Title: Call for papers: 3rd South Australian Weeds Conference
The Weed Management Society of South Australia welcomes everyone with an interest in weed management to the 3rd South Australian Weeds Conference which will be held at the Plant Research Centre, SARDI, Waite Campus, Adelaide, 8 - 9 May, 2012. Continuing on from the previous two successful biennial state weeds conferences, WMSSA would like to invite speakers interested in weeds, weed management and weed research to submit abstracts for the up-coming South Australian Weeds Conference. Abstracts and summaries should be a maximum of 300 words. Posters and displays are also welcome and encouraged. Conference themes for 2012 include, but are not exclusive to, the following areas:
Role of fire in weed management
New technologies
Food security
New & emerging threats
Eradication
WoNS
Research
Weed management for biodiversity
Education, awareness and community engagement
Weed management in cropping systems
Monitoring & evaluation
Mining, tourism and transport
Policy & legislation
All abstracts will be compiled for conference attendees but should you wish to submit a full written paper for inclusion with the conference abstracts then they must be submitted by April 4th 2012. Full papers will only be accepted on receipt of an abstract by the due date of February 17th 2012. Full papers must be submitted in the same format as abstracts. You will be notified of the acceptance of your presentation for inclusion in the conference by March 5th 2012.
An A4 representation of your poster can be included in the conference proceedings if provided by April 4th 2012.
Important dates Submit abstracts February 17th Notification of acceptance of presentation March 5th Submission of papers and posters for inclusion in conference proceedings April 4th Conference May 8-9th
Abstracts can be submitted electronically to Susan Ivory or Shauna Potter at wmssa01@hotmail.com Any conference enquiries can also be directed to wmssa01@hotmail.com