*The American Society of Naturalists*
Proposals for a Symposium to be held at the 2016 Ecological Society of
America Meeting in Ft Lauderdale, Florida*
Due September 14th, 2015*
The American Society of Naturalists invites symposium proposals for a
special symposium to be held at the 2016 Ecological Society of America
annual meeting August 7-12, 2016 in Ft Lauderdale, FL. By holding an
annual symposium at ESA, ASN hopes to strengthen ties between the
society and ecologists.
Symposium topics should support the Society’s goal to advance the
conceptual unification of the biological sciences and further knowledge
in evolution, ecology, behavior and organismal biology.Proposals are
encouraged on topics that are synthetic, interdisciplinary or that
address important emerging issues in evolution, ecology and behavior.
Because the 2016 symposium is in conjunction with the ecology meeting,
special weight will be given to integrative topics of interest to
ecologists. A travel, registration, and accommodation budget of $8,000
is provided to help with expenses.
Proposals should include (1) a title; (2) a description of the symposium
topic (one page); (3) a tentative list of six speakers, including
institutional affiliations; (4) a justification for the symposium
explaining why the topic and speakers are appropriate for a
Society-sponsored symposium (up to one page).
Because ESA has a tight schedule we need proposals to be submitted by
midnight Eastern Standard Time on September 14, 2015 by email
([email protected]) as a single pdf attachment, under subject heading: ASN
Symposium Proposal: ESA 2016. Proposals that include women, young
investigators and individuals from underrepresented groups are
especially encouraged.
The Society’s selection committee will evaluate proposals based on the
significance and timeliness of the topic, and on it being substantively
different from recent symposia sponsored by the Society. All applicants
will be notified of the decision by late September 2015.
Emilie Snell-Rood
ASN Symposium Committee Chair
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
University of Minnesota
[email protected]
