Special Sessions

Organizer: Leena Kopperoinen – Finnish Environment Institute

Co-organizer: Kati Vierikko – Finnish Environment Institute

Co-Organizer: Henna Malinen

Organizer: Kate Ingenloff – GBIF Secretariat

Moderator: Kate Ingenloff – GBIF Secretariat

Co-organizer: Dmitry S. Schigel – GBIF Secretariat

Speaker: Dmitry S. Schigel – GBIF Secretariat

Speaker: Abby Benson – USGS

Speaker: Katherine M. Thibault, Ph.D. – National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle

Speaker: Carrie Seltzer – iNaturalist

Speaker: Rob Guralnick – iDigBio

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

Organizer: Gwen Bridge – Gwen Bridge Consulting Ltd

Speaker: Lauren Terbasket – Lower Similkameen Indian Band

Speaker: Rob Edward – Lower Similkameen Indian Band

Speaker: Rheana Marchand – Lower Similkameen Indian Band

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

Organizer: Helen Eaton – The Royal Society

Organizer: Louise M. Weber, PhD – University of Saint Francis

Moderator: Louise M. Weber, PhD – University of Saint Francis

Speaker: Louise M. Weber, PhD – University of Saint Francis

Organizer: Adrienne J. Sponberg, Ph.D. – Ecological Society of America

Speaker: Adrienne J. Sponberg, Ph.D. – Ecological Society of America

Co-organizer: Kendra Cheruvelil – Michigan State University

Speaker: Kendra Cheruvelil – Michigan State University

Co-organizer: Richard B. Primack – Boston University

Speaker: Richard B. Primack – Boston University

Co-organizer: Pamela H. Templer – Boston University

Organizer: Alexandra Pearson – HHMI Tangled Bank Studios

Organizer: Coral del Mar Valle Rodriguez, n/a – Cornell University

Co-organizer: Vasavi Prakash – College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, Auburn University

Speaker: Vasavi Prakash – College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, Auburn University

Co-organizer: Katherine T. Charton – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Speaker: Katherine T. Charton – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Co-organizer: Kayode Oshinubi – Northern Arizona University

Speaker: Kayode Oshinubi – Northern Arizona University

Co-organizer: Bogdan Nagle – Southern New Hampshire University

Speaker: Bogdan Nagle – Southern New Hampshire University

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

Organizer: Maria N. Miriti, PhD – The Ohio State University

Co-organizer: Maria N. Miriti, PhD – The Ohio State University

Speaker: Maria N. Miriti, PhD – The Ohio State University

Co-organizer: Felix “Javi” Berrios-Ortega – University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Speaker: Felix “Javi” Berrios-Ortega – University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Co-organizer: Jordyn Hardy – Wesleyan College-GA

Speaker: Jordyn Hardy – Wesleyan College-GA

Co-organizer: Tatjana Washington, n/a – University of Chicago

Speaker: Tatjana Washington, n/a – University of Chicago

Co-organizer: Kristina Fite – Ohio State University

Speaker: Kristina Fite – Ohio State University

Speaker: McKenna Molnar – Ohio State University

Co-organizer: Khanh Ton – Rhodes College-TN

Moderator: Khanh Ton – Rhodes College-TN

Co-organizer: Ariel Rawson – The Ohio State University

Co-organizer: Kyle Dahilig – University of Guam

Co-organizer: Frederick A. Nelson – University of California, Davis

Co-organizer: Carmen R. Cid, PhD, ESA Certified Senior Ecologist – Eastern CT State University

Organizer: Jane Lubchenco

Organizer: Alison Mize – ESA

Speaker: Sharon K. Collinge – University of Arizona

Speaker: Phil Levin

Speaker: Allison Crimmins

Speaker: James Rattling Leaf – University of Colorado Boulder

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

Organizer: Elizabeth Spike, MS Secondary Science Curriculum, Alternative School Teacher of Science, AIM Program, Fairfax County Public Schools – AIM Program, Fairfax County Public Schools

Speaker: Elizabeth Spike, MS Secondary Science Curriculum, Alternative School Teacher of Science, AIM Program, Fairfax County Public Schools – AIM Program, Fairfax County Public Schools

Co-organizer: Jeffrey Spike, PhD Philosophy, Clinical Professor, George Washington U School of Medicine, Founder, Bioethics Consulting LLC – George Washington U School of Medicine

Speaker: Jeffrey Spike, PhD Philosophy, Clinical Professor, George Washington U School of Medicine, Founder, Bioethics Consulting LLC – George Washington U School of Medicine

Organizer: Hao Ye – University of Florida

Co-organizer: Miguel Angel Acevedo – University of Florida

Co-organizer: Simona Picardi – Utah State University

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

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

Organizer: Katherine M. Thibault, Ph.D. – National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle

Co-Organizer: Lee Ann McCue – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Co-Organizer: Alicia Clum – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Co-organizer: Christine Laney, Ph.D. – National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle

Co-organizer: Hugh Cross – National Ecological Observation Network

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

Organizer: Kevin Janni – GHD

Co-organizer: Carrie Paul-Gorsline – Ramboll

Co-Organizer: Gabriel Thoumi – Responsible Alpha

Organizer: Te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan, Distinguished Fellow Engineering New Zealand – Mahi Maioro Professionals Ltd

Speaker: Te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan, Distinguished Fellow Engineering New Zealand – Mahi Maioro Professionals Ltd

Co-Organizer: Chief Gordon Planes – T’Sou-ke Nation

Co-organizer: Eugene Berryman-Kamp – Ministry for the Environment

Speaker: Eugene Berryman-Kamp – Ministry for the Environment

Co-Organizer: Johnny Mack – The University of British Columbia

Co-Organizer: Claudia Puerta Silva – Universidad de Antioquia

Co-organizer: Oliver Waiapu McMillan, PhD – Mahi Maioro Professionals Ltd, Aotearoa NZ

Speaker: Oliver Waiapu McMillan, PhD – Mahi Maioro Professionals Ltd, Aotearoa NZ

Co-organizer: Tumanako Ngawhika Fa’aui, PhD – University of Auckland

Speaker: Tumanako Ngawhika Fa’aui, PhD – University of Auckland

Co-organizer: John Rapana – Ngāti Mākino Iwi Authority

Moderator: John Rapana – Ngāti Mākino Iwi Authority

Speaker: John Rapana – Ngāti Mākino Iwi Authority

Co-organizer: Robyn Desma Manuel – Mahi Maioro Professionals Ltd

Speaker: Robyn Desma Manuel – Mahi Maioro Professionals Ltd

Moderator: Johnny Mack – The University of British Columbia

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

Organizer: Rassim Khelifa – Concordia University

Moderator: Rassim Khelifa – Concordia University

Speaker: Rassim Khelifa – Concordia University

Co-organizer: Hayat Mahdjoub – Concordia University

Speaker: Hayat Mahdjoub – Concordia University

Speaker: Bea Maas – University of Vienna

Speaker: Martin Nuñez – University of Houston

Speaker: Alex Moore – University of British Columbia

Speaker: Valeria Ramirez Castaneda – University of California, Berkeley

Speaker: Tatsuya Amano – University of Queensland

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

Organizer: Sarah M. Anderson – USDA Forest Service

Moderator: Sarah M. Anderson – USDA Forest Service

Co-organizer: Skylar Bayer – NOAA

Speaker: Skylar Bayer – NOAA

Co-organizer: Tatiana Eaves – Ecologist Says

Co-organizer: Anjali Kumar – NOAA

Co-organizer: Bethann Garramon Merkle – University of Wyoming

Speaker: Bethann Garramon Merkle – University of Wyoming

Co-organizer: Annaliese Hettinger – NA

Organizer: Jayme Lewthwaite – University of Southern California

Co-organizer: Arne Mooers – Simon Fraser University

Moderator: Laura Melissa Guzman – University of Southern California

Speaker: Jordan R. Croy, Ph.D. – University of Georgia

Speaker: Clare Dittemore – University of Nevada, Reno

Speaker: Jayme Lewthwaite – University of Southern California

Speaker: Jens C. Ulrich, n/a – University of British Columbia

Organizer: William M. Hammond – University of Florida

Co-organizer: Christopher Still – Oregon State University

Co-organizer: Posy E. Busby, PhD – Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University

Co-organizer: Troy Ocheltree – Colorado State University

Organizer: William Ota – UC Riverside

Co-organizer: Caroline E. Ridley – US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development

Co-organizer: Richard V. Pouyat, PhD – Retired

Co-organizer: Cesar Estien – UC Berkeley

Co-organizer: Sarah M. Anderson – USDA Forest Service

Co-organizer: Jorge Ramos – Stanford University

Co-organizer: Brandon A. Quintana – CSU Fullerton

Co-organizer: Emilie Graves – US Fish and Wildlife Service

Co-organizer: Michael McCloy – Texas A&M University

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

Organizer: Kirsten S. Hofmockel – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Co-organizer: Christine Sprunger – Michigan State University

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

Organizer: Brett Levin, BA, MEM – Dietrick Institute for Applied Insect Ecology, Ventura, CA

Moderator: Brett Levin, BA, MEM – Dietrick Institute for Applied Insect Ecology, Ventura, CA

Co-organizer: Florencia Montagnini, BS, MS, PhD – Yale University

Organizer: Laura Thompson – U.S. Geological Survey - National Climate Adaptation Science Center

Co-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: John B. Bradford – USGS Southwest Biological Science Center

Speaker: John B. Bradford – USGS Southwest Biological 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

Speaker: Aparna Bamzai-Dodson – U.S. Geological Survey, North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center

Co-organizer: Carol Morel – U.S. Geological Survey, National Climate Adaptation Science Center

Speaker: Carol Morel – U.S. Geological Survey, National Climate Adaptation Science Center

Co-organizer: Mitchell Eaton – U.S. Geological Survey, Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center

Speaker: Mitchell Eaton – U.S. Geological Survey, Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center

Co-organizer: Jeremy Littell – U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center

Speaker: Jeremy Littell – U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center

Organizer: Kristina Bartowitz – American Forests

Co-organizer: Kendall DeLyser – American Forests

Co-organizer: Brian Morris – American Forests

Co-organizer: Eric Walsh, Ph.D. – Manomet

Co-organizer: Danielle M. Berardi – University of Idaho

Co-organizer: Jazlynn Hall – Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

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

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

Organizer: Julia Briand, MSc – University of Alberta

Moderator: Julia Briand, MSc – University of Alberta

Co-organizer: Stephanie Green – University of Alberta

Speaker: Stephanie Green – University of Alberta

Speaker: Valerie T. Eviner, PhD – UC Davis

Speaker: Marc W. Cadotte – University of Toronto

Speaker: Randall R. Hughes, PhD – Northeastern University

Speaker: Magda Garbowski, PhD – University of Wyoming

Speaker: Rolf D. Vinebrooke, Ph.D – University of Alberta