Submit an Abstract for the 2018 ESA Annual Meeting! Deadline: Thursday, February 22 at 5:00 PM Eastern (2:00 PM Pacific)
ESA invites contributed abstracts (talks and posters) for the upcoming 2018 ESA Annual Meeting in New Orleans. The deadline to submit an abstract is Thursday, February 22nd at 5:00 pm Eastern (2:00 pm Pacific). You can start a submission now and log back in later to complete it. You can download a meeting flyer to remind your colleagues to submit! https://esa.org/neworleans/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ESA2018flyer.pdf Call for contributed posters: https://esa.org/neworleans/program/contributed-posters/ Call for contributed talks: https://esa.org/neworleans/program/contributed-talks/ Submission forms: https://eco.confex.com/eco/2018/cfp.cgi Extreme events, ecosystem resilience and human well-being This year's theme addresses the intersection of human activities and ecology. Extreme events, such as heat waves, droughts, floods, fires and storms, are exacerbated by human activities and challenge populations, communities and ecosystems, as well as our human health and living conditions. The ability of ecosystems to respond to these challenges depends on the integrity of resilience mechanisms that have been severely undermined by land-use practices that increase effects of extreme conditions. The sustainability of ecosystem services and human well-being depends on ecosystem resilience to extreme events. ESA Annual Meeting Scientific Plenary Speaker: Dr. Ariel Lugo Dr. Lugo's plenary talk, "Adaptations and Resilience of Social-Ecological Systems to Extreme Events: Examples from the Caribbean" reinforces this year's meeting theme while highlighting current events. Dr. Lugo serves as Director of the USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry. Previously he taught at the University of Florida at Gainesville and was a Staff Member at the President's Council on Environmental Quality in Washington, DC. Dr. Lugo is a Life Member of the Ecological Society of America. The United Nations named him a Forest Hero for his work with mahogany and community forestry. What Our Attendees Say about ESA: "The annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America is a vibrant experience. Bustling with opportunities for networking, learning, and the presentation of ground breaking science, there's never a dull moment. Furthermore, ESA continually enhances the meeting with exciting new formats (e.g. inspire sessions) and the introduction of enticing events (e.g. a career fair). Finally, the meeting is a great opportunity to see old friends and colleagues you would otherwise not encounter. The annual meeting is my favorite time of year. It gives me the opportunity to see old friends and colleagues and also connect with new ones, all in the exciting atmosphere of cutting-edge science." - Joshua Scholl, University of Arizona ESA Student Member If you have any questions, please contact the Program Chair, Timothy Schowalter ([email protected]) or the ESA Science Programs Coordinator, Jennifer Riem ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>). For more information visit: http://www.esa.org/neworleans
