MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

 

                        The 86th annual meeting of the Georgia Academy of Science will be held, Friday and Saturday, April 3-4, 2009 at Spelman College in Atlanta Georgia.

                        The meeting will begin with a council meeting on Friday morning, followed by paper presentations on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.  The annual

                         meeting will culminate with a luncheon and award presentations at noon on Saturday.  Plans for a speaker and field trips are pending.

 

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

 

                        The deadline by which section chairs must receive abstracts is Friday, December 5, 2008.  The abstract submission form and complete instructions

                        for abstract submission are available from the academy website at the following link: http://www.gaacademy.org/annualmeeting09.htm

                       

                        Abstracts will be reviewed by section referees for adherence to the guidelines indicated on the abstract submission form.  Accepted abstracts

                        will be published in the conference issue of the Georgia Journal of Science.  Competitive monetary awards will be given for student presentations at the

                        conference.  Travel directions to Albany State University, fee schedule, conference activities, local accommodations, and other information

                        about the conference will be posted on the academy website soon.

 

 

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

 

                        Specific section officer duties are described in article V of the Georgia Academy Constitution at: http://www.gaacademy.org/documents/constitution03.htm

 

                        If you wish to nominate a section officer, contact the appropriate section secretary.  If you wish to nominate an academy officer, contact the

                        Academy President, Dr. K. C. Chan.  The academy membership will receive ballots for section and academy officers prior to the conference;

                        results of the election will be announced at the Saturday noon luncheon.  All academy members are encouraged to participate in the election process.