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Great Lakes Chapter 2024 Meeting

Great Lake Chapter of the Ecological Society of America 2024 Meeting

Conference Schedule

Friday, April 5

TIME	DESCRIPTION	LOCATION	ROOM	DETAILS
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM	No Host Social	The Old Goat Tavern - 2731 W Michigan Ave		Food and drinks at this event are not included in registration fee

Saturday April 6^th

TIME	DESCRIPTION	LOCATION	ROOM	DETAILS
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Chapter Meeting	Fetzer Center	TBA
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Continental Breakfast	Fetzer Center	Lobby
9:30 AM - 10:30 PM	Keynote Speaker	Fetzer Center	Kirsch Auditorium	Speaker: Dr. Katie Stuble (Holden Arboretum)
10:45 AM - 11:45 PM	Oral Sessions	Fetzer Center	TBA
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Break and Pick Up Boxed Lunch	Fetzer Center	Lobby
12:00 PM - 1:40 PM	Workshop I (Best practices in reproduceable R workflows for ecological data analysis and visualization)	Fetzer Center	TBA	Choose only one event to attend when registering
	Workshop II (Intro to QGIS and Open Source Ecology Tools)		TBA
	Workshop III: Breaking the 4th Wall: Secrets of science communication from museums, movies and memory.		TBA
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM	Transition to Sessions	Fetzer Center
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM	Oral Sessions	Fetzer Center	TBA
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Break	Fetzer Center	Lobby
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Oral Sessions	Fetzer Center	TBA
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM	Poster Session	Fetzer Center	Lobby
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	No Host Social	Bell's Eccentric Cafe - 355 E Kalamazoo Ave		Food and drinks at this event are not included in registration fee

Sunday April 7^th

TIME	DESCRIPTION	LOCATION	ROOM	DETAILS
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Field Trip - sponsored by Western Michigan University	Offsite	W.K. Kellogg Biological Station	Attending the field trip is an additional $5

REGISTRATION TYPE	PRICE PER PERSON
REGISTRATION TYPE	MEMBER	NON-MEMBER
STUDENT	$55	$65
NON-STUDENT	$75	$95

Questions: Contact Binney Girdler, Chair, Great Lakes Chapter
Regarding meeting registration: Contact Monica Rowe

Refund and Cancellation Policy
Written notification of cancellation must be emailed to Monica Rowe, and a $25.00 USD fee will be assessed for processing refunds.

Cancellation Deadline: March 14, 2024 (No refunds will be given after this date.)

The registration deadline is March 21, 2024.

Housing

Listed below are a few hotels within a 10-minute drive of Western Michigan University.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Kalamazoo West

Holiday Inn & Suites Kalamazoo West

Hilton Garden Inn Kalamazoo Downtown

Radisson Plaza Hotel

Meeting Code of Conduct
All attendees must review and adhere to the ESA Meeting Code of Conduct.

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When

4/5/2024 6:00 PM - 4/7/2024 12:00 PM

Where

Fetzer Center Western Michigan University 1903 W Michigan Ave Kalamazoo, MI 49008

Program

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Friday, 05 April 2024

Description
No Host Social Gathering Join your colleagues for a no host social gathering at The Old Goat Tavern (2731 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49006). The only cost for this event is for the items that you order from the restaurant. Time 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 6:00 PM

Saturday, 06 April 2024

Description
Chapter Meeting There is no additional cost to attend the Chapter Meeting. Time 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 8:00 AM
WK 1: Best practices in reproduceable R workflows Please note all workshops are at the same time- select only one. There is no additional cost to attend this workshop. Time 12:00 PM - 1:40 PM 12:00 PM
WK 2: Intro to QGIS and Open Source Ecology Tools Please note all workshops are at the same time- select only one. There is no additional cost to attend this workshop. Time 12:00 PM - 1:40 PM 12:00 PM
WK 3: Breaking the 4th Wall In this workshop you will have a chance to participate in activities that build science communication skills for public audiences and discover how museums, movies, and our own memories hold the secrets to creating more impactful outreach. Time 12:00 PM - 1:40 PM 12:00 PM
No Host Social Gathering Join your colleagues for a no host social gathering at Bell's Eccentric Cafe (355 E Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007). The only cost for this event is for the items that you order from the restaurant. Time 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 6:00 PM

Sunday, 07 April 2024

Description
FT: W.K. Kellogg Biological Station This field trip is sponsored by Western Michigan University. There is an additional $5 fee in order to attend the field trip. Time 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 10:00 AM

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