Please respond directly to the post. For YETI, Vishnupriya ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Madhura Niphadkar <madhura.niphadkar@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 1:05 PM Subject: Raptor Conference India - 2nd Call - 8th ARRCN India To: Staff of ATREE <staff@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: pande.satish@xxxxxxxxx, Hari Sridhar <hari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Hari Sridhar <harisridhar1982@xxxxxxxxx>, meet.yeti@xxxxxxxxx FYI. Please circulate amongst egroups, colleagues and friends who may be interested..... -------------------------------------------------------------- 8th ARRCN, India: The Raptor Conference 6 – 9 February 2014, Pune, India. SECOND CALL FOR REGISTRATION / PAPERS / POSTERS / VIDEO FILMS Dear Members of ARRCN, Ornithologists and Birdwatchers, Greetings from the Organizing Committee of the Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network’s Raptor Conference, Pune, India We remind and invite you to register as participant / contribute Oral Presentations / Poster Presentations / Video films to the scientific session, based on original research only on diurnal (Falconiformes) and nocturnal (Strigiformes) raptors from Asia. Registrations and paper submissions and have already started and kindly register immediately to confirm your participation, in view of limited seats. You need not present a paper to participate. Website: arrcn.elafoundation.org Kindly go to the website for form downloads and instructions: Important dates (see website): · Deadline for receiving abstracts: 31st August, 2013 · Last date for registration (Early Bird): 31st October, 2013 · Last date of registration with late fees: 1st November till 31st December · Last date for International Student Grant (ISG) application: 31st October, 2013 Abstract submissions for oral / poster / video presentations (see website): · Proposals shall be accepted by the scientific program committee on first come, first served basis until the schedule is full. · Abstract should be no longer than 500 words. · The scientific committee will select and organize presentations in appropriate sessions based on the scientific content of the abstract. · Indicate preference for oral / poster / video presentation. · Some oral presentations may be accepted as posters. · Speakers should aim at 12 minute presentations with 3 minutes for discussion. · Preliminary findings or work in progress should be submitted as poster presentations. · Decision of the scientific committee will be final. · E Mail your forms to pande.satish@xxxxxxxxx and arrcn.india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Topics of research could be: Conservation Biology / Ecology / Ethno-ornithology, Bio-geography, Diversity, Raptor migration, Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny, Pesticides, Lead poisoning, electrocution and other threats, Rescue and rehabilitation, Bio-acoustics, Predictive modelling & Bio-statistics, Conservation education, Status surveys, Falconry, others. Organizers: Ela Foundation, Pune. ARRCN, Secretariat, Japan. Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Pune. (Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India). High Places Management Pvt. Ltd. Pune. Our Major Collaborators: Darode-Jog Properties, India. The Peregrine Fund, USA. Denver Zoological Institute, USA. Raptor Research Foundation, USA. SACON, Coimbatore, India. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. Bombay Natural History Society, India. IBCN. Pune Municipal Corporation, India. National Institute of Virology, Pune and others. We look forward to your contributions, support and to meet you at Pune, India. Namaskaar, Sincerely, Dr. Satish Pande Organizing Secretary, 8th ARRCN, India. MB, MD, DNB, Ph.D., F.M.A.Sci. Director, Ela Foundation. Prof. Milind Watve Ph.D. IISER, Pune Jt. Secretary, 8th ARRCN, India. -- Dr Satish Pande MD, DNB, PhD, Fellow Mah. Academy of Sciences Director, Ela Foundation C-9, Bhosale Park Sahakarnagar-2 Pune 411009, India Website: www.elafoundation.org -- Dr Satish Pande MD, DNB, PhD, Fellow Mah. Academy of Sciences Director, Ela Foundation C-9, Bhosale Park Sahakarnagar-2 Pune 411009, India Website: www.elafoundation.org -- Young Ecologists Talk and Interact (YETI) http://www.meetyeti.in/ For you or your friend to subscribe or unsubscribe please visit //www.freelists.org/list/meetyeti Only mails to be broadcast to all 2000 members are to be sent to the freelist email. Send all subscription and other messages to meet.yeti@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe (i.e. stop receiving YETI broadcast emails in future) please visit <//www.freelists.org/list/meetyeti> or send an email to <meetyeti- request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with “unsubscribeâ€� in the subject.