CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

DNA Barcoding of Pacific Invasive and Pest Species
22nd Pacific Science Congress
14-17 June 2011:  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 1 MARCH 2011

Researchers, institutional officials, and students are invited to submit abstracts for oral and/or poster presentations concerning DNA barcoding for the identification and control of invasive and pest species in the Pacific region. 

 “DNA barcoding” is a technique proposed by Dr. Paul Hebert (Univ. of Guelph, Canada) in 2003 for identifying species using a short standardized gene sequence.  Since making this proposal, barcodes have been determined for more than 1 million specimens from approximately 100,000 species.  Barcoding is becoming a widely used tool for:

• Basic taxonomy,
• Identifying species in ecological studies and biodiversity monitoring; and
• Identifying species of concern to government regulators and others, such as:
• Agricultural pests and invasive species,
• Endangered and protected species, and
• Disease vectors.

iBOL, the International Barcode of Life project, and QBOL, the Quarantine Barcode of Life project) are building DNA barcode reference libraries of invasive and pest species.  CBOL, the Consortium for the Barcode of Life, is promoting partnerships and support for the use of DNA barcoding to these and similar problems. 

This full-day symposium/workshop has three goals:

1. Disseminate information on DNA barcoding and the International Barcode of Life Project;
2. Provide an opportunity for local and international initiatives on the identification and control of invasive species to share information (e.g., QBOL, IPPC); and
3. Identify opportunities and priorities for DNA barcoding activities on invasives in the Pacific.

Guidelines for Submission of Abstracts
Abstracts can be submitted for:

• Longer oral presentation (15-20 minutes) on major initiatives by regions, countries, networks or other associations to improve scientific collections in the Pacific and their access and use;
• Short “lightning presentation” (5 minutes) on specific initiatives to improve collections in an institutions; and/or
• Presentations for poster display.

Please be sure to designate the type of presentation you would like to make on the submission form.

Abstracts not accepted for oral presentation will automatically be considered for presentation as posters.

If you want to submit an abstract with multiple co-authors, one co-author abstract must be designated as the presenter by showing his or her last name in UPPERCASE FONT. 

Review and Selection of Abstracts
All abstracts will be reviewed by a Steering Committee for the relevance and quality of their scientific content.  Authors will be notified if their abstract has been accepted by 1 April 2011.

For further information regarding this symposium/workshop:
Dr. David Schindel, Consortium for the Barcode of Life (schindeld@si.edu )

For questions regarding submission of abstracts:
Matt Sileo, Consortium for the Barcode of Life (sileom@si.edu)

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Abstract Submission Form
DNA Barcoding of Pacific Invasive and Pest Species
22nd Pacific Science Congress
14-17 June 2011:  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstracts should be written in English using the attached form.  The text you submit will be used by the Technical Program Committee to review your abstract.  Some formatting (bold, italics, underlining) will be lost.  If your abstract is accepted you will be asked to send a Word file with the abstract exactly as you would like it to appear in the Conference Program.

Please follow these guidelines in preparing your abstract:

• Specify your preference for oral or poster presentation,
• Title (250 characters maximum):  Please use all capital letters 
• Authors and their affiliations (800 characters maximum):

EXAMPLE:
Steinke D,.(1); ZEMLAK TS. (2); Hebert P.D.N. (1);
(1) University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; (2) Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;

• Abstract text (300 words maximum).  Insert a blank line between paragraphs.  Do not indent the first line of a new paragraph

Submitter Information:

Last Name
First Name
E-mail Address

I would like my abstract considered for (check all that apply):

Oral presentation

Poster display

If you selected Oral Presentation, please check all that apply:

Longer oral presentation (15-20 minutes)

Short "lightning presentation" (5 minutes)

 

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