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Legend:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
NW Networking Event<\/td>\nINS Inspire Sessions<\/td>\nOOS Organized Orals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SS Special Session<\/td>\nSC Short Course<\/td>\nRT Roundtable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WK Workshops<\/td>\nSYM Symposia<\/td>\nPS Posters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*These sessions are organized by ESA program offices and \/or Committees.<\/em><\/p>\n

ALL SESSIONS ARE VIRTUAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Monday August 2, 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

SYM 1: Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Connecting Past and Future, People and Place, and Ways of Knowing<\/a><\/span>
\n8:30 AM \u2013 9:30 AM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Robert Newman \u2013 University of North Dakota, Biology<\/p>\n

SS 2 – Field Implementation of Microbial Inoculation: Concepts in Community Ecology and Challenges for Technology Development and Policy<\/a><\/span>
\n9:30 AM \u2013 10:30 AM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Kelsey R. Carter – Earth & Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory<\/p>\n

SS 5: Vital Connections Tribal Culture & Ecology<\/a><\/span>
\n9:30 AM \u2013 10:30 AM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Frank K. Lake \u2013 U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station<\/p>\n

Symposium 2: Looking Beyond Stockholm +50: Moving Toward Solutions: System Approaches to Sustaining Human-Environment Systems<\/a><\/span>
\n11:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Dennis Ojima \u2013 Colorado State University, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Natural and Environmental Sciences Building<\/p>\n

Roundtable: Collaborations Across ESA Programs to Advance Science, Education and Diversity<\/a><\/span>
\n12:00 \u2013 1:00 PM Pacific Time
\nModerator: Pamela Templer, Boston University<\/p>\n

Workshop 1: Reciprocity of Indigenous Knowledge in Ecology Education: Towards a More Inclusive Ecology<\/a><\/span>
\n12:00 PM \u2013 1:30 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Robert Newman \u2013 University of North Dakota, Biology<\/p>\n

Symposium 3: Racial Bias in Ecological Citizen Science<\/a><\/span>
\n1:30 PM \u2013 2:30 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Zakiya Leggett \u2013 North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources<\/p>\n

Organized Oral 9: Maintaining Vital Connections in Human Dimensions During a Global Pandemic<\/a><\/span>
\n2:30 PM \u2013 3:30 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Robert Dyball \u2013 Australian National University, Fenner School of Environment and Society<\/p>\n

Human Dimensions Collaborative-UCS Mega Mixa 2.0<\/a><\/span>
\n3:30 \u20135:00pm Pacific Time<\/p>\n

Tuesday, August 3<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

*Organizer Oral 13: Healthy Soils for Healthy Communities: A Community-based Initiative Exploring Vital Connections in Urban Soil Science<\/a><\/span>
\n7:00 AM \u2013 8:00 AM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Kirsten Schwarz \u2013 University of California, Los Angeles, Departments of Urban Planning & Environmental Health Sciences<\/p>\n

Organizer Oral 14: Meta-analysis and Beyond: Connecting Secondary Data and Scientific Synthesis to Environmental Decision-making<\/a><\/span>
\n7:00 AM \u2013 8:00 AM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Caroline E. Ridley \u2013 US EPA, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment<\/p>\n

Navigating a Gender-Biased World: Lessons from the Experiences of Women in Ecology across Cultures and Generations<\/a><\/span>
\n7:00 AM \u2013 8:00 AM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Alejandra Mart\u00ednez-Blancas \u2013 Universidad Nacional Aut\u00f3noma de M\u00e9xico, Facultad de Ciencias<\/p>\n

SS 6: Careers in Science Policy<\/a><\/span>
\n9:30 AM \u2013 10:30 AM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Thomas D. Olszewski \u2013 Science and Technology Policy Institute<\/p>\n

Special Session 8: First Steps to Introduce Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts in Your Lab, Department and Beyond<\/a><\/span>
\nOrganizer: Laura J. Jones \u2013 Pennsylvania State University, Department of Entomology, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology<\/p>\n

Organized Oral 15: Integrating Climate Justice Into Ecology Education \u2013 Elevating the Human Dimensions of ESA\u2019s 4DEE for a Sustainable Future<\/a><\/span>
\n11:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Leanne Jablonski \u2013 Marianist Environmental Education Center, University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute<\/p>\n

Workshop 5: RaceTalk Skills for Cross-Racial Communication (1st of 2 Sessions Offered)<\/a><\/span>
\n11:30 AM \u2013 2:00 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Bedelia Richards, RaceTalk LLC<\/p>\n

Workshop 6: Building Alliances with Climate Activists to Support Climate Action and Ecological Knowledge<\/a><\/span>
\n12:00 PM \u2013 1:30 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Kennedy Rubert-Nason \u2013 University of Maine Fort Kent \u2013 Madison, Natural and Behavioral Science<\/p>\n

*Roundtable: Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) for A More Inclusive Ecology<\/a><\/span>
\n2:30 \u2013 3:30 PM Pacific Time
\nModerator: Robert Newman, University of North Dakota<\/p>\n

Workshop 8: Diverse Leadership in Ecology: Expanding Your Influence and Generating a Leadership-Network<\/a><\/span>
\n3:30 PM \u2013 5:00 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Teresa Mourad \u2013 Ecological Society of America, Education & Diversity Programs<\/p>\n

*Workshop 9: Telling Stories, Sharing Knowledge, and Seeing the Nature of Things:\u00a0 Teaching Scientific Communication in Ecology Courses<\/a><\/span>
\n3:30 PM \u2013 5:00 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Robert Newman \u2013 University of North Dakota, Biology<\/p>\n

Wednesday August 4, 2021<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Inspire 10: Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Ground-Breaking Women in Soil Science<\/a><\/span>
\n<\/strong>8:30 AM \u2013 9:30 AM Pacific Time
\n<\/strong>Organizer: Courtney Collins \u2013 University of Colorado, Boulder, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

SS 11 – Decadal Strategic Planning and Implementation: U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program and the North American Carbon Program<\/a><\/span>
\n9:30 AM \u2013 10:30 AM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Kat Superfisky \u2013 City of Los Angeles<\/p>\n

SS 12 – Enhancing Urban Ecosystems in Los Angeles: How Research Can Inform Plans, Policies and Projects that Address Green Infrastructure in Cities<\/a><\/span>
\n9:30 AM \u2013 10:30 AM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Elisabeth Larson – Code 618,\u00a0NASA GSFC\/SSAI<\/p>\n

SS 14 – Success Stories from the Front Lines of Policy and Science<\/a><\/span>
\n9:30 AM \u2013 10:30 AM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: \u00a0Charlotte Levy \u2013 University of Massachusetts, School of the Environment<\/p>\n

*Organized Oral 27: Equity-Focused, Evidence-Based Approaches to Teaching and Assessing SciComm in Higher Education<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

11:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Bethann Merkle \u2013 University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology & Physiology, UWyo Biodiversity Institute, Ecological Society of America, Communication and Engagement Section past chairperson, Public Engagement at Annual Meetings subcommittee member<\/p>\n

Workshop 10: Exchanging Best Practices to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) in ESA and Our Institutions<\/a><\/span>
\n12:00 PM \u2013 1:30 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Pamela Templer \u2013 Boston University, Department of Biology<\/p>\n

INS 11\u00a0– State of Knowledge of Global Soil Biodiversity: The Vital Connection between Science and Policy\u00a0<\/a><\/span>
\n11:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Monica Farfan \u2013 Colorado State University, School of Global Environmental Sustainability<\/p>\n

Workshop 28: RaceTalk Skills for Cross-Racial Communication <\/a>\u00a0(2nd<\/sup>\u00a0of 2 Sessions Offered)<\/a><\/span>
\n11:30 AM \u2013 2:00 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Bedelia Richards, RaceTalk LLC<\/p>\n

WK 11- How Scientists Can Help Restore Scientific Integrity and Advocate for Science-Based Policy<\/a><\/span>
\n12:00 PM \u2013 1:30 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Augusta Wilson \u2013 Climate Science Legal Defense Fund<\/p>\n

*Roundtable: The Non-tenure Track Faculty Experience<\/a><\/span>
\n12:00 \u2013 1:00 PM Pacific Time
\nModerator: Bethann Merkle, University of Wyoming<\/p>\n

Inspire: Success Stories from the ESA SEEDS Program\u2026.. 25 Years Later<\/a><\/span>
\n2:30 PM \u2013 3:30 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Zakiya Leggett \u2013 North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources<\/p>\n

Workshop 12: Communicating Your Science with the Media<\/a><\/span>
\n3:30 PM \u2013 5:00 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Heidi Winstead \u2013 Ecological Society of America<\/p>\n

Roundtable: Language Bias as a Barrier in Ecological Sciences: Challenges and Solutions Toward A Truly Inclusive Community<\/a><\/span>
\n3:30 \u2013 4:30 PM Pacific Time
\nModerator: Josue Arteaga-Torres, University of Alberta<\/p>\n

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Thursday August 5, 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Special Session 18: Urban Lakes as Focal Points for Community Science and Ecological Restoration<\/span><\/a>
\n9:30 AM \u2013 10:30 AM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: E. Perry Thomas \u2013 Kentucky Division of Water<\/p>\n

Special Session 19: Vital Connections for Women and Non-Binary BIPOC in Ecology<\/a><\/span>
\n9:30 AM \u2013 10:30 AM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Adriana Romero-Olivares \u2013 New Mexico State University, Biology<\/p>\n

Organize Oral 39: Community Science in Southeastern Ecosystems<\/a><\/span>
\n11:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Susan Blas \u2013 Augusta University<\/p>\n

Roundtable: Meet ESA Leaders in Education and Diversity Programs<\/a><\/span>
\n12:00 \u2013 1:00 PM PST\/3:00 -4:00 PM EST
\nModerators: Pamela Templer, Boston University and Carmen Cid, Eastern Connecticut State University<\/p>\n

Roundtable: Climate Science in the Courtroom: Being an Expert Witness<\/a><\/span>
\n12:00 \u2013 1:00 PM PST\/3:00 -4:00 PM EST
\nModerator: Augusta Wilson, Climate Science Legal Defense Fund<\/p>\n

Inspire 16: Ecological and Social Crises: Adapting Ecological Teaching, Mentoring, and Outreach in the Time of COVID, Black Lives Matter, and Climate Change<\/a><\/span>
\n1:30 PM \u2013 2:30 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: A.M. Aramati Casper \u2013 Colorado State University<\/p>\n

OOS 42 – Climate Intervention: Risks, Effects and Predicted Impacts for Biodiversity and Ecological Systems<\/a><\/span>
\n1:30 PM \u2013 2:30 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Jessica Gurevitch \u2013 Stony Brook University<\/p>\n

OOS 44 – Developing Indicators and Policies for Managing the Global Nitrogen Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\n2:30 PM \u2013 3:30 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Jill Baron \u2013 US Geological Survey<\/p>\n

INS 17\u00a0– Unregulated Contaminants: What\u2019s Our Next Step with Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals, PFAS, and More\u00a0<\/a><\/span>
\n2:30 PM \u2013 3:30 PM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Rachel Barkley \u2013 Sequence, Inc.<\/p>\n

Friday August 6, 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

SC 2 – Science Policy 101: Survival in and Dynamics of the Congressional Ecosystem<\/a><\/span>
\n7:00 AM \u2013 10:00 AM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: Charlotte Levy \u2013 School of the Environment, University of Massachusetts<\/p>\n

Short Course 4: Strategies for Incorporating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice into Ecology Curricula<\/a><\/span>
\n7:00 AM \u2013 10:00 AM Pacific Time
\nOrganizer: A.M. Aramati Casper \u2013 Colorado State University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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