[TDWG] LATEST UPDATE: Taxonomic Databases Working Group (TDWG) Annual Meeting 2006 - Abstracts and Registration

[Adrian Rissone]

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Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Taxonomic Databases Working Group
Missouri Botanical Garden
15 - 22 October 2006
http://tdwg2006.tdwg.org/

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visa please ensure that you apply immediately.

REGISTRATION AND HOTEL REDUCED RATES ENDING SOON!

A late registration penalty fee of 50 $US will apply after 13 September 2006.
The deadline for hotel discount is 13 September 2006.

A number of registered delegates have indicated their intention to 
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Please do so as soon as possible. You MUST do so by 13 September to 
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before you booked to arrive. The hotel booking URL is now being given 
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older version of the confirmation please contact me for the URL.

ABSTRACTS FOR PRESENTATIONS

The official deadline for Abstracts has been extended to 23:59 GMT on 
Saturday 2 September. THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER EXTENSION.

PLEASE see the Abstracts Page for details and Instructions for 
Authors. Abstracts MUST be submitted in the required format. A number 
of abstracts have been received where the author has clearly not read 
the Instructions! In particular, please ensure the following:

Be sure to state which Meeting Theme to which you think your Abstract 
is relevant.
Be sure to suggest a Reviewer and their contact information.
Be sure to add ALL co-authors with appropriate full details at the 
time of submitting the abstract into the system.
If you wish to acknowledge a supporting agency, also add this as an 
acknowledgement in the Supporting Agency field when adding your 
abstract into the system.

We have been asked why it is so important to submit abstracts 
correctly and why they will be peer reviewed. The reason is simple - 
the Abstracts will be published and correct presentation is seen as 
important in our current drive to make the TDWG a high profile, 
prestigious body.

Please accept our apologies for cross-posting if you receive this 
message more than once.

Regards,

Adrian Rissone
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