September 2019

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Call for 2020 Symposium Submissions

2020 Fellows Nominations

PSA's New Website

2020 Latin American Scientific Conference

2019 Denton Scholarship Recipient

IPSF Abstract Submission

Career Center & PSA Cale ndar
Call for 2020 Symposium Submissions
The PSA Program Planning Committee is now accepting symposium proposals for the 2020 PSA Annual Meeting.

Proposals can be submitted online and will need to include the following:

  • Symposium title
  • Brief description of the symposium
  • Title of each presentation and name of the speaker(s)
  • Length of each presentation
  • Anticipated expenses
  • Any sponsorship support to help defray expenses

PSA will make available a maximum of $3,000 per 3.5-hr symposium, and does not pay travel costs for PSA members that regularly travel to the annual meeting. Any symposium requesting funding from PSA will be required to publish the symposium papers in Poultry Science or The Journal of Applied Poultry Research.

The deadline for submission is NEXT Monday,
September 23 at 11:59 pm CST.
2020 Fellows Nominations
Nominations Are Being Accepted Through  November 1, 2019
The Poultry Science Association is now accepting nominations for PSA Fellows of 2020. The selected Fellows will be recognized at the 2020 PSA Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky next July.

Nominations must include:
  • Nomination Letter
  • Biographical & Professional Summary (800 words or less) covering activities, accomplishments, and recognitions; emphasizing contributions to the field of poultry science and service to the Poultry Science Association
  • Three Letters of Support

The deadline for nominations is
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM CST.
About the Award

The status of Fellow recognizes members of the Poultry Science Association for professional distinction and contributions to the field of poultry science and service to the Poultry Science Association. Not more than five members may be elected as Fellows at any one annual meeting. A two-thirds majority vote by the Board of Directors is required to elect any nominee as Fellow. Election to Fellow is one of the highest distinctions a PSA member can achieve.
PSA's New Website
PSA's website has a brand new design! If you have yet to see it, check it out by visiting www.poultryscience.org .
2020 Latin American Scientific Conference
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October 6-8, 2020

Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
2019 Denton Scholarship Recipient
The PSA Foundation was pleased to recognize Ms. Laney Froebel as the recipient of the 2019 Dr. James H. and Shirley H. Denton Endowed Memorial Scholarship during the April 2019 Poultry Science Club Awards Banquet in College Station, TX. Froebel is currently a junior enrolled in the Department of Poultry Science at Texas A&M University with a dual major in Animal Science.
IPSF Abstract Submission
The abstract submission site for the 2020 International Poultry Scientific Forum is now open. IPSF, to be held January 27 - 28, 2020, in Atlanta, is sponsored by the Southern Poultry Science Society, the Southern Conference on Avian Diseases, and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association.
The site will remain open for submissions and editing until 11:59 EST on Wednesday, November 6, 2019.  Please be sure to follow the Guidelines available on the collection site.

Mary M. Beck, Ph.D.
Executive Secretary, SPSS
Career Center
Below are the most recent positions posted to the PSA Career Center:

Michael Foods
The PSA Career Center is open to both employers and job seekers. Access the career center by visiting careers.poultryscience.org.
PSA Calendar

November 20-22, 2019
Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center
Atlanta, GA

July 20-23, 2020
The Galt House Hotel
Louisville, KY

August 16-20, 2020
Palais Des Congres
Paris, France

October 6-8, 2020
Iguazú Falls, Paraná, Brazil