Early Career Events at ESA 2019
Early Career Ecologists Section list of relevant activities and presentations
ESA Annual Meeting 2019 – Louisville, KY
We will have a booth in the exhibit hall each day of the conference and we guarantee someone will be there for the first hour each day (4-5pm). Come on by to say hi, get some swag, and get a semi-professional photo taken! Also pick up a To Do List and fill it out to win a book prize!
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Sunday
Bringing Computational Data Sciences to Your Undergraduate Ecology Classroom – WK6 (L007)
8:00AM-5:00PM [ESA-ECE Sponsored Event]
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Monday
Backward Design for Teaching Ecology Courses – WK 15 (M111) – Learn best-practices to design a course (BYOLunch)
11:30-1:15PM [ESA-ECE Sponsored Event]
Frank and Open Discussion on Diverse Career Pathways in Ecology – WK 17 (M112)
11:30-1:15PM
Accessing Research Funding from Federal Agencies (An Early Career Networking Session) – WK 14 (Ballroom D)
11:30-1:15PM [DOE, NSF, USDA]
ESA Career Fair: Day 1 – (Career Center, Exhibit Hall) – Scheduled conversations and panels of career ecologists
11:30-4:00PM [ESA Staff]
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Tuesday
Endless Possibilities: A Showcase of the Many Ecological Career Options – INS 3 (M108)
8-9:30AM
Early Career Mentoring Program Breakfast – (Galt Hotel – Morrow) Invite Only
8-9:30AM [ESA-ECE Sponsored Event]
First Year on the Job: Tips and Traps – INS 4 (M108) – Discuss how to succeed in a variety of ecology careers
10-11:30 AM [ESA-ECE Sponsored Event]
ESA Career Fair: Day 2 – (Career Center, Exhibit Hall) – Scheduled conversations and panels of career ecologists
11:30-4:00PM [ESA Staff]
Pitch Your Paper! Speed Dating with ESA’s Editors in Chief – (Career Center, Exhibit Hall)
1:30-2:30PM [ESA Staff]
Diversity, equity, and inclusion in ecology: Introducing the Environmental Data Science Inclusion Network (EDSIN)
4:30-6:30PM – PS 22 (Exhibit Hall)
ESA-Early Career Ecologists Business Meeting – Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant – Come join us!
6:30-8:00PM [ESA-ECE Sponsored Event]
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Wednesday
ESA Career Fair: Day 3 – (Career Center, Exhibit Hall) – Scheduled conversations and panels of career ecologists
11:30-4:00PM [ESA Staff]
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Thursday
ESA Career Fair: Day 4 – (Career Center, Exhibit Hall) – Scheduled conversations and panels of career ecologists
11:30-4:00PM [ESA Staff]
The Power of Mentoring in Career Development – (Career Center, Exhibit Hall) – Brown-bag workshop
11:45-1:00PM [ESA Staff]
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Friday
A Day in the Life of an Ecologist in Science Policy – OOS 28 (M104) – Diversity of career paths discussed
8-11:30AM