Events Overview 2012

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
(All events held on 2nd floor of Lory Student Center)

4:00-5:00pm Keynote Speaker - Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, Cherokee Park Ballroom
5:00-6:00pm Reception - University Club

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

Looking Upward and Outward: Communicating Rainforest Canopy Research to Non-traditional Public Audiences

Dr. Nalini M. Nadkarni, Director, Center for Science and Mathematics Education and Professor, Department of Biology, The University of Utah

Abstract: Click here

Nalini

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
(All events held on 2nd floor of Lory Student Center)

All Day:
       Registration - Outside the North Ballroom
       Photo contest: Vote for your favorite research photos! - Room 228

7:30 am: Continental breakfast - North Ballroom

 

AM Oral Presentations

8:00-9:00 am Session 1: Ecosystem Science and Microbial Ecology – Room 220-222
Session 2: Disturbance and Restoration Ecology – Room 224-226
Session 3: Invasive Species – Room 230
9:15-10:30 am Session 4: Ecological Modeling – Room 220-222
Session 5: Ecophysiology and Behavioral Ecology – Room 224-226
Session 6: Aquatic and Wetland Ecosystems – Room 230
10:45-11:45 am Session 7: Disease Ecology – Room 220-222
Session 8: Fish and Wildlife Ecology – Room 224-226
Session 9: Terrestrial EcosystemsRoom 230

Lunchtime Panel Discussion:

"Publication vs. Public Outreach: How Should We Communicate Our Results?"

12:00am-1:00pm Pannel Discussion, Speakers TBA - Cherokee Park Ballroom

 

PM Oral Presentation:

1:15-2:15pm Session 10: GIS and Remote Sensing – Room 220-222
Session 11: Social-Ecological Systems and Ecological Economics – Room 224-226
Session 12: Forest Resources – Room 230

 

Poster Session:

2:30pm-4:00pm Poster Presentations - North Ballroom & Room 228
Presenters will be available to show their posters and answer questions.

 

Social Events:

4:00-7:00pm Catered Reception, Awards and Live Music (Josh Moore Trio) - University Club, Cherokee Park Room
Cash bar for patrons with ID
5:30pm Awards Ceremony - University Club, Cherokee Park Room