Graduate Student Symposium
2010 Graduate Student Symposium
April 9-11
Hosted by:
The Marine and Estuarine Graduate Student Association
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, The University of Southern Mississippi
and
The Graduate Student Group
Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory, The University of South Alabama
and
The Marine Environmental Researchers
Louisiana State University
Abstract Submission Deadline
March 12, 2010
Registration Deadline
March 26, 2010
Registration Form
We would like to invite you to attend a fun-filled, research-oriented, and affordable symposium being held at The University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, MS. This symposium provides a forum for students to present their research in a formal but non-threatening environment and to network with students and faculty from across the region. All university students and faculty in aquatic, marine and biological sciences are invited to attend and all graduate students are encouraged to present. Awards will be given for best oral and poster presentations and oral presenters will receive feedback. We have an exciting program lined up. Dr. Michael McCartney, professor of ecology and evolution at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, will give our keynote address.
The Friday night welcome/registration session and cookout will be held on the beach next to the Lab on East Beach. All presentations will be given on Saturday. Continental breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday are included in dormitory fees and are available to those not staying in the dorms for a small fee. A poster will be held on Saturday afternoon. A lunch on Saturday will also be available. A banquet will be held Saturday evening at the new and improved Ocean Springs Yacht Club, located on Front Beach, at the base of the Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bridge. The new clubhouse has sensational views, beach access, open-air patio and plenty of room for the live-band and dancing. Transportation to and from the banquet will be available.
Presentations and posters are limited to students only, but everyone is invited to attend. If you need airport transportation or hotel information, please contact Jennifer McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@eagles.usm.edu) or Jay Dieterich (jay.dieterich@eagles.usm.edu).