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The Universidad de Colima and the Instituto de Biología,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM),
organize the
53rd Annual Meeting
of the
Southwestern Association of Naturalists
In Colima, Col. México
Dates: Thursday, April 13th through Saturday, April 15th, 2006
The Local Committee is pleased to invite you to the 53rd Annual Meeting of the
Southwestern Association of Naturalists to be hosted by and held
at the Universidad de Colima, at Colima, Mexico,
and organized by the Instituto de Biología, UNAM. |
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| Highlights of the meeting will include: |
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Registration at the Paraninfo, Universidad de Colima.
(Starting on Thursday, April 13th, 9:00 am – 7:30 pm)
- Opening Reception and Social at the Paraninfo, Universidad de Colima.
(Thursday, April 13th, 6:30 pm)
- Wilks Award Session in the Paraninfo.
(Friday, April 14th, 08:30 am)
- Clark Hubbs Student Poster Award competition.
- Picnic at Comala, Colima.
(Friday, April 14th, 6:30 pm)
- Annual Banquet (Saturday, April 15th, 5:30 – 11:00 pm).
- Social (5:30 – 6:00 pm)
- Dinner (6:00 – 7:30 pm)
- Invited Speaker Presentation (7:30 – 8:30 pm)
- SWAN Auction and Social (8:30 – 11:00 pm)
- Field Trips: “Volcán Colima” and “El Terrero, Reserva de la Biosfera de Manantlán”. Sunday, April 16th
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LOCAL COMMITTEE CHAIR:Dr. Ricardo Ayala, Estación de Biología Chamela, Instituto de Biología, UNAM. Tel. +52 (315) 3510200. e-mail: barajas@servidor.unam.mx.
LOCAL COMMITTEE: Co-Chair Dr. Andrés García (chanoc@ibiologia.unam.mx), and Dr. Jorge H. Vega, Dr. Miguel A. Ortega, Dr. Manuel A. Balcázar, Dr. Gerardo Herrera, Dr. Felipe Noguera, Dr. Alfonso Pescador Rubio, and Dr. Katherine Renton. |
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IMPORTANT DEADLINES: |
- ABSTRACTS
10 February 2006. All Abstracts must be received no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, 10 February 2006. Abstracts received after this deadline will not be accepted. See Instructions for Abstract submission below.
- REGISTRATION:
The deadline for registration is 10 March 2006. The registration fee for professionals is $90 and $60 for students. Registration must be received by the deadline. Late registration fees will be $120 for professionals and $80 for students. The first 350 to register will receive a Padfolio® commemorating the 53rd Annual Meeting as part of the registration packet. Picnic and Banquet seating is limited. Although tickets may be available at the meeting, purchasing these tickets with your registration is strongly encouraged. See the Registration Form below.
- HOTEL RESERVATIONS:
Hotel María Isabel – This beautiful and spacious hotel close to the University has blocked 200 rooms for the 53rd Annual Meeting. Group rates of $68.40 per room will be available for reservations made through 4 April 2006. Reservations made after this date will be honored based upon availability. PHONE: (52-312) 316-0757.
Local Hotels – There are several hotels located close to the Universidad de Colima. However, these hotel locations will require commuting a short distance to and from campus. Below is a list of local hotels in Colima and their contact numbers.
- Hotel María Isabel (52-312-316-0757)
- Hotel Los Candiles (52-312-312-3212)
- Hotel Ceballos (52-312-312-4444)
- Hotel América (52-312-314-4424)
- Hotel Costeño. (52-312-312-1900)
- Hotel Plaza Madero (52-312-330-2895)
- STUDENT AWARDS
Student awards and their descriptions appear below. Information and instructions regarding award applications may be found at the SWAN Student Awards web site (http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/swan/). Any revisions or updates to these deadlines will be posted on the SWAN Student Awards web page. All abstracts must be received prior to the abstract deadline (10 February 2006) for student award applications to be considered.
- Howard McCarley Student Research Awards – 15 January 2006
- Wilks Award – 3 February 2006
- Clark Hubbs Student Poster Award – 10 February 2006
- Student Travel Awards – 30 November 2005
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SYMPOSIUM: (Saturday, April 15th)
LIVE AUCTION:
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This year, there will be a live auction to follow the banquet. This auction and fund raiser for the society will also provide entertainment for its meeting participants.
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Donations for the SWAN 2006 auction are welcome. Arrangements for donation items to be delivered to the Universidad de Colima can be made by contacting (Chair, Co-Chair and Local Committee).
FIELD TRIPS:
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El Terrero, Reserva de la Biosfera de Manantlán : Dr. Manuel Balcazar and Dr. Sebastián Lemus from the Universidad de Colima will organize a field trip to visit “El Terrero”, a site with the few remnants of cloud forest in western Mexico. This trip is planned for Sunday, April 16th, between 08:00 – 16:00 hrs. This field trip is available for a transportation fee of $25, including lunch. The trip is limited to 20 participants and is subject to cancellation due to insufficient participation.
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Volcán Colima National Park: Drs. Andrés García and Jorge H. Vega will organize a field trip to the surroundings of one of the most active volcanoes in the world. During the trip you will have an excellent opportunity to watch birds and experience a gradient from tropical to temperate ecosystems. This trip is planned for April 16th from 06:00 to 14:00 hrs. Don’t forget your camera. This field trip is available for a transportation fee of $25, including lunch. The trip is limited to 18 participants and is subject to cancellation due to insufficient participation.
PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS:
Abstracts for oral or poster presentations may be submitted in either English and Spanish. The presenting and principal author must be registered for the meeting. All abstracts must be submitted electronically by either:
If your abstract is submitted by e-mail, the following format must be followed as presented in the example below:
- Entry 1: Indicate presentation type (Oral or Poster) followed by an indication if this presentation is to be considered for competition (Wilks or Hubbs)
- Entry 2: Indicate one general topic that best describes your presentation. (Taxonomy, Systematics, Morphology, Ecology, Behavior, Evolution, Physiology) followed by the taxonomic group of study (Plants, Invertebrates, Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals, Birds)
- Entry 3: List presentation title in all capital letters.
- Entry 4: List Author(s) and affiliation(s). If there are multiple authors, indicate the presenting author with an underline. Use numbers to identify institutional affiliations.
- Entry 5: Abstract limited to 300 words.
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| EXAMPLE: |
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Oral - Wilks
Ecology - Reptiles
COTTONMOUTH (AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS) NEURO-ECOLOGY: AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO EXAMINING PATTERNS OF SPATIAL USE.
Roth, E.D.1, W.I. Lutterschmidt2 and D.A. Wilson1.
1Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, 2Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341.
The reptilian medial and dorsal cortices are putative homologues of the hippocampal formation in mammals and birds. Studies on mammals and birds commonly report neuro-ecological correlations between hippocampal volume and spatial ecology. We examined the relationship between homologous cortical volumes and spatial use in a reptile (Agkistrodon piscivorus) that exhibits sex differences in spatial use. Male and female brains were sectioned and digitized to quantify regional cortical volumes. Males had a significantly larger medial cortex volume relative to telencephalon volume. We will discuss volumetric sex differences within a reptilian putative hippocampal homologue and the interesting correlates between cortical volume and spatial ecology. |
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PREPARATION OF PRESENTATIONS:
- POSTER PRESENTATIONS: Posters must be no larger than 48 inches (120 cm) wide and 36 inches (90 cm) tall. Posters will be mounted to display boards; push pins will be provided by the local committee.
- ORAL PRESENTATIONS: All forms of audiovisual equipment will be available. However, Microsoft PowerPoint© presentations saved to CDs or data sticks are strongly recommended and encouraged. Presenters will be required to submit presentation material to moderators 30 minutes prior to the beginning of each paper session.
STUDENT AWARDS: All application materials and information regarding student awards can be found on the SWAN web site (www.biosurvey.ou.edu/swan/). Many of these award applications require online electronic submission.
- STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS: The Southwestern Association of Naturalists is granting student travel awards to help defray travel and meeting expenses for students attending the 53rd Annual Meeting to be held 13-15 April 2006 in Colima, Colima. These awards will be given to students from outside Mexico who are presenting an oral or poster presentation. Sorry, deadline has already passed.
- WILKS AWARD: The Wilks Award is presented to the student giving the best oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Association. Research must be primarily the work of the student, not that of the major professor, and the student must be the sole author of the abstract. From those submitting written summaries, a judging panel will select up to four students to make oral presentations (15 minutes in length) in a special plenary session at the beginning of the Annual Meeting. A winner will be selected from this group based on the quality of the oral presentation and the significance of the results. The Wilks Award has a cash award of $500, a certificate, and a set of all available back issues of The Southwestern Naturalist. The winner will be announced at the Annual Banquet.
- CLARK HUBBS STUDENT POSTER AWARD: The Clark Hubbs Student Poster Award is presented to the student or students displaying the best poster at the Annual Meeting of the Association. This award provides a certificate, a cash award of $300, and a set of all available back issues of The Southwestern Naturalist. Although posters may be co-authored with the major professor, the work presented must be primarily that of the student(s). A panel of judges will select the winner based on quality of the visual presentation and significance of the results. The winner will be announced at the Annual Banquet.
- HOWARD McCARLEY STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS: The Howard McCarley Student Research Fund provides up to five awards annually, up to $1000 each, to support student research. Applicants must be students (undergraduate or graduate) currently enrolled in an institution of higher education, sponsored by a faculty member, and a member of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists. Awards (maximum of $1000) will be made in support of any aspect of research on biota of the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America, except for travel to meetings. Individuals may receive a maximum of two grants from the Association. All qualified students are encouraged to apply, especially those in developing countries. Grant applications may be in either English or Spanish. Awards will be announced at the Annual Meeting of the Association. Two letters of recommendation must be submitted in support of the application. One must be from the research advisor and the second from someone familiar with the student’s academic career and proposed research project. All materials must be received by the President-Elect no later than 15 January each year.
TRAVEL DIRECTIONS to SWAN 2006:
- AIR TRAVEL: There are three options for those members traveling by plane that include the Colima Domestic Airport (16 miles northeast of Colima City), or the international airports of Manzanillo (80 miles southwest of Colima City) and Guadalajara (125 miles northeast of Colima City). Taxis will be available from all airports to Colima City at varying fares depending of the arrival airport ($12 US from the Colima airport, $180 US from Guadalajara and $60 US from Manzanillo), These airports have several choices in ground transportation including a variety of rental car services. Taxis from airports to bus stations are about $13 US in all cases.
- TRAVEL to Colima City from Puerto Vallarta (~ 253 miles) or Manzanillo (~ 61 miles):
- Take Carretera Federal 200 south along the coast from Puerto Vallarta to Barra de Navidad.
- Once you pass Barra de Navidad, keep driving to Manzanillo
- There are two options near Manzanillo, one goes through Manzanillo and the other around it (Toll is ~ $4 US).
- From Manzanillo, passing through or around it, you can take a toll road ($8 US) or again Carretera Federal 200 to Colima.
- Colima City is small such that you can get to the University easily by following signs or by asking directions. Many people speak English.
- TRAVEL to Colima City from Guadalajara (~ 141 miles):
- After leaving Guadalajara towards Colima (~ 13 miles) you find a “Y.” Take the left fork to Colima expressway. The right fork goes to Barra de Navidad; don´t take the fork to Barra since you will make a huge loop.
- The registration site for the meeting is the Paraninfo, which is a building very easy to locate at the Universidad de Colima. See the map on the SWAN webpage www.ibiologia.unam.mx
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:
If you work/study in the United States, use the following instructions. If you work/study in Mexico or Latin America, see the Instructions in Spanish (below). Go to the SWAN website (www.biosurvey.ou.edu/swan/) and find the on-line Registration Form in English. Fill it out on-line and submit it, then print it off and send it along with a check or money order for the total registration costs (and payable to SWAN 2006) to:
Dr. Jake Schaefer, SWAN Treasurer
The University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Biological Sciences
118 College Drive #5018
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Save a paper copy of the completed Registration Form to take with you to the meeting as proof of registration. |
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Sample Registration Form
Deadline: 10 March 2006 |
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Name (As to appear on name badge): ____________________________________________
Institutional Affiliation: ________________________________________________________
Event |
After 10 March 2006 |
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Registration Fees |
Registration $90.00 US |
$120.00 US |
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$__________ |
Student $60.00 US |
$90.00 US |
Picnic Ticket ($15.00 US) |
Number of Tickets ( ) |
$__________ |
Banquet Ticket ($20.00 US)
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Number of Tickets ( ) |
$__________ |
Opening Social (Paraninfo) |
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No Charge |
SWAN 2006 T-Shirt ($15 US)
*Indicate number for each size ordered |
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$__________ |
Field Trip
Volcán Colima ($25 US) or
El Terrero ($25 US) |
Indicate which |
$__________ |
TOTAL Registration = |
$__________ |
Contact Information:
Phone: ____________________
E-mail: _______________ |
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