November 2018
Dear ESA member,
In this issue of
Member Connection
, you'll find:
- Session proposals still open for the 2019 Annual Meeting
- ESA election deadline
- Renew your membership for 2019
- Start your certification application
- Catch up with the latest from the ESA journals
Read on!
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ESA & USSEE 2019 Joint Meeting:
Proposal Deadline is Approaching!
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The theme is "
Bridging communities and ecosystems: Inclusion as an ecological imperative
".
Submit through the online form by
November 15, 2018, 5:00 PM Eastern (2:00 Pacific)
. Late or emailed proposals will not be considered.
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Don't Forget to Vote!
Last night was Election Night in the United States, but the
ESA elections
are still open through this evening. If you haven't already, find the email from
Survey & Ballot Systems
in your inbox (and check through your junk mail, just in case) cast your vote for the future leadership of the Society by
11:59 p.m. ET
today, Nov. 7.
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Renew Your Membership for 2019
It is time to r
enew
to keep your member benefits
- Online access to all 6 ESA publications and monthly print copies of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
- Publishing grants for the ESA journals
- Discounted rates for the Annual Meeting and certification
- Connect and network by joining Sections and Chapters as well as ESA Member Directory going through next year.
While you're renewing, take a moment to update your profile to keep your records up to date, too!
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2019 Certification Is Now Open
Dr. M. Dale Strickland, Co-founder and Principal Ecologist with
Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc., (WEST)
has been a Certified Senior Ecologist since 1994 and has served his last term as the chair on the Board of Professional Certification for the ESA since 2016.
As a professional ecologist, he has served as a representative for his profession in a variety of capacities and strongly supports the ESA's Certification as a way for ecologists to confirm their professionalism. He continues to encourage employees at WEST to become certified as ecologists and considers professional certification when evaluating potential hires for the company.
Learn more
about the application process, requirements, fees, and certification levels.
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Do You ECO?
ESA's online community
is about to get a whole lot bigger, as we will completing the takeover of the ECOLOG-L listserv in the very near future, and its functions (and subscribers) will be integrated into ESA systems
. ECO, with its own dedicated ECOLOG legacy community, will be the #1 place online for sharing news and opportunities with other ecologists, as well as discussing ESA business in our own closed groups.
Give it a try
, connect with your fellow members and explore!
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Ecosphere
has recently published these articles:
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During past ice-free periods, polar bears (
Ursus maritimus
) may have depended on whale carcasses when their preferred prey – ice-breeding seals – were in short supply. Laidre
et al
. describe how, today, polar bears face both sea-ice losses and fewer whale carcasses as whale populations have been slow to recover from commercial whaling.
Historical and potential future importance of large whales as food for polar bears
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New Series:
Writing Science
– edited by Bethann Garramon Merkle of the University of Wyoming. Articles and reports on any aspect of science communications in ecology are welcome.
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ESA Seeks Editor-in-Chief for
Ecology
The ESA is seeking applicants for the position of Editor-in-Chief of
Ecology
.
Ecology
, the oldest of the ESA journals, will celebrate its 100
th
year of publication in 2019. Dr. Donald R. Strong, Jr., who has led this journal for the last 18 years, will be stepping down in December 2019.
Published monthly in partnership with Wiley,
Ecology
is the most frequently cited journal in the field. It is widely acclaimed as a leading voice for the science of ecology. The journal is published online and is accessible by members of the ESA and institutional subscribers worldwide.
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Questions, comments, and feedback are welcome. Contact
Membership
.
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