CALL FOR SYMPOSIA Dear fellow bioacoustics’ researcher, The XXIV International Bioacoustical Congress (IBAC) will be held at Pousada dos Pirineus Resort, Pirenópolis, Goiás, Brazil between September 8th -13th 2013. We hope you all enjoy the location. We now have a Scientific committee and a homepage where you may find further information about the meeting (www.ibacbrazil.com). At this moment we are opening calls for symposia. We would like to invite you to make proposals! So, please turn your recorders off, quit your sound analysis software, and start writing! The deadline is November 15th 2012. Each symposium will consist of 4-6 oral presentations. Additionally, the organizer will have five minutes to open the Symposia and another five minutes to make his final considerations. Guidelines for symposium proposals: Please provide a title; name, email, and affiliation of the organizer. The body of the text should contain a description of the importance and objectives of the symposium, but also explain how it would contribute to the congress and why would it be of interest to IBAC attendees. The text should have up to 500 words. Upon approval, the Organizing Committee will request a brief synthesis of the proposal with up to 50 words. The text should be sent to ibac2013@gmail.com with the subject Symposium proposal. The Scientific Committee will decide on the proposals acceptance based on the theme’s relevance, but other factors such as congress symposia diversity may be considered. Please, be aware that IBAC Organizing Committee may not provide financial support for Symposium organizers. We sure hope to meet you all in Brazil! With our best wishes, IBAC-2013 Organizing Committee -- Organizing Committee
