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2003 Annual Meeting

Availability of Scholarships

Thanks to a grant from the US EPA Region 2, numerous scholarships are available for this meeting.  Preference will be given to those individuals who:

  • represent county or local municipal governments and are first-time attendees;
  • represent county or local municipal governments with a presentation or poster session; or
  • are college students or researchers with a presentation or poster session. 
  • applicants are encouraged to be or become a member of the New York State Wetlands Forum (visit http://www.wetlandsforum.org/org/join.htm for details)

Recipients may use their award to fund meeting registration and/or travel expenses. It is the recipient's responsibility to make all transportation arrangements and submit receipts for reimbursement of pre-approved transportation and lodging costs associated with participating in the meeting.

A complete application contains the following:
1. A completed registration form
2. Title and abstract of the paper or poster you will present at the Conference (if applicable).
3. Statement on what you hope to gain from attending the New York State Wetlands Forum annual conference (200 words maximum).
4. An explanation of the financial assistance needed and an estimate of travel expenses, if requested.

Application materials may be submitted by email to: jennifer@aswm.org or by post (please include disk copy) to Jennifer Brady-Connor, Chair, New York State Wetlands Forum, Inc., P.O. Box 1351, Latham, NY 12110. Acceptable formats include Microsoft Word, Wordperfect, Rich Text Format and pdf.

ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE DATE OF February 28, 2003. A representative of the New York State Wetlands Forum will contact you on or before March 3 to coordinate the final details if your scholarship application is approved.

Other relevant deadlines include: Abstracts for the Conference must be submitted by January 31 2003. Hotel room reservations must be made by February 21 to receive reduced room rates of $95 single and $110.00 double.


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P.O. Box 1351
Latham, NY 12110-1351
518-783-1322
Fax: 518-783-1258
info@wetlandsforum.org