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2017 Annual Meeting 

​Association Of Ecosystem Research Centers
2017 Annual Meeting

​October 23-24, 2017 
Washington, DC


Schedule of Events
October 22, 2017

​Arrival
Arrive/overnight in Washington DC. 
October 23, 2017

8:30 am - 12:30 pm



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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm


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​1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

AIBS Workshop on Communicating with Policy Makers and the Media at the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS)
1201 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington DC 22101
Breakfast: coffee/tea and pastries - delivered to AIBS


Lunch: cold selections - delivered to AIBS

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Annual AERC Meeting at AIBS Offices 
1201 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC
October 24, 2017

​10:30 am - 11:30 am












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12:00 pm


1:00 pm - 5:00 pm


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Congressional Briefing: The Role of Ecosystem Research in Combating Emerging Infectious Diseases, and questions from congressional members and staffers. 
Capitol Visitor Center, Cafeteria Side Room

Briefing Speakers:


Dr. Rick Ostfeld, Senior Scientist, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Talk title: Emerging Infectious Disease in a More Fragmented World

Dr. Christine Kreuder Johnson, Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
Talk title: Supporting global health security with ecosystem research: shifting from a reactive to a proactive paradigm

Dr. John Drake, Distinguished Research Professor, University of Georgia, Odum School of Ecology
Talk title: Mining Ecosystem Data for Prediction of Infectious Disease Outbreaks: The State of our Science

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After the briefing, participants can accompany speakers to lunch on Capitol Hill

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Participants who have made arrangements with AIBS will visit their respective congressional offices on Capitol Hill; or departure from Washington
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