***ESA Meeting Attendees: Agroecology Section Presentation Competition Expanded to Include Contributed Oral Talks***
In an effort to enhance student involvement in the ESA Agroecology Section’s presentation competition being held at the Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, the contest is being expanded to include contributed oral presentations as well as posters. The only requirements for entering the competition are that a) the presentation reports on original agroecological research, b) the presenting author is enrolled as a graduate or undergraduate student, and c) at least one author of the presentation is a member of the Agroecology Section. Awards for the best presentations (poster or talk) will include: 1st place- $250.00 2nd place- $150.00 3rd place- $100.00 Honorable mention - $50.00 To enter the competition, please send an email to Rich Smith ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) with the subject line: “Agroecology Presentation Competition” by Sunday August 3. Please include your name, the title of the presentation, and the date, time, and location of your presentation. Presentations will be viewed and judged by an awards panel at the meeting. Winners will be notified shortly after the meeting. In addition to the monetary award, titles and abstracts of the winning presentations will be displayed on the Agroecology Section’s website (http://www.esa.org/agroecology). Richard G. Smith, Ph.D. Depts. of Entomology and Crop and Soil Sciences Agricultural Sciences and Industries Bldg. Penn State University University Park, PA 16802
