*TENTH ANNUAL * *EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS SYMPOSIUM*
*Changing processes of ecology and evolution in the Anthropocene* The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan invites nominations of outstanding scientists early in their careers to participate in an exciting international symposium about the effects of human activities on ecological and evolutionary processes around the world. The symposium events will take place from *28-30 March 2014, *in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Seven early-career scientists, alongside two keynote speakers, will be selected to present their work and to participate in panel discussions. We welcome nominations of scientists who are studying any aspect of the impacts of humans on ecological or evolutionary trajectories of organisms or ecosystems (from microbes to mammoths) in modern or prehistoric time using observational, experimental, or theoretical approaches. We are interested in scientists with diverse expertise (academic, policy, non-profit, and/or management). Early career scientists are considered senior graduate students (who stand to receive their Ph.D. within one year), postdoctoral researchers, and first- or second-year faculty. A colleague or advisor must provide the nomination. The nomination consists of a brief letter of recommendation addressing the nominee’s scientific promise and ability to give a good talk, the nominee's curriculum vitae, and a brief abstract of the proposed presentation (< 200 words, written by the nominee). Nominations may be sent electronically (in one file, please) to [email protected] using the nominee's name as the subject line (last name first, please). More information is available at *http://sitemaker.umich.edu/ecss2014 <http://sitemaker.umich.edu/ecss2014>. * All nominations must be received by *December 16, 2013, at 5 pm.* Selected participants will be contacted by January 1, 2014, and will have all expenses covered (registration, travel and accommodation). An official announcement of the slate of speakers will be issued soon thereafter. For more information, contact Cindy Carl at [email protected]. The 2014 Early Career Scientists Symposium scientific committee includes the following people. Catherine Badgley [email protected] <[email protected]> Bradley Cardinale [email protected] Vincent Denef [email protected] <[email protected]> Thomas Jenkinson [email protected] <[email protected]> Theresa Ong [email protected] Michigan EEB website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eeb/ -- Catherine Badgley Associate Professor, University of Michigan Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Residential College Museum of Paleontology Mailing address: 1109 Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079 Phone: 734-763-6448
