Hello all, We are submitting a proposal TODAY for an organized poster session at ESA 2015 in Baltimore. We have received a good response and are planning an Ignite session and a workshop to discuss this theme in depth, but today we are making our last call for contributions to a poster session on the topic. (See description below.) Posters must be submitted in units of 5, so we can’t guarantee we will include your poster if we submit, but we would love some geographic diversity in posters (western half of N. Am. or non US posters). All we need from you today is your name, affiliation, email address, and a proposed TITLE for your poster, and a commitment that you would present if the proposal is accepted, sent to me by 1 pm Eastern Time (preferably by noon, but—let me know if you need a little additional time).
Please be aware that ESA has a one presentation rule. "Speakers who commit to speaking in an organized oral session should be aware that the one presentation rule will be enforced. That is, anyone who is the presenter in the session cannot also present in another scientific session (symposium, organized oral, organized poster, contributed talk, contributed poster). Organizers are responsible for notifying any speakers they recruit about this rule. The one presentation rule does not apply to participants speaking in Ignite sessions, special sessions, workshops, or a plenary. There is an exemption to the one presentation rule for an author submitting an abstract for a second presentation IF the second abstract is directly related to ecology education, scientific outreach, or the history of ecology." Speakers who are hoping to participate in our 5-minute Ignite session (focused on preserving campus natural areas) or Workshop CAN ALSO give a poster presentation, which would allow greater details to be presented. Session description: Campus natural areas have provided locations for long-term research and monitoring projects, provided living ecology laboratories for generations of students, and play important roles in a sense of place for students, faculty, and community members. Some of these natural areas are well-integrated into campus plans, and some may even create their own funding streams to support management, research, and teaching. Others, however, may be thought of as neglected spots on campus, land on reserve for future university development. They may be heavily used for research, teaching, or outreach purposes, but knowledge of that use may be overlooked and unappreciated by university administrators and planners. The true value and the potential contributions of natural areas to a university’s mission and strategic goals is often neglected despite great opportunities to involve students, faculty, and community members in management, restoration, monitoring, and interpreting natural local habitats that would contribute greatly to teaching and research in ecology. In addition, the built environment and campus plantings may provide other opportunities for lessons in ecology and sustainability. The purpose of this session is to bring together presenters who are successfully utilizing campus landscapes for teaching, research, or outreach, to share that information with others. The presenters will provide historical context and discuss current challenges and opportunities and promote national interest in capitalizing on campus natural areas as being as integral to higher education as chemistry or physics laboratories are. Thank you for your interest. Carola A. Haas Professor, Wildlife Ecology Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Conservation 112 Cheatham Hall (MC 0321) 310 West Campus Drive, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 [email protected] 540-231-9269 http://www.fishwild.vt.edu/faculty/haas.htm
