[ECOLOG-L] Job: Assistant Professor of Biology, Barnard College

2012-09-27 Thread David Inouye
Assistant Professor Of Biology The Department of Biology at Barnard College, Columbia University, seeks a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor (starting July 2013) to participate in undergraduate teaching and establish an active, externally funded research program. We are interested in

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Wit at last? Re: [ECOLOG-L] 2013 ESA Annual Meeting: Call for Ignite ESA Proposals (Due Nov. 29th)

2012-09-27 Thread Jennifer Riem
Hi Wayne, I'm glad to hear you like the idea. I think we're in agreement that slides can become more of a crutch than a tool for public speaking. One of the benefits of Ignite and similar styles (PechaKucha is another) is to step people away from over-reliance on slides and toward a more

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Visualizing functional diversity

2012-09-27 Thread Wayne Tyson
Thanks, Juan; I do appreciate the reference, but I am looking for a simper answer than that--a scientifically-based explanation of what ecosystem function means as an actual or theoretical feature of actual ecosystems. I am definitely not interested in . . . an anthropocentric concept (as

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Wit at last? Re: [ECOLOG-L] 2013 ESA Annual Meeting: Call for Ignite ESA Proposals (Due Nov. 29th)

2012-09-27 Thread Wayne Tyson
Hi Jennifer, Good luck with it! It doesn't have to be perfect; in fact, it's appeal lies in its imperfection. I like the restriction to five minutes part, but slides drive me nuts, and a regular spacing of every 15 seconds would drive me to distraction. I'd rather look at the speaker. I