November 17-20, 2008
Hot Springs Convention Center
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Student Presenter Scholarships:
The BSSRC Organizing Committee is offering
scholarships to help defray the costs of
undergraduate and graduate students attending the conference. In order to
receive a scholarship, a student must:
• Be the lead author on a paper or poster being presented at the meeting.
• Be willing to assist meeting organizers in some capacity at the conference,
such as managing the audio-visual equipment in a meeting room during the
concurrent sessions.
Registration:
A mail-in registration form is now available. Online
registration will be available soon through the Hot Springs Convention Center.
Please check back soon to find the link to register online (credit cards only).
General conference information:
(pdf format)
Nestled in the shortleaf pine-covered Ouachita
Mountains and Ouachita National
Forest, the
Hot Springs Convention Center in
Hot
Springs, Arkansas, will serve as the host of the 15th Biennial Southern
Silvicultural Research Conference. Held on November 17-20, 2008, the conference
will consist of concurrent technical sessions, a poster session, and optional
field trip.
On-site registration can begin the afternoon of
Monday, November 17 at the Convention Center Grand Lobby, and concurrent
sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18 and 8:00 a.m. on
Wednesday, November 19. There will also be a poster session with authors present
from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening (posters will be up during the rest of
the meeting, but the authors may not be present). Refreshments will be available
at scheduled breaks, and lunch will be served on-site both Tuesday and
Wednesday.
An optional field tour will be offered on Thursday,
November 20, with destination and specific schedule to be detailed later.
Transportation and lunch will be provided with the tour, and a separate
registration fee will be charged to cover these expenses. November weather in
Arkansas can range from warm, sunny days to cool, rainy weather, so dress
appropriately for the tour!
A
large block of rooms has been reserved at the government rate for Hot Springs at the
Embassy
Suites Hotel, located immediately adjacent to the Convention Center. Attendees are strongly encouraged to stay at
this location, which is easy walking distance to the meeting and the
restaurants and attractions of downtown Hot Springs.
Student Competition:
We will be having a student competition for best paper and
best poster, with prizes awarded to the winners. To enter this contest, please
identify yourself as a willing participant in the student competition in the
check-box on the registration form. To be eligible, the student must be
presenting and should not have won this prize in any previous year.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Don C. Bragg
Research Forester
USDA Forest Service
Southern Research Station
P.O. Box 3516 UAM
Monticello, AR 71656
(870) 367-3464 ext. 18
dbragg@fs.fed.us
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