PARENT SESSION Special Sessions Special Session 5: An integrated trends analysis network Organized by: D Muchoney, J Campbell, and T Loveland Monday, August 8, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Meeting Room 516 A, Level 5, Palais des congrès de Montréal Special Session 8: Spatial statistics at multiple scales Organized by: P Legendre and M Fortin Tuesday, August 9, 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Exhibit Hall 210a-e, Level 2, Palais des congrès de Montréal Special Session 2: Sense of Place: Indigenous homelands of eastern Canada Organized by: R Kimmerer and J Ford Monday, August 8, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Meeting Room 517 B, Level 5, Palais des congrès de Montréal Special Session 6: Writing manuscripts for publication Organized by: R Yanai Monday, August 8, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Meeting Room 517 D, Level 5, Palais des congrès de Montréal Special Session 15: Undergraduate Research Posters in the U.S. and Canada Organized by: VH Smith and C Potvin Friday, August 12, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Exhibit Hall 220 B-C-D, Level 2, Palais des congrès de Montréal Special Session 12: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Part I: A synthesis of core findings Organized by: EM Bennett and H Mooney Thursday, August 11, 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Exhibit Hall 210a-e, Level 2, Palais des congrès de Montréal Special Session 9: Restoration of Mesopotamian Marshes of Iraq Organized by: CJ Richardson and BG Warner Tuesday, August 9, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Exhibit Hall 210a-e, Level 2, Palais des congrès de Montréal Special Session 13: Millenium Ecosysyem Assessment Part II: Frontiers in multi-scale assessments of ecosystem services Organized by: SR Carpenter and W Reid Thursday, August 11, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Exhibit Hall 210a-e, Level 2, Palais des congrès de Montréal Special Session 14: Scaling the history and future of Pacific Northwest human marine ecosystems: From Promethean infinity to nothingness? Organized by: ME Lam and R Gonzalez-Plaza Friday, August 12, 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Exhibit Hall 210a-e, Level 2, Palais des congrès de Montréal Special Session 4: Diversifying ecology Organized by: J Taylor and M Jurgensen-Armstrong Monday, August 8, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Meeting Room 516 C, Level 5, Palais des congrès de Montréal Special Session 1: Ecological sustainability in a world of constant change: Developing a new research agenda for ESA Organized by: GR Shaver, CS Duke, and NB Grimm Monday, August 8, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Meeting Room 517 A, Level 5, Palais des congrès de Montréal Special Session 3: Improv 101: Ease those presentation jitters Organized by: A Drinkard and N Lymn Monday, August 8, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Meeting Room 517 C, Level 5, Palais des congrès de Montréal Special Session 11: Delivering on the promise of ecological science to improve land management: Ecological site descriptions Organized by: JR Brown and J Herrick Wednesday, August 10, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Exhibit Hall 210a-e, Level 2, Palais des congrès de Montréal Special Session 10: Building an ecological observatory network for regional- to continental-scale research—NEON, the National Ecological Observatory Network Organized by: J Goldman and B Hayden Wednesday, August 10, 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Exhibit Hall 210a-e, Level 2, Palais des congrès de Montréal Special Session 7: Social capacity development for environmental management: International cooperation and ecological solution Organized by: S HONG and N NAKAGOSHI Monday, August 8, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Exhibit Hall 210a-e, Level 2, Palais des congrès de Montréal

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