Mountain Stream Symposium II:
Continuing Challenges for Critical Ecosystems
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2013
Time: 8:45am - 5:30pm
This one-day symposium will host a diverse group of invited speakers from academia, agency, and non-profit groups interested in mountain streams of the Appalachian region. Contributed poster submissions are encouraged. Registration is free and open to the public, but required because seating is limited to the first 120 participants and lunch will be provided.
The symposium theme is Continuing Challenges for Critical Ecosystems, with the goal of highlighting emerging research and management that provide opportunities for understanding challenges facing mountain streams in our region. The symposium is a follow-up to the Virginia Mountain Stream Symposium I held at UVa in 2004 (http://swas.evsc.virginia.edu).
All are welcome to attend!
Synthesis and Interpretation of Surface-Water Quality and Aquatic Biota Data Collected in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, 1979–2009
UPDATED Program
Registration
Flyer
Location:
Bioscience 1007
James Madison University
951 Carrier Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Parking:
Park in lot D2 no permit needed. Campus Map
Organizing Committee:
- Christine May, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, James Madison University maycl_at_jmu.edu
- Tom Benzing, Professor, Department of Integrated Science and Technology, James Madison University benzintr_at_jmu.edu
- Rick Webb, Senior Scientist, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia rwebb_at_virginia.edu
Sponsors:
4-VA program & JMU Department of Biology
Invited Speaker Information:
Unless otherwise noted, invited speakers have 30 minute time slots. Please keep your presentation to no more than 25 minutes, leaving ample time for questions and discussion. Please upload your presentation as a Powerpoint file to our saved dropbox account. Contact snowkj@dukes.jmu.edu for an invitation to the dropbox site or arrive early and load your presentation from a USB drive onto our server. In order to facilitate a smooth transition between speakers we cannot accommodate individual lap tops. If you need any specialized software or have AV questions, please contact Kyle Snow at snowkj@dukes.jmu.edu
A dual screen system is available. Please set the resolution of your presentation to 16x9 for best viewing on the screens.
Please submit a brief bio that can be used for your introduction. Please email bio's to snowkj@dukes.jmu.edu
Please note that the symposium will be recorded for archiving and will be available on-line. The symposium may also be available via live streaming video. You will be asked to sign a video release waiver prior to your presentation. Waiver form can be found here.
Contributed Poster Information:
We welcome posters and display table information from registered participants in the symposium. Poster viewing will occur during the lunch break (12:30-1:30) with additional viewing throughout the day. We request that you arrive early to get assistance hanging your poster and leave it on display throughout the day. We can accommodate posters up to 50” wide but look into providing a standard recommendation because we do not want the posters touching each other (we can accommodate up to 30).