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• Writing Science with Clarity - Virtual Workshop

  • Start
    03 Dec 2024
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    12:00
  • End
    06 Dec 2024
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    17:00
  • Location
    Via online only
  • Spaces left
    7

  
  

  REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 25 ATTENDEES

  WORKSHOP TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:

  • Laying the Foundation. Assess your audience, purpose, and context to learn which information to include or exclude, identify the right tone, and formulate a relevant logic.
  • Exploring, Part I. To combat writer’s block and eliminate procrastination, practice several strategies for understanding what you already know.
  • Grammar, Part I. Review parts of speech and common problems they pose in scientific and technical writing.
  • Exploring, Part II. Learn how to research in the Fish and Wildlife Service and how to turn research into working notes and a living document.
  • Arranging. Go beyond Roman numeral outlines to create meaningful logical strategies for a variety of content situations.
  • Selecting a Writing Style. Some information is best conveyed in narrative form; other times a summary is more appropriate. Select a writing style and explore its conventions, from preplanning to word choice.
  • Grammar, Part II. Review common marks of punctuation.
  • Crafting Strong Paragraphs. Craft unified, developed, and coherent paragraphs.
  • Working with Sentences. Craft sentences with strong, clear, and consistent subjects and verbs; include transitions (that are properly punctuated); and use words that are vivid, descriptive, and engaging.
  • The Review Process. Distinguish and assign roles and responsibilities among the author and various reviewers. Establish an editorial process, including file management and comment control and addressing.
  • Grammar, Part III. Learn which reference works to use in which situations.
  • Using Microsoft Word Effectively. Go beyond the basics to understand the software you use most frequently.

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• 2025 Joint ORTWS & OSAF Meeting Registration

  • Start
    05 Feb 2025
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    12:00
  • End
    07 Feb 2025
  •  
    17:00
  • Location
    Salem, Oregon - The Grand Hotel

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  Partner Org Registration Types*	Early (by 12/31/24)	Late (after 12/31/24)
  Member*	$375	$425
  Undergraduate Student	$65	$100
  Other Registration Types
  Grad Student/Early Career	$175	$225
  Non-member	$525	$525
  Banquet Only	$65	$65

  Member*- Member of Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society and/or member of Oregon Society of American Foresters.
  
  Grad Student/Early Career - Students currently in a graduate-level wildlife- or forestry-related program, or recent graduates with < 3 years employment experience in the wildlife or forestry professions.

  Thank you for registering! We look forward to an exciting event. If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact Kim McCune at kimmccune@ortws.org or Alina Blankenship at secretary@ortws.org

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