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Information for Presenters

San Diego 2007
Posters and exhibits at the 2007 Symposium.
Photo: Bob Case

Download instructions for presenters.

Download Symposium Proceedings template.

Chico 2008 Student Awards
2008 Student Contest Winners
Photo: Bob Case

Presentations and Proceedings Instructions

  • Poster Session: Update: We will provide foamboard (30"x40"), easels, and push pins for posters. We have limited spaces available in the oral paper sessions and will likely need to place some presentations in the poster session instead. If you will be presenting preliminary results or a description of a program, we encourage you to submit your abstract for a poster. Posters allow presenters to have extended discussions with attendees and provide space to show data that will not fit on a slide. Posters will remain up Thursday and Friday.
  • Student Contest: Undergraduate and graduate students, or those who graduated within six months of the Symposium, are encouraged to enter the student contest. Indicate that you are entering on the abstract form. First place in each category will receive a cash prize; first, second and third places will be acknowledged in the Fall Cal-IPC News. All contestants will receive feedback on their presentations from our judges.
  • Registration: All presenters should register by the early registration deadline of Friday, September 4, 2009. We offer discounts to students and Symposium volunteers. Go to registration page…
  • Proceedings: The Symposium Proceedings are a valuable record of information presented at the Symposium and are especially useful for projects that will not be published in scientific journals. All presenters in the oral paper sessions and everyone in the Student Contest must submit a 1000-1500 word article for the Cal-IPC Symposium Proceedings by 5pm, Wednesday, September 30, 2009 (before the Symposium). Poster presenters are encouraged, but not required, to submit an article unless they are entering the Student Poster Contest.Download the Symposium Proceedings template...
  • Preparing your presentation: SCB offers tips for preparing oral presentations and posters.
  • Previous years: Presentations and Proceedings from previous years may be viewed in our Symposium Archive.


The California Invasive Plant Council invites abstracts for contributed papers and posters for our Annual Symposium in Visalia! This year's theme is "The Leading Edge of Wildland Weed Management". The Cal-IPC Symposium brings together more than 300 researchers, land managers, and other weed workers from throughout California. Many of our attendees tell us this is their favorite conference and return year after year. Paper sessions are held Thursday and Friday, October 8-9, 2009. Oral presentations are 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions. A designated poster session will allow poster presenters to interact with attendees. Graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to enter our Student Paper and Poster Contest.

We are especially interested in presentations on innovative topics in the following areas:

  • Invasive plant biology and ecology
  • Control techniques
  • Mapping and monitoring
  • Habitat restoration as part of invasive plant control
  • Early detection and rapid response
  • Exceptional invasive plant removal projects or outreach programs
  • Social issues or policy related to invasive plant management

Presentations at the Cal-IPC Symposium are selected to provide a useful and diverse educational forum, without endorsing any particular organization's products or services. For oral presentations, we look for new findings on important topics, and do not allow promotion of products or services. Posters can describe particular products or services, but need to present useful new findings. Materials that primarily promote a product or service are appropriate at a sponsored exhibit.


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