The Bucknell University Department of Biology and Dean of Arts and Sciences are pleased to announce a two-day international symposium entitled "Evolutionary Ecology across Trophic Levels - A Symposium in Honor of Warren Abrahamson" to be held in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA on Monday, June 13 and Tuesday June 14, 2011.
The conference will feature over 20 scientific talks to be given by alumni, collaborators, and friends of the Abrahamson Lab. Topics will address the diversity of subjects and approaches taken by Abe over his career, from the ecology and evolution of plant-insect interactions, to community and ecosystem approaches to fire ecology, restoration, and conservation of natural landscapes. Please visit the symposium website for a complete list of speakers. A contributed poster session is also planned. Activities will include a banquet, picnic, and talent show, as well as regional natural history excursions (tentative). Events will be held in the Elaine Langone Center on the Bucknell Campus. Anticipated costs include registration fees of $35 for students and $75 for all others. These fees will include meals and snacks but not lodging. Additional tickets to the picnic and banquet will be available at cost. Registration is not currently active, but will be available in February at the conference website. Convenient lodging in Bucknell dormitories will be available for $38/ night single and $30/night double occupancy, with a one-time key charge of $10. There are many high-quality hotels, inns, and B&Bs in the region as well. The Bucknell University campus provides easy access to the downtown shopping, dining, and entertainment district of Lewisburg, a town noted for its historical preservation and vibrant culture. Details can be found at: http://www.lewisburgpa.com/ This conference will celebrate Warren Abrahamson's 38 years of service to Bucknell University and the scientific community in anticipation of his upcoming retirement in the summer of 2012. During his career, Abe has supervised approximately 200 undergraduate research students, 18 Master's recipients, and 21 postdoctoral fellows, many of whom have remained active in science. In 2009 he was named a AAAS fellow. His main research interests include 1) multitrophic plant-insect interactions using the goldenrod system and 2) fire ecology and plant demography in Florida's upland communities. Please visit the conference webpage for more information and updates: http://bucknell.edu/x65430.xml For more information on Warren Abrhamson and his work, please visit his lab website: http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/abrahmsn/ Questions and comments can be addressed to [email protected]
