DFC2019: Desert Fishes Council 2019 Annual Meeting Sul Ross State University Alpine, Texas, TX, United States, November 20-24, 2019 |
Conference website | https://www.desertfishes.org/2019-meeting-in-alpine-texas/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dfc2019 |
Conference program | https://easychair.org/smart-program/DFC2019/ |
Poster | download |
Submission deadline | September 30, 2019 |
Announcement and Call for Papers
Here you will find everything needed to participate, submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations, make hotel reservations, get the program, and plan your travel.
Check this page frequently for details as they evolve (or set up a monitoring tool to do that for you), and subscribe to the Council’s email discussion list (DFC-L) to be advised by email of all future meeting-related news.
Venue
The meeting will be at Sul Ross University in Alpine, Texas, and is co-hosted by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Sul Ross University, and the University of Texas at Austin. Accommodations for a group block have been made at Quarter Circle 7 Hotel. DFC rate for the meeting is $94.00 per night. Hotel reservations can be made with the following DFC Meeting block information:
- Quarter Circle 7 (http://qc7hotel.com/)
- Reservation Number: 1-432-837-1100
- Ask to use one of the block Desert Fishes Council rooms.
If you have any issues with your reservation, please contact Megan Bean (megan.bean@tpwd.texas.gov)
Additionally, there are several RV camping options available close to the Alpine area. Details on various camping options around Alpine can be found here:
- RV camping at Lost Alaskan RV Park
- RV camping at Mesquite Tranquility
- RV camping at BC Ranch RV Park
- RV camping at La Vista RV Park
- Big Bend State Park (about an hour's drive from Alpine)
- Big Bend National Park (about an hour's drive from Alpine)
- RV camping at Pecan Grove (please be aware of this site's proximity to an active train track)
Travel
The nearest major airport is El Paso International Airport in El Paso, Texas. Car rentals are available at the airport. It is a four hour drive from the El Paso Airport to Alpine.
Watch for updates of this section and subscribe to DFC-L for information about opportunities for ridesharing.
Meeting Schedule
The schedule of meeting events will be posted in the DFC Calendar (click forward to November) which will be periodically updated, but on-site registration will begin on Wednesday afternoon with an informal social held that evening. Oral and poster technical sessions will begin on Thursday and continue on Friday and Saturday. The DFC Business Meeting will be on Friday afternoon followed by a banquet on Friday evening. Field trips will be on Sunday - details below.
The DFC 2019 Short Program and DFC2019 Long Program are now available in pdf format (updated November 1, 2019). Also, you can follow this link to view a web version of the Long Program, which can also be accessed by following the link across from 'Conference Program' at the top of this Call For Papers page. All of these files may be updated, so check back here periodically.
A detailed program including the full schedule of events and paper and poster presentations to be published on the EasyChair web pages and in the calendar once finalized (about 1 month after deadline for abstracts).
Registration
Payment of registration fees is required of all who attend, and only current members of DFC can present papers. See DFC's meeting web page for links to register to attend and to pay DFC membership dues. The DFC Online Store is where you’ll pay both membership dues and meeting registration. Deadline for early registration is midnight September 30, 2019.
Abstract Submission
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. As always, to be considered for presentation, all contributions, whether orally presented papers, or posters, must be relevant to the mission of the Desert Fishes Council (DFC): "...to preserve the biological integrity of desert aquatic ecosystems and their associated life forms, to hold symposia to report related research and management endeavors, and to effect rapid dissemination of information concerning activities of the Council and its members."
Before starting to write your abstract, please read and comply with our general instructions to authors, then to submit it, follow the link at the top of this page to the submission form and submit by the deadline (at top of page). You will need to first establish an account with Easychair.org. See our simple instructions for that. Complete your EasyChair profile (content of which is used in your abstract submission), and read the instructions provided in the form before entering your content. Submission of an abstract will notify not only the DFC officers responsible for processing the content, but all co-authors will be notified of the submission via email (using the address you input for them). If they too have (or get) an Easychair account they will also be able to edit the abstract. Editing of content will be possible until October 1, 2019.
Each presenter is limited to a single oral presentation, but poster presentations are less limited and are encouraged. Program space is limited so order of reciept will determine acceptance and programming of presentations; except for symposia which have a predetermined order.
Area Reports - We invite anyone with relevant conservation or research projects to contribute to the Area or Regional reports that aggregate content. If you don't have time or desire to present a full paper or poster on your work, please provide at least a brief account for the appropriate Area Report that the Area Coordinator will present.
Special Symposia
DFC will be hosting a special, invited symposium "Changing Landscapes: The shift of the Chihuahuan Desert to a groundwater dependent ecosystem".
Invited Speakers
Plenary Speaker - Timothy Birdsong (chief of the Ecosystem/Habitat Assessment Branch at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
Presentations
File format for oral presentations should be PowerPoint (ppt, .pptx, .pps, .ppsx) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf ). To ensure your presentation is loaded into the correct directory on the meeting laptop please use the following format for your filename. Date_Time_LastName.ppt. Time should be in 24-hour format without a colon. Example: Nov15_1130_Einstein.pptx. Refer to the Short Program to make sure you get the date and time correct. The file can be uploaded through the EasyChair abstract submission page, or can be brought to the meeting on a flash drive and transfered to the meeting computer after you arrive at Alpine.
Oral presentations should be timed so that they last 13-14 minutes, which will allow time for questions and transition to the next speaker. Speakers are required to use the provided microphone.
Posters should be standard research poster dimensions, but no larger than 36 inches by 48 inches.
Travel Grants
DFC offers travel grants to support meeting participation by any members needing such assistance. Note also the conservation grants program that helps support research.
Committees and Contacts
Local Committee
- The local host, Megan Bean, is assisted by the DFC Executive Committee.
- Other local hosts include Sarah Robertson (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), Gary Garrett (University of Texas at Austin), Kevin Urbanczyk (Sul Ross University).
Program Committee
- Chair - Tony Robinson
Field Trips
Mount Livermore Hike at the Davis Mountains Preserve (led by Megan Bean)
Publication
Abstracts from DFC2019 will be added to the Council's online published index of abstracts.
Sponsors
Resolutions
If you wish to propose a resolution that furthers the objectives of the Council, please submit the resolution by the abstract submittal deadline. Proposed resolutions must be submitted with complete lists of proposed recipients of the resolution and all contact information for those individuals. Proposed resolutions will be reviewed by a committee of members appointed for this purpose. If deemed in compliance, proposed resolutions accepted by that committee shall be discussed by the assembled membership at the Annual Business Meeting and ratified by majority vote. The author of a resolution will report to the membership where appropriate.
Executive Committee Officer Elections
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President. Directs Council officers, appoints, with the assistance of the Executive Committee, Chairs of all Committees, and is the ex-officio member of all Committees. Presides at meetings of the Executive Committee and Council.
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Program Secretary. Announces the Annual Meeting to members, and organizes submitted abstracts into an interesting and informative program. Provides a report to the Executive Committee and to the Council during the Annual Business Meeting.
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Membership Secretary. Collects and accounts for all membership dues payments, and maintains the membership directory and mailing database. Provides data from the membership database to members and others, as approved by the Executive Committee, and transmits membership dues to the Executive Secretary on an annual basis. Provides a report to the Executive Committee and to the Council during the Annual Business Meeting.
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Areas Coordinator. Functions as a liaison between the Executive Committee and the Area Chairs. Provides a report to the Executive Committee and to the Council during the Annual Business Meeting.
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Proceedings Editor. Works with the Webmaster and Program Secretary to provide appropriate editing and quality oversight of abstracts submitted by members for potential presentations at the Annual Meeting. Works with the Webmaster to publish the abstracts online in timely fashion with appropriate metadata and tags/keywords to make them and other DFC-provided information relevant to the Council’s mission. Provide report to the Executive Committee and to the Council during the Annual Business Meeting.