ATBC 2008 - ATBC Awards

The Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation

ATBC Awards

Alwyn Gentry Award for Best Student Paper

Alwyn Gentry’s legacy to tropical biology was not limited to the phenomenal contributions he made to the study of diversity and conservation of tropical plants. He was a caring and supportive mentor to students from all over the Americas. In remembrance and recognition of the contributions of a singular scientist, colleague, mentor, and friend, the Association for Tropical Biology presents the Alwyn Gentry Award for the Best Student Paper each year at its Annual Meeting.

Two awards are given each year, one for the best student oral presentation, and one for the best student poster.

The award recipients will each receive a $100 prize, plus a free one-year subscription to Biotropica and $100 in books from the University of Chicago Press. In addition, each of the winners will have their photograph and abstract published in Biotropica.

Eligibility. - All individuals who have been students within the previous 12 months are eligible, including those who have completed the Ph.D. within that period. The number of years of eligibility is not limited The work must have been done by the student as the senior author on the paper. Two or more students may present a joint paper and would then split the award

Award Criteria. - originality of study - contribution of the study to science - breadth of the study - quality of the research design and execution of the data analysis - quality of the presentation, including audio-visual materials.

The Committee reserves the right to make no award if it deems that no deserving paper has been presented or if fewer than five eligible papers are presented. All students who wish to be considered for the Gentry Award must indicate so on their registration forms.

To be eligible for the award, please email a copy of your submitted abstract to Susan Laurance (Laurances@si.edu), Coordinator of Awards, and to Dr Pierre-Michel Forget (atbc2008@yahoo.com), President-elect of the ATBC, with 'ATBC Award' in subject.

Deadline: May 9, 2008 CLOSED

Luis F. Bacardi Award for Advances in Tropical Conservation

The ATBC is pleased to invite young conservation scientists to apply for the Luis F. Bacardi Advances in Tropical Conservation Award.

This $300 award, which will be awarded each year for the best oral presentation on a conservation-related theme at the ATBC Annual Meeting, is open to individuals with a doctorate who completed their Ph.D. no more than five years previously (For the 2008 meeting in Paramaribo, Suriname, those who completed their Ph.D. in 2003 or thereafter are eligible).

The Bacardi award, provided to the ATBC by an endowment from the Lubee Bat Conservancy, is designed to foster high-quality conservation science in the tropics. In addition to the honorarium, the winner of the award will have his/her abstract and photo published in Biotropica.

If you wish to be considered for this award, please send a copy of your submitted abstract to Susan Laurance (Laurances@si.edu), Coordinator of Awards, and to Dr Pierre-Michel Forget (atbc2008@yahoo.com), President-elect of the ATBC, with 'ATBC Award' in subject.

In your email message indicate the year you received your Ph.D. and the name of the granting university and department.

Deadline: May 9, 2008 CLOSED

Be careful when using colors in your oral and poster presentations: see Banquet Address

Jaguar (Panthera onca) (by night)