NEWS ALERT! Abstract Submissions is Closed Please contact Adam Heathcote at aheathco@iastate.edu with questions regarding your submission. February 15, 2010 Good news! The Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC) has recently received funding for limited travel grants to help defray conference costs. Read more ... You can now add the Great Ape Trust of Iowa field trip! SEATS AVAILABLE: 0 (Last seat went to Keefe. Thank you!) Posted Monday, 1 March 2010 Seats are still available for the Floyd County Fossil and Prairie Center and Park Preserve field trip. I already registered and I just need to add a field trip. I still need to register (you'll be able to pick your field trip).   Introduction The Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC) is a conference organized by and geared toward undergraduate and graduate students to present research and make connections. MEEC 2010 will be held Friday, March 26 to Sunday, March 28 on the campus of Iowa State University, in Ames, Iowa.  The heart of the conference will be oral presentations and poster presentations contributed by participating undergraduate and graduate students.  The conference will also include an opening mixer, a banquet Saturday evening, and keynote addresses from three leading researchers in ecology and evolution. A Flyer is available for advertising MEEC at your institution.  Please post the flyer or distribute it directly to interested students and faculty. Sustainability Legacy What MEEC 2010 is doing? 1. Increasing awareness of sustainability issues 2. Reducing consumptiveness 3. Creating a sustainability legacy ooooo• Fostering general knowledge about sustainability issues ooooo• Encouraging MEEC 2011 to meet and exceed MEEC 2010’s efforts! ooooo• Surveying participants for feedback regarding sustainability issues ooooo• for future committees What can you do? 1. Read More 2. Take the Pledge 3. Save on MEEC Registration! Conference Program The complete MEEC 2010 Conference Program will be available soon. WiFi Access at MEEC WiFi access will be available at the meeting venue (Iowa State University Memorial Union).  Guest Internet access service allows visitors to the ISU campus to access the wireless network for web browsing. Initial guest access is either 7 days or the length of the event. Please visit ISU WiFi Access Questions for more information on guest internet access. MEEC History 2009: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Keynote Speakers: David Quammen, Svata M. Louda, David M. Hillis, and Randy Moore 2008: Ohio University Keynote Speakers: Theodore Garland, Jr. and Nelson G. Hairston, Jr. 2007: Kent State University Keynote Speaker: Robert T. Paine 2005: Southern Illinois University Carbondale Keynote Speaker: Robert Ricklefs 2004: University of Notre Dame Keynote Speaker: Michael Rosenzweig 2003: University of Akron Keynote Speaker: Douglas J. Futuyma 2002: Bowling Green State University Keynote Speaker: John J. Magnuson 1999: Kent State University Keynote Speaker: Erik Pianka 1993: Purdue University Keynote Speaker: Patricia G. Parker 1992: University of Michigan Keynote Speaker: Daniel Brooks 1991: University of Kentucky 1980: University of Cincinnati Other Years? Please tell us if you know. Conference Sponsors and Hosts College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of Agronomy Department of Ecology, Evolution, & Organismal Biology Department of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management The Graduate & Professional Student Senate