Are you ready to talk history to ecologists?

At the 2007 meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) -- a week
after the ISH meeting in Exeter -- historian Frank Egerton was awarded a
distinguished service citation for his work in the history of ecology.  To
my astonishment, Dr. Egerton was unaware of ISHPSSB, a situation I have
begun to remedy. 

But the time seems ripe for bringing the history of ecology to ecologists.
My poster presentation at the ESA meeting, "Invasion Biology's Forgotten
Forerunners" was unique among several hundred entries, very popular with
attendees, and resulted in an invitation from a major university press to
submit a book proposal.  In addition, Dr. Egerton suggested that I organize
a history session for the August 2008 ESA meeting in Milwaukee (see
http://www.esa.org/milwaukee).

The ESA is a huge organization, just shy of 10,000 members.  Their meetings
are organized well, and well in advance.  The deadline for submitting
organized oral session proposals for the 2008 meeting is only a month away.
Talks are expected to be 15 minutes long, with 5 minutes for questions. If
we organize a "symposium" we get 20 minutes for talks, but there are a
limited number available so it's more competitive.

Next year is an 'off year' for ISHPSSB.  There were many talks about ecology
at Exeter, any of which could be reworked or improved on for ESA in 2008.
If you are interested in participating in a 'history of ecology' session at
ESA in August 2008, please contact me by 1 September 2007 with at least the
germ of an idea, and I will let all respondents know within a day or two of
that whether it looks like we have enough interest to move forward with a
proposal.

Thanks
--
Matt Chew
Arizona State University
Center for Biology and Society
PO Box 873301
Tempe, AZ 85287-3301
480.965.8422

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