Call for Proposals Workshops, Special Sessions, Field Trips Deadline for Submission: December 1, 2011
97th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America Portland, Oregon August 5-10, 2012 http://www.esa.org/portland We invite proposals for workshops, special sessions, and field trips at the 97th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. The theme for the meeting is "Life on Earth: Preserving, Utilizing, and Sustaining our Ecosystems." WORKSHOPS http://www.esa.org/portland/workshop.php Workshops are sessions intended to convey specific knowledge or skills; they are not intended for the presentation of research papers. Workshops are frequently more interactive and informal than sessions within the formal scientific program, and often involve extended discussion or 'hands-on' training. SPECIAL SESSIONS http://www.esa.org/portland/specialSession.php Special sessions complement the formal scientific program, providing an opportunity for presentations or extended dialogue and exchanges beyond what is usually possible in the regular scientific sessions. These sessions are not intended for the presentation of formal research papers and do not conform to any single structure. FIELD TRIPS http://www.esa.org/portland/fieldTrip.php Field trips offer attendees an opportunity to visit ecologically significant locations such as conservation areas, restoration projects, research sites, local communities, and cultural landmarks. Full day and overnight trips are held on Saturday and/or Sunday, prior to the beginning of the formal scientific program. Shorter trips can be held during the week. Field trips may be linked with scientific sessions or workshops. Please visit the website for the 2012 ESA Annual Meeting for more in depth information on these and other types of sessions, including important deadlines. http://www.esa.org/portland If you have any questions, please contact the Program Chair, Brian McCarthy, at [email protected], or the Program Coordinator, Jennifer Riem, at [email protected].
