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The 6th Annual Science Network meeting will be held in Skukuza, Kruger National Park (KNP) from 21 to 25 April 2008. Registration will take place on Sunday afternoon and the meeting will commence on Monday morning.

This meeting will be hosted by Scientific Services, Kruger National Park, Centre for Water in the Environment of the University of Witwatersrand, and the Department of Botany of the University of Cape Town.

All parties with research links to the Kruger National Park who wish to attend the meeting are requested to complete this registration form or contact Jackey Deacon at [email protected] or 0824471570. Participants are requested to link their abstracts and presentations to management issues within the SANParks savanna cluster of KNP, Marakele and Mapungubwe.

The registration fee for 2008 is R1100.00 payable in advance. This includes all registration fees, meals and teas. A programme will be circulated in due course and a printed copy available at the meeting. Jackey Deacon will be organizing the registration and all accommodation. Please contact Jackey directly to book accommodation. All SANParks staff who want to attend the meeting are also requested to register.

Please submit your abstract within the following requirements:

• Font type: Arial
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• Surname of authors to be written first, followed by name or initials. Please ensure that the presenters name is underlined.
• Email addresses to be listed below organisation/ author details.
• Length: maximum 250 words with justified alignment

Posters will be accepted in the standard A0 (84.1cm wide and 118.9 cm tall) size in portrait orientation. All project proposals should be submitted as a poster.

The final date for registration is 4 February 2008.

The final date for the abstracts to be submitted is the 31 January 2008 to Jackey Deacon at [email protected].

We look forward to your participation in 2008.