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Ed Johnson At the last annual meeting of ESA it occurred to me that in the Centenary year 2015 I will have been a member for 47 years, almost half of the time that the Society has existed! As we approach the Centenary, I would like to hear from members who are or who know some of our oldest members. I would like to run pictures and short notes on some these oldest members in the ESA Bulletin. Second, I would like to hear about short reminiscences of both the Society and ecology. For example, some years ago the Bulletin had a story about a tea bucket used by Shelford and students on field trips. The Awards Committee of the Ecological Society of America solicits and encourages nominations from members of the ESA for each of the awards listed below. ESA especially encourages nominations of candidates from traditionally underrepresented groups, including women and minorities. In preparing a nomination, it would be helpful to consult with the Chair of the specific award subcommittee (e-mails below) or the Awards Committee Chair, Alan Hastings (E-mail: [email protected]). More information about the process is available on ESA’s web page (http://www.esa.org/aboutesa/awards.php) Nominations for awards to authors for specific publications (George Mercer Award, W. S. Cooper Award, Sustainability Science Award) should include the full citation, a copy of the publication (electronic if possible), and a letter of nomination. Nominations for awards to an individual for a body of work (Eminent Ecologist Award, MacArthur Award, Odum Education Award, Honorary Member Award, Distinguished Service Citation) should include a curriculum vitae, a letter of nomination, and no more than three additional letters of support. To be given full consideration, nominations for awards should be completed by 16 December 2013. We welcome nominations that reflect the diversity of the Society’s membership. A nomination should be submitted as a single PDF to E-mail: [email protected], with the name of the award in the subject line. The Eminent Ecologist Award is given to a senior ecologist in recognition of an outstanding body of ecological work or of sustained ecological contributions of extraordinary merit. Nominees may be from any country and need not be ESA members. Recipients receive lifetime active membership in the Society. Recent recipients include Stephen Hubbell, Simon Levin, Thomas G. Whitham, Robert J. Naiman, and William Reiners. For more information about the award, please contact Robert Holt, Chair (2012–2015), Eminent Ecologist Award Subcommittee (E-mail: [email protected]) Robert H. MacArthur Award: given to an established ecologist in mid-career for meritorious contributions to ecology, in the expectation of continued outstanding ecological research, and who generally is within 20 years of receiving the Ph.D. Nominees may be from any country and need not be ESA members. This award is given in alternate years, and the recipient is invited to address the membership at the Annual Meeting following his/her selection. Recent recipients include Alan Hastings, Monica Turner, Stephen W. Pacala, and Anthony R. Ives. For more information about the award, contact Monica Turner, Chair (2012–2015), Robert H. MacArthur Award Subcommittee (E-mail: [email protected]) The Eugene P. Odum Award recognizes an ecologist for outstanding work in ecology education. This award was generously endowed by, and named for, the distinguished ecologist Eugene P. Odum. Through teaching, outreach, and mentoring activities, recipients of this award have demonstrated their ability to relate basic ecological principles to human affairs. Nominations recognizing achievements in education at the university, K–12, and public levels are all encouraged. Recent recipients include Kenneth Klemow, John C. Moore, Charlene D’Avanzo, and Martin B. Main. For more information about the award, please contact Kenneth Klemow, Chair (2012–2014), ESA Odum Education Award Subcommittee (E-mail: [email protected]) Honorary Membership in the Society is given to a distinguished ecologist who has made exceptional contributions to ecology and whose principal residence and site of ecological research are outside of North America. Up to three awards may be made in any one year until a total of 20 is reached. Nominations of women and minority candidates, as well as those from developing countries, are especially encouraged. Recent honorees include Suzanne Milton, Marilyn Ball, Richard Shin, and Christian Körner. For more information about the award, please contact Indy Burke, Chair (2012–2015), Honorary Member Award Subcommittee (E-mail: [email protected]) The Mercer Award is given for an outstanding ecological research paper published by a younger researcher (the lead author must be 40 years of age or younger at the time of publication). If the award is given for a paper with multiple authors, all authors will receive a plaque, and those 40 years of age or younger at the time of publication will share the monetary prize. The paper must have been published in 2011 or 2012 to be eligible for the 2013 award. Nominees may be from any country and need not be ESA members. Recent recipients include Meghan Duffy and Spencer Hall, Tracy Langkilde, Carla Staver and Sally Archibald, P. T. J. Johnson and J. T. Hoverman. For more information about the award, please contact Ingrid Parker, Chair (2012–2015), Mercer Award Subcommittee (E-mail: [email protected]) The W. S. Cooper Award is given to honor an outstanding contributor to the fields of geobotany and/or physiographic ecology, the fields in which W. S. Cooper worked. This award is for a single contribution in a scientific publication (single or multiple authored). Nominees need not be ESA members and can be of any nationality. Recent recipients include Stephen T. Jackson, K. Lininger, Guy S. Robinson, and Margaret B. Davis and colleagues, Kevin Boyce and colleagues, J. A. Thompson and colleagues. For more information about the award, please contact David Ackerly, Chair (2013–2016), Cooper Award Subcommittee (E-mail: [email protected]) The Distinguished Service Citation is given to recognize long and distinguished volunteer service to the ESA, to the larger scientific community, and to the larger purpose of ecology in the public welfare. Recent recipients are Kay Gross, Rosina Bierbaum, Donald Strong, Janet Lanza, and Wes Jackson. For more information about the award, please contact the incoming chair of the subcommittee who will be listed on the ESA web pages. The Sustainability Science Award is given to the authors of a scholarly work that makes the greatest contribution to the emerging science of ecosystem and regional sustainability through the integration of ecological and social sciences. One of the most pressing challenges facing humanity is the sustainability of important ecological, social, and cultural processes in the face of changes in the forces that shape ecosystems and regions. This ESA award is for a single scholarly contribution (book, book chapter, or peer-reviewed journal article) published in the last five years. Nominees need not be ESA members and can be of any age, nationality, or place of residence. Recent recipients are M. Lindegren, C. Möllmann, A. Nielsen, and N. Stenseth, Boris Worm and colleagues, and R. S. Reid and colleagues. For more information about the award, please contact Lisa J Graumlich, Chair (2013–2016), Sustainability Science Award Subcommittee (E-mail: [email protected]). The Commitment to Human Diversity in Ecology Award is in recognition of long-standing contributions of an individual toward increasing the diversity of future ecologists through mentoring, teaching, or outreach. A recent recipient is Sonia Ortega. For more information about the award, please contact Julie Reynolds, Chair (2013–2016), Commitment to Human Diversity in Ecology Award Subcommittee (E-mail: [email protected]) There are two Whittaker Awards given annually. The Whittaker Distinguished Ecologist award recognizes an ecologist with an earned doctorate—and an outstanding record of contributions in ecology—who is not a U.S. citizen and is not currently residing in the United States. This award provides funds for travel to the United States for research or to attend a meeting and covers expenses up to $2000. The Whittaker Award recognizes an outstanding ecologist in a developing country who is not a U.S. citizen and is not currently residing in the United States. The award is open to ecologists at any career stage and would cover expenses up to $1200 for travel to the United States for research or to attend a meeting. Requirements: Nominations for both awards can be made directly by the nominee or by an ESA member on behalf of the nominated ecologist. Nominations for these awards should include curriculum vitae, a letter of nomination, and no more than two additional letters of support. For more information about the award, please contact Jessica Gurevitch, Chair (2013–2016), Robert H. Whittaker Awards Subcommittee (E-mail: [email protected]) The Awards Committee of the Ecological Society of America solicits and encourages nominations from members of the ESA for Fellows and Early Career Fellows of ESA. ESA especially encourages nominations of candidates from traditionally underrepresented groups, including women and minorities. In preparing a nomination, feel free to consult with the Awards Committee Chair, Alan Hastings (E-mail: [email protected]). More information about the process is available on ESA’s web site. ESA designates as Fellows of the Society certain members who have made outstanding contributions to a wide range of fields served by ESA. Such contributions include, but are not restricted to, those that advance or apply ecological knowledge in academics, government, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector. Any current regular member of ESA who has been a regular member of ESA for at least five years (not necessarily consecutive) is eligible to be nominated to be an ESA Fellow. For these purposes, a regular member is defined as a nonstudent, dues-paying member. A nominee is expected to have been a member of the profession for at least 15 years. In most cases, this will be interpreted to mean 15 years from Ph.D. Demonstrated excellence of contributions to one or several of the following areas: (1) research and discovery, (2) communication and outreach, education, and pedagogy, (3) application of ecology to management and policy. The nomination of an individual to be an ESA Fellow can be made by any three members of ESA except members of the Fellows Selection Committee. A curriculum vitae of at most four pages. It is suggested that the vita include evidence of outstanding contributions as outlined under the eligibility criteria. One to three letters of recommendation, which may come from anyone, including nominators and nonmembers. A citation of at most 50 words proposed for use if the nominee is selected to be a Fellow. No ESA member can nominate more than two individuals in a given year. ESA designates as Early Career Fellows of the Society certain early career members (typically chosen within 8 years of receiving the Ph.D.) who have begun making and show promise of continuing to make outstanding contributions to a wide range of fields served by ESA. Such contributions include, but are not restricted to, those that advance or apply ecological knowledge in academics, government, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector. Any current nonstudent member of ESA who has been a member of ESA for at least two years (not necessarily consecutive and including student membership) is eligible to be nominated to be an ESA Early Career Fellow. A nominee is expected to be early in their career. In most cases, this will be interpreted to mean eight years or less from Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) at the time of selection. Demonstrated excellence and potential for future excellence of contributions to one or several of the following areas: (1) research and discovery, (2) communication and outreach, education, and pedagogy, (3) application of ecology to management and policy. The nomination of an individual to be an ESA Early Career Fellow can be made by any two members of ESA except members of the Fellows Selection Committee. A curriculum vitae of at most four pages. It is suggested that the vita include evidence of excellent contributions and promise of future contributions as outlined under the eligibility criteria. One to three letters of recommendation, which may come from anyone, including nominators and nonmembers. A citation of at most 50 words proposed for use if the nominee is selected to be a Fellow. No ESA member can nominate more than two individuals as Early Career Fellows in a given year. Murray F. Buell had a long and distinguished record of service and accomplishment in the Ecological Society of America. Among other things, he ascribed great importance to the participation of students in meetings and to excellence in the presentation of papers. To honor his selfless dedication to the younger generation of ecologists, the Murray F. Buell Award for Excellence in cology is given to a student for the outstanding oral paper presented at the ESA Annual Meeting. E. Lucy Braun, an eminent plant ecologist and one of the charter members of the Society, studied and mapped the deciduous forest regions of eastern North America and described them in her classic book, The Deciduous Forests of Eastern North America. To honor her, the E. Lucy Braun Award for Excellence in Ecology is given to a student for the outstanding poster presentation at the ESA Annual Meeting. A candidate for these awards must be an undergraduate, a graduate student, or a recent doctorate not more than 9 months past graduation at the time of the meeting. The paper or poster must be presented as part of the program sponsored by the Ecological Society of America, but the student need not be an ESA member. To be eligible for these awards the student must be the sole or senior author of the oral paper (Note: symposium talks are ineligible) or poster. Papers and posters will be judged on the significance of ideas, creativity, quality of methodology, validity of conclusions drawn from results, and clarity of presentation. While all students are encouraged to participate, winning papers and posters typically describe fully completed projects. The students selected for these awards will be announced in the ESA Bulletin following the Annual Meeting. A certificate, a check for $500, and up to $700 to be used for travel and/or lodging for the Annual Meeting will be presented to each recipient at the next ESA Annual Meeting. If you wish to be considered for either of these awards at the 2014 Annual Meeting, you must send the following to the Chair of the Student Awards Subcommittee: (1) the application form on the back of this page, (2) a copy of your abstract, and (3) a 250-word or less description of why/how the research presented will advance the field of ecology. Because of the large number of applications for the Buell and Braun awards in recent years, applicants may be pre-screened prior to the meeting, based on the quality of the abstract and this description of the significance of their research. The application form, abstract, and research justification must be sent by e-mail (greatly preferred: [email protected]) or mail to The Ecological Society of America, Attn: Buell/Braun Awards, 1990 M St, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036. The deadline for submission of form and abstract is 1 March 2014; applications sent after 1 March 2014 will not be considered. This submission is in addition to the regular abstract submission. Buell/ Braun participants who fail to notify the B/B Chair by 1 May of withdrawal from the meeting will be ineligible, barring exceptional circumstances, for consideration in the future. Electronic versions of the Application Form are available on the ESA web site, or you can send an e-mail to [email protected] and request that an electronic version be sent to you as an attachment. Please refer to the PDF of this article for the application form. Judges are needed to evaluate candidates for the Murray F. Buell Award for the outstanding oral presentation by a student and the E. Lucy Braun Award for the outstanding poster presentation by a student at the Annual ESA Meeting at Sacramento, California in 2014. We need to provide each candidate with at least four judges competent in the specific subject of the presentation. Each judge is asked to evaluate 3–5 papers and/or posters. Current graduate students are not eligible to judge. This is a great way to become involved in an important ESA activity. We desperately need your help! Please complete and send this form by mail or e-mail to the Ecological Society of America, Attn: Buell/Braun Awards, 1990 M Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036, e-mail:buellbraun@esa. org. If you have judged in the past several years, this information is on file. If you do not have to update your information, simply send an e-mail message, ″Yes, I can judge this year.″ Please refer to the PDF of this article for the application form. Plan to attend the first ever Gordon Research Conference on “Predator-Prey Interactions” from 5 to 10 January 2014 at Ventura, California. Predator–interactions have shaped all life on earth, and this underlying commonality helps explain the recent development of parallel independent research paths in many diverse fields. The theme of our conference is “From genes to ecosystems to human mental health.” Our goal is to bring together a diverse range of researchers who would not normally interact, and have them discuss how each addresses predator–prey interactions, leading to new synergies and new avenues of research. Applications to attend (deadline 8 December 2013) must be sent through the online system found on our web page (http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2014&program=predator), where you will find further information about the goals of the conference and program, in addition to e-mail links allowing you to contact the Chair (Liana Zanette, Western University, Canada) or Vice-Chair (Andrew Sih, University of California at Davis, California, USA). The abstracts from the 2013 ESA Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota are available as a Supplement to this issue of the Bulletin. Go to: http://esameetings.allenpress.com/2013/webprogram The abstracts from the Annual Meetings are published annually as a Supplement to the October issue of the Bulletin. Links to the abstracts from all recent Annual Meetings (2000–2013) are now available at http://esameetings.allenpress.com The abstracts from Annual Meetings prior to 1998 were published as print Supplements to the Bulletin, and are available in digital form with the Bulletin from that year, in JSTOR. The 2013 Annual Reports to Council from ESA officers, committees, sections, and chapters can be accessed at http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/2013.councilreport

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