To provide for uniformity of the printed Abstract/presentation descriptions and reduce publication costs, please follow these formal instructions when submitting your abstract:

Use Microsoft Word
Use Times New Roman or similar Font
Use Font size 10
First Line enter the title of the abstract in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS
Then a blank line
1st Author line: If the author is presenting the topic, enter an asterisk.
Enter the author's name in CAPITALS LETTERS followed by a comma and the postal address of the author in the same format as the title of the abstract.
Then a blank line
2nd Author and additional authors are entered using the same format as for the 1st author.
Then a blank line
The abstract itself (250 words or less), beginning with the italicized first word Abstract:
Then a blank line
Key Words/Search Terms: followed by a list of key words not already mentioned in the title
Then a blank line
State whether the paper is an oral or a poster presentation. We will attempt to honor your presentation type request on a first-submitted = first-served basis. If presentation type fills, you will be notified of remaining alternate presentation type.
Then a blank line
Presentation Needs: Followed by a list of what equipment will be needed: slide projector, computer and projector for power point presentations, overhead projector, whiteboard, etc.
Then a blank line
Appropriate Session: Followed by the category or categories most appropriate for your topic:
- Prairie Management
- Prairie Restoration/Reconstruction
- Prairie Ecology
- Invasive Species Management
- Fire Ecology
- Prairie Fauna
- Cultural Prairie Studies
- Seed Ecology and Production
- Native Landscaping/Urban Prairies
- Prairie Wetlands
- Prairie and Energy
- Soil Ecology
- Education and Outreach
- Prairie Communities
- Conservation Restoration and Policy
- Roadside Prairies
- other
Then a blank line

Email your abstract as a word attachment to:
Dave Williams, dave.williams@uni.edu

To see a sample abstract click here.
For a print version of instructions click here.

Daryl Smith | Director, Tallgrass Prairie Center

Ryan Welch | Outreach Coordinator, Tallgrass Prairie Center

Phone: 319.273.7957 | Fax: 319.268.0668