SCHEDULE

Workshops

WK - 1: Vegetation Analysis for Defining and Revising the National Vegetation Classification
Organized by: D Roberts and L Hidinger
Sunday, August 3. 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM,Savannah State University Computer Lab


WK - 3: Introduction to TIEE (Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology)
Organized by: C D'Avanzo and B Grant
Sunday, August 3. 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM,SCAD Library Computer Lab


WK - 5: Innovative Teaching and Active Learning in Ecology
Organized by: D Eberet-May and K Williams
Sunday, August 3. 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM,SITCC Meeting Room 101


WK - 6: Exploring the Role of Ecologists and Scientific Research in the Current International Coffee Crisis
Organized by: R Manson and R Gonzalez-Montagut
Sunday, August 3. 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM,SITCC Meeting Room 103


WK - 7: Ecological Risk Assessment: How to Decide if Something is Wrong and What to Do About It
Organized by: L Wellman and A Sergeant
Sunday, August 3. 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM,SITCC Meeting Room 205

Ticketed Event

Field Trips


FT - 6: Day Trip to Stephen C. Foster State Park in the Okefenokee Swamp
7:00 AM to 7:00 PM


FT - 7: Science and Management on the Altamah River Biosphere Boat Trip
7:00 AM to 5:00 PM


FT - 8: Ossabaw Island
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM


FT - 10: Magnolia Springs and Aquarium
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

ESA Functions

Sunday, August 3 Registration
Sunday, August 3. 5:45 AM to 9:00 PM,SITCC River Concourse


ESA Governing Board Meeting
Sunday, August 3. 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM,SITCC Jasper Boardroom

Workshops

WK - 4: TIEE Authors Workshop
Organized by: C D'Avanzo and B Grant
Sunday, August 3. 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM,SCAD Library Computer Lab


WK - 8: Inquiry-Guided Learning for Ecosystem Management Education
Organized by: K Manning and L Nielsen
Sunday, August 3. 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM,SITCC Meeting Room 204


WK - 9: Leveraging the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Data Archive for Carbon Modelers
Organized by: R McCord and M Torn
Sunday, August 3. 12:30 PM to 4:45 PM,SITCC Meeting Room 106


WK - 10: Moving Science Beyond the Ivory Tower: Communicating to Support Improved Conservation Policies and Practices
Sunday, August 3. 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM,SITCC Meeting Room 200


WK - 11: Developing a Successful Undergraduate Research Program: How Do We Know if We Are Doing it Right?
Organized by: A Whitmer and J Collins
Sunday, August 3. 12:30 PM to 4:45 PM,SITCC Meeting Room 201


WK - 12: So You Want to Use Stable Isotopes to Study Animal Migration?
Organized by: A Farmer and L Wassenaar
Sunday, August 3. 12:30 PM to 4:45 PM,SITCC Meeting Room 203


WK - 13: Integrating Models, Software and Stakeholders
Organized by: A Voinov and T Maxwell
Sunday, August 3. 12:30 PM to 4:45 PM,SITCC Meeting Room 105


WK - 14: Not Sufficient Funds? Sources and Sinks in the NSF Ecology Budget
Organized by: S Twombly and N Tuchman
Sunday, August 3. 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM,SITCC Oglethorpe Auditorium

Ticketed Event

TK - 1: All Society Welcome Mixer: Uplands to Lowlands
Sunday, August 3. 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM,SITCC Exhibit Hall A

Field Trips

ESA Functions

Buell Braun Judges Meeting
Sunday, August 3. 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM,SITCC Jasper Boardroom


ESA Council Meeting and Reception
Sunday, August 3. 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM,SITCC Chatham Ballroom A


Opening Ceremony and Public Plenary
Sunday, August 3. 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM,SITCC Chatham Ballroom B