The Student Professional Development Working Group invites students to submit research-in-progress posters covering topics in wildlife science, management, conservation, education, or policy. 

All undergraduate, master’s, and Ph.D. students are eligible for this session. Topics are limited to the following categories:  

• Research-in-progress,
• A proposed research project (with a focus on study design),
• Results from completed undergraduate research projects
• Student Chapter research projects that may not be appropriate for the regular poster sessions (these may include a class or group research project).

The student-work-in-progress poster session will be held separately from the contributed poster sessions.  Posters will be displayed Tuesday, October 5 between 5:00 – 7:00 pm.  Authors will be expected to attend their posters during this time. This is an excellent opportunity to receive feedback and suggestions from both professionals and peers.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS 
Please submit your abstract as a Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf) document attached to an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  with “TWS Student Poster Session” in the subject line by midnight May 16, 2010. Abstracts that miss this deadline will not be considered.  *Files should be named with the lead author’s last name and initials*. Please submit only one poster per lead author (or class/group).

Abstracts should include the following information BEFORE the body of the abstract (see example below):

• Names of authors, university/affiliation, and email address of the presenting author (underline the name of the author presenting
• Current student status (Undergraduate, M.S. or Ph.D.)
• Poster category (please choose one of the following):
  • Conservation and Management of Birds
  • Ecology and Habitat Relationships of Birds
  • Population Dynamics of Birds
  • Conservation and Management of Mammals
  • Ecology and Habitat Relationships of Mammals
  • Populations Dynamics of Mammals
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
  • Biometrics
  • Conservation of Communities, Ecosystems, and Landscapes
  • Human Dimensions, Conservation Education, and Conservation Policy
  • Wildlife Damage Management
  • Wildlife Diseases and Toxicology
  • New Technology and Applications
  • Student Chapter

• Poster title

The body of the abstract should be less than 300 words and include a statement of the objectives, brief description of methods, principal results (if applicable), and conclusions (if applicable).  Include scientific names in the abstract, but not in the poster title.  Also, do not abbreviate place names (e.g. state or country) in the poster title.

ABSTRACT REVIEW Abstracts will be reviewed by a committee of the Student Professional Development Working Group.

REGISTRATION All presenters MUST register and pay the appropriate conference registration fee. Discounted student registration fees will be available and advance registration is strongly recommended. Registration information will be posted online in June.

QUESTIONS? Questions about the student poster session may be directed to Jerod Merkle at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or Jonathan Derbridge at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For all other conference questions, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Example Submission

Jerod Merkle and Jonathan Derbridge
Wildlife Biology Program, University of Montana, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jerod Merkle, M.S. Graduate Student

Poster category: Population Dynamics of Birds

Title: Growth rates of cavity nesting birds in Arizona

Body of abstract…