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Sunday, August 4th
Opening Plenary
Jackie Grant
Jackie Grant is the Executive Director of Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, which is the official Friends Group of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM). Jackie came to this position after 20 years embedded within academia where she progressed from Ph.D. to David H. Smith Fellow, and finally to Full Professor of Biology in the Department of Geosciences at Southern Utah University. Her career as a scientist and educator put her in an excellent position from which to lead the Bureau of Land Management’s primary national monument focused on science.
Sunday, August 4, 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Terrace Theater, Long Beach Convention Center
Monday, August 5th
Scientific Plenary and Awards Ceremony
Rodolfo Dirzo
Rodolfo Dirzo is currently Bing Professor in Environmental Science, in the Departments of Biology Earth System Science, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and Associate Dean for Integrative Initiatives in Environmental Justice at Stanford University. Rodolfo Dirzo studies ecology, natural history, conservation biology, and biocultural diversity, with an emphasis on evolutionary ecology of species interactions in a changing world. He has a longstanding dedication to K-12, undergraduate, and graduate education, particularly with respect to engaging underserved communities.
Monday, August 5, 8:00 – 10:00 AM
Terrace Theater, Long Beach Convention Center