Portland meeting 2012
Numerous visitors stopped by our 3rd annual HRC booth during the 2012 annual meeting in Portland last August. Lots of posters were on view, generating lively discussions.
Dennis Knight and Jean Langenheim, Portland 2012.
Draft of Living Past Presidents’ Timeline
Jean Langenheim displayed a draft of the print timeline of ESA presidents since 1968 at the HRC booth in Portland. Above, she discusses details with Dennis Knight, HRC chair. This work-in-progress is new this year, but is planned to be completed in time for the 2015 centennial. A matching interactive timeline is also in preparation.
A unique feature of the Living Past President’s timeline is that it contains each president’s synopsis of his or her term in office, enabling viewers to get an overview of the history of ESA from the perspective of ESA’s top role. The challenges they faced and the initiatives they launched make interesting reading and enable members to track changes in the organization and the development of new ideas.
Pat Werner, Julie Mulroy, and Jean Langenheim share reminiscences at the HRC booth. Their conversation on the history of women in ecology was intriguing but off the record, this time!
Right, booth visitors check out the new poster on ESA’s Charter membership.
The “history of ecology” markup poster is due for an update, but still attracts new additions and provokes comments.