The 14^th Annual Onondaga Lake Scientific Forum will be held:

Date: March 22, 2013 (Friday)
Location: The new Gateway Building on SUNY/ESF Campus in  Syracuse, NY

There will be three types of presentations for this year's Scientific Forum

(1) Invited guest speaker (50 minutes)

Joseph Makarewicz
Distinquished Professor
 Department of Environmental Science and Biology
State University of New York, The College at Brockport

 Joseph C. Makarewicz is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Biology, an interdisciplinary major at The College at Brockport, State University of New York. Professor Makarewicz, who received his Ph.D. from Cornell University, is a former Senior Fulbright Research Fellow to Germany. He was recently honored by the Chancellor of the SUNY system for outstanding scholarship and grantsmanship, is a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the Chandler- Meisner Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Journal of Great Lakes Research by the International Association of Great Lakes Research, and in October 2011 was honored by the USEPA and Environment Canada for his leadership and work on The Conesus Lake watershed Study. His research has focused on Great Lakes Research in four areas: phytoplankton and zooplankton ecology, the ecology of exotic species and their effect on pelagic food webs, pesticide movement in food webs, and fate and transport of nutrients and herbicides in watersheds.  His National Science Foundation grant served as a catalyst for a $13 million renovation of Lennon Hall, one of two major science buildings on Brockport's campus. He currently is the Co-Lead for the LONNS project (Lake Ontario Nearshore Nutrient Transport Study), a bi-national project between the U.S. and Canada and recently was a reviewer of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Studies for the National Academy of Sciences. Besides being an Associate Editor for the International Association of Great Lakes, he currently serves on their Board of Directors. His many undergraduate and graduate students have worked as interns and as research assistants on projects funded by Sea Grant, EPA, NSF, USDA, etc. He enjoys teaching Limnology, the study of freshwater lakes, and Water Quality Analysis, an instrumental course.

(2) Oral presentations (20 minutes, including questions and answers)
Paper requirements:

(a) Topics: scientific or engineering research and education on Onondaga Lake system and other freshwaters of New York,
(b) Publication: the contents of the paper must either

(i) have been published in a peer-reviewed journal
or
(ii)submitted to review for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.  Decisions related to the eligibility of papers are made by the program committee. The priority for selection will be: (1) published, (2) in-review, (3) in-preparation.

(c) Deadline: paper titles and supporting documentation, including an Abstract (hard copy or electronic version) must be received at the following address by Friday February 1, 2013.

   hard copy          Program Committee
                           Upstate Freshwater Institute
                           P.O. Box 506
                           Syracuse, NY 13214
   electronic copy ( )

The oral program will be finalized by Monday, February 4, 2013. Every effort will be made to accommodate all submissions that meet the above requirements.

(3) Poster presentations
(note: there is no publication requirement for poster presentations)

Deadline: poster titles and Abstract (electronic version) must be received at the following address
( ) by Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Please provide poster size at this time. 

Guidelines:

Researchers, educators, consultants, regulators and students are invited to give poster presentations on topics related to Onondaga Lake, its tributaries and/or the Seneca River, and other New York surface waters. Many professionals prefer the poster format to that of an oral presentation, as one-on-one exchanges are facilitated. The posters will be on display throughout the Forum. The Forum's program will dedicate at least 2 hours exclusively to the poster presentations. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

(a) published research
(b) engineering studies, including waste treatment and rehabilitation technologies and methods
(c) on-going research and studies
(d) education programs
(e) any other related program descriptions

The available poster display board will be of the size 4 feet x 8 feet. Legibility and engaging presentation formats are key features of successful posters. We recommend potential presenters review guidelines for effective poster presentations.  If extra table space is required (e.g., for handouts) please let us know by Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at ( )

        
Forum contact: Dr. Steven W. Effler
Phone: 315-431-4962, ext. 102
( )

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