CEER 2014 Deadline Extended - Abstracts due February 2 & Call for Sponsors

Extended Deadline:  * * Abstracts are now due February 2, 2014 * *   Sign up TODAY to be an Exhibiting Sponsor.    NCER and SER are combining energies and talents to produce a national  conference covering restoration topics relevant to the private sector, government, and non-profit restoration constituents throughout the USA.   Presenter Abstracts Now Due: Feb. 2, 2014    Due to the overwhelming amount of requests to extend the deadline for abstract submission for CEER, we are happy to announce that abstracts are now due Sunday, February 2, 2014.  All individuals working in ecological and ecosystem restoration are invited to submit abstracts describing their efforts, science, projects and results. Oral and poster presentations will be selected from abstract submissions, and abstracts from all presentations will be published online in the conference book of abstracts. Poster presentations will be divided into two sessions and formal poster sessions will be held for each grouping to allow maximum time for discussion with individual authors.      ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE If you wish to make an oral or poster presentation, please submit an abstract no later than February 2, 2014. If you are organizing a dedicated session, please send a reminder to your session presenters to submit their abstracts.   Abstracts must be submitted ONLINE via the web site. Visit this link to view abstract formatting specifications and submission instructions:   http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/CEER2014/call.html        Budget Now to Join us as an Exhibiting Sponsor at CEER 2014!  Organizations, private sector firms, government agencies and international bodies are invited to become supporting partners in hosting the Conference on Ecological and Ecosystem Restoration (CEER 2014).    CEER brings together a diverse international and national audience of 1,000 ecological and ecosystem restoration scientists and practitioners to address challenges and share information about restoration projects, programs, and research from around the world!      Why YOU Should Join Us as a Sponsor   Aligning your organization with CEER provides you with the opportunity to . . .          strengthen industry relationships interact with key decision makers demonstrate new equipment showcase your products and services reinforce your continued commitment to ecological and ecosystem restoration    Sponsorship Levels We have several exciting sponsorship levels to choose from.   Diamond, Platinum, Gold and Silver sponsors receive complimentary exhibit space for one or more 10'x10' exhibit booths in addition to complimentary registrations based on your level of support and enhanced recognition. Showcase your company's products and services as a sponsors exhibitor at CEER! We also invite you to join us in support of the Monday, July 28 "Make a Difference Event" where CEER volunteers work together to remove invasive plants, trees, shrubs and overgrown vegetation at the National Park Service's Chalmette Battlefield,  site of the January 8, 1815, Battle of New Orleans. If you have a limited budget but wish to make a general contribution in support of the conference, become a Friend of Restoration. The sooner you confirm your sponsorship, the sooner you start generating visibility for your organization. CLICK HERE to find out more about becoming a sponsor and what benefits are entailed at each level.      THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS        Gold Level Sponsors        Silver Level Sponsors            Friends of Restoration Sponsors          Meeting Site & Hotel Hilton New Orleans Riverside Two Poydras Street / New Orleans, LA CEER 2014 will be held at the Hilton Riverside located on the banks of the Mississippi in the New Orleans French Quarter adjacent to the Convention Center, Riverwalk Marketplace and countless attractions and restaurants. The hotel is offering ALL attendees the VERY special rate of prevailing federal per diem - $108 per night plus tax.  This is the newly published 2014 per diem rate confirmed by GSA. CLICK HERE to make make your hotel reservation today!    For More Information  Questions? Contact: Beth Miller-Tipton, CMP, CGMP, OCI Director and CEER Conference Coordinator  University of Florida IFAS Office of Conferences and Institutes (OCI) Gainesville, FL; Phone: 352.392.5930 Email: bmt@ufl.edu       Quick Links CEER Overview Who Will Attend Agenda-at-a-Glance Topics & Objectives  Sponsor Recognition   Click Here to Submit an Abstract    BECOME A MEMBER OF SER The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) is a non-profit organization comprised of individuals and partner organizations from around the world who are actively engaged in the repair and recovery of degraded ecosystems utilizing a broad array of experiences, knowledge sets, and cultural perspectives. You may join as an individual, or, join SER as an organization and secure up to five individual memberships!  Click Here for SER Membership Information!     Honorary Chair, Executive Advisory Committee R. King  Milling    Chair, Louisiana Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration and Conservation Board Member, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and  Chair, America's WETLAND Foundation New Orleans, LA     Executive Advisory Committee Members   Donald Boesch, President University of Maryland Center for   Environmental Science Cambridge, MD Scott Burns, Director  Environment Program, The Walton Family Foundation, Washington, D.C.    Steve Cochran, Director River Delta Restoration, Environmental Defense Fund Washington DC    Christopher Doley, Director Habitat Restoration Division NOAA Restoration Center Silver Spring, MD   Suzette Kimball, Deputy Director US Geological Survey Reston, VA   Val Marmillion, Managing Director America's WETLAND Foundation New Orleans, LA   Kameran Onley, Director, US Marine Policy The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA   Catharine Ransom,   Managing Director Government Affairs Practice Glover Park Group Washington, DC     Denise Reed, Chief Scientist The Water Institute Baton Rouge, LA   Mark Spalding, President The Ocean Foundation Washington, DC     Jerome Zeringue,   Executive Director Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA)          Baton Rouge, LA     Planning Committee Members   Leah Bray, Co-Chair, Sponsorship Committee Natural Capital Development, Inc Ocean Springs, MS   Robert  Daoust, Chair,   Awards Committee ARCADIS, Plantation, FL   Raed El-Farhan, Co-Chair,   Make a Difference Event The Louis Berger Group Washington, DC   Mark Ford, Chair,   Make a Difference Event National Park Service, Southeast Region New Orleans, LA     Beth Miller-Tipton,   CEER Conference Coordinator OCI Director, UF/IFAS Office of Conferences and Institutes Gainesville, FL    Cara Nelson, Conference Co-Chair and Chair, Executive Board of Directors, Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana Missoula, MT    Chuck Perrodin, Chair, Field Trip Committee Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Baton Rouge, LA     Richard C. Raynie Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Baton Rouge, LA   Cheryl Ulrich, Conference Co-Chair, NCER-SER Liaison and Co-Chair, Program Committee Weston Solutions Atlantic Beach, FL   Mark Wingate, Co-Chair, Program Committee United States Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans, LA     Host Organizations        Please Help Us Get The Word Out! If you have colleagues who might be interested in attending the conference, submitting an abstract or becoming an exhibiting sponsor, please forward this announcement and encourage them to join the mailing list by clicking on the link below and selecting "CEER". We appreciate your help!    www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/CEER2014