October 2019 Please reference the contents menu for a complete list of topics covered in this edition of PSA Postings.

Contents Menu PSA's Transition to Elsevier 2020 Fellows Nominations Deadline: Nov. 1st Perdue Fellowship Applications Deadline: Dec. 1st PSA's Career Brochure Survey 2020 Meetings Update PSA Foundation 2019 Diamond V Scholar IPSF Abstract Submission Deadline: Nov. 6th 2020 World Poultry Congress Abstract Submission Career Center & PSA Cale ndar

PSA's Transition to Elsevier

All papers that are submitted to Poultry Science ® or The Journal of Applied Poultry Research from now on, will be published by Elsevier and will be submitted through their platform, Editorial Manager (see submission links below). Papers submitted through Elsevier will be published in the new Open Access (OA) format with the first distributed issue, by Elsevier, released in January 2020. Note that for all manuscripts submitted after October 1, 2019, an article processing charge (APC) is therefore payable after acceptance for publication. The APC for both journals is $1,500 for Poultry Science Association members, and $2,000 for non-members per article. The APC will be billed after peer review and acceptance. For more information please view the PSA press announcement and answers to frequently asked questions.

Poultry Science® Submissions

JAPR Submissions

2020 Fellows Nominations

Deadline to Nominate:  November 1, 2019

The Poultry Science Association is 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 Next Friday, November 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM CST.

Submit a Nominee

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.

Perdue Fellowship Applications

Applications are being accepted now through December 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM CST for interested graduate students. For complete details and to apply, please see the the official announcement here.

PSA's Career Brochure Survey

PSA is updating the Future in Poultry Science brochure. In order to provide prospective future poultry scientists with the most up-to-date information, PSA is collecting data from those who work within the field. The information you enter into the survey will be confidential and is not linked to any personal data. If you have not yet taken the survey, you are invited to do so by clicking the button below. To see the original announcement, click here.

Take the Survey

2020 Meetings Update

Abstract Submission Dates

PSA Annual Meeting Open On: January 7, 2020 Deadline: April 7, 2020

Latin American Scientific Conference Open On: January 14, 2020 Deadline: April 30, 2020

PSA Foundation - 2019 Diamond V Scholar

The Poultry Science Association Foundation was pleased to recognize Mr. Austin Silva as the recipient of the 2019 Diamond V Endowed Scholarship. Mr. Silva, currently a junior POSC/ANSC dual major enrolled in the Department of Poultry Science at Texas A&M University was recognized by Dr. Jim Denton, Executive Director of the Poultry Science Association Foundation, at the reception hosted by Dr. David Caldwell, Department Head in Poultry Science at Texas A&M University.

View Official Press Release

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.

Access the Abstract Submission Site

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 submission site.  Mary M. Beck, Ph.D. Executive Secretary, SPSS mbeck@poultry.msstate.edu

2020 World Poultry Congress

Abstract Submission Open

The World's Poultry Congress (WPC) has opened abstract submission now through December 31, 2019. Click here for more information about the program.

Submit an Abstract

Career Center Below are current positions posted to the PSA Career Center: Professor & Department Head Pennsylvania State University Post-Doctoral Fellow Auburn University Assistant Professor Auburn University Research Specialist in Agriculture University of Illinois Poultry Nutritionist 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 Poultry Tech Summit November 20-22, 2019 Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center Atlanta, GA International Poultry Scientific Forum January 27-28, 2020 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta, GA 2020 PSA Annual Meeting July 20-23, 2020 The Galt House Hotel Louisville, KY World's Poultry Congress August 16-20, 2020 Palais Des Congres Paris, France 2020 Latin American Scientific Conference October 6-8, 2020 Iguazú Falls, Paraná, Brazil

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