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<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\nThrough a number of activities, the Communication and Engagement (C&E) Section works toward two central goals: 1) professionalizing science communication efforts within and beyond ESA and 2) providing resources and mentorship to ecologists interested in transitioning to careers in science communication or incorporating meaningful communication and engagement into their careers.<\/span> Read more about these goals in a\u00a0contributed piece we published on the ESA EcoTone<\/em> blog.<\/a><\/p>\n See below for the section\u2019s current activities. See the following links for additional section information:<\/p>\n ESA annual meeting:\u00a0<\/strong>Each year, we host a range of workshops, special sessions, informal social activities, and a business meeting. We maintain a list of\u00a0SciComm, Engagement, and Inclusivity activities and sessions hosted by others<\/a> at annual ESA meetings, too. Please\u00a0follow this link<\/a>\u00a0for details about ways to propose sessions, get support on a proposal, and\/or help with sessions and events the Communication & Engagement Section is planning. Follow the links for\u00a0this year\u2019s conference activities<\/a> and past conference info<\/a>.<\/p>\n #MySciComm blog series:\u00a0<\/strong>This series\u00a0on our blog<\/a> highlights the diverse nature of science communication careers, opportunities, and pathways through an on-going series of guest posts. Contributors (top science communicators and sciommers in training from a wide range of fields) candidly share their personal and professional journeys.\u00a0Each post ends with advice and resources for people looking to enter this vital, meaningful, and expanding field.<\/p>\n SciComm Resource of the Week blog series: <\/strong>This series on our blog<\/a> reviews books and other scicomm resources, including websites, peer-reviewed literature, and more. Reviews provide unique content about resources that have direct or indirect relevance to the wide range of scicomm careers, approaches, and interests of Section members.<\/p>\n C&E & Broader Impacts Incentives:\u00a0<\/strong>We are working toward funding and resources to further incentivize communication and engagement by ESA members, through fundraising to establish awards and an active leadership role in the Engage ESA initiative and on-going collaboration with ESA\u2019s Public Affairs Committee and Office.<\/p>\n Partnerships:<\/strong>\u00a0We continue planning collaborative activities with: Other ESA Sections (like Policy, Inclusive Ecology, Early Career, Student, and Education);\u00a0ESA\u2019s SEEDS<\/a>, the\u00a0ESA Committee on Diversity and Education<\/a>, and\u00a0ESA\u2019s Public Affairs Committee<\/a>; and external organizations and efforts such as\u00a0AAAS<\/a>, the Union of Concerned Scientists<\/a>, Story Collider<\/a>, the Earth Stewardship Initiative<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0ComSciCon<\/a>. You\u2019ll notice our efforts here in our #ESA sessions \u2013 they involve partnerships with Policy, Inclusive Ecology, Education and other sections, as well as AAAS, UCS, and CSC. We have also identified an official liaison between our section and the Student Section. And, we now sit on the ESA Committee on Diversity and Education. Please be in touch with us if you have collaboration ideas and\/or want to be part of these collaborative efforts.<\/p>\n\n
\nCurrent Activities<\/h3>\n
\nLong-range Planning<\/h3>\n