Final Program Listing

Special Session


Monday, August 4, 2008
10:15 AM-11:30 AM
SS 1 - Data Sharing in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology: Issues, Obstacles, and Paths Forward
SS 2 - Are We Managing Holistic Ecosystems or Parts of Ecosystems?
SS 3 - Student Ecological Research on K-12 School Grounds
SS 4 - Opportunities for Funding in Environmental Biology and Related Areas at NSF
SS 5 - Student Diversity: Trail Blazers in Transforming the Culture of Ecology
SS 6 - Sense of Place
8:00 PM-10:00 PM
SS 7 - Studying Chicago Wilderness: An Urban Conservation Model as a Regional Interdisciplinary Laboratory
SS 8 - Pedagogical Frameworks for Teaching Inquiry in Middle and High School Classrooms: Lessons from GK-12
SS 9 - Creating Environmental Stewardship Through Discovery: An All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory of US National Parks
SS 10 - International Polar Year: Research and Educational Opportunities in Antarctica for Minorities (IPY-ROAM)
SS 11 - Wild Rice Roundtable Discussion
SS 12 - Research Grants for Ecologists at Undergraduate Institutions: A Conversation with Funding Agencies

Tuesday, August 5, 2008
8:00 PM-10:00 PM
SS 13 - Ecological Literacy in Public Audiences: Building upon Successful Strategies and Defining the Research Agenda
SS 14 - NSF Undergraduate Education Session - CANCELLED
SS 15 - Projects Linking Science Research and the Community: Examples and Ideas
SS 16 - How to Get and Keep a Job at a Small College
SS 17 - Linking Research and Education In and Beyond Our National Parks

Wednesday, August 6, 2008
8:00 PM-10:00 PM
SS 18 - Ecological Practices and Public Awareness: A Dialogue Between the US and China
SS 19 - Prioritizing Wildlife-Friendly Agricultural Research
SS 20 - Phenology as a Tool to Enhance Ecological Understanding through Integration of Research and Education
SS 21 - "No Child Left Indoors": An Action Plan for Future Involvement by ESA Members
SS 22 - Bridging Ecohydrological Research from Arid Lands to Humid Environments