Printed Program (PDF) - Ecological Society of America
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SATURDAY 8 am-7 pm<br />
8 am-5 pm<br />
WK 2 - Python for Ecology<br />
D137, Oregon Convention Center<br />
Organized by: T Purucker (purucker.tom@epa.gov)<br />
Python is a high-level scripting language that is becoming<br />
increasingly popular for scientific computing. This all-day workshop<br />
is designed to introduce the basics <strong>of</strong> Python programming to<br />
ecologists. The workshop includes sessions for Python basics and<br />
for exploring the Numpy and Scipy packages.<br />
8 am-9 pm<br />
FT 2 - Traditional <strong>Ecological</strong> Knowledge, Eco-Cultural<br />
Histories, and <strong>America</strong>n Indian Integrated Resource<br />
Management: A Tour <strong>of</strong> the Mt. Hood Region<br />
Martin Luther King Jr., Lobby-ticket booth area, Oregon<br />
Convention Center<br />
Organized by: FK Lake (franklake@fs.fed.us)<br />
8:30 am-5 pm<br />
ESA Governing Board Meeting<br />
Ross Island, Doubletree Hotel<br />
CANCELLED FT 3 - After a Fire, After the Breach:<br />
Changes in the White Salmon Watershed<br />
Martin Luther King Jr., Lobby-ticket booth area, Oregon<br />
Convention Center<br />
Organized by: S Hummel<br />
12 pm-5 pm<br />
WK 3 - Integrated Undergraduate Teaching Material<br />
for Understanding <strong>Ecological</strong> and Hydrologic Response<br />
From Climate Change In Urban Forests<br />
Martin Luther King Jr., Lobby-ticket booth area, Oregon<br />
Convention Center<br />
Organized by: M Dresner, H Chang, C DeRivera<br />
Faculty will learn about a set <strong>of</strong> 16 new labs that will help them<br />
to include ecological response from climate change in their<br />
undergraduate labs. Participants will review the labs, learn about<br />
our results from assessing student learning, and collect data for one<br />
lab in Portland’s Forest Park.<br />
Speakers:<br />
K Fuccillo, Portland State University<br />
Z Bonak, Portland State University<br />
WK 4 - Vegetation Sample Allocation: A Half-Day<br />
Overview<br />
D139, Oregon Convention Center<br />
Organized by: T Keeler-Wolf (tkwolf@dfg.ca.gov), AI Solomeshch<br />
This half-day workshop addresses efficient sampling <strong>of</strong> vegetation<br />
in any natural or semi-natural setting. Methods for sample allocation<br />
will be reviewed and evaluated under different scenarios. We will<br />
emphasize the National Vegetation Classification system and<br />
the importance <strong>of</strong> synoptic vegetation description in landscape<br />
assessment.<br />
WK 5 - Collaboration for Ecosystem Preservation:<br />
Ecologists and Faith Communities Discovering<br />
Common Ground for Sustaining Life On Earth<br />
Martin Luther King Jr., Lobby-ticket booth area, Oregon<br />
Convention Center<br />
Organized by: LM Jablonski (jablonski@udayton.edu), J Holmes,<br />
GE Hitzhusen<br />
Join renowned ecologists and environmentally active leaders<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pacific northwest diverse faith communities to learn about<br />
transferable bio-regional initiatives, explore best practises for<br />
dialogue and partnerships, and discover mutual benefits and<br />
complementary contributions in achieving justice and healthy<br />
ecosystems. Panel presentations, idea sharing resource exchange,<br />
local food and ecosystem vistas.<br />
4 pm-7 pm<br />
ESA SEEDS Student Orientation<br />
Willamette Falls Room, Portland State University<br />
34 ESA 97th Annual Meeting, August 5 - 10, 2012, Oregon Convention Center
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