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Submission Types 

• Single Presentation- A 15-minute presentation within the Symposium Tracks is invited. Selected presentations will be organized into cohesive concurrent sessions and session moderators will be assigned. Authors may propose more than one presentation but must submit each abstract separately.
  

• Poster- Posters will be displayed throughout the Symposium, with dedicated time for presenters to interact directly with participants during the first evening of the event. To the degree possible, posters will be displayed by Symposium Track. Please note that only one poster abstract per presenter will be accepted, but authors may submit abstracts for both oral and poster presentations.
  

Abstract Guidelines 

Abstracts must be submitted by close of business September 1, 2024.

• Title: The title of the presentation should be written in title case (not all caps).

• List of authors and co-authors: Please list in "First Last" name format with the following denotations: Primary Author *, Presenting Author ^, and Co-Author(s) with separating commas. (e.g., LaDon Swann *, Steve Sempier^, Eric Sparks, Ana Wheeler)
  

• Maximum length: 250 words

• Spacing: Single-spaced

• Paragraphs: Paragraphs must be separated by a blank line and not indented.

• Select up to 3 topical tracks to which your submission fits.

• Select your student award eligibility. Select "Not a student" for non-applicable. 

• Select either Individual Presentation or Poster Presentation
  

• Tagging co-authors' user accounts to submission: Search and select the names of the submission's co-authors.
  NOTE: If a co-author does not have a profile already, you can add their information and an email will be sent to the co-author with automatically generated login credentials so he/she can log in and update his/her profile.

Selection Criteria 

The Program Committee will review proposals and evaluate them using the following criteria:

• Significance to the scientific, restoration, coastal management, and/or policy-making communities of the northern Gulf Coast.

• Relevance to Symposium Tracks. Insight on upcoming or ongoing restoration activity, coastal management trends, and/or the latest science.

• Multi-stakeholder participation, underrepresented perspectives, early career professionals, and presenters that bring to forefront the depth and breadth of the coastal community.

• Applicability and transferability to other projects and locales, particularly with respect to expanding our understanding of coastal systems and lessons learned.

• Thoroughness of the proposal.

• Innovation.

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