Progress 05/15/23 to 07/30/24
Outputs
Target Audience:Participants of all status were targeted including graduate students, post docs, assistant professors, associate professors, professors, research scientists, research directors, editors/journalists. The conference was well-attended with 195 participants. Scientists from academia represetned 91% of the participants while attendees from government accounted for 3%, and those from academic/industrial accounted for 6%. The meeting also attracted a strong mix of young investiagtors and senior scientsits. Students and postdocs accounted for 56% of all attendees. Approximately 51% of the participants at the 2023 meeting were women. The Seminar was well-attended with 73 participants. Students and post docs combined accounted for 86% of all attendees. The remaining participants served as key mentors during the program and informal networking opportunities. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Speakers, discussion leaders, poster presenters and attendees simultaneously contributed to and benefited from the collective skills and experience shared throughout the conference. The funding provided by USDA was invaluable to the success of the Conference. The GRS focused on mentorship, training and professional development which highlighted a mentorship component featuring 4 senior scientists to serve as mentors. The sesssion focused on Careers in Movement Ecology and had representation of multiple difference sectors. Discussions at the GRS and a focus on ECRs translated into the GRC meeting. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?As proceedings of all Gordon Conferences are not made public, there is no direct mission with regard to outreach and public understanding for this project. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?This is the final report outlining the program and meeting goals and accomplishments.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Organizing a Gordon Research Conference involves extensive communication with the research community to identify important issues at the frontiers of the field and solicit suggestions for speakers and discussion leaders to participate in the conference. The Chair then contacts prospective participants to invite them to talk and discuss the nature of their contributions. The Chair then communicates the topics and aims of the conference through web pages, contact with relevant international professional bodies and email to members of the research community around the world to encourage applications for participation in the conference. The Chair is then responsible for assessing and accepting the applications and fielding a host of questions both concerning the technical content and practical aspects of conference participation. This meeting stimulated new insights and research into the ecology, evolution and conservation of animal movement, a key process connecting individual behavior to population and community dynamics. The GRC entailed cutting-edge presentations and dsicussions from international experts at all carer statges and a broad range of institution types on the theme "Proximate and Ultimate Drivers of Animal Movement". The 2023 GRC/GRS created positive societal impacts by broadening participation, mentorship, and collaboration opportunities within a rapidly growing scientific disciploine. The GRS was entirely focuses on ECRs and provided young scientists with a unique opportunity to disseminate their work and network with scientists across career stages. Emergent insights were shared beyond the bounds of the conference in the form of a virtual open discussion forum that provided additional opportunities for interactions and collaborations. Participants had an opportunity to provide feedback at the end of the Conference. The feedback collected from the meeting was extremely positive. Evaluations included numerous positive remarks regarding the networking opportunities, the variety of topics and the diversity of attendees. The evaluations also included comments about the ability to network at the poster sessions and the cutting-edge science presented.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Conference Program on GRC and GRS Website
GRC - https://www.grc.org/movement-ecology-of-animals-conference/2023/
GRS - https://www.grc.org/movement-ecology-of-animals-grs-conference/2023/
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Progress 05/15/23 to 05/14/24
Outputs
Target Audience:All data will be supplied in the final report to be submitted at the close of the award dates. Participants of all status were targeted including graduate students, post docs, assistant professors, associate professors, professors, research scientists, research directors, editors/journalists. The meeting was well attended. The Gordon Research Conferences had 195 registered participants and the seminar had 73 registered participants. A detailed summary will be provided during the final report. Changes/Problems:The PI's contact information changed and this has been updated in this system. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The training and professional development will be provided in the final report. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The dissemination results will be highlighted in the final report. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?In the next reporting period, a full report of the conference and seminar that took place will be provided.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The accomplishments will be provided during the final report detailing how the goals were met at the conference. The meeting took place as scheduled in person at the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco in Lucca (Barga), Italyfrom May 28-June 2, 2023.The scope of the project has not changed.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Conference Program: https://www.grc.org/movement-ecology-of-animals-conference/2023/
Seminar Program: https://www.grc.org/movement-ecology-of-animals-grs-conference/2023/
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