ECoGSS Submission Deadline extended to Jan 29th!

We’ve had a great response to our call for presentations so far, but there’s always room for more powerful examples!

We know this is a busy time of year… Since there’s room in the program for more presentations, we’re offering a one time only extension to the deadline to submit presentation abstracts.

If you have not yet submitted an abstract, this is your last chance! We don’t want you to miss your chance to contribute, so we are extending the abstract submission deadline for 2021 EcoGSS presentations to January 29, 2021 at 11:59 pm. Learn more about submitting an abstract on our Deadlines & Submissions page.

We hope you will join us March 19th as one of our 2021 EcoGSS presenters. 

ECoGSS 2021 — Save the Date!

The ECoGSS organizing committee is excited to announce ECoGSS 2021!

Inviting all Graduate Students involved in environmental conservation-related research! Whether you are from ECo, MS3, OEB, or anywhere else, we want you to be involved in the 2021 ECo Graduate Student Symposium (ECoGSS). ECoGSS is a great space to present your conservation science research to friendly faces, whether you are just starting out in your graduate career or seasoned at attending conferences!

The symposium, hosted by the Environmental Conservation Department, will be held via Zoom on Friday, March 19, 2021.

Abstracts for talks, posters, and discussion panels are due Friday, January 22nd at 11:59 pm. You can find more details and submit your abstract on our Deadlines & Submissions page.

Announcing the 2021 ECoGSS committee chairs

This Autumn,?EcoGSS?finalized committee appointments for the 2020–2021 leadership year. EcoGSS’s abilities and achievements are a direct result of the incredible, dedicated volunteers who tirelessly strive to help realize its vision of inspiring graduate students to share their diverse and interdisciplinary research.

Congratulations to the newly appointed 2021 committee!

Please join us in welcoming these leaders to their new roles!

Patricia Levasseur, Co-Chair and Outreach Coordinator
Alexia Perides, Co-Chair and Secretary
Amanda Suzzi, Marketing/Communications
Ayodele O’uhuru, Program Development
Samantha Myers, Speaker Logistics Coordinator
Grace Casselberry, Financial Planner
Tim Randhir, Faculty Advisor

ECoGSS 2020 Wrap-Up and Feedback Survey

Mariela Garcia Arredondo presents her research poster

It’s been a week since ECoGSS 2020, the third year of our graduate student symposium, which brought together students, faculty, and conservation professionals for a great day of sharing our research and networking. Thank you to everyone who participated!

As in past years, we have developed a feedback survey for ECoGSS. Your participation in this survey helps us continue to improve ECoGSS each year and is a valuable tool for the symposium organizers. We appreciate your participation. In addition, we are recruiting volunteers for next year’s planning committee. If you are interested, please send us an email at ecogss@umass.edu.

Thank you to Participants, Volunteers, and Presenters

ECoGSS poster session

We owe a big thank you to our keynote, Dr. Kathleen Bell of UMaine, who started the day off for us with an inspiring talk on boundary spanning and interdisciplinary research. Thank you for coming and sharing your journey with us.

Thank you to our sponsors, particularly the ECo Department and our administrative staff. ECoGSS would not be possible without you. Thank you to our day-of volunteers and judges who volunteered their time to keep ECoGSS running smoothly and who provided valuable feedback to student presenters. Thank you to the BCT faculty and staff for their assistance in the Design Building. And thank you to the conservation professionals who shared their knowledge with us during the networking session and throughout the day.

Aaron Grade presents his urban ecology research

Of course, ECoGSS would be nothing without our graduate student presenters. Thank you for sharing your work with us and thank you to all of the students who came out to support their labmates. All presenters will be receiving their talk feedback in their mailboxes shortly and congratulations to our winners!

Traditional Talk

  • 1st place: Aaron Grade; 2nd place: (Tie) Jordanna Barley and Jennifer Ryan

  • Audience choice: Andrew Villeneuve

Lightning Talk

  • 1st place: (Tie) Nadia Fernandez and Meg Harrington; 2nd place: Alexia Perides

  • Audience choice: Nadia Fernandez

Individual Poster

  • 1st place: (Tie) Jamie Adkins Stoll and Laura Hancock; 2nd place: John Swenson

  • Audience choice: Jamie Adkins Stoll

Lab Poster Audience choice: Family Forest Research Center

We look forward to seeing you all at ECoGSS 2021!

ECoGSS 2020 Program & Abstract Book

ECoGSS 2020 is here!

Please join us for a day of environmental conservation programming, centering graduate student research and promoting connections between conservation professionals and grad students!

Be sure to browse the Program and Abstract Book:

The ECoGSS 2020 Organizing Committee has worked hard to make this year’s symposium inclusive and accessible. Please email us at ecogss@umass.edu if you have any comments, concerns, or suggestions.

All attendees are asked to abide by our Code of Conduct.

ECoGSS 2020 Keynote Announcement and Schedule Release!

We’re excited to announce the schedule for ECoGSS 2020!

 Please visit the Program to see the incredible and diverse line-up of graduate student presenters on February 28th. Our invited keynote speaker is Dr. Kathleen Bell from the School of Economics at the University of Maine. Dr. Bell will be speaking to us about spanning boundaries for career and conservation success.

To help us with our planning, please RSVP for ECoGSS 2020 as soon as possible, but by no later than Wednesday, February 26th. Attendees of ECoGSS 2020 are asked to abide by our Code of Conduct.

We look forward to seeing you at ECoGSS 2020 on Friday, February 28th! Please direct any questions to ecogss@umass.edu.

 

ECoGSS at the AGU Fall Meeting 2019

ECoGSS is in San Francisco at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) annual meeting! Come visit us today, Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the afternoon poster session a poster presentation all about the symposium.  We’re excited to showcase the work that ECoGSS has done to actively improve our departmental symposium and DEI matters in our department and in conservation science in general.

This session is co-convened by several UMass Geoscience graduate students, and includes presentations by a wide variety of individuals and organizations that promote discussions of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across scientific fields.

Please see our poster here, and send us any questions or comments at ecogss@umass.edu.