Professor Sena S. de Silva Memorial Oration 2026

Guidelines for Orations to be submitted to the Professor Sena S. de Silva Memorial Oration of Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Eligibility: Submission is open to academics in Sri Lanka and Overseas.
It should be on a topic related to Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
It should be relevant to Sri Lanka.
It should contain original work done by the applicant.
The work should not have been presented before as an oration, keynote address or a presidential address.
The work should be appealing to a Fisheries and Aquatic Resources audience.
A full script of the oration (not exceeding 3000 words, excluding references) should be submitted with a cover letter and the curriculum vitae of the applicant.
Submissions will be reviewed by two experts in the relevant field, appointed by the Executive Committee of SLAFAR, and their decision is final.
The outcome of the submission will be informed to the orator, in-writing, soon after the completion of the review process. Anonymity will be maintained until the orator is announced.
If reviewers decide that the submitted oration scripts do not meet the required standard, then the reviewers together with the Executive Committee of SLAFAR should invite orations from individuals who have been experts in the relevant area. However, the above guidelines should be followed when deciding on the invited orator.