ABO
Research Conference
Portland, OR
October 6-7, 2006
The
2006 ABO Research Conference will be held October 6-7, 2006 in downtown Portland, Oregon
at the Embassy Suites in the historic Multnomah Hotel. We are excited to
announce several new features of the conference: a PhD Consortium, Emerging
Scholar Sessions, and a format change.
Doctoral Consortium
The
section is pleased to announce the first ABO
Doctoral Consortium, in conjunction with this year’s ABO Research
Conference. The Consortium includes two
sessions moderated by Bryan Church (current BRIA
editor). These sessions should be of
interest to both PhD students interested in conducting behavioral research and
new faculty conducting research in the area (i.e., first three years post PhD).
Emerging Scholars submission
This
year we are pleased to include an Emerging Scholars session at the conference.
This session will showcase the work of new scholars while providing them with
detailed constructive feedback on their papers through the assignment of more
senior discussants. Faculty who have graduated within the past three years and
doctoral students are encouraged to submit their work to this session. Please
include a note with your submission to indicate "emerging scholars"
submission. Submissions to the Emerging Scholars session will also be
considered for inclusion in regular conference research sessions.
Format change
To encourage
high quality discussion and interaction during sessions, we will use a new
format this year. Two papers will be presented in each concurrent session with
a discussant for each. Papers will be available online prior to the conference
as well. We hope participants and presenters will enjoy the more in-depth
discussions that are made possible by a more informed audience.
Final Program and Papers Forthcoming
The
final program will be available in early September with conference papers
available on the ABO website soon after.
Please
check the AAA website for further details on the conference (http://aaahq.org/meetings/2006ABO_online.htm
), including registration information.
We are excited about conference this year
and hope to see you there!