{"id":196,"date":"2024-01-08T13:06:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T19:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/?page_id=196"},"modified":"2025-12-22T09:13:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T15:13:49","slug":"2024-annual-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/chapter-meetings\/2024-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Annual Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group well is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024 ESA Great Lakes Regional Conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hosted by the Great Lakes Chapter of the Ecological Society of America<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 5 \u2013 7, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Student Winners<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Graduate student winner<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Rina Talaba,\u00a0 Northwestern University\/Chicago Botanic Garden<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Undergraduate student winner<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ashlynn M<\/strong><strong>oretti, University of Pittsburgh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Honorable Mentions <\/strong><strong>and best posters<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Therese Reisch, University of Notre Dame<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Allison Suddaby, Case Western Reserve University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our first regional event in the Great Lakes\/Midwest will bring together students, researchers, educators and practitioners from the region and beyond. The meeting offers an excellent opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate ecology students to present their research in all ecology-related topics, and for professionals to network with regional colleagues, potential employers and\/or employees. <strong>All those studying, teaching and practicing ecology are welcome!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 montserrat\">\n<h2>Conference Links<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 82.799%; height: 267px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 23px;\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/02\/GL-ESA-regional-mtg-2024v2.pdf\">Conference Flyer<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 23px;\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/events\/code-of-conduct-for-esa-events\/\">Code of Conduct Policy<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 23px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/01\/GL-ESA-regional-mtg-2024v2.pdf\">Conference Flyer<\/a> \u2013 Please print, post and send to your students and colleagues!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 23px;\">See the associated links on this page for more information<a href=\"#menu-secondary\">.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 14px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/04\/GL-2024-Abstract-Program-Draft-1.pdf\">2024 Conference<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/04\/GL-2024-Abstract-Program-Draft-1.pdf\">\u00a0Program\u00a0<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 23px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/greatlakes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/04\/GL-2024-Abstract-Program-Draft.pdf\">2024 Conference Abstracts<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 23px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 115px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 115px;\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10.8564%;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.58711%;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99.0706%;\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Western Michigan University, Fentzer Center<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10.8564%; height: 23px;\"><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.58711%;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99.0706%; height: 23px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fetzercenterbymillennium.com\/directions\">https:\/\/www.fetzercenterbymillennium.com\/directions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 10.8564%; height: 23px;\"><strong>Parking:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.58711%;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99.0706%; height: 23px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fetzercenterbymillennium.com\/parking\">https:\/\/www.fetzercenterbymillennium.com\/parking<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>More Information<\/h3>\n<p>Please <a href=\"mailto:binney.girdler@kzoo.edu\">Contact Binney Girdler<\/a>, Chair, Great Lakes Chapter with questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 padding-top\">\n<h2>Tabletop Exhibits and Awards Sponsorship<\/h2>\n<p>Contact Wendy Ashburn at <a href=\"mailto:exhibits@esa.org\">exhibits@esa.org<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:12404164227\">240-416-4227<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row padding-top\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 padding-left\">\n<h2>Tabletop Exhibit $500<\/h2>\n<p>Display and promote your products, services, technology, equipment and literature on Saturday, April 6th\u00a0at the Fetzer Center at Western Michigan University.\u00a0$500 includes a tabletop display on Saturday and 1 full registration that includes the Friday evening social, Saturday program, morning refreshments, lunch and the Sunday field trip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h2>Awards Sponsor $500<\/h2>\n<p>Be recognized as the Awards Sponsor at the Keynote Address on Saturday. 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