Conference/meeting papers and proceedings

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Proceedings, with title and editor

Name A (ed) (2013). Title of publication, proceedings of the Name of Conference, Venue, date, Publisher, Place.

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Paper in proceedings, with title and editor

This is a diagram illustrating the format of the example reference shown below of a published paper with a title.

Smith AB (1994). Chromatography in chemical analysis. In: Brown BK & Green GH (eds), Methodologies for chemical analysis, proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Chemical Analysis, Melbourne, 15–16 July 1994, University of Melbourne Press, Melbourne, 2–14.

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Proceedings, without title and editor

Name of Organisation (2013). Proceedings of the Name of Conference, Venue, date, Publisher, Place.

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Paper in proceedings, without title and editor

This is a diagram illustrating the format of the example reference shown below of a published paper without a title.

Smith AB (1994). Chromatography in chemical analysis. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Chemical Analysis, Melbourne, 15–16 July 1994, University of Melbourne Press, Melbourne, 2–14.

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Proceedings, self-titled, part of a series

Brazma A, Miyano S & Akutsu T (2008). Series on Advances in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, vol 6, Proceedings of the 6th Asia–Pacific Bioinformatics Conference, Kyoto, 14–17 January 2008, Imperial College Press, London.

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Abstract of paper in book of abstracts, with title and editor

Author A, Author B & Author C (2015). Title of abstract [abstract]. In: Editor X (ed), Title of conference proceedings, proceedings of the Name of Conference, City, date, Publisher, Place of Publication, page.

Pen M, Savage D, Stür W & Seng M (2009). Constraints to cattle production of small-scale farmers in Kampong Cham province, Cambodia [abstract]. In: Tielkes E (ed), Biophysical and socio-economic frame conditions for the sustainable management of natural resources, book of abstracts of the Conference on International Research and Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development, Hamburg, 6–8 October 2009, German Institute for Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics, Witzenhausen, 248.

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Paper presented at poster session (abstract in proceedings)

Author A, Author B & Author C (2015). Title of poster [poster]. In: Editor X (ed), Title of conference proceedings, proceedings of the Name of Conference, City, date, Publisher, Place of Publication, page.

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Meeting minutes

Use maximal capitalisation for the name of an official committee. Use roman type for the meeting papers; however, if the document has its own title, use italics (see Online material for information on website addresses):

TSFFWG (Torres Strait Finfish Working Group) (2010). TSFFWG papers, meeting 2010.1, 31 March 2010, Thursday Island, http://pzja.gov.au/pzja-and-committees/torres-strait-finfish-working-group-tsffwg.

TSFMAC (Torres Strait Fisheries Management Advisory Committee) (2009). TSFMAC meeting 11, agenda item 7.3, ‘Update of finfish leasing arrangements for 2009/2010’, 11–12 November 2009, http://pzja.gov.au/pzja-and-committees/torres-strait-fisheries-management-advisory-committee-tsfmac.

IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) (2011). Report of the fourteenth session of the Scientific Committee, Seychelles, 12–17 December 2011, IOTC-2011-SC-R[E], IOTC, Victoria, Seychelles, www.iotc.org/files/proceedings/2011/sc/IOTC-2011-SC14-R[E].pdf.

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