Post by Sharon Faulkner on Dec 5, 2006 9:50:15 GMT -5
First Call for Papers
NCKMS 2007, St. Louis, Missouri
Theme: “Cave & Karst Conservation in the Ozarks”
NCKMS 2007, St. Louis, Missouri
Theme: “Cave & Karst Conservation in the Ozarks”
The National Cave & Karst Management Symposium will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, October 8-12, 2007. This is the first call for papers. For a preview of the NCKMS, see www.utexas.edu/tmm/sponsored_sites/biospeleology/nckms.html
By April 1, 2007, please submit a title and abstract of your paper or poster to Bill.Elliott@mdc.mo.gov . Submit now for a better chance of getting on the schedule. This also will help us decide how to formulate the sessions (see below).
Abstracts are limited to 250 words. Our theme is “Cave and Karst Conservation in the Ozarks”, so expect to hear papers from Illinois to Oklahoma, but any paper or poster about cave and karst management, use or study is invited. There is always a national and international flavor to this symposium. However, your paper might not be accepted if you delay, the abstract is poorly written, or the subject is uninformative. Digital presentations are expected, but please avoid excessive use of graphs and tables, or any that are difficult to read on a typical projection screen. We do want the latest, cutting-edge information, so a revised title and abstract may be sent to me by the final deadline of September 1, and I encourage that.
This year we will require written manuscripts one month after the Symposium. We want your participation and newest technical presentation, but we want your manuscript too. I will edit the Proceedings with Tom Rea’s assistance, and they will be published a few months later. The 2005 Proceedings just came out!
Contact:
Bill Elliott, NCKMS Chair
Missouri Department of Conservation
Resource Science Division
P.O. Box 180
Jefferson City, MO 65109
573-552-4115 ext 3194
Bill.Elliott@mdc.mo.gov
Possible 2007 NCKMS Sessions
Ideas and requests for sessions are welcome.
* Innovations in Cave Protection
* Cave Databases and GIS
* Cave Management by Cavers
* Groundwater Issues
* Cave Life Studies
* Managing Caves on Public Lands
* Consultants in Action
* Karst Regions of the World
* National Cave & Karst Research Institute