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SandBar 8:3, October, 2009 Call for Abstracts The Sea Grant Law and Policy Journal 2010 Symposium: Addressing Uncertainty of Environmental Problems: The Challenges of Adaptive Management The Sea Grant Law and Policy Journal, published by the National Sea Grant Law Center at the University of Mississippi, provides a forum for the timely discussion and exploration of legal topics of relevance to the Sea Grant network of extension agents, researchers, coastal managers and users, and local decision-makers. The Journal is published online biannually and is available at no cost. The Journal’s spring edition features articles presented during the Journal’s annual symposium. Adaptive management, or “learning by doing,” is frequently promoted as the key to solving a wide variety of environmental problems from declining fish stocks to climate change. Unfortunately, there are a number of significant legal and administrative barriers to the effective implementation of adaptive management regimes that have not been adequately explored by the legal community. The Editorial Board is seeking abstracts of paper topics related to these barriers and other legal challenges posed by the scientific uncertainty inherent in natural systems. Abstracts focusing on applied research, as opposed to theory, and case studies are strongly encouraged. Abstract Submission Abstracts should be 300 words maximum. All abstracts should be based on original, unpublished work. The abstracts should include the title of the paper, author’s name, affiliations, and appropriate contact information. They should be submitted electronically in Word format to Stephanie Showalter at sshowalt@olemiss.edu by November 9, 2009. Six abstracts will be selected based on their relevance and potential contribution to the legal scholarship of adaptive management. Applicants will receive notification of abstract acceptance by November 13, 2009. Publication and Symposium Working drafts will be requested by March 22, 2010 to assist with the review process. Articles will be reviewed by the editorial board and outside peer reviewers. Applicants will be expected to produce concise, 30 – 35 page, articles based on their abstracts by May 14, 2010 for publication in the June 2010 volume of the Sea Grant Law and Policy Journal. Those selected to publish an article in the Journal must be available to present their papers at the Journal’s symposium, which will be held March 30-31, 2010 in Oxford, Mississippi. Travel awards are available.
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SandBar 8:3, October, 2009

Call for Abstracts

The Sea Grant Law and Policy Journal 2010 Symposium:
Addressing Uncertainty of Environmental Problems: The Challenges of Adaptive Management

The Sea Grant Law and Policy Journal, published by the National Sea Grant Law Center at the University of Mississippi, provides a forum for the timely discussion and exploration of legal topics of relevance to the Sea Grant network of extension agents, researchers, coastal managers and users, and local decision-makers. The Journal is published online biannually and is available at no cost. The Journal’s spring edition features articles presented during the Journal’s annual symposium.

Adaptive management, or “learning by doing,” is frequently promoted as the key to solving a wide variety of environmental problems from declining fish stocks to climate change. Unfortunately, there are a number of significant legal and administrative barriers to the effective implementation of adaptive management regimes that have not been adequately explored by the legal community. The Editorial Board is seeking abstracts of paper topics related to these barriers and other legal challenges posed by the scientific uncertainty inherent in natural systems. Abstracts focusing on applied research, as opposed to theory, and case studies are strongly encouraged.

Abstract Submission
Abstracts should be 300 words maximum. All abstracts should be based on original, unpublished work. The abstracts should include the title of the paper, author’s name, affiliations, and appropriate contact information. They should be submitted electronically in Word format to Stephanie Showalter at sshowalt@olemiss.edu by November 9, 2009. Six abstracts will be selected based on their relevance and potential contribution to the legal scholarship of adaptive management. Applicants will receive notification of abstract acceptance by November 13, 2009.

Publication and Symposium
Working drafts will be requested by March 22, 2010 to assist with the review process. Articles will be reviewed by the editorial board and outside peer reviewers. Applicants will be expected to produce concise, 30 – 35 page, articles based on their abstracts by May 14, 2010 for publication in the June 2010 volume of the Sea Grant Law and Policy Journal. Those selected to publish an article in the Journal must be available to present their papers at the Journal’s symposium, which will be held March 30-31, 2010 in Oxford, Mississippi. Travel awards are available.