[Coral-List] Call for abstracts for the 5th Guam Coral Reef Symposium – June 25-26, 2019

[Whitney Hoot]

Call for abstracts for the 5th Guam Coral Reef Symposium – June 25-26, 2019

Deadline for abstract submission: Friday, March 29, 2019 at 5:00pm (ChST)



We are pleased to announce the 5th Guam Coral Reef Symposium, hosted in
partnership with the 30th Pacific Islands Environment Conference (PIEC).
The Coral Reef Symposium will take place from June 25-26, 2019 at the Hyatt
Regency Hotel in Tumon, Guam. This event will serve as a forum to share
findings of management-driven research; cross-jurisdictional lessons
learned from coral reef conservation and management efforts; and novel
tools and technologies for research, monitoring, enforcement, and
restoration.



The symposium is hosted by the Guam Environmental Protection Agency and the
Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans, with funding from the NOAA Coral Reef
Conservation Program and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Symposium
participants are encouraged to attend the PIEC and associated workshops,
June 22-28, 2019, also at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. More information about
the conference is available here: https://piec2019.com. The theme of this
year’s PIEC is “Greening Growth in the Pacific.”



We welcome abstracts from government, academia, NGOs, teachers, and
students related to the following themes:

- Managing land-based sources of pollution to protect coral reefs

- Coral reef fisheries management and marine preserve establishment and
enforcement

- Managing for coral reef resilience to climate change and restoring
degraded reefs

- Creative solutions for community engagement in coral reef conservation

- New tools and scientific advancements for coral reef management



We are soliciting abstracts for oral presentations and posters. Interested
presenters should submit abstracts via email attachment by *Friday, March
29 at 5:00pm (ChST) *to GUcoralsymposium at gmail.com. All abstracts must be
in English. There is no fee to attend the symposium or the PIEC. Limited
scholarships are available to defray hotel and travel costs.



Submissions should include:

1.      Presenter name

2.      Institute or organization

3.      Contact information (email and phone)

4.      Brief bio of presenter (max. 150 words)

5.      Title of presentation

6.      Abstract (max. 200 words)

7.      Preferred presentation type: Oral or poster

8.      Statement of financial need if interested in a scholarship (max.
150 words)



The scientific committee will review submitted abstracts and notify
selected presenters by Friday, April 12. Please send any questions to
Whitney Hoot at whitney.hoot at bsp.guam.gov.
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*Whitney C. Hoot *

*Coral Reef Resilience Coordinator*
Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans
Governor's Complex, Adelup, Guam 96910
whitney.hoot at bsp.guam.gov <whitney.hoot at gmail.com> / 671-686-1699