Views
- Symposia should be approved by the Executive Committee approximately one year in advance of the proposed symposium date.
- ABS will support up to 2 symposia that have been approved by the Executive Committee for presentation at ABS Annual Meetings in an amount not to exceed (U.S.) $1000 per symposium for up to two symposia per meeting. Such support may include travel expenses up to (U.S.) $500 per speaker, registration fees of speakers, room, and board expenses of speakers while at the meeting. (Enacted at 1987 E.C. meetings; revised at 1996 E.C. meetings.)
- The Junior Program Officer shall communicate early with the Local Host so that the Host shall waive the registration fees for symposium participants who are outside the area of animal behavior. (Enacted at the 1987 E.C. Meetings; revised at 2000 E.C. meetings.)
- Such support from the Animal Behavior Society may not be extended to symposium speakers who were members of the Executive Committee when the symposium was approved. (Enacted at the 1987 E.C. Meetings.)
- Guidelines for symposium organizers are available from the Senior Program Officer. (Revised at 2000 E.C. meetings.)
- The Executive Committee must approve all symposia proposed for the Division of Animal Behavior, SICB. The individual who votes on DAB symposia prior to the ABS Executive Committee receiving the proposals for approval shall be that person who will be the Executive Officer (Divisional Chairperson) of the Division of Animal Behavior at the time the symposium occurs. (Revised at 1996 E.C. meetings.)
