With less than 10 days remaining I just want to send a final reminder that Travel Grants for the 34th International Sea Turtle Symposium are due on 04 November 2013, along with abstracts. No late applications will be considered. Please visit the Travel Grants Page (iconferences.seaturtle.org/travel.shtml) on the symposium website and read the message below for more information on travel grants. If you have specific questions, please contact the travel chair for your region. Contact information for all travel chairs is provided at the end of this message. Cheers and looking forward to seeing everyone in New Orleans! Regards, Alexander Gaos Travel Committee Chair ISTS 34 - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA PS - in my previous email announcing the availability of travel grants I included an incorrect link for #1 below (Register for the symposium). That link has been corrected in this message. ---- The Travel Grant Committee for the 34th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation (10-17 April 2014) is pleased to announce that limited travel funds are available to assist students and participants in their efforts to attend the Symposium and provide volunteer help, if needed. Awards should not be expected to cover the full cost of symposium travel. As has been previously announced, the ISTS is currently facing serious financial difficulties and as such, the Travel Grant Committee will be extra judicious in its awarding decisions for the upcoming symposium. Priority will be given to those who will be presenting orals or posters and to individuals from under-represented regions. The committee looks favorably upon those who demonstrate efforts to secure additional sources of travel funds or matching grants. If you are in need of assistance for travel to the Symposium, apply via the Symposium website (instructions and link provided below) before the deadline. Travel grant applications are due on 04 November 2013 and no late applications will be considered. Applicants should follow the following procedure to apply for a travel grant: 1. Register for the symposium (iconferences.seaturtle.org/account.shtml?event_id=23) 2. Submit your abstract to the symposium for consideration (required for travel applicants from the US and Canada) 3. Using your symposium registration number, complete the online travel grant application in full prior to the 04 November 2013 deadline. All the information on the upcoming 34th Sea Turtle Symposium (including information on registering and applying for a travel grant) can be found at: iconferences.seaturtle.org Applicants should apply to the region that they are traveling from, NOT where the research was conducted. Awards will be announced during the final two weeks of February 2014. Please contact the appropriate Regional Travel Chair with any questions. It is greatly preferred that all correspondence is carried out by email/internet; however, if it is impossible to access an online computer, applicants can make contact with their Regional Travel Chairs by fax. If asked to do so, all grant recipients are expected to serve as volunteers for some of the multiple and important tasks related to the functioning of the event. If you have specific questions, please contact the travel chair for your region. Contact information for each Regional Travel Grant Chair is provided below. Visas If you require a Visa to attend the 34th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, you should start the application process immediately after registering for the Symposium in order to avoid unnecessary delays. It would be wise to allow a minimum of 60 days between your application and Visa approval. If administrative processing is required, this process could take up to 90 days. Please see U.S. Visa Policy, U.S. Visa Waiver Program, U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions for detailed information. Kind regards, Alexander Gaos Travel Committee Chair ISTS 34 – New Orleans, Louisiana, USA -------- Travel Support Contacts Regional Travel Chairs Africa Regional Travel Chair Angela FORMIA Email: [email protected] Fax: +39 055 2288289 Europe Regional Travel Chair Aliki PANAGOPOULOU Email: [email protected] South Asia Regional Travel Chair Andrea Phillott Email: [email protected] Middle East Regional Travel Chair ALan REES Email: [email protected] Fax: +44(0) 1326 253638 Southeast Asia/Pacific Regional Travel Chair Maggie MUURMANS Email: maggiemuurmans@gmail Caribbean (English-speaking) Regional Travel Chair Karen ECKERT Email: [email protected] Fax: +1 252 504 7648 USA and Canada Regional Travel Chair Kelly STEWART Email: [email protected] Fax: +1 858 546 7003 Mexico, Central America and Spanish-speaking Caribbean Regional Travel Chair Emma HARRISON Email: [email protected] Fax: +506 2297 6576 South America Regional Travel Chair Alejandro FALLABRINO Email: afalla7@gmail Fax: +00 598 43721622 546 7003
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:11:03 +0000
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