Call for Papers

 

Topics


Volunteered presentations (oral and poster) reporting research on any aspect of ensiling are sought. The following topics will be emphasized:

- Silage Management

- Silage and the Environment

- Tropical Silages

- Silage Additives

- Silage and Animal Performance

- New Techniques

  1. -New Crops



Timeline


All volunteered presentations will be handled in a three-step process:

  1. 1)submission of an initial one-paragraph abstract,

  2. 2)notification of acceptance, and

  3. 3)submission of a final abstract for the proceedings.


Deadlines:

2 February 2009 – Submission of one-paragraph abstracts

1 April 2009 – Authors notified of acceptance

1 June 2009 – Two-page papers for publication in the proceedings



One-Paragraph Abstracts


The one-paragraph abstract will provide the organizing committee the title, authors, scope, and key findings of the research that you intend to report at the conference. You may indicate your preference for either a theater or poster presentation. Because there are a limited number of theater presentations, some requests for theater presentations will likely be accepted as poster presentations.


Abstracts are to be entered on either an Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word form available below and submitted via email to Glen Broderick (gbroderi@wisc.edu).


Download:

  1. -Instructions.pdf

  2. -PDF form

  3. -Microsoft Word form


For problems or issues in submitting an abstract, please contact Josh Nehring (josh.nehring@ars.usda.gov)


For other questions regarding abstracts, contact Glen Broderick (gbroderi@wisc.edu).



Two-Page Papers


After a one-paragraph abstract has been accepted, authors are to write a two-page paper for publication in the conference proceedings. The two-page papers need to be received by 1 June 2009 to ensure publication in the proceedings. Please email papers to Glen Broderick (gbroderi@wisc.edu).


Instructions for writing the two-page papers can be downloaded in either PDF or Microsoft Word format using the following links:

  1. -Two-page paper instructions.pdf

  2. -Two-page paper instructions.doc



Poster Presentation Guidelines


  1. -The usable poster board surface area is approximately 1.1 m high and 2.3 m wide.

  2. -The top of the poster space should include the title, authors, and affiliations. The lettering for this section should be at least 2.5 cm high.

  3. -All data must be presented in SI (i.e., metric) units.

  4. -Posters will be mounted to the boards by tacks or pushpins. Please bring your own tacks or pushpins.


More detailed guidelines can be downloaded using the following links:

  1. -ISCPosterPresentationGuide.pdf

  2. -ISCPosterPresentationGuide.doc