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Sunday, Aug 6th
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
PDT
SC 2 - From Absolute Zero to Data Hero: An R Crash Course for Ecologists (In Person)
Location: C124
Organizer:
Robert I. Colautti, PhD
– Queen's University
Short Course
Career Track
Sunday, Aug 6th
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
PDT
SC 3 - From Absolute Zero to Data Hero: An R Crash Course for Ecologists (Virtual)
Location: Virtual Session (Zoom)
Organizer:
Robert I. Colautti, PhD
– Queen's University
Co-organizer:
Sima Afshar Nezhad
– Queen's University
Co-organizer:
Mia Akbar
– Queen's University
Co-organizer:
Damian Chase Bourne, BSc
– Queen's University
Co-organizer:
Maria Jose Gomez Quijano, MS
– Queen's University
Co-organizer:
Lisa H. Han, n/a
– Queen's University
Co-organizer:
Charlotte Ngo
– Queen's University
Co-organizer:
Sherise Vialva
– Queen's University
Short Course
Career Track
Virtual Session
Sunday, Aug 6th
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
PDT
SC 4 - From Faculty Fear to Transformation: Facilitating Faculty Engagement with Equity and Social Justice in Ecology Courses
Location: Virtual Session (Zoom)
Organizer:
A.M. Aramati Casper
– Colorado State University
Co-organizer:
Rebecca Atadero
– Colorado State University
Short Course
Career Track
Virtual Session
Sunday, Aug 6th
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
PDT
SC 6 - CANCELLED - Leading for Change: Navigating the System and Making Things Happen
Location: D135
Organizer:
Teri C. Balser
– University of Calgary
Short Course
Career Track
Sunday, Aug 6th
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
PDT
SC 7 - Microbiomes for All: Tools for Environmental Microbiome Research and Data Analysis with Students
Location: C122
Organizer:
Theodore R. Muth, PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology
– Brooklyn College
Co-organizer:
Davida Smyth, PhD in Molecular Microbiology
– Texas A&M-San Antonio
Short Course
Career Track
Sunday, Aug 6th
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
PDT
SC 8 - An Introduction to Mechanistic Niche Modelling with NicheMapR and TrenchR
Location: A106
Organizer:
Michael Kearney, PhD
– The University of Melbourne
Co-organizer:
Lauren B. Buckley
– University of Washington, Department of Biology
Short Course
Career Track
Sunday, Aug 6th
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
PDT
SC 10 - NASA Data Use for Ecology with Google Earth Engine
Location: C123
Organizer:
Amanda Koltz
– University of Texas at Austin / NASA
Co-organizer:
Kel Markert
– Google
Co-organizer:
Cindy Schmidt
– NASA Ames Research Center
Short Course
Career Track
Sunday, Aug 6th
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
PDT
SC 12 - How to Engage with Policymakers: Science Policy Training for Outreach at the State and Federal Level
Location: A107/108
Organizer:
William Ota
– UC Riverside
Co-organizer:
Emilie Graves
– US Fish and Wildlife Service
Co-organizer:
Caroline E. Ridley
– US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development
Co-organizer:
Sarah M. Anderson
– USDA Forest Service
Short Course
Career Track
Sunday, Aug 6th
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
PDT
SC 16 - SOLD OUT - Quantitative Community Ecology in R
Location: C122
Organizer:
Martin Dovciak, PhD
– SUNY-ESF
Co-organizer:
Robert Smith
– Washington State University
Co-organizer:
Carissa Brown
– Memorial University
Co-organizer:
Morgan D. Frost
– University of North Carolina Greensboro
Co-organizer:
Anita Thompson
– University of Arizona
Short Course
Career Track
Sunday, Aug 6th
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
PDT
SC 17 - Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Food Preservation
Location: D136
Organizer:
Linda S. Black Elk
– United Tribes Technical College
Co-organizer:
Luke Black Elk
– Makoce Ikikcupi
Short Course
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
PDT
Informal Networking -- Early Career Scientists and ESA EICs
Location: Career Central Networking Area
Organizer:
Richard L. Wallace, PhD
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
PDT
SS 3 - Fellowships and Awards as First Step Towards a Career in Science Policy: A Panel with Q&A
Location: A106
Organizer:
Caroline E. Ridley
– US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development
Moderator:
Caroline E. Ridley
– US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development
Co-organizer:
Sarah M. Anderson
– USDA Forest Service
Co-organizer:
Emilie Graves
– US Fish and Wildlife Service
Co-organizer:
William Ota
– UC Riverside
Co-organizer:
Michael McCloy
– Texas A&M University
Special Session
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
PDT
SS 5 - CANCELLED - How Ecologists Can Safely and Effectively Advocate for Science Policy
Location: C123
Organizer:
Lauren Kurtz
– Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
Speaker:
Lauren Kurtz
– Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
Co-organizer:
Rachael Lyle
– Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
Speaker:
Rachael Lyle
– Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
Special Session
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
PDT
SS 6 - Understanding Journal Publishing
Location: 254
Organizer:
Helen Eaton
– The Royal Society
Special Session
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
PDT
WK 4 - Internationalize Your Courses with Research-based Online Modules in Tropical Ecology
Location: D136
Organizer:
Ann E. Russell
– Iowa State University
Co-organizer:
Jeffrey A. Klemens
– Thomas Jefferson University
Co-organizer:
Christopher Beck
– Emory University, Department of Biology
Workshop
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
PDT
WK 5 - Making Together Better: Guiding Effective Group Work for All Students
Location: D135
Organizer:
Rachel M. Pigg
– University of Louisville
Speaker:
Rachel M. Pigg
– University of Louisville
Co-organizer:
Suann Yang
– SUNY Geneseo
Speaker:
Suann Yang
– SUNY Geneseo
Co-organizer:
Emily Rauschert
– Cleveland State University
Speaker:
Emily Rauschert
– Cleveland State University
Workshop
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
PDT
WK 6 - Making Your Case: A Career Planning and Advancement Workshop
Location: 257
Organizer:
Teri C. Balser
– University of Calgary
Workshop
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
PDT
Getting Into Grad School
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 1 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
PDT
CV Reviews
Location: Career Central Networking Area
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
PDT
Navigating the Tenure Track
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 2 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
PDT
Thriving in Grad School
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 1 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
PDT
OOS 2 - Natural Climate Solutions from Concepts to Practice – Bridging the Gap Between Science and Action
Location: 256
Organizer:
Lilli Kaarakka, PhD
– California Polytechnic State University
Co-Organizer:
Laura E. Dee, PhD, Early-career Ecologist
– University of Colorado-Boulder
Co-Organizer:
Kaitlin Kimmel, PhD
– Mad Agriculture
Co-Organizer:
Seeta Sistla, PhD
– California Polytechnic State University
Co-Organizer:
Rachel L. Lamb, PhD
– Maryland Department of the Environment
Co-Organizer:
Nicole Rogers, PhD
– University of Maine
Co-Organizer:
Charlotte Decock, PhD
– California Polytechnic State University
Co-Organizer:
Courtney Giebink
– Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Organized Oral Session
Career Track
Public-Private Sector
Monday, Aug 7th
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
PDT
OOS 3 - The Consequences and Mechanisms of Zoogeochemistry
Location: 252
Organizer:
Devyn Orr, PhD
– USDA ARS
Co-Organizer:
Kristy Ferraro
– Yale School of the Environment
Co-Organizer:
Elizabeth S. Forbes
– Yale School of the Environment
Organized Oral Session
Career Track
Hybrid Session
Monday, Aug 7th
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
PDT
SS 11 - Addressing Challenges of Ethics for Private Sector Ecologists
Location: C124
Organizer:
Steven M. Jones
– GHD - Retired
Co-organizer:
Laura Lawlor
– GHD
Speaker:
Audrey Mayer
– US Fish and Wildlife Service
Speaker:
Damian V. Preziosi
– Intergral
Speaker:
Rodolfo Jaffe
– Ramboll
Special Session
Career Track
Public-Private Sector
Monday, Aug 7th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
PDT
Finding (and Thriving as) a Postdoc
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 2 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Sandra Del Rio
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
PDT
Navigating the Hidden Curriculum
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 1 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Fred Abbott
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
PDT
Speed Networking with ESA EICs
Location: Career Central Networking Area
Organizer:
Richard L. Wallace, PhD
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
OOS 7 - How Climate Change Affect the Relationship Between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions of Forests
Location: 257
Organizer:
Guiyao Zhou
– German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Co-Organizer:
Zhenhong Hu
– Northwest A&F University
Organized Oral Session
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
OOS 8 - Making a Career of Your Ecology Degree
Location: 252
Organizer:
Tom Langen
– Clarkson University
Organized Oral Session
Career Track
Hybrid Session
Monday, Aug 7th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
OOS 9 - Microbial Macroecology: How Ubiquitous Soil Microbes Form a Pattern?
Location: 255
Organizer:
Xiaofeng Xu
– San Diego State University
Co-Organizer:
Robert Sinsabaugh
– University of New Mexico
Co-Organizer:
Nannan Wang
– Chinese Academy of Sciences
Organized Oral Session
Career Track
Hybrid Session
Monday, Aug 7th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
SYMP 3 - Managing Urban Ecosystems Through Planning & Design
Location: C123
Organizer:
Kat Superfisky
– City of Los Angeles
Symposium
Career Track
Public-Private Sector
Monday, Aug 7th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
WK 8 - Diverse Leadership in Ecology: Expanding Your Influence and Generating a Leadership-Network
Location: C124
Organizer:
Teresa M. Mourad
– Ecological Society of America
Speaker:
Teresa M. Mourad
– Ecological Society of America
Co-organizer:
Wilnelia Recart González, Ph. D.
– University of San Diego
Speaker:
Wilnelia Recart González, Ph. D.
– University of San Diego
Co-organizer:
Carmen R. Cid, PhD, ESA Certified Senior Ecologist
– Eastern CT State University
Speaker:
Carmen R. Cid, PhD, ESA Certified Senior Ecologist
– Eastern CT State University
Co-organizer:
Fred Abbott
– Ecological Society of America
Speaker:
Fred Abbott
– Ecological Society of America
Co-organizer:
Adrienne J. Sponberg, Ph.D.
– Ecological Society of America
Speaker:
Adrienne J. Sponberg, Ph.D.
– Ecological Society of America
Workshop
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
SS 14 - Ecology Across Career Sectors
Location: D135
Organizer:
Pacifica Sommers
– Bayer Crop Sciences
Speaker:
Pacifica Sommers
– Bayer Crop Sciences
Speaker:
Nathan Emery
– UC Santa Barbara
Speaker:
Devin McMahon
– US Forest Service
Speaker:
Timothy Fullman
– The Wilderness Society
Speaker:
Caitlin Rottler
– South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center
Speaker:
Alison R. Gerken
– USDA ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research
Special Session
Career Track
Public-Private Sector
Monday, Aug 7th
4:00 PM
PDT
Understanding Scientific Publishing
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 2 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Richard L. Wallace, PhD
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
Deep Dive: Research Careers
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 1 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Sandra Del Rio
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Monday, Aug 7th
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
PDT
Informal Networking -- Academics and Researchers
Location: Career Central Networking Area
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
PDT
SS 17 - Elevating & Implementing Indigenous TEK in Community, Higher Education, and Government
Location: D135
Organizer:
Melissa K. Nelson
– Arizona State University
Moderator:
Melissa K. Nelson
– Arizona State University
Speaker:
Melissa K. Nelson
– Arizona State University
Co-organizer:
James Rattling Leaf
– University of Colorado Boulder
Speaker:
James Rattling Leaf
– University of Colorado Boulder
Speaker:
Jeannette Armstrong, Ph.D
– University of British Columbia - Okanagan
Special Session
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
PDT
WK 11 - Designing an Ecological Project to Maximize Impact: Creating a Theory of Change, with a Case-study Based Approach
Location: D135
Organizer:
Hillary H. Fenrich
– Consultant: Tropical Forests & Agriculture
Speaker:
Hillary H. Fenrich
– Consultant: Tropical Forests & Agriculture
Workshop
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
PDT
WK 12 - Translating Academic Skills to the Private Sector
Location: C124
Organizer:
Paul R. Krause
– Ramboll
Speaker:
Paul R. Krause
– Ramboll
Co-organizer:
Juliane Baquiran
– Ramboll
Speaker:
Juliane Baquiran
– Ramboll
Speaker:
Lara Pomi-Urbat
– PSEG
Speaker:
Kelly Farrell
– Sasaki
Workshop
Career Track
Public-Private Sector
Tuesday, Aug 8th
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
PDT
SS 18 - Emerging Satellite-based Missions to Enhance Ecological Studies for the Coming Decades
Location: C123
Organizer:
Dennis Ojima, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
– Colorado State University
Moderator:
Dennis Ojima, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
– Colorado State University
Co-organizer:
Kathleen Hibbard
– NASA HQ
Speaker:
Kathleen Hibbard
– NASA HQ
Co-organizer:
david schimel
– JPL
Speaker:
david schimel
– JPL
Speaker:
Mallory Barnes, Ph.D. in watershed management and ecohydrology
– Indiana University
Speaker:
Jeremy Kravitz
– Biospheric Science Branch (SGE) / NASA AMES
Speaker:
Atticus Stovall
– Goddard Space Flight Center / NASA
Speaker:
Cibele H. Amaral
– University of Colorado Boulder
Special Session
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
PDT
WK 19 - Think Like a Modeler: A Tutorial on Building Dynamic Ecological Models for Early-career Ecologists
Location: 258
Organizer:
Brandon A. Quintana
– CSU Fullerton
Co-organizer:
Cesar Estien
– UC Berkeley
Co-organizer:
Holly V. Moeller
– UC Santa Barbara
Co-organizer:
Leeza-Marie Rodriguez, PhD Candidate
– University of California, Santa Barbara
Co-organizer:
Crystal Ramirez
– California State University, Los Angeles
Workshop
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
PDT
Deep Dive: The PUI Experience
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 1 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
PDT
Diverse Career Options in Nonprofits
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 2 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Sandra Del Rio
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
PDT
Mock Job Interviews
Location: Career Central Networking Area
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
PDT
Building a Career in Ecological Restoration
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 2 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
PDT
Deep Dive: Federal Careers
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 1 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
PDT
INS 7 - Up, Down, and Across: Ecology in All Parts of the Forest Service
Location: 254
Organizer:
Sarah M. Anderson
– USDA Forest Service
Co-Organizer:
William Carromero
– USDA Forest Service
Co-Organizer:
Deb Beighley
– USDA Forest Service
Inspire Session
Career Track
Public-Private Sector
Tuesday, Aug 8th
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
PDT
SYMP 8 - The NASA EOS Legacy to Ecological Sciences and Emerging Research Opportunities Beyond NASA’s TERRA Observations
Location: C123
Organizer:
Dennis Ojima, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
– Colorado State University
Co-organizer:
Steven W. Running, W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation
– University of Montana
Symposium
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
PDT
SYMP 9 - The Ocean Decade: Opportunities for Ecological Research and Engagement Across Disciplines
Location: 255
Organizer:
Angee Doerr
– Oregon State University / Oregon Sea Grant
Co-organizer:
Erin Satterthwaite
– California Sea Grant & CalCOFI, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
Co-organizer:
Alessandra Burgos
– Oregon State University
Co-organizer:
Alyson Fleming
– University of Wisconsin Madison & University of North Carolina Wilmington
Co-organizer:
Hannah Lachance
– NOAA
Symposium
Career Track
Hybrid Session
Tuesday, Aug 8th
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
PDT
SS 20 - A Career in the Private-sector Environmental Services Field, and How One Prepares for and Finds Their First Position. a Dialogue Among Private-sector Ecologists, Students, and Students’ Mentors
Location: C124
Organizer:
Tom Langen
– Clarkson University
Moderator:
Tom Langen
– Clarkson University
Speaker:
Kevin Janni
– GHD
Speaker:
Dale Strickland
– Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.
Speaker:
Ajay Sharma
– Auburn University
Speaker:
Catherine E. Benson
– Hartford Community College
Speaker:
Rodolfo Jaffe
– Ramboll
Special Session
Career Track
Public-Private Sector
Tuesday, Aug 8th
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
PDT
WK 22 - Building a More Diverse Scientific Community: Research, Training, and Environmental Justice Opportunities in DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research
Location: D135
Organizer:
Brian Benscoter
– U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science
Co-organizer:
Boris Wawrik
– U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science
Workshop
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
PDT
Career Pathways in Environmental Education
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 2 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Sandra Del Rio
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
PDT
The Independent Consultant's Journey
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 1 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
Professional Resume Reviews
Location: Career Central Networking Area
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
INS 9 - Ecology for Community – How Ecology Can Increase Contributions to Positive Social Change
Location: 253
Organizer:
Adam Kay
– University of St Thomas (MN)
Co-Organizer:
Monica H. Burr
– Alcorn State University
Co-Organizer:
Eric Chapman
– University of St Thomas (MN)
Co-Organizer:
Ray Warthen
– Infinite Zion Farms
Inspire Session
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
OOS 1 - Improving Tools for Ecosystem Prediction and Management Using Eco-evolutionary Optimality Theory
Location: 255
Organizer:
Maoya Bassiouni
– UC Berkeley
Co-Organizer:
Sandy P. Harrison
– University of Reading
Co-Organizer:
Evan A A. Perkowski
– Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
Organized Oral Session
Career Track
Hybrid Session
Tuesday, Aug 8th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
OOS 31 - Forging Collaborative Transdisciplinary Partnerships: Research and Practice
Location: 258
Organizer:
Robert Dyball
– Australian National University
Co-Organizer:
Diele Lobo
– University of Minnesota
Organized Oral Session
Career Track
Public-Private Sector
Tuesday, Aug 8th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
SS 21 - Biodiversity, Sustainability, and Corporate ESG
Location: C124
Organizer:
Kevin Janni
– GHD
Co-organizer:
Carrie Paul-Gorsline
– Ramboll
Co-Organizer:
Gabriel Thoumi
– Responsible Alpha
Special Session
Career Track
Public-Private Sector
Tuesday, Aug 8th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
WK 23 - Affective Ecological Education: Engaging Students’ Personal Connections to Nature and Ecology for Improved Ecological Literacy
Location: D136
Organizer:
Loren B. Byrne
– Roger Williams University
Co-organizer:
Marney C. Pratt, Ph.D.
– Smith College
Workshop
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
WK 24 - The Intersection of Ecology and Environmental Law: How Ecologists Can Contribute to Development, Implementation, and Enforcement of Environmental Law
Location: D135
Organizer:
Derb Carter, Multi-decade experience as a litigating attorney in the southeast, focusing on wetlands and biodiversity preservation
– Southern Enviornmental Law Center
Co-organizer:
William H. Schlesinger, Member US National Academy of Sciences; Fellow and Past President of ESA
– Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Speaker:
Tim Preso, Director Earthjustice Biodiversity Defense Program; lead litigator grizzly bear and gray wolf recovery
– Earthjustice
Speaker:
Michael Blumm, Author Pacific Salmon Law and the Environment.
– Lewis and Clark Law School
Workshop
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
Advancing in Private Sector Careers
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 1 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Sandra Del Rio
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
Ecology Careers in State and Local Government
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 2 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Tuesday, Aug 8th
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
PDT
Informal Networking -- Ecologists in the Public and Private Sectors
Location: Career Central Networking Area
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
PDT
OOS 37 - The Role of Traits in Urban Social-Ecological-Technological Systems
Location: 255
Organizer:
Timon McPhearson
– Urban Systems Lab, The New School
Co-Organizer:
Erik Andersson
– University of Helsinki
Organized Oral Session
Career Track
Hybrid Session
Wednesday, Aug 9th
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
PDT
SYMP 12 - Elevating the Human Dimension in Ecological Research for Addressing Global Environmental Concerns
Location: 256
Organizer:
Carmen R. Cid, PhD, ESA Certified Senior Ecologist
– Eastern CT State University
Symposium
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
PDT
SYMP 13 - ESA Early Career Fellows and Mercer Award Symposium I
Location: 257
Organizer:
Charles H. Nilon
– School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri
Symposium
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
PDT
SYMP 15 - Inclusive Engagement and Career Pathways for All
Location: C123
Organizer:
Teresa M. Mourad
– Ecological Society of America
Symposium
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
PDT
SS 23 - Is Your Science Actionable: How Ecology Is Used in Integrated Science Assessments (ISAs)
Location: D136
Organizer:
Jill S. Baron
– USGS/Colorado State University
Co-organizer:
Tara Greaver
– U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Co-organizer:
Charles T. Driscoll, PhD, NAE
– Syracuse University
Co-organizer:
Rebecca M. Dalton
– U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Moderator:
William Ota
– UC Riverside
Special Session
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
PDT
OOS 39 - Growing an Inclusive 21st Century-Relevant Ecological Society – Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the WAMIE Report
Location: 257
Organizer:
Gillian Bowser
– Colorado State University
Co-Organizer:
Carmen R. Cid, PhD, ESA Certified Senior Ecologist
– Eastern CT State University
Organized Oral Session
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
PDT
SYMP 16 - ESA Early Career Fellows and Mercer Award Symposium II
Location: 254
Organizer:
Charles H. Nilon
– School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri
Symposium
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
PDT
SS 25 - Decolonizing Ecology Starts with You: Working Within Knowledge Systems to Incorporate Indigenous Data Governance into Ecology Data Landscapes
Location: A105
Organizer:
Katherine D. Jones
– Battelle/NEON
Co-organizer:
Lydia Jennings
– University of Arizona
Speaker:
Lydia Jennings
– University of Arizona
Speaker:
Gwen Bridge
– Gwen Bridge Consulting Ltd
Special Session
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
PDT
WK 32 - CANCELLED - Linking Science and Stories
Location: 255
Organizer:
Dr. Heather M. Leslie, PhD
– University of Maine Darling Marine Center
Co-organizer:
Sarah Risley
– University of Maine Darling Marine Center
Workshop
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
PDT
WK 33 - Publishing and You – a Guide to Getting Published
Location: C123
Organizer:
Richard L. Wallace, PhD
– Ecological Society of America
Co-organizer:
Andrea Baier
– British Ecological Society
Co-Organizer:
Philip Dooner
– British Ecological Society
Co-Organizer:
Catherine O'Riordan, PhD
– Ecological Society of America
Panelist:
Marc W. Cadotte
– University of Toronto
Panelist:
Kai M. A. Chan
– IRES, University of British Columbia
Panelist:
Kathy Cottingham
– Ecology
Panelist:
Juan C. Corley
Panelist:
Madhusudan Katti
– North Carolina State University
Panelist:
Pernille Hammelsø
Panelist:
Jean-Philippe Lessard
– Concordia University
Panelist:
Cate Macinnis-Ng
– University of Auckland
Panelist:
Nathan Sanders
– University of Michigan
Panelist:
Jenny Zambrano, Ph.D.
– Washington State University
Workshop
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
PDT
The Ecology Entrepreneur
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 1 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
PDT
Professional Resume Reviews
Location: Career Central Networking Area
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
PDT
Job Interviews Outside of Academia
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 1 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
PDT
Unbiased Self-assessments: Find Your Right Career Path
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 2 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
PDT
WK 34 - Cooccurrence Analysis and Beta Diversity with a Novel Metric Based on Statistical Theory
Location: C124
Organizer:
Kumar Mainali
– Chesapeake Conservancy, Conservation Innovation Center, 716 Giddings Avenue, Suite 42, Annapolis, MD 21401
Workshop
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
PDT
Resumes and Transferable Skills
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 1 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
PDT
The Skills You Didn't Know You Needed
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 2 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
Mock Job Interviews
Location: Career Central Networking Area
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
OOS 46 - Approaches to Studying Zoogeochemistry
Location: 251
Organizer:
Elizabeth S. Forbes
– Yale School of the Environment
Co-Organizer:
Devyn Orr, PhD
– USDA ARS
Co-Organizer:
Kristy Ferraro
– Yale School of the Environment
Organized Oral Session
Career Track
Hybrid Session
Wednesday, Aug 9th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
SS 30 - Cultivating a Local Engagement Ecosystem: Employing Your Scientific Expertise in Your Community
Location: C124
Organizer:
Matt Martin
– Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally (ESAL)
Co-organizer:
Christopher Jackson
– Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally (ESAL)
Co-organizer:
Alison Mize
– ESA
Moderator:
Sara Windoloski
– Oregon State University
Panelist:
Morgan Gratz-Weiser
Panelist:
Bobby Cochran
– Oregon Consensus
Special Session
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
Career Growth Through Internships and Fellowships: Unlocking Opportunities in Ecology
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 2 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Sandra Del Rio
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
Managing Career Transitions
Location: Career Central Presentation Area 1 (Exhibit Hall)
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Wednesday, Aug 9th
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
PDT
Informal Networking -- Science Educators & Communicators
Location: Career Central Networking Area
Organizer:
Jonathan Miller
– Ecological Society of America
Career Central
Career Track
Thursday, Aug 10th
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
PDT
SS 31 - Leveraging Diverse Voices to Advance Innovations in Climate Mitigation
Location: D136
Organizer:
Kirsten S. Hofmockel
– Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Co-organizer:
Christine Sprunger
– Michigan State University
Special Session
Career Track
Thursday, Aug 10th
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
PDT
INS 19 - Decolonizing and Diversifying Ecology
Location: 251
Organizer:
Bruno E. Soares, Dept. of Biological Sciences
– University of Toronto-Scarborough
Co-Organizer:
Gabriel Nakamura
– Universidade Federal de Goiás
Inspire Session
Career Track
Hybrid Session
Thursday, Aug 10th
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
PDT
SYMP 11 - How Understanding Animal Welfare Can Improve Understanding of Ecology and Practice
Location: 255
Organizer:
Vittoria Elliott
– Wild Animal Initiative, Smithsonian Institution
Co-organizer:
Janire Castellano-Bueno
– Wild Animal Initiative
Co-organizer:
Anne S. Clay, Science
– Wild Animal Initiative
Co-organizer:
Grey Fernandez, Science Department
– Wild Animal Initiative
Symposium
Career Track
Hybrid Session
Thursday, Aug 10th
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
PDT
SYMP 24 - Sacred Elements of Life: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Contemporary Applications
Location: C123
Organizer:
Danielle Ignace, PhD
– The University of British Columbia
Symposium
Career Track
Thursday, Aug 10th
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
PDT
SS 32 - Practicing and Rewarding Co-production of Knowledge Within Universities
Location: C124
Organizer:
Jia Hu, Director of Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
– The University of Arizona
Speaker:
Meade Krosby, Director of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
– University of Washington
Co-organizer:
Beth Rose Middleton Manning
– UC Davis
Speaker:
Alison Meadow
– University of Arizona
Co-organizer:
Nancy Huntly, Director of USU Ecology Center
– Utah State University
Speaker:
Jessica Hellmann, Director of the Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
– University of Minnesota
Speaker:
Michael Johnson
– University of Arizona
Speaker:
Anne Heggli
– Desert Research Institute
Speaker:
Justin Brown
– UC Davis
Special Session
Career Track
Thursday, Aug 10th
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
PDT
WK 40 - Together, Let’s Create a More Inclusive Language of Ecology
Location: D135
Organizer:
Catherine Schmitt
– Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park
Speaker:
Catherine Schmitt
– Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park
Workshop
Career Track
Thursday, Aug 10th
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
PDT
WK 44 - How to Communicate with Congress and Participate in Public Policy
Location: D135
Organizer:
Sarah M. Anderson
– USDA Forest Service
Workshop
Career Track
Thursday, Aug 10th
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
PDT
OOS 60 - Finding Pathways for Urban Nature-Based Solutions Across the World Regions
Location: 252
Organizer:
Loan Diep
– The New School
Co-Organizer:
Timon McPhearson
– Urban Systems Lab, The New School
Organized Oral Session
Career Track
Hybrid Session
Thursday, Aug 10th
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
PDT
WK 46 - Science Podcasting from the Page to Your Ears
Location: C124
Organizer:
Shane M. Hanlon
– American Geophysical Union
Workshop
Career Track
Thursday, Aug 10th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
SS 36 - Climate Adaptation in Practice: From Science to Service
Location: C124
Organizer:
Nicole DeCrappeo
– U.S. Geological Survey, Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
Co-organizer:
Kristine Metzger
– U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Speaker:
Kristine Metzger
– U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Co-organizer:
Laura Thompson
– U.S. Geological Survey - National Climate Adaptation Science Center
Co-organizer:
Jeremy Littell
– U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center
Co-organizer:
Carol Morel
– U.S. Geological Survey, National Climate Adaptation Science Center
Co-organizer:
Toni Lyn Morelli
– U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
Speaker:
Toni Lyn Morelli
– U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
Co-organizer:
Lindsey L. Thurman, Ph.D.
– U.S. Geological Survey, Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
Speaker:
Lindsey L. Thurman, Ph.D.
– U.S. Geological Survey, Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
Co-organizer:
John B. Bradford
– USGS Southwest Biological Science Center
Speaker:
Meade Krosby, Director of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
– University of Washington
Speaker:
Chas Jones
– Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
Speaker:
Harriet Morgan
– Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Speaker:
Brian W. Miller
– U.S. Geological Survey
Special Session
Career Track
Thursday, Aug 10th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PDT
WK 47 - Ancient Texts from the Land - Indigenous Story-works
Location: D136
Organizer:
Ellen Simmons, PhD Candidate
– University of British Columbia
Co-organizer:
Marlowe Sam, PhD
– University of British Columbia
Workshop
Career Track
Friday, Aug 11th
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
PDT
SS 37 - A Conversation About Possible Reasons the Ecology Profession Isn’t More Diverse and What Might Be Done to Change This
Location: D135
Organizer:
Hank L. Bart, Jr., n/a
– Tulane University
Moderator:
Hank L. Bart, Jr., n/a
– Tulane University
Speaker:
Hank L. Bart, Jr., n/a
– Tulane University
Speaker:
Charles H. Nilon
– School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri
Speaker:
J. Drew Lanham
– Clemson University
Special Session
Career Track
Friday, Aug 11th
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
PDT
SC 18 - Ecological Analysis Across Scales Using NEON Data in Google Earth Engine
Location: C124
Organizer:
Bridget Hass
– National Ecological Observatory Network
Co-organizer:
Katie Jones
– National Ecological Observatory Network
Short Course
Career Track
Friday, Aug 11th
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
PDT
SC 19 - From Gatekeeping to Groundskeeping: Inclusive Facilitation for Diverse Groups
Location: Virtual Session (Zoom)
Organizer:
Adrienne J. Sponberg, Ph.D.
– Ecological Society of America
Short Course
Career Track
Virtual Session
Friday, Aug 11th
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
PDT
WK 50 - Mixed Effects Modeling Primer: Selecting Error Distributions, Accounting for Correlation, and Building Statistically Sound Mixed Effects Models for Ecological Data
Location: D135
Organizer:
Leigh Ann Starcevich
– Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.
Speaker:
Leigh Ann Starcevich
– Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.
Co-organizer:
Jared Swenson
– Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.
Speaker:
Jared Swenson
– Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.
Workshop
Career Track
