Tropentag 2018 - Call for papers [06.02.18]
We have the pleasure to inform you that Tropentag 2018 will take place at Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, from September 17-19. The call for papers and preliminary conference information is now available.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is April 15, 2018. There will be no extension of this submission deadline. The conference language is English and high quality abstracts of original research (250-350 words) are invited to be submitted using the online form at:
Based on the quality of the submission, reviewers will decide upon the suitability of the contribution for presentation at the conference. Contributions of an interdisciplinary nature will be preferentially selected as oral presentation. Specifically younger scientists are encouraged to make submissions.
Poster contributions will be grouped into thematic clusters and will be addressed in guided poster sessions. During the guided poster sessions, every poster presenter will introduce her/his topic (3 minutes talk). Notifications of acceptance will be sent on June 15, 2018.
All accepted contributions will be published in the conference proceedings and on the Tropentag homepage. Contributions from authors not attending or presenting their submissions at the Tropentag will be deleted from the online version of the proceedings; so if submissions are made the authors are expected to attend the conference. For more detailed information please see the call text at http://www.tropentag.de/conference/call_tt2018.pdf
Organise your own workshop: The opportunity to organize an own workshop is offered, specifically adapted to target audiences. TThe only condition is that the topic should be related to tropical agriculture in a wider sense. Please see the call text for further information or visit http://www.tropentag.de/conference/workshop.php