Session Topics
Proposed Sessions with Organizers and Contact Information
Sessions are listed below once they have been proposed. If you have questions about a particular proposed session, please contact the organizer listed for that session. Proposals welcome ... If you would like to organize a session on a topic that has not yet been proposed, please see the call for sessions page.
| Session Title | Organizer | Contact Information |
| Plenary Session | ||
| The Biology of Climate Change | Thor Hanson | |
| Botany | ||
| Plant Monitoring and Population Assessments: Vital First Steps in the Conservation of Species | Bob Popp | bob.popp@vermont.gov |
| Conservation Management | ||
| Every Cog and Wheel: Celebrating Efforts to Catalogue and Protect the Biodiversity of Vermont | Shelby Perry | shelby@newildernesstrust.org |
| The Field Naturalist Program: Connecting Conservation Needs with Moxie | Dylan O'Leary | Dylan.OLeary@uvm.edu |
| The Value of Professional Organizations for Wetland Scientists: Learning from the Past and Planning for the Future | Scott Smyers | smyers@oxbowassociates.com |
| Fish Ecology | ||
| Forest Ecology | ||
| New England Forests: Climate Change and Drought | Brett Huggett | bhuggett@bates.edu |
| Freshwater Ecology | ||
| Mollusks | Jay Cordeiro | j.cordeiro@nenaturalhistory.com |
| General Ecology | ||
| Animal Communication and Soundscapes | Cathy Bevier | crbevier@colby.edu |
| Disease Ecology | Ericka Griggs | Ericka.Griggs@uvm.edu |
| The Ecology of New York City | Christian Liriano | cliriano1018@gmail.com |
| Invertebrate Vectors of Disease in the Northeast | Catherine Miller | cat.miller@maine.edu |
| Peatland Ecology | Grace Glynnn | graceglynn1@gmail.com |
| Use of Camera Traps in Ecological Studies | Glenn Johnson Kate Kleary |
johnsong@potsdam.edu clearyka@potsdam.edu |
| Herps | ||
| Herpetological Ecology and Conservation | Brian Bastarche | bbastarache@gmail.com |
| Human Impacts | ||
| Invasive Species | ||
| Invertebrates | ||
| Medical Entomology | Gary Torrisi |
gjt6512@gmail.com |
| Northeastern Pollinators: Ecology & Conservation | Molly Jacobson | mmjacobs@esf.edu |
| Mammals | ||
| Catamounts: Extirpation & Restoration—Past, Present, Future | John Davis Renee Seacor |
jdavis@adirondackcouncil.org rseacor@projectcoyote.org |
| The Disease Ecology and Biology of Bats in the Northeast | Craig Frank | frank@fordham.edu |
| Mammal Ecology | Mike Bottini | mbottini@seatuck.org |
| Marine and Coastal Ecology | ||
| The Marine Ecosystem of Nauset Marsh, Cape Cod | Agnes Mittermayr Owen Nichols |
amittermayr@coastalstudies.org nichols@coastalstudies.org |
| Ornithology | ||
| Gulls and Seabirds: Northeast & Northwest | John Anderson | janderson@coa.edu |
| Swallow Ecology and Conservation | Pamela Hunt | phunt@nhaudubon.org |
| Paleoecology | ||
| Paleontology of Eastern North America | Fred Rogers | rogersfs@franklinpierce.edu |
| Science Education and Public Engagement | ||
| Bedrock to Birds: Dispatches from the Field of Natural History Education | Alicia Daniel | alicia@vermontmasternaturalist.org |
| Can Community Science Lead to Better Buildings for Birds? | Christine Maher | cmaher@maine.edu |
| Using Undergraduate Courses to Advance Conservation at the Local Level | Michael Rubbo | mrubbo@pace.edu |
| Other | ||