Regular Talks
Regular talks will have a maximum duration of 20 minutes, plus a maximum of 5 minutes for questions from the audience. We accept applications for talks in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Regular talks will be held the first 3 days of the Fair and we estimate 10 to 15 spaces available.
The Committee will evaluate the applications, according to the originality and innovation of the theme to be presented, and will also consider the nationality of the applicants in an equitable manner among the countries. The talks that are considered to be of most interest to the South American birding community will be selected.
We recommend optimizing the use of time to fairly expose all the elements of the talk. 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.
In order to evaluate the relevance of the talks for the XIII South American Bird Fair it will be necessary to send a summary to our e-mail info@birdfair.net. In the ‘subject’ of the email you must indicate ‘Talk Application’.
The Committee will evaluate the applications, according to the originality and innovation of the theme to be presented, and will also consider the nationality of the applicants in an equitable manner among the countries. The talks that are considered to be of most interest to the South American birding community will be selected.
We recommend optimizing the use of time to fairly expose all the elements of the talk. 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.
In order to evaluate the relevance of the talks for the XIII South American Bird Fair it will be necessary to send a summary to our e-mail info@birdfair.net. In the ‘subject’ of the email you must indicate ‘Talk Application’.
General instructions
- Indicate title and a brief description of a few lines
- Birds should have common names but always accompanied by the scientific name in italics without parentheses and followed by the name of the family in parentheses. It is recommended to mention the names also in English
- Full name of the speaker and mention if he/she belongs to or represents any institution
- We recommend using the scientific names and English names used in eBird and Merlin.
Although the spaces for talks are limited, these can cover various topics related to birds, birding, news of scientific discoveries, destinations of interest to know in the continent, issues of ecology, sustainability, birding tourism, etc..
What is and is not allowed
- Talks on environmental education initiatives will not be accepted, as they must be submitted to the Education Symposium.
- Talks promoting commercial activities (companies, sale of routes, etc.) are allowed.
Deadlines
Applications will be received from April 1 through June 30, and acceptance responses will be given by July 31.
