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Anthony R. Brach (brach@oeb.harvard.edu)
Sat, 10 May 1997 14:44:22 -0700
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>Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 15:17:10 -0500
>From: esa headquarters <ESAHQ@ESA.ORG>
>Subject: PR: ANNOUNCING ESA's 1997 ANNUAL MEETING
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>The Ecological Society of America
>NEWS
>2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW * Suite 400 * Washington, DC 20036
>* Phone: (202) 833-8773
>
>MEDIA ADVISORY
>May 8, 1997
>
>For Immediate Release
>Contact: Gabriel Paal
> (202) 416-6181; gabriel@esa.org
> Nadine Cavender
> (202) 416-6182; nadine@esa.org
>
>
>ANNOUNCING ESA's 1997 ANNUAL MEETING
>
>Members of the media and freelance writers are invited to attend the
>Ecological Society of America's 1997 Annual Meeting to be held in
>Albuquerque, New Mexico from 10-14 August, 1997. This year's
>meeting is being held in conjunction with The Nature Conservancy. The
>theme is "Changing Ecosystems: Nature and Human Influences." The
>meeting will feature 27 symposia, 12 field trips, and numerous poster and
>paper presentations. In addition, Vice President Al Gore (invited) and
>Secretary of the Department of Interior Bruce Babbitt (confirmed) are
>scheduled to speak at the plenary session entitled "Whither Planet
>Earth?"
>
>Please see below for summaries of several key symposia sessions and
>all field trips. Two field trips have been especially arranged for members
>of the press. Field trip #11 features a trip to Sandia National Lab to
>explore the Lab's environmental/ecological projects. Field trip #12 will
>take participants to the Sevilleta Long-term Ecological Research site and
>provide one-on-one time with key LTER researchers. (Both are free).
>More meeting information, including symposia schedules and abstracts,
>is available on the ESA Homepage at:
>http://esa.sdsc.edu
>
>NEWSROOM OPERATION
>
>Members of the press are exempt from registration fees and are free to
>attend all meeting sessions. A staffed press room, including copier, fax,
>computer, printer, telephone, and area for interviews, will be available.
>Please contact Gabriel Paal or Nadine Cavender for more information or
>to register.
>
>UNIVERSITY PRESS OFFICES
>
>University press officers may request copies of all abstracts related to
>their institution. ESA will also distribute any university-produced press
>releases in the Annual Meeting press room. Please contact Gabriel Paal
>or Nadine Cavender for more information.
>
>The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is a scientific, non-profit,
>7200-member organization founded in 1915. Through ESA reports,
>journals, membership research, and expert testimony to Congress, ESA
>seeks to promote the responsible application of ecological data and
>principles to the solution of environmental problems. ESA publishes
>three scientific, peer-reviewed journals: Ecology, Ecological Applications,
>and Ecological Monographs. Information about the Society and its
>activities are published in Society's newsletter, NewSource, and in the
>quarterly Bulletin.
>
>HIGHLIGHTED SYMPOSIA SESSIONS
>
>The Biophysical Landscape: Impacts on Ecological, Economic, and Social
>Processes. This symposium will highlight recent progress made in
>quantifying the ecological consequences of variation in physical
>conditions across landscapes over a range of spatial scales, and in
>developing physical and biological models of these processes.
>
>Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes. Concerns about the loss of
>biodiversity have prompted new experimental work on the relationship
>between biodiversity and productivity; and the stability of ecosystems.
>This symposium is a forerunner in synthesizing new data in this field.
>
>Accelerated Changes in Asian Ecosystems: The Consequences of
>Human Actions and Economic Development. The increased pace of
>social and economic development, combined with growing populations in
>many Asian countries, is exacerbating the impacts between expanding
>human demands and fragile ecosystems.
>
>Natural and Anthropogenic Influences on Savanna Ecosystems of Arid
>Southwest. Understanding past changes provides a background for
>implementing current conservation efforts and predicting future
>changes.
>
>Changing Global Ecosystems: Ecological Processes at Planetary Scales.
>This symposium will highlight the types and magnitudes of ecosystem
>changes that have occurred in the absence of human influence.
>
>Fire to Restore Communities and Ecosystems. Major changes in the use
>of prescribed fire on public lands is expected due to new policies. Fire
>managers are planning to deliberately burn eight times more land than in
>the past. This symposium will highlight the efficacy of the use of fire and
>fire characteristics for restoration.
>
>The Role of Native Peoples in Shaping Ecosystems. Non-industrialized
>native peoples are far from ecologically invisible. This symposium will
>highlight the situational contexts of human decision-making about
>resource use, exploitation, and conservation; and case studies involving
>the nature of native impacts in specific contexts, both prehistoric and
>historic.
>
>FIELD TRIPS
>Attendees will be responsible for field trip costs; #'s 11 & 12 are free but
>reservations are still required.. Please contact the Public Affairs Office
>as soon as possible to reserve a field trip slot. Space is limited.
>
>No. 1 Ecology and Archeology in the Jemez Mountains: Bandelier National
>Monument. Sat., Aug. 9. Depart Albuquerque at 7:00 AM, return 8:00 PM.
>Cost $35.
>
>No. 2 The Pajarito Plateau & the Los Alamos National Lab. Sat., Aug. 9.
>Depart Albuquerque at 7:00 AM, return 6:00 PM. Cost $35.
>
>No. 3 Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge & LTER Site. Two one-day trips:
>Sat. & Sun., Aug. 9 & 10. Depart Albuquerque at 7:00 AM, return 5:00
>PM both days. Cost $30.
>
>No. 4 Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces. Sat., Aug. 9. Depart
>Albuquerque at 6:30 AM, return late Saturday night. Cost $40.
>
>No. 5 Chaco Canyon National Park & Pueblo Pintado. Sun., Aug. 10.
>Depart Albuquerque at 7:00 AM, return l0:00 PM (NOTE: participants on
>this trip will miss the ESA All-Society Mixer on Sunday evening. ) Cost
>$66.
>
>No. 6 Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge and LTER Site. Sun., Aug. 10.
>Depart Albuquerque at 7:00 AM, return 5:00 PM. Cost $30.
>
>No. 7 Trip to Acoma Pueblo & El Malpais National Monument. Sun., Aug.
>10. Depart Albuquerque at 7:00 AM, return 5:00 PM. Cost $35.
>
>No. 8 Bandelier National Monument. Sun., Aug. 10. Depart Albuquerque at
>7:00 AM, return 6:00 PM. Cost $20.
>
>No. 9 Vegetation Communities & Arid Southwest Landscapes. Sat.-Sun.,
>Aug. 9-10. Depart Albuquerque on Sat. 7:00 AM, return Sun. 5:00 PM.
>Cost $125.
>
>No. 10 Southwestern Fish & Riparian Communities. Sat.-Sun., Aug. 9-10.
>Depart Albuquerque on Sat. 8:00 AM, return Sun. 5:00 PM. Cost $125.
>
>No. 11 Sandia National Laboratory. Sat., Aug. 9. Depart Albuquerque at
>11:30 AM, return 3:00 PM. No cost.
>
>No. 12 Sevilleta LTER Site. Fri., Aug. 8. Depart Albuquerque at 8 AM,
>return 9 PM. No cost.
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Anthony R. Brach, Ph.D.
http://www.herbaria.harvard.edu/~brach/