Sessions on Diversity and Inclusion
Legend:
| NW Networking Event | INS Inspire Sessions | OOS Organized Orals |
| SS Special Session | SC Short Course | RT Roundtable |
| WK Workshops | SYM Symposia | PS Posters |
*These sessions are organized by ESA program offices and/or Committees.
ALL SESSIONS ARE VIRTUAL
Monday August 2, 2021
SYMP 1: Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Connecting Past and Future, People and Place, and Ways of Knowing
8:30 AM – 9:30 PM PST
SS 5 – Vital Connections Tribal Culture & Ecology
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PST
*RT – Collaborations Across ESA Programs to Advance Science, Education and Diversity (virtual edition of the ESA Diversity Luncheon)
12:00 – 1:00 PM PST
WK 1 – Reciprocity of Indigenous Knowledge in Ecology Education: Towards a More Inclusive Ecology
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
SYM 3 – Racial Bias in Ecological Citizen Science
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PST
Tuesday August 3, 2021
SYM 4 – Navigating a Gender-Biased World: Lessons from the Experiences of Women in Ecology across Cultures and Generations
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PST
SS 8 – First Steps to Introduce Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts in Your Lab, Department and Beyond
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PST
*Workshop 5 – RaceTalk Skills for Cross-Racial Communication (1st of 2 Sessions Offered)
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM PST
NW – ESA Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter Mixer
3:30 – 4:30 PM PST
*WK 8 – Diverse Leadership in Ecology: Expanding Your Influence and Generating a Leadership-Network
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Wednesday August 4, 2021
INS 10 – Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Ground-Breaking Women in Soil Science
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PST
OOS 27 – Equity-Focused, Evidence-Based Approaches to Teaching and Assessing SciComm in Higher Education
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
*WK 28 – RaceTalk Skills for Cross-Racial Communication (2nd of 2 Sessions Offered)
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM PST
*WK10 – Exchanging Best Practices to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) in ESA and Our Institutions
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
INS 13 – Success Stories from the ESA SEEDS Program…25 Years Later
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST
NW – Women in Soil Ecology (WiSE) Mixer
3:30 – 4:30 PM PST
RT – Language Bias as a Barrier in Ecological Sciences: Challenges and Solutions Toward A Truly Inclusive Community
3:30 – 4:30 PM PST
Thursday August 5, 2021
SS 17 – Microbiomes and Social Equity
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PST
SS 19 – Vital Connections for Women and Non-Binary BIPOC in Ecology
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PST
*RT – Meet ESA Leaders in Education and Diversity Programs
12:00 – 1:00 PM PST
WK 15 – Conversations with NSF: Research, Diversity, and Training Challenges and Opportunities
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
INS 16 – Ecological and Social Crises: Adapting Ecological Teaching, Mentoring, and Outreach in the Time of COVID, Black Lives Matter, and Climate Change
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PST
Social Event: SEEDS 25th Anniversary Celebration
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PST
Friday August 6, 2021
SC 4 – Strategies for Incorporating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice into Ecology Curricula
7:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST
