Abstract Instructions
25 November 2025- Abstract Submission Deadline
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In order to incorporate your abstract and author information into the meeting program,
all abstracts must be submitted online via the electronic submission form (Abstract
Form). A Google email is not necessary, but you must sign into google to save your
progress. Most email extensions (e.g. yahoo, hotmail, gmail) will accomplish this.
Ethics Statement
All meeting attendees will be required to agree to the Society for Wildlife Forensic
Science Ethics policy upon meeting registration. Failure to agree to the Ethics policy will
result in the removal of your abstract from consideration for the SWFS meeting.
Guidelines (see second page for example Abstract):
Abstract Title
• A short, specific title
Abstract Body (250 word max)
• 1-2 sentences of background information.
• 1-2 sentences stating question or hypothesis.
• Brief summary of the methodology used.
• Brief summary of the key results/interpretation.
Translation
It is the presenter’s responsibility to translate content into English; Google Translate
or DeepL Translator often provide acceptable translations.
Presentation Format:
Oral Presentation
Please use Microsoft PowerPoint for presentations. Each presentation will likely be
scheduled for 15-20 minutes, followed by a couple of minutes for questions. We will
provide more specific details on presentation length and scheduling after the 25
November 2025 deadline. At the meeting, please plan on providing a copy of your
presentation on a USB drive. Your USB drive will be returned to you after the
presentation has been downloaded.
Poster Presentation Format
Size requirements and set up information for poster presentations will be provided prior
to the meeting. At least one of the authors should remain with their poster during the
poster session.
Abstract Example Format:
Society for Wildlife Forensic Science Meeting
Presenting Author Name*, Affiliation, City, State/Province, Country, email address
Co-Author Name, Affiliation, City, State/Province, Country, email address
Co-Author Name, Affiliation, City, State/Province, Country, email address
After attending this meeting, attendees will be familiar with the role of insects in
wildlife investigations, a sample collection process, a preservation process, and a
sending process. Attendees will become more familiar with the courtroom aspect
of law enforcement. On the genomic side, attendees will learn more about the
history of techniques, marker development, overview of analysis, applications of
technique.
These presentations and workshops will impact the wildlife forensic community by
serving as a venue for the exchange of information between and among laboratories
currently performing diagnostic analyses of samples for various wildlife law
enforcement agencies. Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn more about
the new certification program being offered by the Society and discuss the standards
and guidelines that have been adopted by the Society.
Attendees will get an overview of ISO regulations and the current proficiency
program. Presenters and attendees alike will discover the field of wildlife forensic
science is ever expanding, and novel research is being conducted around the globe
to find new procedures for identifying species, individuals and populations. The goal
of protecting and conserving wildlife is shared by many and is an extraordinarily
worthwhile pursuit.
Please address any further questions to a member of the abstract committee:
Kim Frazier- [email protected]
Annika Mozer- [email protected]
Lucy Webster- [email protected]