Call for Abstracts

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono.

Emergency services responded promptly to the scene and the student has been transported to a local hospital. The student’s family has been informed.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 or you may call the Dean of Students Office at 207-581-1406.

An investigation is underway and more details will be released when they become available. Our thoughts are with the student and their family.

Long Road has been cleared and is now accessible. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lieutenant Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine

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The Call for Abstracts for the 2023 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference is open.

Oral Abstracts

The Call for Abstracts for oral presentations is closed. Please consider submitting a poster abstract instead.

Poster Abstracts

For 2023, the juried poster competition will include three judging categories:

Graduate
Undergraduate
High School

Non-student poster presentations based on appropriate research findings are also accepted for display. Please note that we will not accept posters that are considered advertising. Organizations that wish to advertise should register as exhibitors.

Posters invited for display will address one or more aspects of the following:

Water quality/quantity. These may include chemical, biological, hydrological, and geochemical aspects of surface and ground waters, and their policy and economic implications.
Sustainability. These may include implementation and evaluation of policies and practices that promote economic development while protecting ecosystem health and fostering community well-being.

Submission Deadline

The submission deadline for poster abstracts is Monday, March 6, 2023. Abstracts can be submitted online or as an email attachment (Microsoft Word document or rtf file) to umgmc@maine.edu.

Notification of acceptance of poster abstracts for presentation will take place no later than Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

Guidelines for Poster Abstracts

Select online form or indicate that this is a poster presentation.
Indicate judging category: graduate, undergraduate, high school, or non-student.
Provide a title that accurately summarizes the subject of the presentation.
Indicate names, affiliations, and emails for all authors
Indicate “presenting” after the presenting author’s name(s).
If presenting author(s) is a student, indicate “student” after name(s).
Provide an abstract not to exceed 250 words.
Abstract should state the purpose, significant results, and main conclusion of work.