{"id":1516,"date":"2009-08-03T18:22:55","date_gmt":"2009-08-03T22:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/?p=1516"},"modified":"2009-08-03T18:22:55","modified_gmt":"2009-08-03T22:22:55","slug":"the-state-of-our-society-esa-that-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/2009\/08\/03\/the-state-of-our-society-esa-that-is\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of our Society (ESA, that is)"},"content":{"rendered":"<address class=\"mceTemp\"> <\/address>\n<dl id=\"attachment_1520\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 281px\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2009\/08\/esa09-013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1520 img-fluid\" title=\"esa09-013\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2009\/08\/esa09-013.jpg\" alt=\"Program Chair Scott Franklin and ESA President Sunny Power at the Opening Plenary and \" width=\"271\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2009\/08\/esa09-013.jpg 744w, https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2009\/08\/esa09-013-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><\/span>\n<address><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Program Chair Scott Franklin and ESA President Sunny Power at the scientific plenary and ESA Awards session.<\/span><\/span><\/address>\n<address><\/address>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">This post was contributed by ESA\u2019s Director of Public Affairs, Nadine Lymn.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">At\u00a0the start of this morning\u2019s Scientific Plenary &amp; ESA Awards Session, ESA President Alison \u201cSunny\u201d Power gave her State of the Society<em> <\/em>address. Much like the U.S. presidential \u201cState of the Union,\u201d this address talks about where the society is now and where it\u2019s headed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Power started by noting what a \u201cwild ride\u201d the last year had been for society at large as well as for individual ESA members feeling the effects of the economic times.\u00a0 Many of us know people who have lost their jobs and many of us can personally relate to university furloughs, she said.\u00a0 But Power also pointed to the exciting parts of the \u201cride\u201d , especially the arrival of a new Administration that values science and the reality of several ecologists now serving in key positions within the Administration-among them, John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science &amp; Technology Policy, Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Kit Batten, Science Advisor to the Under Secretary of the Department of Interior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">These appointments present an exciting opportunity for ecological scientists to play critical roles in shaping policy, said Power.\u00a0 And they have their roots in the Society\u2019s long history of involvement in public policy.\u00a0 She pointed to the very first meeting of the Society and its first President, Victor Sheldon.\u00a0 Even back in 1915, many in the Society believed strongly in applying their science to policy issues of the day, such as land preservation.\u00a0 That ecological scientists continue their involvement in public policy is important and appropriate, said Sunny.\u00a0 Today\u2013when society at large faces a myriad of environmental issues\u2013offers more opportunities than ever to do so.<br>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Chair Scott Franklin and ESA President Sunny Power at the scientific plenary and ESA Awards session. This post was contributed by ESA\u2019s Director of Public Affairs, Nadine Lymn. At\u00a0the start of this morning\u2019s Scientific Plenary &amp; ESA Awards Session, ESA President Alison \u201cSunny\u201d Power gave her State of the Society address. 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