[Srm] Announcing 9th Annual RISE Symposium, 13 October 2012

[Mcclaran, Mitchel P - (mcclaran)]

Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium

Saturday, 13 October 2012, 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM

University of Arizona Marley Auditorium (Room 230), Tucson, Arizona

The ninth annual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium will feature invited speakers presenting recent research on the USDA-ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, University of Arizona Santa Rita Experimental Range and other outdoor laboratories.  There will also be a poster session where students and researchers are encouraged to report on completed or in-progress studies.  Time will be available for questions from the audience.

Student Poster Contest Awards:
Through the contribution of a generous donor, for the first time in RISE history we are able to grant awards for outstanding student posters. A single poster award will be granted in each of the following categories: Best Graduate Student Poster ($500), Honorable Mention Graduate Student Poster ($100), Best Undergraduate Student Poster ($300), Honorable Mention Undergraduate Student Poster ($100). To qualify for a poster award, the work presented on the poster must have been conducted in or have used data from the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed (WGEW), the Santa Rita Experimental Range (SRER), or both. Entry to the contest appears in the registration process for the symposium.

Registration:  $10 for students; $25 for all others (lunch included)

The deadline for registration (as a courtesy for catering plans) is 08 October 2012.  Late registrations will be accepted at the Symposium site from 8:00 to 9:00 AM.

Submission deadline for poster presentation is 14 September 2012.  Note: Space may be limited; if this is the case, priority will be based on order of abstract submission.

Continuing Education Units will be awarded from the Society for Range Management Certified Professional Rangeland Managers.

Please use the web site http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/rise/ to view the RISE program, to register for the symposium, and to submit poster abstracts.
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