Microbiomes to Ecosystems: Evolution and Biodiversity Across Scale, Space and Time
Our knowledge about the Earth’s biodiversity across space, time, and scale is expanding rapidly. New tools, like remote sensing, are creating new data sources, while other tools, like digitization, are freeing traditional datasets from the cabinets and drawers of labs and collections and making them accessible online. How do we teach students about biodiversity at different scales and contexts with these new data, tools, and resources? How do we best enable and develop the next generation of 21st century scientists and create data-driven educational programs aligned to national initiatives such as Next Generations Science Standards and Vision and Change for Undergraduate Biology Education? The Life Discovery – Doing Science Biology Education Conference will build on the 2017 data theme and challenge educators to create opportunities for their learners to explore our theme across:
Scale – Through new technologies, we can study biodiversity scaling from an individual’s microbiome to the Earth’s biomes. How do we help students explore biodiversity concepts and evolution at different scales and investigate interactions across scales?
Space – We now have access to environmental and biodiversity data spanning habitats, ecosystems, and landscapes. How do we help our students think in broader geographical contexts about evolution, biodiversity, ecology, and conservation?
Time – We have the ability to look at life on earth across geologic time through the fossil record and through digitized natural history collections. How do we approach big questions like how have populations, species, and communities evolved over time and how will big scale processes like climate change and human impacts affect biodiversity in the future?
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Registration and Conference Information
Registration Type
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Early Bird
February 15
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Advance
March 15 |
Onsite
Checks only* |
| Full registration |
$150 |
$175 |
$200 |
K12 teachers
and students |
$125 |
$150 |
$175 |
| One day |
$95 |
$120 |
$145 |
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Please note that we will not process credit card payments onsite. All
payments must be made by check payable to “Ecological Society of
America”. A $25 fee will be assessed on any checks that are returned.
Registration fee includes breakfast, lunch and breaks on both Friday and Saturday and dinner on Friday.
Participants will be able to attend all regular sessions on both days of the conference. There is an additional fee for the pre-conference workshop and field trips.
Cancellation Policy
1. Onor before February 18, 2019: Written request of cancellation must be emailed to ldc@esa.org. A refund of registration payments for cancellations will be honored with a $25 processing fee.
2. After February 18, 2019: No refunds are possible for cancellations because of costs incurred.
Registration Questions
Why do we ask about your background?
In order for us to understand our audience, we have included a set of
questions about yourself and your educational setting. This
information allows us to prepare our speakers, report our reach to our
funders and better monitor the effectiveness of our reach. Information
will only be reported in the aggregate. Thank you for your
participation.
Meals
Your registration includes breakfast, lunch and dinner on Friday and breakfast and lunch on saturday, but will require a ticket. To help us keep costs down, please only select the meals you intend to have.
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** NOTE 2: Registration Tips [Save, or Update Responses] Button
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Meeting Code of Conduct
All attendees must accept the ESA Meeting Code of Conduct.