special EVENTS during the conference
Saturday, June 22
‘Flying solo’ coffee mixer
Organizers: Liz Lange, Jodie Wiggins and the SSE GSAC
Saturday, June 22 during the morning coffee break (10:45 - 11:15 AM). No charge. Registration not required. 5th floor Rotunda. Open to all.
Description: The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council is organizing a coffee break for people who are attending the Evolution meeting without their lab group or advisor. The event is intended to provide networking for people who are "flying solo" at this year's meeting. You can indicate your interest in participating during main conference registration.
Saturday, June 22 during the morning coffee break (10:45 - 11:15 AM). No charge. Registration not required. 5th floor Rotunda. Open to all.
Description: The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council is organizing a coffee break for people who are attending the Evolution meeting without their lab group or advisor. The event is intended to provide networking for people who are "flying solo" at this year's meeting. You can indicate your interest in participating during main conference registration.
SSE/ASN Public policy panel discussion
Organizer: Andrea Sweigart
Saturday lunch, June 22 from 12:30 - 2:15 PM. Cost: $15 (includes a boxed lunch). Registration required. Open to all.
Description: Are you interested in promoting scientific research to the public and legislators, but are not sure how to get started? This event, which will feature a panel of experts in science policy, will equip you with the tools you need to begin engaging with key decision makers in your community.
Saturday lunch, June 22 from 12:30 - 2:15 PM. Cost: $15 (includes a boxed lunch). Registration required. Open to all.
Description: Are you interested in promoting scientific research to the public and legislators, but are not sure how to get started? This event, which will feature a panel of experts in science policy, will equip you with the tools you need to begin engaging with key decision makers in your community.
Work-life balance mini workshop
Organizer: Erica Bree Rosenblum
Saturday lunch, June 22 from 1:15 - 2:15 PM. No charge (bring your own lunch). Registration not required. Open to graduate students and PDFs.
Description: We often feel like we need to fit a particular mold to succeed as scientists, but this attitude can limit both our personal and professional fulfillment. Thriving in graduate school and beyond requires orienting toward our deeper goals, developing strategies for effectiveness at work, and balancing personal and professional growth. This mini-workshop will provide some strategies for breaking the mold and a forum for discussing challenges and opportunities in cultivating work-life balance.
Saturday lunch, June 22 from 1:15 - 2:15 PM. No charge (bring your own lunch). Registration not required. Open to graduate students and PDFs.
Description: We often feel like we need to fit a particular mold to succeed as scientists, but this attitude can limit both our personal and professional fulfillment. Thriving in graduate school and beyond requires orienting toward our deeper goals, developing strategies for effectiveness at work, and balancing personal and professional growth. This mini-workshop will provide some strategies for breaking the mold and a forum for discussing challenges and opportunities in cultivating work-life balance.
Coffee for Parents with Kids @ Evolution
Organizers: Kristi Montooth and Aneil Agrawal
Saturday, June 22 during the afternoon coffee break (3:45 - 4:15 PM). No charge. Registration not required. Room: 5th floor Rotunda. Open to all.
Description: Enjoy this coffee break with other parents who have kids of any age at Evol2019. This is an opportunity to network with other parents and chat about everything from science to things to do with kids in Providence.
Saturday, June 22 during the afternoon coffee break (3:45 - 4:15 PM). No charge. Registration not required. Room: 5th floor Rotunda. Open to all.
Description: Enjoy this coffee break with other parents who have kids of any age at Evol2019. This is an opportunity to network with other parents and chat about everything from science to things to do with kids in Providence.
evolution Film Festival
Organizer: Jory Weintraub
Saturday evening from 7:30 - 9 PM. No charge. Registration not required. Room: Ballroom BC. Open to all.
Description: One of the highlights of the conference that should not be missed! We asked the science and science education communities to tell a story about evolution in 3 minutes or less using animation, art, music, dance, etc. Join us for an evening of terrifically informative and entertaining videos, while enjoying free popcorn and beer/wine/soda. To learn more and see past years’ entries, go to evolutionfilmfestival.org and follow #evofilmfest on Twitter.
Saturday evening from 7:30 - 9 PM. No charge. Registration not required. Room: Ballroom BC. Open to all.
Description: One of the highlights of the conference that should not be missed! We asked the science and science education communities to tell a story about evolution in 3 minutes or less using animation, art, music, dance, etc. Join us for an evening of terrifically informative and entertaining videos, while enjoying free popcorn and beer/wine/soda. To learn more and see past years’ entries, go to evolutionfilmfestival.org and follow #evofilmfest on Twitter.
SSE Undergraduate day at Evolution
Organizers: A.Z. Andis and the SSE GSAC
Saturday, June 22 - all day. Open to undergraduates attending universities in the Providence region.
Description: The SEE Graduate Student Advisory Committee is sponsoring registration costs for ten local undergraduate students to attend a day (Saturday) at Evolution 2019. Selected undergraduates will be paired with graduate mentors from around the country to help them navigate the meeting and answer any questions the students may have before and during the event. Applications for undergraduates and graduate mentors will be posted soon. Please check back or email the organizers for more information.
Saturday, June 22 - all day. Open to undergraduates attending universities in the Providence region.
Description: The SEE Graduate Student Advisory Committee is sponsoring registration costs for ten local undergraduate students to attend a day (Saturday) at Evolution 2019. Selected undergraduates will be paired with graduate mentors from around the country to help them navigate the meeting and answer any questions the students may have before and during the event. Applications for undergraduates and graduate mentors will be posted soon. Please check back or email the organizers for more information.
Sunday, June 23
Evolutionary biologists with disabilities/allies coffee mixer
Organizer: Kelsey Byers
June 23 during the morning coffee break (10:45 - 11:15 AM). No charge. Registration not required. 5th floor Rotunda. Open to all.
Description: Interested in meeting fellow evolutionary biologists with disabilities and interested allies? Want to discuss increasing the inclusion and representation of disabled students and staff in our diverse field? This is an informal chance to meet others interested in these topics, share experiences of disability in evolutionary biology, and hopefully increase our inclusion around issues of disability as a community. Anyone at any career stage and level of ability (including allies) is welcome to come join us.
June 23 during the morning coffee break (10:45 - 11:15 AM). No charge. Registration not required. 5th floor Rotunda. Open to all.
Description: Interested in meeting fellow evolutionary biologists with disabilities and interested allies? Want to discuss increasing the inclusion and representation of disabled students and staff in our diverse field? This is an informal chance to meet others interested in these topics, share experiences of disability in evolutionary biology, and hopefully increase our inclusion around issues of disability as a community. Anyone at any career stage and level of ability (including allies) is welcome to come join us.
Meet the editors lunch
Organizer: Mohamed Noor
Sunday lunch, June 23 from 1:15 - 2:15 PM. No charge (bring your own lunch). Registration not required. Room 553AB. Open to all.
Description: An informal question and answer session with a panel of editors/associate editors from the leading society-sponsored journals in our field:
Sunday lunch, June 23 from 1:15 - 2:15 PM. No charge (bring your own lunch). Registration not required. Room 553AB. Open to all.
Description: An informal question and answer session with a panel of editors/associate editors from the leading society-sponsored journals in our field:
- American Naturalist
- Ecology and Evolution
- Evolution
- Evolution Letters
- Systematic Biology
NSF Information session
Hosts: Samuel Scheiner & George Gilchrist (NSF Program Directors)
Sunday lunch, June 23 from 1:15 - 2:15 PM. No charge. Registration not required (bring your own lunch). Room 554AB. Open to all.
Description: An information session on NSF funding opportunities and program changes. Lunch is not provided.
Sunday lunch, June 23 from 1:15 - 2:15 PM. No charge. Registration not required (bring your own lunch). Room 554AB. Open to all.
Description: An information session on NSF funding opportunities and program changes. Lunch is not provided.
iEVOBIO software bazaar
Organizer: April Wright
Sunday during evening poster session (5:30 - 7:30 PM). Cost: $85 faculty/professionals, $30 graduate students/pdfs (includes attendance of the iEvoBio post-conference workshop as well). Registration required. Room: Exhibit hall BC
Description: iEvoBio is a satellite event bringing together evolutionary biologists who work on a broad spectrum of problems involving computation, mathematics and statistics. More information at the iEvoBio website. Registration for iEvoBio includes two events: the software bazaar and a post-conference workshop. The software bazaar is similar to a poster session, but presenters have laptops instead of posters. The software bazaar will be in the same room as the main conference poster session. More exposure for your software! Presenters are expected to bring their own laptops.
Sunday during evening poster session (5:30 - 7:30 PM). Cost: $85 faculty/professionals, $30 graduate students/pdfs (includes attendance of the iEvoBio post-conference workshop as well). Registration required. Room: Exhibit hall BC
Description: iEvoBio is a satellite event bringing together evolutionary biologists who work on a broad spectrum of problems involving computation, mathematics and statistics. More information at the iEvoBio website. Registration for iEvoBio includes two events: the software bazaar and a post-conference workshop. The software bazaar is similar to a poster session, but presenters have laptops instead of posters. The software bazaar will be in the same room as the main conference poster session. More exposure for your software! Presenters are expected to bring their own laptops.
Story Collider presents 'Stories from Outside the Distribution'
Organizers: Daniel Ricardo Matute (SSE), Kelly Zamudio (SSB), and Gina Baucom (ASN)
Sunday evening, June 23 from 7:30 - 9:30 PM. Cost: $10/students & pdfs, $15/faculty (includes a drink and snacks). Registration required. Open to all.
Description: The ASN/SSB/SSE are partnering with The Story Collider, a nonprofit that is dedicated to sharing true, personal stories about science. Story Collider works with storytellers from both inside and outside science to develop these stories and share them through their weekly podcast and live shows around the world. Since 2010, The Story Collider has produced 200+ shows and published 350+ episodes which now averages 130,000 monthly listens and has been download over nine million times! Stories from Outside the Distribution features personal accounts from a diverse group of evolutionary biologists.
Organizers of the event are searching for five people to share true, personal stories on the theme ‘Outside the Distribution.’ Additional details can be found here.
Complimentary childcare will be provided during for Sunday evening for parents wishing to attend this event. Sign up for childcare during registration. This event is in place of the former Diversity mixer.
Sunday evening, June 23 from 7:30 - 9:30 PM. Cost: $10/students & pdfs, $15/faculty (includes a drink and snacks). Registration required. Open to all.
Description: The ASN/SSB/SSE are partnering with The Story Collider, a nonprofit that is dedicated to sharing true, personal stories about science. Story Collider works with storytellers from both inside and outside science to develop these stories and share them through their weekly podcast and live shows around the world. Since 2010, The Story Collider has produced 200+ shows and published 350+ episodes which now averages 130,000 monthly listens and has been download over nine million times! Stories from Outside the Distribution features personal accounts from a diverse group of evolutionary biologists.
Organizers of the event are searching for five people to share true, personal stories on the theme ‘Outside the Distribution.’ Additional details can be found here.
Complimentary childcare will be provided during for Sunday evening for parents wishing to attend this event. Sign up for childcare during registration. This event is in place of the former Diversity mixer.
Monday, June 24
Faculty/Student networking lunch
Organizers: Jodie Wiggins and the SSE GSAC
Monday lunch, June 24 from 12:30 - 2:30 PM. Location: various offsite lunch venues. Indicate interest during meeting registration. Cost: your own lunch
Description: The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council is organizing small group networking lunches to facilitate interactions between students and faculty. You can indicate your interest in participating during main conference registration, and we will send out surveys to match students with faculty in late May. Groups will be responsible for finding their own lunch venues and will be capped at 5 students per faculty member, so student attendance may be limited to a first-come, first-serve basis once the surveys go out.
Monday lunch, June 24 from 12:30 - 2:30 PM. Location: various offsite lunch venues. Indicate interest during meeting registration. Cost: your own lunch
Description: The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council is organizing small group networking lunches to facilitate interactions between students and faculty. You can indicate your interest in participating during main conference registration, and we will send out surveys to match students with faculty in late May. Groups will be responsible for finding their own lunch venues and will be capped at 5 students per faculty member, so student attendance may be limited to a first-come, first-serve basis once the surveys go out.
postdoc networking lunch
Organizers: SSE GSAC
Monday lunch, June 24 from 12:30 - 2:30 PM. Location: various offsite lunch venues. Indicate interest during meeting registration. Cost: your own lunch
Description: The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council is organizing small group networking lunches to facilitate interactions among postdocs. You can indicate your interest in participating during main conference registration and we will send out surveys to set up groups in May. Groups will be responsible for finding their own lunch venues.
Monday lunch, June 24 from 12:30 - 2:30 PM. Location: various offsite lunch venues. Indicate interest during meeting registration. Cost: your own lunch
Description: The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council is organizing small group networking lunches to facilitate interactions among postdocs. You can indicate your interest in participating during main conference registration and we will send out surveys to set up groups in May. Groups will be responsible for finding their own lunch venues.
LGBTQ and Allies Mixer and Happy Hour
Organizers: Andrea Case and Jeremy Yoder
Monday, June 24 from 7:00 - 8:00 PM. No charge. Registration not required. Room: 5th floor Rotunda. Open to all.
Description: Meet up with colleagues who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and otherwise queer colleagues, and discuss LGBTQ experiences and representation in evolutionary biology. Networking mixer in the Rotunda from 7-8 PM, after which participants are invited to join the group in exploring LGBTQ-friendly bars near the convention center.
Monday, June 24 from 7:00 - 8:00 PM. No charge. Registration not required. Room: 5th floor Rotunda. Open to all.
Description: Meet up with colleagues who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and otherwise queer colleagues, and discuss LGBTQ experiences and representation in evolutionary biology. Networking mixer in the Rotunda from 7-8 PM, after which participants are invited to join the group in exploring LGBTQ-friendly bars near the convention center.
Tuesday, June 25
Peer review in the journal Evolution: a primer for students
Organizers: Mohamed Noor and the SSE GSAC
Tuesday, June 25 from 4:15 - 5:30 PM. No charge. Registration not required. Room 550B. Open to all graduate students and post-docs.
Description: Are you a trainee who would like to get the publication/ peer review process demystified, specifically in regard to the journal Evolution? Come to this informal short session to get your questions answered and to chat with some of the editorial board.
Tuesday, June 25 from 4:15 - 5:30 PM. No charge. Registration not required. Room 550B. Open to all graduate students and post-docs.
Description: Are you a trainee who would like to get the publication/ peer review process demystified, specifically in regard to the journal Evolution? Come to this informal short session to get your questions answered and to chat with some of the editorial board.
Super Social
Tuesday, June 25 from 6:30 PM - 12:00 AM. Cost: $25 for professional attendees and $15 for students and post docs. Location: Skyline at Waterplace.
Description: This is the final conference dinner and social (no speeches). It will be held at the Skyline at Waterplace (http://www.skylineatwaterplace.com), a riverfront indoor/outdoor venue that is only 0.3 miles (~8 min. walk) from the Rhode Island Convention Center. Music/dancing will be available later in the evening. Local foods, beer, and wine along with non-alcoholic drink options will be featured.
Description: This is the final conference dinner and social (no speeches). It will be held at the Skyline at Waterplace (http://www.skylineatwaterplace.com), a riverfront indoor/outdoor venue that is only 0.3 miles (~8 min. walk) from the Rhode Island Convention Center. Music/dancing will be available later in the evening. Local foods, beer, and wine along with non-alcoholic drink options will be featured.
council & editorial board meetings
Joint council
Open to Joint council members only.
- Entrance meeting - Friday, June 21 from 8:30 AM - 1 PM; Room 557. Lunch provided.
- Exit meeting - Monday, June 24 from 12:30 - 2:30 PM; Room 550A. Lunch provided.
Society councils
Open to society council members only.
- ASN entrance meeting - Friday, June 21 from 1 - 5 PM; Room: 550B
- ASN exit meeting - Tuesday, June 25 from 8 - 9:30 AM; Room 550B. Breakfast provided.
- SSB entrance meeting - Friday, June 21 from 1 - 5 PM; Room: 550A
- SSB exit meeting - Tuesday, June 25 from 12:30 - 2:30 PM; Room 550A. Lunch provided.
- SSE entrance meeting - Friday, June 21 from 1 - 5 PM; Room: 557
- SSE exit meeting - Tuesday, June 25 from 7:45 - 9:00 AM; Room 550A. Breakfast provided.
Editorial boards
Open to journal editorial members only.
- Molecular Ecology - Friday, June 21 from 2:00 - 5:00 PM; Room: West lounge.
- American Naturalist - Saturday, June 22 from 12:30 - 2:30 PM; Room 550A. Lunch provided.
- Systematic Biology - Saturday, June 22 from 12:30 - 2:30 PM; Room 550B. Lunch provided.
- Evolution - Monday, June 24 from 12:30 - 2:30 PM; Room 550B. Lunch provided.
- New Phytologist Evolution Section - Monday, June 24 from 12:30 - 2:30 PM; 5th floor West Lounge. Lunch provided.
Society members business meetings
Open to all members of the respective societies. Lunch is not provided (you can bring your own). No registration required.
- ASN business meeting - Tuesday, June 25 from 1:15 - 2:15 PM; Room 553AB
- SSB business meeting - Sunday, June 23 from 1:15 - 2:15 PM; Room 557
- SSE business meeting - Tuesday, June 25 from 1:15 - 2:15 PM; Room 557