<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear All,</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We are now seeking
submissions for oral presentations and poster presentations for the upcoming 2019
Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council Conference this August 5th and 6th.
Please send/forward to relevant listservs, colleagues, researchers, and friends.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ORAL PRESENTATIONS: The
2019 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. The 7-minute talks should:<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.5in;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Minute One – Grab the
audience’s attention<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.5in;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Minute Two – Summarize
your project/idea<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.5in;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Minutes Three through
Six – Provide the meat of your topic<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.5in;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Minute Seven –
Summarize your project/idea again<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Presentation Formats<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.35pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Abstracts can be
submitted for either oral or poster presentation.<span> </span>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.<span> </span>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 August 5.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Abstract Submission
Guidelines <a href="mailto:-%20Please%20submit%20abstracts%20to%20Nathan%20Hartshorne%20at%20info.maipc@gmail.com.%20" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">- Please
submit abstracts to Nathan Hartshorne at info.maipc@gmail.com. </span></a><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><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.<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
presenting author will be notified about the successful submission of their
abstract by email once the submission is complete.<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><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 July
2<a name="_GoBack"></a>, 2019.The email will confirm the mode of presentation
(oral or poster).<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Abstract Format<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.35pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif""><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.<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Title:
This should be a maximum of 20 words and typed in sentence case.<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Authors:
The presenting author should be listed first and up to five co-authors can also
be included.<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Author
Affiliations: The affiliation details of all authors (institution, department,
city/town, state [if relevant] and country) must be included.<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><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.<span></span></span></p>
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