit abstracts by 22 September 2007. All authors must use the abstract submission form and submit abstracts for presentation electronically as an attachment (file formats required, in order of preference, are PDF [.pdf], or Word2000 [.doc], or rich-text file [.rtf] to Vicki Jackson. All authors must preregister and pay fee for the meeting. The registration form is available here. Submit no more than one first authored paper. About 18 oral presentations can be accommodated and will be accepted in the order received. However, students will have a higher priority than faculty, if numbers of presentations submitted exceed the schedule limitations. Oral presentations will be allotted 12 minutes for the talk, 2 minutes for questions, and 1 minute to move between speakers. Only PowerPoint® slide presentations will be accepted. Each PowerPoint® presentation file must adhere to the following restrictions:
PowerPoint presentations will be downloaded onto a central computer and placed in order of presentation. All PowerPoint presentations will be given from a single computer. Backups should be on Flash drives or on CD. Authors will receive an electronic confirmation of receipt of their abstract and their PowerPoint presentation. Additionally, a message from the CPSM list serve will announce when the finalized program has been posted to the web site.
Registration (on or before 22 September--$10.00 for students, $20.00 for non-students; after 22 September--$15.00 for students, $25.00 for non-student); registration is FREE if you are a student and presenting a paper or poster. All meeting participants must register by filling out this registration form. Registration forms and checks made payable to "Central Plains Society of Mammalogists" must be mailed to:
Shannan Nilz, Secretary-Treasurer
Department of Biological Sciences
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS 67601
NOTE THAT YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THE MEETING
BY 6 OCTOBER 2007 TO EAT ANY OF THE PROVIDED MEALS.
Anticipated Meeting Format:
Friday, 12 October:
Registration (6:00-8:00 pm) at Bull Shoals Field Station
Welcoming Social (7:00-10:00 pm) at Bull Shoals Field Station
Saturday, 13 October:
Breakfast (7:00-8:00 am) at Bull Shoals Field Station
Registration (7:00-8:15 am) at Bull Shoals Field Station
Technical Sesssions (8:30-10:45 am) at Bull Shoals Field Station
Keynote Address (11:00 am-12:00 pm) at Bull Shoals Field Station
Lunch (12:00-1:30 pm) at Bull Shoals Field Station
Technical Sessions (1:30-3:30 pm) at Bull Shoals Field Station
Business Meeting and Awardee Announcement (4:00-5:00 pm) at Bull Shoals Field Station
BBQ dinner and evening social (5:30-10:00 pm) at Bull Shoals Field Station
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Dr. Matt Gompper, University of Missouri, School of Natural Resources
Meeting Facilities: Bull Shoals Field Station
BSFS upddated its facilities! The site includes a two-story stone-house plus several smaller out-buildings. The house was originally constructed by Frank Drury in 1924. Electrical power is now supplied by a photovoltaic system consisting of 3 solar panels on the roof and a bank of 8 batteries for energy storage. Propane wall heaters provide a greater level of comfort for winter and cool-season use than previously experienced. Phone service consists of a cell phone, which may be used for work-related calls. Our toilet facilities include an ADA-compliant restroom on the ground level and a bathroom with shower on the second floor. We do have running water for cooking and cleaning, however, a moderate sulphur odor has given some users reason to bring bottled water for drinking.
A picnic shelter or pavillion provides fresh-air cover from sun and rain. It is furnished with six picnic tables and some benches.
A new classroom building was recently built to provide space for seating with or without tables for group use. Pictures to be added soon!
Housing: Between the two houses (onsite and off site) there are beds for perhaps 25 people, floor space for another 20, and lots of tent space. There is plenty of space around the field house to pitch tents.
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Special Guidelines: Keep it clean Pick up all your trash, including cigarette butts. Carry away your own trash and put fresh trash bags in cans. As necessary, pick up after each other. This is your station, so keep it looking nice. Report any problems to the faculty in charge or to the Director.
For those who would rather stay in a hotel, Branson has a few of those:
(http://directory.branson.com/Lodging)
Collecting mammals in the native habitats around Bull Shoals: MDC collection permits Anyone wishing to trap, capture and release, kill, or collect plants or animals in the Drury-Mincy Conservation Area must possess a Wildlife Collector’s Permit, which may be obtained by writing to Missouri Department of Conservation, Attn. Fiscal Services, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0180. |