2017 California Plant & Soil Conference

C A LL F O R P O S T E R S

The California Chapter of the American Society of Agronomy is seeking poster submissions for its 2017 meeting in Fresno. The society seeks science-based posters in fields related to agricultural and environmental stewardship. The General Session theme for the 2017 conference is: "Agricultural Information Overload – Separating Fact from Fiction”. Conference sessions this year emphasize nutrient, water and pest management, soil health, crop and soils spatial variability, biostimulants, risk management, complex decisions and new ways of looking at agricultural issues.

If you would like to present a poster at the conference, abstracts must be received by Monday, January 9th, 2017. Poster abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings. The title of the poster and all author names and affiliations must also be included. The abstract is to be a clear, concise, one paragraph summary (no more than 275 words). It should be informative, providing scope, purpose, experimental approach, significant results, and major conclusions. The abstract shall be single-spaced, using 12-point font and submitted using the attached POSTER SUBMISSION FORM in Microsoft Word (no PDF documents please).

Posters will be displayed at the beginning of the conference on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 31st through the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 1st. A wine and cheese reception will be held, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on January 31st. Presenters are asked to be by their posters during the reception.

STUDENT POSTERS: Currently enrolled students and those within 1 year of graduation qualify. Students presenting posters will receive a complimentary lunch and registration on Tuesday, Jan. 31st. A total of $2,500 in monetary awards will be available to the top poster entries. Both graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit. Please have your major professor sign the Poster Submission Form and scan or submit a hardcopy. Travel funds may be available for student presenters. Please contact Andre Biscaro for more information (contact info below).

Please email your poster abstract submittal form (Microsoft word documents only) to Andre Biscaro (). If you have any questions, please contact him at (805) 645-1465 or by e-mail.

POSTER SUBMISSION FORM

Title of Paper:
Authors:
Contact Name:
Affiliation:
Address:
Telephone, fax, and e-mail:
ABSTRACT:

FOR STUDENT POSTER SUBMISSIONS:

I verify that ______completed this project as part of course work at my institution.

Signature of major professor ______