Welcome to the homepage of the Ecological Integration Symposium (EIS), an annual interdisciplinary event that brings together a diverse group of leading scientists and students from the fields of ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation. Below are links to current and past EIS events, as well as each event’s theme and plenary speakers.
- Documentation for years 2000 – 2010 is incomplete and denoted by an asterisk *.
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| EIS 2024 – Global Innovations In Ecology April 4-5, 2024 Plenary Speakers: Steve Cooke, Pamela Soltis, Nancy Grimm, Pat Wright, Maria Diuk-Wasser |
EIS 2023 – Ecology Through Time: Perspectives From the Past, Present and Future Plenary Speakers: Daniel Simberloff, Emilia Martins, Walter Jetz, Kelly Zamudio, Rodrigo Medellin, Nancy Grimm |
EIS 2022 – Return of the Ologists
Plenary Speakers: Karen Beard, Dan Blumstein, Richard Karban, Peter Marra, Corrie Moreau |
| EIS 2020 – Ecology in the Anthropocene
Plenary Speakers: Jill Baron, James Beasley, Josh Lawler, Osto Ovaskainen |
EIS 2019 – Celebrating 20 Years of Ecological Integration Plenary Speakers: Amy Angert, Iain Couzin, Ray Hillbron, Laura Kubtako, Michelle Tseng |
EIS 2018 – Across the Tree of Life: Interactions in Ecology and Evolution Plenary Speakers: Caren Cooper, Tim Coulson, Israel Del Toro, Gretchen Hoffman, Rana El Sabaawii |
| EIS 2017 – Micro to Macro: Ecology in the AnthropocenePlenary Speakers: Fikret Berkes, Robin Chazdon, Kim Cobb, Eric Pianka, Jonathan Pruitt, Jiangui (Jingle) Wu |
EIS 2016 – Ecological Perspectives in Sustainability
Plenary Speakers: Jayne Belnap, Ruth DeFries, Lisa Naughton, Stuart Pimm, Peter Vitousek |
EIS 2015– Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives on One Health Plenary Speakers: Maureen Donnelly, Paul Gibbs, Rosemary Grant, Tyrone Hayes, Parviez Hosseini |
| EIS 2014 – Environments in Flux: Responses Across the Ecological Hierarchy
Plenary Speakers: Brian Bowen, Andrew Hendry, Thomas Lovejoy, David Reznick |
EIS 2013 – From Theory to Practice: Ecology and Its Applications
Plenary Speakers: Thomas Brooks, Gary Mittelbach, Bruce Menge, Michael Willig, Jorge Soberón |
EIS 2012 – Ecology in a Changing World Plenary Speakers: Baird Callicott, Sam Cushman, Scott Edwards, Naomi Pierce, John Wiens |
| EIS 2011 – Disturbance, Recovery & Ecological Implications Plenary Speakers: (p.12) Andre Clewell, Douglas Erwin, Philip Hendrick, Judith Layzer, Randy Olson, Camille Parmesan |
*EIS 2010 – Understanding Patterns & Processes Across Scales Plenary Speakers: William Durham, Robert H. Gardner, Stephen Palumbi, Robert E. Ricklefs, John N. Thompson, Earl E. Werner |
*EIS 2009 – Resilience from Genes to Ecosystems Plenary Speakers: Craig Allen, Don DeAngelis, Lance Gunderson, Randall Hughes, Mary Power, Ken Whitney |
| *EIS 2008 – Metacommunities, Connectivity, Dispersal and Invasion Plenary Speakers: Nicholas Gotelli, Robert Holt, Mathew Leibold, Martha F. Hoopes, Jonathan Levine, Steven Holland, Andrew Gonzalez |
EIS 2007 – Interdisciplinary Approaches to Biodiversity
Plenary Speakers: (pp. 5-8) Dan Rubinof, Peter Morin, Rick Potts, Scott Slovic |
EIS 2006 – Biodiversity, Ecology, and Climate Change Plenary Speakers: (pp. 6-11) Mark Bush, Lee Hannah, Susan Kilham, Eric Post, Joel Scheraga, Daniel Schindler |
| * EIS 2005 – Restoration Ecology: Bridging the Gaps Between Theory, Practice, and Policy Plenary Speakers: David Allan, David Maehr, Dennis Martinez, Robert Twilley, Joey Zedler |
* EIS 2004 – Demonstrating Ecological Value Plenary Speakers: Robert Costanza, Brian Czech, Claire Kremen, Peter Moyle, Richard Rice, Michael Rosenzweig |
EIS 2003 – Natural History & Modern Conservation Plenary Speakers: Terry Erwin, Harry Greene, Hans Paerl, Thomas Sherry, Maureen Stanton, Thomas Swetnam |
| * EIS 2002 – Evolutionary Perspectives in Ecological Integration Plenary Speakers: Peter Cranston, Paul Ewald, Stephen Hubbell, Jonathan Losos, Craig Mortiz, Elisabeth Vrba |
* EIS 2001 – Complexity, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Function Plenary Speakers: Lenore Fahrig, J.P. Grime, Dan Janzen, James Kitchell, Ariel Lugo, Judy Meyer, Bruce Milne, Dan Simberloff |
* EIS 2000 – Integration Across Scales Plenary Speakers: James H. Brown, Gustavo Fonseca, Michael Gilpin, Michael Huston, Reed Noss, James Reichman, Joan Roughgarden, Jack Ward Thomas |
| 2000-2011 Program Flyers |
