2017 ESA Annual Meeting (August 6 -- 11)

Workshops

Saturday, August 5, 2017

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8:00 AM-11:30 AM

WK 1 - CANCELLED- Engaging K-12 Educators in Authentic Ecology and Education Learning

WK 19 - CANCELLED: Structural Equation Modeling: An Introduction

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

WK 2 - An Introduction to Structured Decision Making for Natural Resources Management

WK 3 - Data Carpentry in Ecology

WK 4 - Ecological Field Course Design: Teach Where the Magic Happens

WK 5 - Fitting Non-Linear Models in R with the mgcv Package

12:00 PM-5:00 PM

WK 6 - Strategies to Engage Middle and High School Students in Ecological Learning

5:00 PM-9:00 PM

WK 7 - Saturday Night Special! Get the Job: Strategies and Tactics for Early-Career Ecologists in Finding and Landing Your Dream Career

Sunday, August 6, 2017

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8:00 AM-11:30 AM

WK 8 - Introduction to Community Data Analysis Using the vegan Package in R

WK 9 - Learning Activities and Tools for Teaching Global Climate Change through Student-Centered Explorations

WK 10 - Modeling Infectious Disease Dynamics in R

WK 11 - CANCELLED: Preserving Proper Programs for Posterity: Open-Source Tools for increasing the Transparency and Reproducibility of Ecological Analysis

WK 12 - Reproducible Research with R, Git, and GitHub

WK 13 - Teach Inquiry-Based Ecology with a Citizen Science Trail Camera Project

WK 14 - The Empiricists’ Guide to the Analysis of Biodiversity Data Across Scales

WK 15 - Unstructured and Qualitative Data on Socio-Ecological Systems

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

WK 16 - A Hands-On Short Course on Species Distribution Modeling in Conservation Using R: From Start to Finish

WK 17 - Exploring Diverse Career Pathways in Ecology

WK 18 - CANCELLED - Simple App Creation for Ecologists Using MIT App Inventor

WK 20 - CANCELLED - Using Digitized Data from Natural History Collections in Ecological Research

12:00 PM-5:00 PM

WK 21 - Advanced Community Data Analysis Using the vegan Package in R

WK 22 - Data Visualization Using R and ggplot

WK 23 - Firming Up Your Soft Skills: A Crash Course in Team Science for Ecologists

WK 24 - Introduction to Matrix Population Models and Comparative Population Biology Using the COM(P)ADRE Matrix Databases

WK 25 - Managing Ecological Data for Effective Use and Re-Use: A Workshop for Early Career Scientists

WK 26 - Resources for Ecology Education - Fair and Share (REEFS)

WK 27 - Video in a Hurry (and on a Shoestring)

WK 28 - CANCELLED - How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Multivariate Analyses

WK 29 - Working with Time Series in R Using NEON Data

Monday, August 7, 2017

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11:30 AM-1:15 PM

WK 30 - Accessing Research Funding from Federal Agencies: An Early Career Networking Session

WK 31 - Branding Is Not a Dirty Word: Marketing Yourself and Your Science in a Digital World

WK 32 - Networking for Nerds: Become a Networking Rock Star

WK 33 - Course-Based Research in Your Ecology Course: Yes, You Can Do This!

WK 34 - Getting the Job at a PUI: Lessons from Department Chairs and Search Committee Members

WK 35 - How to Participate in Public Policy and Communicate with Congress

WK 36 - Promoting Persistence in Science through Enhancing Culturally Relevant Mentoring

WK 37 - The Importance of Networking and Section Involvement

WK 38 - CANCELLED: Using DNA Samples Collected at Different Times in Phylodynamics Studies: A Practical Approach with the R Package “TipDatingBeast”

WK 39 - Using the NEON API

8:00 PM-10:00 PM

WK 40 - Archive and Publish your Ecological Research Data

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

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11:30 AM-1:15 PM

WK 41 - A First Look at the Fully Functional NEON Mobile Observation Platform

WK 42 - Transitioning Your Career Beyond Academia

WK 43 - Communicating Science, Increasing the Impact of Ecology, and #EngageESA: Tools for Ecologists

WK 44 - Linking Biodiversity, Material Cycling and Ecosystem Services in a Changing World with the Paris Climate Agreement

WK 45 - Long-Term Restoration of Forest Ecosystems Following Severe Wildfires

WK 46 - Navigating NSF: Opportunities for Funding Research and Training at All Career Stages

WK 47 - Phenomenal Ecology in the Classroom: Turning Phenomena into Something Phenomenal for K-12 Learning

WK 48 - SEEDS Chapter Workshop

WK 49 - Which of the Following Is True: We Can Write Better Multiple Choice Questions

8:00 PM-10:00 PM

WK 50 - How to Promote a Healthy Culture in Your Academic Department

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

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8:00 PM-10:00 PM

WK 51 - What Editors Want: An Author's Guide to Scientific Journal Publishing

Thursday, August 10, 2017

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11:30 AM-1:15 PM

WK 52 - Introduction to Negotiation Strategies and Tactics

WK 53 - Comparative 'Omics and Modeling Microbial Community Interactions Using the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase)

WK 54 - Data Nuggets and Data Jams: Strategies to Increase Your Broader Impacts and Student Quantitative Reasoning

WK 55 - Ecology from Space: How Can NASA Remote-Sensing Data Inform Your Research?

WK 56 - CANCELLED - Empowering Decision-Making through Scientific and Ethical Literacy at Standing Rock: An Interactive Socioscientific Primer for Educators and Students

WK 57 - Green Infrastructure Implementation and Monitoring in Portland Focusing on Experimental Research and Ecological Function

WK 58 - Inclusive Communication: Improving Conversations Through Consideration and Empathy

WK 59 - International Collaboration in Ecology: Why Should I and How Do I Do It?

WK 60 - Using Logic Models to Write Successful Grant Proposals