Presenter Information
Oral presentations
We’ll be using our typical format of 20-minute presentations (15 for presenting + 5 for questions). Deadline for abstract submission is 30 Sept 2021.
- Presenters will give live presentations and be in control of their own slides
- Session moderators will request a back-up presentation file to be provided in advance of the conference
- Presentations will be recorded unless presenters opt out by communicating that to their moderator
Click here for general instructions and tips. Further Instructions and details will be available with the scientific program in late October.
Questions? Contact Patty Szczys
Lightning Talks
In lieu of a poster session, we are offering two Lightning Talk Sessions that will allow presenters to obtain feedback on their work. If you wish to be considered for a lightning session, please write “ – Lightning S1” or “ -Lightning S2” after your talk title when you submit it.
Session One (S1): Student Work-In-Progress
This session is open to students in the early stages of their projects who are interested in receiving feedback on aspects of their proposed research. Presentations can focus on the study system, field/lab/statistical methods, and/or preliminary results (if any).
Session Two (S2): General membership
This session is open to professionals at any career stage whose work is not well suited to the standard talk format (e.g., reports on surveys or monitoring programs, outreach efforts, chance observations, etc.) or who prefer not to present a long-format talk.
Guidelines
Abstract
Abstracts for both sessions will be shorter than those for standard talks (≤ 150 words). Actual or anticipated results can be included but are not expected.
Presentation format
Each talk should last a maximum of five minutes (1-5 slides). Talks will be scheduled in 30-minute blocks, which will consist of four talks back-to-back followed by ten minutes for questions for all presenters.
Notes
- This format is ideal for presenting a general summary or highlighting a specific aspect of a proposed or in-progress project, rather than simply compressing a standard talk into a shorter format.
- If you would like to focus feedback or discussion on specific aspects of your project, you can include questions for the audience in your talk to direct the Q&A period.
- To keep the session moving, five-minute time limits will be strictly enforced. If you prefer pre-recording your talk, please contact us.
- Click here for some useful guidance on preparing lightning talks
Best Student Presentation Awards
Awards will be given to students participating in the Waterbird Society meeting to recognize excellence in oral and poster presentations. These awards are presented at the closing Banquet. Student contributions are marked throughout the program with a skimmer chick symbol as seen below. Click the text links to see the evaluative criteria used in judging for oral and poster presentations.