Dear Undergraduates,
If you are presenting at ESA's Annual Meeting this year in August, we have great news for you! The Student Section of the Ecological Society of America ( http://www.esa.org/students/section/) is giving out awards for BEST POSTER and BEST TALK! Just email your abstract to joey.bernhardt "at" biodiversity.ubc.ca by JULY 31 2013 to be considered for the award! For further details please go to http://www.esa.org/students/section/node/468. Some details are given below. *BEST UNDERGRADUATE PRESENTATION AWARDS* *AWARD*: The Student Section of the Ecological Society of America will award two cash prizes ($75 each) to the best undergraduate student oral presentation and best undergraduate student poster presentation during the 2013 ESA Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN. Best undergraduate student oral and poster presentations will be awarded based on the same criteria as the Buell and Braun awards (see here for additional details<http://www.esa.org/esa/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/awards.php>). Awards for the 2013 recipients will be presented at the Student Section Award Ceremony at the 2013 Annual Meeting. Judging for the 2013 competition will occur during the 98th Annual Meeting, awards announced shortly after the conference, and awards presented at the Student Section Award Ceremony at the 2013 Annual Meeting. For questions regarding the award, please contact Joey Bernhardt (joey.bernhardt (at) biodiversity.ubc.ca), ESA Student Section Chair. *ELIGIBILITY AND NOMINATION*: All applicants must be members of the ESA Student Section in the 2012-2013 year. Membership is $5. Let me know if you have any questions about the student section or want to get involved! To find out more about student section activities, follow us on twitter or facebook https://www.facebook.com/ESAStudentSection @esa_students (general ecology student stuff) @joeybernhardt (chair) @kikatarsi (student section vice chair)
