{"id":785,"date":"2023-05-16T16:37:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T16:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/2022\/?page_id=785"},"modified":"2023-07-14T14:09:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T14:09:18","slug":"the-worlds-largest-community-of-ecologists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/2022\/the-worlds-largest-community-of-ecologists\/","title":{"rendered":"The World\u2019s Largest Community of Ecologists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We are a society because of our members. Hailing from 84 countries, hundreds of institutions, representing scientists working in all career sectors, our 7,848 members<\/strong> in 2022 represented a nice recovery from a pandemic-driven drop in participation, with more growth sure to follow as we make good on the momentum we started to build in 2019-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notably, we are becoming a more diverse organization. Participation in ESA by BIPOC ecologists increased in all categories over 2021, as it did for gender non-conforming members. The share of membership that identifies as female was largely unchanged (~43%), but remains on a long-term positive growth trajectory, with women holding the majority among student and early career membership sectors. This is likewise reflected in our leadership\u2014the Governing Board for FY22 included 10 women and only 1 man\u2014even among the sections and chapters, which have led on providing leadership opportunities to under-represented ecologists, as well as funding support. We even increased our membership among non-U.S. members; driven by the 2022 Annual Meeting being held in Montreal, we saw a marked increase in international participation, especially among Canadian members (the Canada Chapter grew by 50%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year also saw the full implementation of the Society\u2019s new governance structure following two years of work by member leaders. After new bylaws were enacted in 2021, emphasis shifted to broadening participation by members in leadership<\/a>, most notably by moving responsibilities to the ESA Council<\/a> and making it a representative body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World\u2019s Largest Gathering of Ecologists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The 2022 Annual Meeting<\/a> saw 3,400+<\/strong> attendees for six days of leading ecological science, professional development and networking, powered by our staff and a small army of 101 student volunteers. All told, 3,250 total abstracts<\/strong> were submitted (with a record number of latebreaking posters for an in-person event), while we held:<\/p>\n\n\n\n