Guidelines and Application

We invite submission of abstracts for consideration as either 12-minute oral presentations or poster presentations. Oral presentations are most appropriate for projects in which results have been obtained, whereas poster presentations could also include preliminary work and research in the planning stage. Based on review of submitted abstracts, the Scientific Program Committee may ask that some authors requesting an oral presentation present a poster instead.

Presenting authors can suggest the session for which their talk is best suited:  foraging ecology, movement ecology, migration/annual cycle, conservation, education, genetics and evolution, breeding ecology, disease ecology, and others.

If you are not experienced with writing scientific abstracts, consider reading one of the many online writing guides. In general, include 1–2 sentences of background information followed by 1–2 sentences stating the question or hypothesis to be addressed, a brief summary of the methods used, and a brief summary of the key results and interpretation. Be concise, be precise, use first person, and avoid statements that don’t convey information (e.g., “results of our analyses will be discussed”). Abstracts should have a maximum of 250 words.

LANGUAGE INFORMATION: Abstracts can be submitted in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese, but should also be translated as follows: submissions in English should include a Spanish translation, submissions in Spanish, French or Portuguese should include an English translation.  

Online translation services:
- Deep L
- Google translate

Speakers can present in the language of their choice, but please note that we will only have simultaneous translation services at the meeting for oral presentations from English to Spanish and Spanish to English, so we encourage presenters to choose one of those languages if they are comfortable doing so. To ensure each presentation reaches as wide an audience as possible, we will also encourage those presenting in French, Portuguese and Spanish to include English on their presentation slides or posters. English presenters will likewise be encouraged to include Spanish on their slides or posters.

Note that students wishing to compete for a Student Presentation Award can present in English or Spanish. More information on the Student Presentation Awards competition, including eligibility details will be provided soon.

The scientific sub-committee will review and make decisions on acceptance of all abstracts. Criteria for acceptance will include relevance to shorebird biology as well as presence of clear statements of research questions, methods, key results and interpretation.

Abstract submission is closed

The online form includes a questionnaire and a submission of the document as the following example.

Please check the poster guidelines at the end of the web page