Another summer of fieldwork is successfully wrapped up, and we are trading the high peaks of the Rockies for a convention center in Portland for the Ecological Society of America’s annual meeting. The fresh air of the mountains has been replaced with smoke from nearby wildfires, but it will be an exciting week of science and communication. The lab is going to be represented in several presentations. Please join us at some or all of these events!

Why do leaf venation networks have loops? Testing hypotheses with an Andes-Amazon elevation gradient – Benjamin Blonder – Monday, August 07, 2017 – 02:50 PM – 03:10 PM Oregon Convention Center – D138

Building an inclusive K-12 STEM inquiry program through field-based research apprenticeships and school programs in Arizona – Keating Godfrey (presented by Benjamin Blonder due to travel constraints) – Tuesday, August 08, 2017 – 04:30 PM – 06:30 PM Oregon Convention Center – Exhibit Hall

SYMP 9: Towards a Unified Framework for Functional Traits and Life History Strategies in Plants – Roberto Salguero Gomez and Cyrille Violle, moderated by Benjamin Blonder – Tuesday, August 08, 2017 – 01:30 PM – 05:00 PM Oregon Convention Center – Portland Blrm 253

Widespread invasion can have low biodiversity impacts – Courtenay Ray (new lab PhD student) – Wednesday, August 09, 2017 01:30 PM – 01:50 PM Oregon Convention Center – E143-144