Call for Presentations
The 34th National Environment and Recreation Research Symposium (NERR) will take place in Annapolis, MD. April 7-9, 2024
(Download call for submissions).

The deadline for abstract submission is November 15, 2023
.
We hope to see you there! 
Abstract Submission Instructions & Due Dates
Authors should email their presentation abstracts to 2024 NERR Symposium Chair Bob Du Lee at bdlee@bgsu.edu  <bdlee@bgsu.edu> as one single MS Word document. The Conference Chair will acknowledge receipt of the abstract within 7 business days.

 Submission Guidelines: 
Page 1: Title, authors' names and affiliations, type of presentation (e.g., oral presentation).
Page 2: Title, abstract (maximum 500 words) plus references (APA style).

 Important dates: 
November 15, 2023: Abstract must be received by Conference chair via email 
January 8, 2024: Notification of acceptance via email 
February 5, 2024: Preliminary agenda posted on website 

Potential Oral and Poster Presentation Topics

  • ►Natural resource management                         ►Travel and tourism

    ►Environmental quality                                         ►Climate change and recreation

    ►Outdoor and adventure recreation                   ►COVID-19 and recreation/tourism

    ►Management applications                                 ►Measurement and forecasting

    ►Historical/cultural resource management     ►Methodological and theoretical development

    ►Emerging and existing trends                           ►Urban parks and recreation

    ►Human dimensions of natural resources        ►Sustainable tourism and development

    ►Park/recreation/tourism planning                  ►Ecotourism and nature tourism

    ►Policy development                                           ►Niche or other specialized tourism

Potential Roundtable Session Topics
  • Partnerships and dedicated funding sources to fund parks and recreation 
  • Reconnecting youth with nature and the outdoors thru green and playful parks 
  • Carbon friendly and sustainable parks 
  • Urban forests/parks and their effects on quality of life 
  • Social and environmental justice through parks, recreation, leisure and tourism 
  • The potential impacts of government shut down on the public recreation facilities
Presentation Equipment
For oral presentations: One LCD projector and laptop computer will be set up in each break-out session room. Speakers are asked to load their presentations onto the appropriate laptop during conference breaks from either a CD or portable hard drive. Any additional equipment is the responsibility of the presenter.

For poster session: The author(s) must remain by the poster board for the one-hour session. Poster content, including title(s), introduction, findings, and conclusion, figures, tables, and pictures, will be displayed on a 3' x 4' poster board supplied by NERR.