Ecologies of a Changing Planet
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CONFERENCE DATES AND TIMES
DATES: February 23-25, 2027
TIME:
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern or Washington DC time zone
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern or Washington DC time zone
2:00 PM GMT to 11:00 PM GMT
All scheduled sessions are live and in real time.
All sessions will include asynchronous participation options to enable global participation and access.
Ecologies of a Changing Planet is a fully virtual, global event designed to foster meaningful interaction, collaboration, and exchange across regions, disciplines, and perspectives. This initiative is developed in response to strong community interest within the Ecological Society of America (ESA) and partner communities for more globally connected forms of academic engagement.
At a time of rapid environmental transformation, ecological knowledge is increasingly produced across fragmented contexts, scales, and worldviews. This conference seeks to bridge these divides by creating a space for dialogue across geographic, disciplinary, and socioecological boundaries, in alignment with ESA’s mission to advance the science and practice of ecology and support a diverse and inclusive scientific community.
At a time of rapid environmental transformation, ecological knowledge is increasingly produced across fragmented contexts, scales, and worldviews. This conference seeks to bridge these divides by creating a space for dialogue across geographic, disciplinary, and socioecological boundaries, in alignment with ESA’s mission to advance the science and practice of ecology and support a diverse and inclusive scientific community.
For full details about the event and the call for proposals, please visit
DESCRIPTION OF SUBTHEMES
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Dates may be subject to change
- Call for Organized Research and Collaborative Sessions OPEN THROUGH 9/15/2026
- Call for Individual Abstracts Opens October 8
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Notifications. All notification emails will come from Accelevents <events@orders.accelevents.com>.
Please ensure that your institution will allow these notices to reach you.
Notifications for Organized Research Sessions and Collaborative Sessions are expected to be sent by October 5, 2026
Notifications for Organized Research Sessions and Collaborative Sessions are expected to be sent by October 5, 2026
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IMPORTANT NOTES FOR SESSION PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS AND FAQS
- Create an Account (Login) or Save a Draft. All submitters are strongly encouraged to create an account in order to have a record of your submission. If you have a draft, you can also complete your submission at a later date. If you do not take one of these steps, you will not have a record of your submission. You can either:
- Create an account before you begin. Look for the Login at the top right corner
- Click on Save a draft before you submit your proposal. The Save a Draft button is next to the Submit button at the end of the Submission form.
- Once you have an account, you may view your submission under "My Applications" when you click on your name at the top right.
- Be sure to use the same email to create
- Who should submit a proposal? All researchers and practitioners in ecology and environmental sciences seeking to expand their global networks are welcome. Session proposals should be submitted by the Session Organizer with their contact information and personal profile.
- How many proposals may I submit? Session organizers are limited to one Organized Research proposal and one Collaborative Proposal, i.e. two proposals maximum. Multiple submissions beyond this limit will not be reviewed.
- Role of Session Organizer. The session organizer will be notified about the status of the proposal. The role of the session organizer is to invite potential speakers as well as moderate the session. The conference planning committee also plan to forward additional speakers for your review as we hope all sessions will have speakers from multiple continents.
Note: If accepted, Session Organizers will be asked to register for the event upon notification. This is to confirm your session and facilitate scheduling.
Questions? Contact education@esa.org
Ecological Society of AmericaOrganizer of Ecologies of a Changing Planet