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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#231F20">MAIPC and the SER Mid-Atlantic Chapter are accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations for the 2017 conference program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Invasion Biology: Paths to Conservation and Restoration Success
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council and the
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 1 & 2, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="margin-left:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.25pt"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#231F20"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#231F20">ORAL PRESENTATIONS: The 2017 conference will use a one-track format; there will be no concurrent sessions. In addition to plenary talks, there will be several themed sessions of 7-minute oral presentations
followed by discussion. We are using this method so that our speakers are provided a full audience for their presentations and so that our listeners can hear every presentation.
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The 7-minute talks should be structured as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-margin-top-alt:.35pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:225.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1<sup>st</sup> minute – Grab the audience’s attention<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-margin-top-alt:.35pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:225.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2<sup>nd</sup> minute – Summarize your project/idea<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-margin-top-alt:.35pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:225.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Minutes 3-6 – Provide the meat of your topic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-margin-top-alt:.35pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:225.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Final minute – Summarize your project/idea again<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#231F20"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#231F20"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#231F20"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#231F20">POSTER PRESENTATIONS: Abstracts selected for poster presentation will be displayed all day and through the Poster Pub. Abstracts for presentations and posters should demonstrate clear relevance to
the fields of invasive plant management and/or ecological restoration. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#231F20"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-margin-top-alt:.35pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-margin-top-alt:.35pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Abstracts can be submitted for either an oral or poster presentation. Authors should indicate their preference for an oral or poster presentation during the submission process. However, the Program Committee will
make the final allocation of presentation format as it will not be possible for all to give an oral presentation. We encourage all those submitting abstracts for oral presentations also submit a poster – there will be plenty of time for discussion during the
evening Poster Pub session on the first day of the conference.<span style="color:#231F20">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Abstract Submission Guidelines <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Presentations are limited to one oral and one poster presentation per person. You can be listed as a co-author on any number of submissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Confirmation of successful submission of an abstract will be emailed to the presenting author.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-margin-top-alt:.35pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Program Committee and an acceptance notification will be sent to the presenting author by email no later than May 31, 2017.<span style="letter-spacing:2.45pt">
</span>The email will confirm the mode of presentation (oral or poster).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.55pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Abstract Format<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Abstracts will be reproduced in the abstract publication exactly in the form they are submitted. Authors are therefore kindly requested to adhere to the following guidelines. Failure to do so may result in the
abstract not being accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:29.2pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Title: This should be a maximum of 20 words and typed in sentence case.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:29.2pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Author(s): The presenting author should be listed first and up to five co-authors can also be included.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:29.2pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Author Affiliation(s): The affiliation details of all authors (institution, department, city/town, state [if relevant] and country) must be included.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:29.2pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Word Limit: The main body of the abstract text cannot exceed 300 words and should be text only.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:29.2pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please submit abstracts to Andrew Rohrbaugh at</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0B3468">
</span><a href="mailto:anrohrbaug@pa.gov"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">anrohrbaug@pa.gov</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Abstracts are due by 5:00PM on May 19, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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