MA-ESA 2017 Tentative Meeting Schedule

Friday, April 21, 2017

7:00 – 9:30 pm Evening social and moth watch, weather permitting

Sachsenhauser Farm. Contact jamie.cromartie@nullstockton.edu if you plan to attend.

Saturday, April 22, 2017

7:30 – 9:00 am  Registration  Grand Hall, Campus Center Stockton University

Continental Breakfast  Event Room, Campus Center Stockton University

9:00 – 9:15 am  Opening Remarks. Event Room, Campus Center Stockton University 

Jamie Cromartie, MA-ESA Chair and Peter Straub, Dean, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

9:15 – 10:15 am  Plenary Session. Event Room, Campus Center Stockton University 

Dr. Richard Lathrop, Director, Walton Center for Remote Sensing & Spatial Analysis and Dept. of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources Cook College, Rutgers University. Terrestrial/estuarine interactions and changing climate

10:15 – 10:30 am  Morning Break. Grand Hall, Campus Center Stockton University  

10:30 – 11:30 am  Plenary Session. Event Room, Campus Center Stockton University

Dr. Gerry Moore, NRCS, Greensboro, NC. The North American Coastal Plain biodiversity hotspot

11:30 am – 1:30 pm  Lunch. Event Room, Campus Center Stockton University

12:00 – 1:30 pm MA-ESA Business Meeting.  MR5, Campus Center Stockton University

1:30 – 2:30 pm  Oral Session 1. USC 145, USC 160, USC 246, USC 260, USC 346, USC 360 Unified Science Center

2:30 – 3:00 pm  Afternoon Break. Refreshments. Lobby, Unified Science Center 

3:00 – 4:00 pm  Oral Session 2. USC 145, USC 160, USC 246, USC 260, USC 346, USC 360 Unified Science Center

4:00 – 5:30 pm  Poster Session, Afternoon Social & Cash Bar. Event Room, Campus Center Stockton University

6:00 – 8:30 pm  Banquet and Student Presentation Awards. Event Room, Campus Center Stockton University 

Panel discussion – The Future of Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Biodiversity

Sunday, April 23, 2017

9:30 am – 1:30 pm Field Trip: Stockton Pine Barrens Habitats and Forest Management Areas  Meet at Parking Lot O, Stockton University