19th International Symposium of Subterranean Biology
• 1st July - Abstract Submission Deadline
• 15th August - Standard Registration Close, Late Registration Start
• 21st September - Registration and Welcome Reception
• 22nd September - Conference Commences
First Notice
The 19th International Symposium of Subterranean Biology will convene in Fremantle, Western Australia from 21-26 September 2008 under the auspices of the International Society for Subterranean Biology. These symposia are the principle global forum connecting researchers working on both the terrestrial and aquatic components of subterranean biology.
Australia’s subterranean fauna is amongst the more diverse globally, a far cry from little more than a decade ago when it was considered impoverished. Recent studies have revealed classes, orders and families of animals new to Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. Diversity is particularly high in the rangelands and the arid zone, a distribution that coincides with major resource projects for which subterranean fauna has become a significant environmental issue. This research was initiated by the Western Australian Museum, the host institution for the conference, and developed in collaboration with a national and global network of scientists.
This first notice is calling for your expression of interest in participating in the 19th ISSB. Please complete and submit the Expression of Interest form below to register your interest.
The second notice (October 2007 – Registration) will call for papers and provide definitive details of the symposium with abstracts due by 1st July 2008.
The third notice (22 August 2008 - Programme) will provide the programme and final housekeeping details of the meeting.
The language of the meeting will be English, the official language of the International Society for Subterranean Biology.
Second Notice - Call for Abstracts
We are pleased to announce that registration for the 19th International Symposium of Subterranean Biology is now open. Click here to register.
With registration open, we now also look forward to receiving your abstract for the 19th ISSB.
Preparation of Abstracts
Abstracts are required for all presentations, including posters. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 1st July 2008
The organisers retain the right to allocate submitted papers to poster or oral presentation. Abstracts will only be accepted if at least one author is registered for the Symposium. Registration for the ISSB 2008 is now open.
The Abstract should contain three paragraphs (Title, Authors & Addresses, and Abstract). Please accurately follow the guidelines of the example below. For oral presentation please underline the presenting author. A prize will be awarded for the best Student Oral and Poster Presentation.
The title of your Abstract (14 pt Times New Roman, centred) Author A (1) & B Author (2) (1) Department of Environmental Biology, Adelaide University, SA 5000, Australia; (2) Western Australian Museum, Welshpool DC, WA 6986, Australia. Email dubbo@wwnet.com.au (12 pt Times New Roman and centred) (empty line) Abstract: Maximum 300 words (12 pt and justified) Please italicise Genus and species names, and also indicate the kind of organism by including an appropriate common name and/or higher taxon. |
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| oral presentation (approximately 15 minutes including question time) | |
| poster presentation (maximum size of poster 900 cm wide x 1200 cm deep) | |
| tick here if you want to be considered for the best student presentation | |
(to be eligible the work has to have been done while you were a student and you must now be a student or have graduated within the last 12 months) |
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Please email your submission as a Rich Text File (.rtf) attachment to abstracts@issb2008.org.au
Delegates are reminded that research and review papers, either on the topic of their presentations or other, may be submitted to Subterranean Biology, the journal of the International Society of Subterranean Biology, under the usual editorial prerogative. The journal’s instructions to authors are available at: http://www.fi.cnr.it/sibios/subtbiol.htm
Third Notice - Programme
A provisional scientific programme and abstracts booklet are now available from this website. These may downloaded here, and will also be supplied to delegates at registration.
Conference Poster
A poster is also now available for the conference and may be downloaded via the image below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format (a link to download the free Acrobat Reader is also provided).
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This poster is suitable for emailing, or A4/A3 printing for notice board display. Please feel free to distribute the poster to interested colleagues.
