Dear Colleagues, The 2011 AESS (Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences) conference is being held June 23-26 at the University of Vermont. AESS is emerging as one of the most important international conferences for interdisciplinary discussions of environmental challenges. Natural scientists have the opportunity to present to and collaborate with other natural scientists, as well as social scientists and humanists, on a wide variety of topics. Session formats include oral and poster presentations as well as workshops, symposia, panels, and roundtable discussions.
Please consider presenting at the upcoming AESS conference (and joining AESS if you are not yet a member). The call for abstracts (presentations) is now open, and more information is given below. Initial program information will be posted soon. Also, the flagship journal of AESS--the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, or JESS (Springer)--is set for its inaugural issue spring 2011, with planned contributions from Terry Chapin, David Orr, and Paul Ehrlich, among others. Please consider submitting your scholarship to JESS. To learn more, please visit http://www.springer.com/environment/journal/13412 All the best, Phil Camill Environmental Studies and Earth and Oceanographic Science Program Director, Environmental Studies Bowdoin College ******************************************************** Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences 2011 Conference "Confronting Complexity" June 23-26, 2011, Burlington, Vermont Hosted by the University of Vermont Call for Abstracts is Now Open!!! The Deadline for Submitting Abstracts is March 15, 2011 For more information on the conference or to submit an abstract, visit the AESS 2011 Conference Website (www.aess.info/2011)<http://www.aess.info/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=939971&module_id=81727> Registration for AESS 2011 – including all workshops and field trips – opens on February 15! Symposium, Panel Session, and Other Program Information Coming Soon to the AESS 2011 Website. AESS 2011 is delighted to feature plenary addresses by Dr. Heidi Cullen CEO and Director of Communications, Climate Central and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (invited) Also on the AESS 2011 Conference agenda: Exciting Vermont Field Trips A Scrumptious “Taste of Vermont” Banquet Live Musical Entertainment Featured Films Student Mixers More on the Conference Theme: AESS recognizes and embraces complexity as the hallmark of our field. Social, physical, biological and ideological factors in environmental problems are intricately linked, and environmental problems are so tightly interconnected that addressing one invariably affects others. This limits our predictive capacity and challenges the assumptions embedded in our models of natural and social phenomena. Engaging in dialogues about complexity presents challenges in both classroom and public sphere. Confronting complexity is critical to our ability to develop effective responses, thus this theme for the AESS 2011 annual meeting. About the Conference Host: The University of Vermont, the state’s land grant institution, is one of the top green universities in the United States. It offers numerous environmental majors and is home to 10,000 undergraduates, 1,500 graduate students, and 1,300 faculty. Located in Burlington, Vermont, the campus and green conference venue are perched on a hill and look west across Lake Champlain to the Adirondacks and east to the Green Mountains. Downtown is a short shuttle ride or walk from campus with easy access to shops and restaurants. Burlington is the largest metropolitan area in Vermont and has received high ratings for livability, sustainability, and cultural engagement. To learn more about AESS or to become an AESS member, click here!<http://www.aess.info/> If you have questions, please e-mail: AESS Program Committee Chair Rich Wallace at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or AESS 2011 Site Host Stephanie Kaza at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
