Water-Ecosystem Services, Drought, and Environmental Justice: The 1st Millennium Conference of the Ecological Society of America November 9-12, 2009 Athens, Georgia http://esa.org/millenniumconf/2009/
CALL FOR POSTERS Deadline for Submission: Thursday, May 28, 2009 Water-ecosystem services in the United States and many places around the world are severely stressed from population redistribution, urbanization, water overdrafts, flood control, and limited institutions. This first ESA Millennium Conference seeks to integrate social science and ecological research to address the present and future complexities and challenges of water resources governance, decision-making and environmental justice at the local-to-regional and national levels in the United States and internationally. Building on the premise that drought is a normal, recurrent feature of climate that occurs in virtually all climatic zones, this conference aims to investigate how the impact of drought is exacerbated or mitigated by ecology, water resource infrastructure, policy, and human behavior, resulting in differential socio-ecologic vulnerability to drought from region to region, as well as within regions. The Conference Committee is calling for the submission of poster abstracts that relate to water-ecosystem services, drought, or environmental justice. Abstracts that address connections between these three themes are especially encouraged. Authors may take a research, policy, or education approach to the topic applied to any geographical region. Approximately 30 poster abstracts will be selected from this open call. ABOUT THE CONFERENCE The 1st ESA Millennium Conference will have about 100 invited attendees. For each accepted poster abstract, there will be one invitation to attend the Conference and present the poster. There will be no registration fee, but attendees will be responsible for their own travel and lodging. ***Funding is currently being sought to support the attendance of students invited to present a poster at the Conference.*** SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS To submit your poster abstract, please follow this link: http://eco.confex.com/eco/mc09/mcpost/papers/index.cgi. You will need the following information: 1. Title 2. Name, Affiliation, and Email address for all authors 3. Abstract, maximum of 300 words If you have any questions, please contact Aleta Wiley, Science Programs Assistant at the Ecological Society of America, at [email protected].
