The Mississippi River Research Consortium is soliciting platform and poster papers for presentation at the 46th Annual Meeting, April 23-25, 2014. Papers are invited on any subject dealing with the biota and environment, both terrestrial and aquatic, in and along the Mississippi River and its major tributaries. Dr. Emily Stanley of the University of Wisconsin Madison will be the plenary speaker (http://limnology.wisc.edu/personnel/ehstanley/content/research-0).
ABSTRACTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY FEBRUARY 10, 2014. Instructions for abstract preparation and submittal are on page 2 of the attached announcement. A preliminary program with registration materials and information on hotel accommodations will be emailed during February 2014. This information will also be available on the MRRC webpage at http://m-r-r-c.org/. Students: As many as six (6) student travel scholarships ($200 each) are available for the 2013 conference. Students interested in competing for one of these scholarships should submit a scholarship application, available on the MRRC webpage (http://m-r-r-c.org/). Looking forward to seeing you there, Andy Casper, Vice President Mississippi River Research Consortium ________________________________ Director, Illinois River Biological Station Illinois Natural History Survey 704 N. Schrader Ave. Havana IL 62644 phone: 309-543-6000 fax: 309-543-2105 blog: http://fromrivertosea.wordpress.com/ homepage: http://www.inhs.illinois.edu/~afcasper
