Floods, fire, ice and snow! Whats next?
The climate is changing and so should our research focus!
The climate is changing and so should our research focus!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 2022 conference! We look forward to seeing you in Peterborough in 2023!
Registration
Registration fEES
Student Member: free!
Student Non-Member: $20
Professional Member: $20
Professional Non-Member: $50
Student Non-Member: $20
Professional Member: $20
Professional Non-Member: $50
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Register for the 2022 conference HERE
sCHEDULE
COnference Schedule
sATURDAY, mARCH 26TH
Are you unable to attend the synchronous sessions on March 26th but are interested in our conference?
Contributed talks and posters will be available the week prior to the conference for viewing, and our plenary session will be recorded and available to registrants following the conference!
Contributed talks and posters will be available the week prior to the conference for viewing, and our plenary session will be recorded and available to registrants following the conference!
Plenary SPeakers
Wildlife and Climate Change
Dr. Robert rempELRETIRED SCIENTIST, ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND FORESTRY
The importance of field research and spatially dynamic modeling in understanding the potential effects of climate change and development on the moose-wolf-caribou system of northern Ontario
Dr. Rob Rempel was formerly a Research Scientist with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry at the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research in Thunder Bay, where he led the Spatial Ecology research program. His most recent work was focused on population modeling and scenario analysis approaches to support cumulative effects assessment in the context of climate change, as well as habitat selection research to support development and evaluation of forest management guidelines. His areas of specialization include moose, caribou and forest songbird habitat modeling, bioacoustics, spatial ecology, and systems ecology. Rob is currently retired from the MNRF, and is working as a consulting ecologist where he continues to pursue work on wildlife modeling and cumulative effects assessments.
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Dr. Oliver Love
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CANADIAN RESEARCH CHAIR, UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
Predicting the fate of an Arctic songbird facing rapid environmental change I am an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Integrative Ecology in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Windsor. I grew up with a keen interest in the natural world and primarily consider myself an amateur naturalist who is now lucky enough to get paid to go explore how and why organisms make a living in the face of environmental challenges. Our research group examines the physiological and behavioural mechanisms which link how environmental change is translated into performance and fitness outcomes in temperate and Arctic vertebrates. We primarily focus on Arctic-breeding birds as models for assessing the ongoing impacts of rapid environmental change facing the North. We are currently examining the direct and indirect effects of climate change in three species – snow buntings, common eiders and thick-billed murres – which are of cultural and economic importance to northern communities, and which represent a life history continuum of short- to long-lived species. To ensure our mechanistic work is relevant to population conservation policy, we use predictive modeling with academic and governmental partners to forecast how and why we expect individuals and hence populations to respond to further change in the North.
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Would you like to submit a question to our plenary speakers in advance?
Contact us with your questions before March 18th and use the email subject "Plenary Advance Questions"
Contact us with your questions before March 18th and use the email subject "Plenary Advance Questions"
Are you unable to attend the synchronous sessions on March 26th but are interested in our conference?
Contributed talks and posters will be available the week prior to the conference for viewing, and our plenary session will be recorded and available to registrants following the conference!
Contributed talks and posters will be available the week prior to the conference for viewing, and our plenary session will be recorded and available to registrants following the conference!
Contributed Talks and Posters
Annual general meeting
2022 Buisiness meeting
We hold an AGM yearly, typically in conjunction with our conference. This meeting is open to all members, and we encourage you to attend!
Agenda at a glance
(full agenda here)
Additions to and motion to approve agenda
Additions to and motion to approve 2021 AGM meeting minutes (available here)
Presidents report
Standing committee reports
Treasurers report
Announcement of election results
Open discussion with members
Motion to adjourn
If you are interested in getting more involved with your chapter, our standing committees are a great place to start! We are currently actively looking for members to participate on many of these committees!
Standing Committees
Education and Information
Membership and Recruitment
Annual Meeting
Nominations & Elections
Audit
Conservation Affairs
Awards
A description of our standing committees can be found HERE, or you can send us an email.
Any member of our executive would be happy to discuss these positions during a break or our social!
Agenda at a glance
(full agenda here)
Additions to and motion to approve agenda
Additions to and motion to approve 2021 AGM meeting minutes (available here)
Presidents report
Standing committee reports
Treasurers report
Announcement of election results
Open discussion with members
Motion to adjourn
If you are interested in getting more involved with your chapter, our standing committees are a great place to start! We are currently actively looking for members to participate on many of these committees!
Standing Committees
Education and Information
Membership and Recruitment
Annual Meeting
Nominations & Elections
Audit
Conservation Affairs
Awards
A description of our standing committees can be found HERE, or you can send us an email.
Any member of our executive would be happy to discuss these positions during a break or our social!
Student-Professional Mixer
What to expect
We will be hosting our student professional mixer using the interactive platform gather.town again this year!
Do you have a burning question about grad school? Want to know how to adjust your resume to get that interview with the government? What is ecological consulting all about anyways? Curious about wildlife rehabilitation? Come chat with our mentors and make some new connections with other professionals. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and early career professionals are encouraged to attend!
We have invited professionals from all aspects of the wildlife profession including academia, NGOS (including consulting, conservation authorities, and wildlife rehabilitation), and federal and provincial government. NEW this year: we have dedicated spaces for CV/resumes, interview preparation, and a "grad life" space!
If you are willing to participate as a mentor, please send us an email!
Do you have a burning question about grad school? Want to know how to adjust your resume to get that interview with the government? What is ecological consulting all about anyways? Curious about wildlife rehabilitation? Come chat with our mentors and make some new connections with other professionals. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and early career professionals are encouraged to attend!
We have invited professionals from all aspects of the wildlife profession including academia, NGOS (including consulting, conservation authorities, and wildlife rehabilitation), and federal and provincial government. NEW this year: we have dedicated spaces for CV/resumes, interview preparation, and a "grad life" space!
If you are willing to participate as a mentor, please send us an email!
Check out this years gather.town space!
How does gather.town work? Conference participants will be able to access the link and password for our gather.town space in the social slack channel. Mentors will be emailed with a link and password. When you click on the link, you will be asked to enter the password, and then your name. We kindly ask that mentors include "mentor" in their name so that students know who the mentors are (example: Jane Doe - Mentor). You will then have the option of personalizing your avatar and going through an optional brief tutorial. Once you enter the space, you can use your arrow keys to move around. The space will be laid out as the image below, note that although this is a virtual space, you cannot walk through objects/walls and will need to navigate around them. When you come close to another persons avatar, their video will appear and you will be able to chat with them. If you are at one of the themed tables you will be added into the group conversation with others currently in that space.
Occasionally, you will hear our moderator encouraging mentees to switch between tables. Mentors will remain at their topic tables for the duration of the student-professional mixer.
At approximately 8:15pm student presentation award winners will be announced, and at 8:30pm the general social will begin in this space. At this time tables will no longer be held to their specific topics and all participants are free to roam and network as they wish.
Should you encounter any technical issues, ask one of the AGM planning committee members for assistance, or email us.
Occasionally, you will hear our moderator encouraging mentees to switch between tables. Mentors will remain at their topic tables for the duration of the student-professional mixer.
At approximately 8:15pm student presentation award winners will be announced, and at 8:30pm the general social will begin in this space. At this time tables will no longer be held to their specific topics and all participants are free to roam and network as they wish.
Should you encounter any technical issues, ask one of the AGM planning committee members for assistance, or email us.
respectful conduct
We are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive community. Unacceptable behaviour includes any discrimination, harassment, or verbal remarks related to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, disabilities, or physical or mental health. Any harassment, discrimination, unwanted interest, or any behaviour that makes an attendee of this conference feel uncomfortable will not be tolerated. We are always here to learn and support you - if you have felt uncomfortable for any reason during this event, please email
2022 planning committee
Thank you to this years organizing committee!
Matt Fuirst, Don Barnes, Matt Dyson, Julia Sunga, Kelly McLean, Michelle Bacon, Jen Shuter, Karen Ong, Pauline Kosmal, Art Rogers