By lmanders on March 26, 2012
Where: Vancouver, BC
When: May 9-11, 2012
Talk abstracts due: April 13, 2012 (Friday)
Website
This year’s NWAS meeting will be held at the new Beaty Biodiversity Museum (http://beatymuseum.ubc.ca). The opening reception on Friday evening (May 11) will be held under the blue whale skeleton in the museum atrium. On Saturday, the museum will be open to the public. The symposium will include both oral and poster presentations covering any aspect of microalgal, macroalgal, or protist research. Undergraduate and graduate students are most welcome! Awards will be presented for the best student poster and best oral presentation.
Accommodations: Limited accommodations have been set aside, but it is your responsibility to reserve and pay for your own room (costs NOT included with the registration fees). Reservations must be made by April 11. Please use the following link to reserve your room: Link .
Banquet: Saturday evening (May 12) there will be a catered banquet on campus (cost of the banquet will be included in the registration fees).
Students: Students will pay a reduced registration fee and will be encouraged to apply for financial assistance for travel and registration.
Future announcements will be on the NWAS website (http://www.nwasalgae.org/).
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By Mach on March 21, 2012
Undergrad Jackie Peabody
MER undergraduate Jacquie Peabody (Harley Lab) won runner-up for best poster and PhD student Joey Bernhardt (O’Connor Lab) received honorary mention for her presentation at PEEC in Bamfield, BC this week.
Jacquie investigated how thermal stress affects the activity levels and behaviours of the hairy hermit crab, Pagurus hirsutiusculus. Joey’s work looks at ecosystem services in coastal areas and how best to identify and manage natural resources from biological, economical and cultural points of view.
Posted in Harley Lab News, MER Updates, O'Connor Lab News
By Mach on March 13, 2012
Who: Randy Olson
Where: Michael Smith Laboratories Theater (Rm 102), 2185 East Mall, UBC
When: March 27th, 2:30-3:30pm
Randy Olson will be presenting “Tools for Storytelling put into Action” a talk and workshop that will include basic techniques in storytelling, followed by lots of time for further exploration, practice and interaction around how this age-old art can be used to more effectively communicate scientific information.
Find out more about Randy at: www.randyolsonproductions.com
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By Mach on March 5, 2012
Dr. Royann Petrell has engineering students growing eelgrass in four tanks located in the courtyard of the Chemical and Biological Engineering building on East Mall as part of a community service learning (CSL) partnership with the Comox Valley Project Watershed Society. Dr. Petrell integrated CSL components into her second- and fourth-year chemical and biological engineering courses last year in an effort to evaluate carbon storage by estuarine vegetation systems and to assess the effects of community based restoration efforts on eel grass meadows and how well these plants remove the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere.
Read more at UBC Public Affairs
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By Mach on March 2, 2012
Where: Bamfield, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
When: March 2 – 4, 2012.
The Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference (PEEC) is an annual conference for graduate, post-doctoral, and advanced undergraduate students conducting ecological and evolutionary research at Western Canadian and American universities. This conference provides a forum for presenting current research advances in the fields of ecology and evolution, and gives students an excellent opportunity to make contacts, obtain feedback, and exchange ideas with their peers. The remote setting of this conference at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre allows attendees to be immersed in a dynamic coastal environment at a unique teaching and research facility. Evening festivities are a tradition.
MER students scheduled to present at the upcoming Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference meeting:
9:30am What Helps and Hinders Engagement in Public Policy and Science-based Advocacy? Saturday – Gerald Singh
12:00pm Calming the waves of marine spatial planning: modelling ecosystem services on the west coast of Vancouver Island – Joey Bernhardt
1:45pm Diversity and function in eelgrass meadows: A matter of scale – Ross Whippo
2:30pm How does Crassostrea gigas respond to ocean acidification at early developmental stage and are there any signs of acclimation? – Manon Picard
3:15pm What a drag: Do intertidal algal epiphytes increase the risk of algal host dislodgement? – Laura Anderson
Poster – Stuck in the mud: inducing morphological changes in Fucus distichus – Carolyn Prentice
Posted in Conferences, MER Updates
By Mach on February 28, 2012
Where: Portland, Oregon
When: August 5-10, 2012
Theme: Life on Earth: Preserving, Utilizing, and Sustaining our Ecosystems
http://www.esa.org/portland/
Talk abstracts due: Feb 23, 2012
Late-breaking poster abstracts due: May 10, 2012
Portland is now known as one of the most progressive and “greenest” cities in the United States and is widely recognized for their land-use planning. Against a backdrop of urban and cultural development they have in many ways become a model for utilization, sustainability, and preservation of the ecosystems in which they live.
ESA Registration
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By Mach on February 28, 2012
The Brown Bag Series is a monthly event organized by the Society of Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) whose purpose is to provide a place for learning and discussion of topics to help women in STEM fields advance their careers.
Date: February 29
Time: 12:00-1:30 PM
Place: UBC, Biodiversity Research Centre (Room 224)
Topic: Negotiation Skills (Interactive Presentation)
Speaker: Denise Baker
We are glad to welcome Denise as the facilitator of this session. She is the Assistant Dean of the Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre at UBC’s Sauder School of Business and has extensive experience in career and leadership development.
Did you know that only 12.5% of women negotiate their salaries?
Have you ever NOT asked for something you thought appropriate or even necessary, but instead accepted the “inconvenience” that came with avoiding the uncomfortable conversation?
How do you feel about negotiating? Would you describe it as “trying to win the game” like many men, or do you associate feelings with it that are close to “going to the dentist”?*
In addition to explaining the techniques & etiquette of successful negotiation, Denise will address some of the fears generally associated with negotiation. The goal is to help us get comfortable with asking for what we want – and getting it. With a short exercise, we will start our negotiator training on the spot!
If you would like to join us for our BrownBag Meeting in February, please RSVP to scwist.brown.bag@gmail.com. For upcoming meetings in this series please visit http://www.scwistevents.ca.
* Study by Linda C. Babcock and co-workers, Carnegie Mellon University.
Posted in MER Updates, Seminars
By Mach on February 24, 2012
Who: Dr. Rebecca Martone, Postdoc, Institute for Resources Environment and Sustainability, UBC
When: Thurs, March 8th 1:00pm
Where: Aquatic Ecosystem Research Laboratories, 2202 Main Mall, Room 120
Title: Coupled social-ecological systems research for ecosystem-based management in coastal marine ecosystem
Abstract:
Temperate coastal ecosystems are some of the most productive on the planet and provide a variety of benefits to humans. Yet, widespread ecological changes due to both natural factors and multiple human activities, such as climate change, over-exploitation of resources or the loss of top predators, can change ecosystem service provisioning for dependent human communities. These effects are not uniform across human communities and livelihoods, nor are people’s perceived or realized vulnerabilities to ecological change. To contend with trade-offs in ecosystem service provisioning by coastal systems, management agencies strive to integrate information on ecosystem structure and productivity with human perceptions and values. Such approaches require empirical research that quantify (1) the abiotic and biotic factors that influence ecological structure and dynamics in coastal marine ecosystems; and (2) the response of coastal communities and institutions to ecological change. My collaborative research in coastal British Columbia and Mexico demonstrates how social-ecological systems approaches can inform conservation and management policies that support the well-being of coastal communities and ecosystems.
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By Mach on February 23, 2012
Clarke Murray, C, TW Therriault and PT Martone. 2012. Adapted for invasion? Comparing attachment, drag and dislodgment of native and nonindigenous hull fouling species. Biological Invasions DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0178-0 Online
Posted in Pakhomov Lab Publications, Publications from MER Labs, Slideshow
By Mach on February 20, 2012
Where: Norfolk, Virginia
When: March 21-24, 2012
http://sci.odu.edu/bem/
Abstracts due: Feb 24, 2012
The Benthic Ecology Meeting (BEM) is one of the largest scientific meetings for marine biologists in the USA. The 41st meeting will be hosted by Old Dominion University (ODU) and held in the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel. At the 2012 BEM they anticipate more than 700 registrants; a mix of the nation’s top marine ecologists and up-and-coming graduate and undergraduate students.
Benthics Abstract Submission
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Where: Vancouver, BC
