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CPS-BC Regional Meeting
October 19-20, 2011
Delta Grand Hotel, Kelowna
The 2011 B.C. regional meeting at the Delta Grand Hotel in Kelowna will start with a lunch on October 19th followed by afternoon presentations and an evening banquet. Presentations will continue the following morning (Oct 20th) and the meeting will wrap up after lunch. A detailed meeting schedule and agenda will be sent out at a later date.
Please read the following information for registration, accommodation, presentations and abstract submissions.
Registration:
Please fill out the registration form and return it to Dan O’Gorman by email: Daniel.ogorman@agr.gc.ca - no later than October 10th. RSVP: If you are certain that you will be attending the meeting, please do not wait for the deadline, registration forms can be sent in separately from abstract submissions, (a quick RSVP/registration will help considerably in planning the meeting).
Accommodation:
If you are travelling from out of town, a block of 15 hotel rooms have been retained at the Delta Grand Hotel for this meeting. The special rate of $100 will be given to meeting attendees. Please note that these rooms must be reserved by September 19th to receive the $100 rate. Please book your hotel room through the following link to receive the conference rate: http://accounts.deltahotels.com/group.html?uid=G1300362863&type=grp
Abstracts:
Abstracts of this meeting can be published in the Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (CJPP) and must adhere to CJPP format. A sample of the abstract preparation and submission requirements are attached. The deadline for submission of abstracts is October 10, 2011. Abstracts should be sent as a word document to Dan O’Gorman by email: Daniel.ogorman@agr.gc.ca. Payment of $35 per abstract, as publication fee, can be included in the same cheque as your registration fee and mailed or it can be paid on October 19th (but you must send in your advanced registration and abstract by Oct. 10, 2011).
Presentation:
A) Guidelines for oral presentations: Oral presentations are allocated a maximum of 15 minutes. Speakers should allow at least 3 minutes for questions. Presentations should be prepared using Microsoft PowerPoint.
B) Guidelines for poster presentations: posters should be no bigger than 90 cm X 104 cm (Portrait). The poster heading should include title, author(s), affiliation and location. For clarity, lettering for headings, tables and figures should be readable from 1.5 - 2 m.
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