Meeting Announcement and Call for Abstracts:

14th International Poster Session 'Ecosystems, Organisms, Innovations-14'

12 February 2011; Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A.;

TOPICS: Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, GeoSciences,

Chemical Science, Agricultural Science, Biotechnology, Education, Other.

ORGANIZERS: International organizing committee, including scientists and

representatives of U.S. universities (U.S.A.), Moscow State University (Russian
Federation), scientific institutions of Germany, EcoEthics International Union (EEIU),
and other national and international scientific organizations; the permanent
organizing committee started in 1999, organized over 10 previous conferences of
this series. Distant participation is possible. In case of distant participation, there is
no need to attend in person, which saves your time and money. You can send your
poster by paper mail. The organizing committee will show your poster on your
behalf. At the previous conferences, many distant participants from countries as
different as (in alphabetic order) Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, India,
Iran, Israel, Moldova, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Tunisia, U.K., Ukraine, U.S.A., and
many others did so. All participants will receive the certificates of participation in
the session, on request. The abstracts will be published in the volume: Ecological
Studies, Hazards, Solutions, Vol. 17, with international editorial and advisory boards
that include scholars from 32 countries. This edition is indexed by international
Ulrich's database for serial reviewed editions.

DEADLINES: Deadline (registration, sending abstract) is January 15, 2011. We will

accept your abstract after the deadline with additional fee of $10 for late
registration. We welcome a preliminary letter of intention from you ASAP, without
any commitment from your side. Abstract format: up to 2/3 of page A4, or less. It is
possible to include 1-4 references to your publications, and to mention some grant
support, if any. Poster submission deadline (if sent by paper mail): the posters must
be sent prior to January 15, 2011.

FEES in U.S. dollars: $49 (both for attendees and non-attendees) and $29 for
students (both attendees and non-attendees). The address for sending your fees
(PLEASE send to Dr. D.Page an email mssg BEFORE you send your payment): David
S. Page, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
04011 USA; Email: dpage@bowdoin.edu;
http://academic.bowdoin.edu/faculty/D/dpage/; http://www.dspage.com;

COVERAGE OF THE CONFERENCE BY MASS MEDIA: The conference is regularly

covered by several editions, including journals and newspapers. Some examples are
given in a separate file, see at:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/701_How_the_series_o
f_conferences_Ecosystems_Organisms_Innovations_was_covered_by_mass_media;

CONTACT INFORMATION: Dr. S. Ostroumov, ar55@yandex.ru; Prof. Baoshan Xing,

bx@pssci.umass.edu; Department of Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences, Stockbridge Hall,
University of Massachusetts; Amherst, MA 01003-0910, U.S.A.;
http://www.researchgate.net/event/International_Poster_Session_Ecosystems_Organ
isms_Innovations-14_Amherst_MA_USA/;