The talks will last a maximum of 40 minutes, plus a maximum of 10 minutes for questions from the audience. We accept applications for talks in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. The talks will take place during the first three days of the Fair, and we estimate that there will be 6 to 8 slots available.

The Committee will evaluate the applications, distributing the nationality of the applicants equally among the countries and selecting the lectures that are considered most inspiring, informative, and interesting to the South American birdwatching community.

We recommend optimizing the use of time to present all elements of the talk equally. In addition, we suggest using audiovisual material, subtitled in English when the talk is in Spanish or Portuguese, or in one of these languages when the talk is in English.

To evaluate the relevance of the talks for the XV South American Bird Fair, it will be necessary to send a summary to our email address info@birdfair.net. The subject line of the email should indicate “Conference Application.”

General instructions:

• Indicate the title and a brief description of a few lines
• Birds may be given common names, but these must always be accompanied by the scientific name in italics without parentheses, followed by the family name in parentheses. It is recommended that names also be given in English.
• Full name of the speaker and mention if they belong to or represent an institution
• We recommend using the scientific names and English names used in eBird and Merlin.

Although space for talks is limited, they may cover a variety of topics related to birds, bird watching, new scientific discoveries, destinations of interest on the continent, ecology, sustainability, bird tourism, etc.

What is not allowed:

• Talks on environmental education initiatives will not be accepted, as these should be submitted to the Education Symposium.
• Talks promoting commercial activities (companies, sale of routes, etc.) are also not permitted; commercial stands are recommended for this purpose.
  Deadlines

Applications will be accepted from April 1 to July 30, and acceptance responses will be given by August 15.