2026 Annual Meeting LogoOfficial logo of the 2026 Annual Meeting in Salt Lake features a mountain range with text across it in blue and light grey. The dates July 26 – 31st are included with the location, Salt Lake City, Utah.

ecology in an era of uncertainty

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This Year’s Theme

Ecology in an Era of Uncertainty

A vector graphic of a 2026 calendar open to July with the dates from the twenty sixth to the thirty first circled.
Join us the last week of July in Salt Lake City for the ESA Annual Meeting.

Ecological research is well acquainted with uncertainty, whether it is uncertainty in measurements, mechanisms, predictions, careers, or funding.  However, new challenges arising from digital intelligence (AI), sociopolitical change, post-pandemic career development and engagement introduce new uncertainties and opportunities that affect our professional activities and funding sources. For this year’s meeting, we gather to both continue scientific discourse on innovative ecological research, as well as to develop strategies to best manage these challenges using our collective knowledge and experiences.  By sharing multidisciplinary and creative solutions, our community will continue to be resilient and meet tomorrow’s challenges. 

Co-Chairs

Andrea Swei (San Francisco State University) and Dan Stover (US Dept of Energy, Office of Science) 

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