{"id":6192,"date":"2012-11-01T17:00:33","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T17:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds2\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:59:30","slug":"annual-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/meetings\/annual-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"ESA Annual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/01\/esa26_x250-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41785 img-fluid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/01\/esa26_x250-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/01\/esa26_x250.png 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/saltlake2026\/\"><strong>111th<\/strong><strong> ESA Annua<\/strong><strong>l Meeting<\/strong><strong> \u2013 Ecology in an Era of Uncertainty<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah from July 26-31.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The SEEDS Program offers two types of funded travel awards to attend the ESA Annual Meeting:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/annual-meeting\/undergraduate-awards\/\">Undergraduate Travel Awards<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/annual-meeting\/seeds-alumni-awards\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Graduate Alumni Travel Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Our awards defray expenses to attend the ESA Annual Meeting. ESA-SEEDS Participation Awards are funded through support of the National Science Foundation and ESA member donations.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">ESA is the nation\u2019s leading professional society of ecologists, representing 10,000 scientists, researchers, policy-makers and managers from the United States and over 50 other nations. The ESA Annual Meeting draws more than 3,500 professionals from around the world to participate in scientific presentations, symposia, workshops, field trips, and a trade show. It provides an excellent venue to engage students and faculty in one of the most important facets of science \u2013 communicating ideas and new knowledge with the scientific community.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">SEEDS specific events at the Annual Meeting include an orientation meeting and dinner, a mixer, and a breakfast for participants and mentors. Other highlighted events include a diversity luncheon and student events such as section meetings and mixers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Annual Meeting Packages \u2013 Sponsor a student to attend!\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In addition to the limited SEEDS Undergraduate Student Participation Awards to the ESA Meeting, we would like to invite institutions to think about sponsoring students to the ESA Annual Meeting. We strongly encourage you to seek support from your university\/college to provide funds for an outstanding student. It will be a great opportunity to interact with the world\u2019s largest network of professional ecologists and diversity mentoring program in the field in a virtual setting. \u00a0Staff will welcome your students to all SEEDS events and interact with the rest of the participants and will arrange an ESA meeting mentor for them as well.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Full package<\/strong>: includes airfare, hotel accommodations (6 nights), stipend, an ESA meeting mentor, meeting registration and student membership \u2013 <strong>$2200<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Partial package:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">includes an ESA meeting mentoring, meeting registration and student membership \u2013 <strong>$1000<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For more information about our packages and sponsoring a student, please\u00a0contact us at <a href=\"mailto:seeds@esa.org\">seeds@esa.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Funding for this event is provided by the ESA member donations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 111th ESA Annual Meeting \u2013 Ecology in an Era of Uncertainty\u00a0will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah from July 26-31. 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