{"id":1891,"date":"2014-08-09T15:49:12","date_gmt":"2014-08-09T22:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2014-08-09T15:49:12","modified_gmt":"2014-08-09T22:49:12","slug":"esas-struggle-for-identity-first-100-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/2014\/08\/esas-struggle-for-identity-first-100-years\/","title":{"rendered":"ESA&#8217;s Struggle for Identity, First 100 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>OOS 42 ESA\u2019s Struggle for Identity Over the First 100 Years: Lessons for the Future?<\/strong><br>\nThursday, August 14, 2014: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM in Room 204, Sacramento Convention Center<br>\nOrganized by Juliana C. Mulroy and Kathleen J. Fichtel; Moderator: Robert H. Jones<br>\nThe Ecological Society of America (ESA) was formed in 1915 with the express intent of bringing those interested in ecology together to share common interests in a way not possible in other societies of the time. Presenters explore the early membership and how it has changed, participation by entomologists over the years, ecological leadership, human ecology, and diversity and multicultural perspectives throughout ESA\u2019s history.<br>\nDetails at <a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2014\/webprogram\/Session9680.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EcoConfex program page<\/strong><\/a><br>\nPresenters list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1:30 PM OOS 42-1 How a new society found its bearings: Membership demographics and interests during the Ecological Society of America\u2019s early years;<br>\nJuliana C. Mulroy, Denison University; Alison Anastasio, University of Chicago<\/li>\n<li>1:50 PM OOS 42-2 The other \u201cE\u201d: Entomologists and entomology in (and out) of the Ecological Society of America<br>\nTerry A. Wheeler, McGill University; Laura L. Timms, Credit Valley Conservation<\/li>\n<li>2:10 PM OOS 42-3 \u201cEcology was everywhere\u201d: Ecological leaders from West Virginia<br>\nKathleen J. Fichtel, West Virginia University; Robert H. Jones, West Virginia University<\/li>\n<li>2:30 PM OOS 42-4 Ecology\u2019s roots at historically black colleges<br>\nCharles H. Nilon, University of Missouri; George A. Middendorf, Howard University; Muriel Poston, Pitzer College<\/li>\n<li>2:50 PM OOS 42-5 Diversity in ESA at 100: An historic assessment<br>\nChristopher Beck, Emory University; Kate S. Boersma, University of San Diego; C. Susannah Tysor, University of British Columbia; George Middendorf, Howard University<\/li>\n<li>3:10 PM OOS 42- Break<\/li>\n<li>3:20 PM OOS 42-6 Human ecology at ESA: An historical review<br>\nRich Borden, College of the Atlantic; Robert A. Dyball, Australian National University<\/li>\n<li>3:40 PM OOS 42-7 With respect to the ESA, how ecological is ecological restoration? Where has ecological restoration been and where might it go?<br>\nStuart K. Allison, Knox College<\/li>\n<li>4:00 PM OOS 42-8 Different ways of knowing: ESA and its adaptation to multicultural complexities<br>\nJesse Ford, Oregon State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OOS 42 ESA\u2019s Struggle for Identity Over the First 100 Years: Lessons for the Future? Thursday, August 14, 2014: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM in Room 204, Sacramento Convention Center Organized by Juliana C. Mulroy and Kathleen J. Fichtel; Moderator: Robert H. Jones The Ecological Society of America (ESA) was formed in 1915 with the express intent of bringing those interested in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11104,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[47,78,88],"class_list":["post-1891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-centennial","tag-hrc-programming","tag-annual-meetings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1891\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}