2024 Summer Symposium

June 06 and 07, 2024 Live and In-Person (Zoom upon request)


Murie Auditorium (Room 104)


Agenda PDF

Thursday June 06, 2024


8:00 am: Coffee, snacks, and socializing

9:00 am: Welcome, land acknowledgement, agreement, goals, introductions (Leadership group)

9:20 am: BNZ LTER Program overview (Michelle Mack)

9:30 am: Consumers (Jill Johnstone)

9:45 am: Modeling (Helene Genet)

10:00 am: In a Time of Change (Mary Beth Leigh)

10:15 am: Wildfire (Xanthe Walker)

10:30 am: Break

10:45 am: Permafrost (Ted Schuur)

11:00 am: Education (Christa Mulder, Katie Spellman, Elena Sparrow)

11:15 am: Graduate students (Nick Link and other graduate students)

11:30 am: Social Ecological Systems (Todd Brinkman)

11:45 am: Discussion

12:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 pm: Break out group themes and goals (Michelle Mack and Weronika Konwent)

1:15 pm: Break out session 1

2:00 pm: Break

2:15 pm: Break out session 2

3:00 pm: Break

3:15 pm: Break out session 3

4:00 pm: Plenary breakout summaries

4:30 pm: Break and set up posters

5:00 pm: Posters and catered dinner

9:00 pm: Conclusion!

Friday June 07, 2024


8:00 am: Coffee, snacks, and socializing

9:00 am: Welcome and goals (Michelle Mack)

9:10 am: Speed talks/pitches

10:45 am: Break

11:00 am: Business meeting (Leadership Group)

12:30 pm: Lunch on your own

2:00 pm: Working groups 1: Sticky note collaboration for connections and networking

2:45 pm: Break

3:00 pm: Working groups 2: Working groups planning opportunity

3:45 pm: Break

4:00 pm: Plenary: summaries and thoughts for the future

5:00 pm: Formal Conclusion!

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