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NOTES ON SUBMISSIONS:

Appropriate section (s) for papers or posters for this Conference

Codes are listed below. Please choose the most suitable. If more than one, please rank sections as to your preference (1= Most preferred)

    01 Measuring and monitoring tropical biodiversity
    02 Sustainable use as a conservation tool
    03 Community management of biodiversity in forest mosaics
    04 Policy and planning for landscape level conservation

Theme code (01, 02, 03 or 04)
Title : No more than 100 characters
Authors : No more than 150 characters
Keywords : No more than 100 characters
Abstract : No more than 2000 characters
Inst./Univ. : Abbreviated with capitalization

Proceedings
  • will be printed and distributed to all participants at the conference.
  • will be avialable online to participants via the BCTPF Conference web page together with all presentations at the conference
Deadlines
  1. November 1, 2006 Deadline for abstracts
  2. December 1, 2006 Deadline for papers & posters accepted
  3. December 15, 2006 Author notification

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS

Submit a single MS-Word attachment by December 1, 2006 to the Conference Committee, c/o Rob Stuebing (callforpapers@plantedforestsproject.com). Entitle your attachment with the author’s last name and an abbreviated abstract title (for example, “Chey, Acacia arthropods”)

Please provide the following details:
  1. Author(s) 
  2. Institution(s) 
  3. 1st Author Phone/Fax 
  4. 1st Author E-Mail 
  5. Title 
  6. Presentation Type: Paper or Poster


Please follow guidelines below

  1. The abstract must be in 9 point Times New Roman. Single space all typing.
  2. Title: Capitalize first letter of the first word, then only proper and scientific names as customary.  Leave one full blank line between title and abstract text.
  3. Use one paragraph for entire text. Do not put any reference citations in the abstract.  Justify both left and right margins. 
  4. Single space all typing. Put taxonomic names in italics.


NOTE: All oral presentations must be on PowerPoint or PowerPoint compatible software. Slide projectors will not be available. Poster allocation is 50cm x 75cm and space is limited, so that approved posters will be provided space on a first come, first served basis. Bring your own pins or velcro.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ORAL PRESENTATIONS

All oral presentations will be done using Microsoft PowerPoint. Presenters should bring a backup copy as well as a backup consisting of overheads. Complete and final presentations should be submitted by Email and on CD to the BCTPF Committee by December 1 2006. The first author’s name and truncated title should be written on the upper surface of the CD using an indelible marker. Each author should submit all source files (text and figures) needed to make the paper.

Submit By Email:
callforpapers@plantedforestsproject.com

Submit By CD:
BCTPF Regional Conference,
c/o GRAND PERFECT SDN. BHD. CONSERVATION (Attn: Rob Stuebing)
P.O Box 3375, 97010 Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel.: +60 (86) 335880
Fax.: +60 (86) 335890

The required method of final submission for the conference is on a CD together with a hard copy. Contributed papers may be up to 12 pages long and invited papers up to 20 pages. Since the proceedings will also be published in paper form, it is necessary to maintain these limits.

MANUSCRIPTS

General Layout
Paper manuscripts should be prepared for one side of the paper and have:
  • Either A4 (21.0cm X 29.7 cm; 8.27in X 11.69in) or US letter size (21.6cm X 27.9cm; 8.5in X 11.0in)
  • Single spaced text only.  

Fonts

In order to be compatible with the Adobe Acrobat Distiller, use only Times New Roman (in roman, bold or italic), symbol and Zapf Dingbats. All contributions should use 10pt font for the normal text.

Title

The title should use 14pt bold uppercase letters and be centred on the page. The names of the authors and their organisation/affiliation and mailing address should be in 12pt upper and lower case letters.

Section Headings

Section headings should numbered, use 12pt bold uppercase letters and be centred in the column.

Figures and Tables

Place figures and tables as close to the place of their mention as possible. Lettering in figures and tables should be large enough to reproduce clearly, using only the approved fonts. All figures and tables must be given sequential numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.) and have a caption placed below the figure or above the table being described.

References

All bibliographical references should be numbered and listed at the end of the paper in a section called "REFERENCES''. Use the style demonstrated by the samples below:

Blower, J.H. & A.P.M. van der Zon, (1977). Proposed Ujung Kulon National Park
        including Gunung Honje, Pulau Peucang & Pulau Panaitan. Field Report of
        UNDP/FAO. Nature Conservation & Wildlife Management Project INS/73/013.
        FAO, Rome, 90 pp.

Claridge, G., (1994). Management of coastal ecosystems in eastern Sumatra: the case of
        Berbak Wildlife Reserve, Jambi Province. Hydrobiologia 285: 287-302.

WCMC, (2004). World Conservation Monitoring Centre, http://www.unep-wcmc.org. June 2004.

Whitten, A. J., S. J. Damanik, J. Anwar & N. Hisyam, (1987). The Ecology of Sumatra.
        Gadjah Mada University Press, i-xvii, 583 pp.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTERS

Please indicate Code for poster (See above "NOTES ON SUBMISSIONS")

Those who wish to contribute in the poster sessions should indicate their intention in the Registration Form

Author(s) should submit an advanced draft abstract of the poster to the Conference Secretariat before December 1 2006. The presentation must consist of unpublished results.

Guidelines for poster presenters:

In preparing posters authors should conform to the following guidelines:
  • Size : The dimension of poster space will be about 50 cm wide and 75 cm high. For putting up the poster, velcro tape/double sided tape is allowed. If your poster is made up of several elements, the minimum size of an individual element is A3 (420x297mm)
  • Author name (s): Name and designation of all author(s) should be given. Include contact data (address, phone, fax, email address).
  • Title: Poster title should be in UPPERCASE, placed at the top of the display space. The font style and size of the title should be preferably Times New Roman and respectively.
  • Presentation in English is preferred, though Bahasa Malaysia may also be used. Be brief and clear. Keep all lines of text short and choose a sufficiently large, readable font. Use small amounts of text, and large illustrations.
  • Tables, illustrations and figures must be drawn heavily and clearly, so that all can be readable from a distance of 1.5 metres
  • Projectors cannot be used in the poster display areas
  • Author(s) should prepare all materials needed for presentation in advance and ensure that the poster is ready for viewing one hour before the poster session begins.
  • Author(s) must be present in front of their posters at the scheduled time to answer questions and give further information. All posters should be promptly removed at the end of the allotted display period/time.

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