2027 Pacific Branch Meeting
Now Accepting Symposia Proposals
Deadline: October 30, 2026
Your program co-chairs, Gabi Carmona and Ary Faraji, are ready and excited to hear your thoughts on symposia for the 2027 Pacific Branch ESA meeting, 13-17 March 2027, in Portland, Oregon, at the Hilton Portland Downtown Hotel.
The theme for this year's meeting is Frontiers & Foundations - Connecting Discovery, Practice and People. This year’s theme challenges meeting participants to honor the past foundations of their science while also highlighting the exciting frontiers that lie ahead. The progression from initial discovery to practical application requires connecting ideas, people, and practice. We invite you to submit symposia, workshops, talks, and events that best celebrate this theme and the ability of science to spark meaningful change.
We hope to attract a broad range of topics in 2027, so do not hesitate to be creative when considering submitting your ideas. We are seeking symposia that represent the diversity of PB member research, including urban, medical/veterinary entomology, global change ecology, plant-insect interactions, insect conservation and cross-disciplinary research. We are particularly interested in symposium submissions that highlight any of the following topics:
- Integrated pest management
- Biological control
- New emerging/invasive pests
- Use of AI/machine learning in entomological research
- Use of uncrewed aerial systems or ground vehicles
- Climate change-related research
- Urban entomology and landscape ecology
- Systematics and genomics
- Microbiomes and symbioses
- Medical and veterinary entomology
- Cognition and behavior
- Entomophagy
- Chemical ecology and metabolomics of insects
- Aquatic insects and stream/fish healthy indicators
- Science communication and policy
- Formal and informal teaching
- Cross-disciplinary research and collaborations
View the recommended considerations compiled by ESA's Diversity & Inclusion Committee.
For questions, please contact the program chairs, Gabi Carmona and Ary Faraji. We look forward to hearing from you and organizing a meeting you won’t forget!
Submissions open September 14.
Session Proposal Requirements
Proposals are to be submitted online, and submitters will be required to provide:
- Session Type (Symposium or Workshop)
- Session Title
- Summary Statement
- Briefly summarize your session topic, target audience, and goal or objectives. If and where applicable, include your session's relevance to the Branch and the meeting theme. (250 words maximum)
- Symposium Description
- Provide a short (3-4 sentences) session overview describing what the attendees will take away from your session. Think marketing and edu-tainment. This will be posted in the online program to aid attendees in selecting the sessions that they wish to attend. (50 words maximum)
- Audience Engagement (optional): If applicable, please indicate any intended engagement aspects of your session. (optional) (select any that apply)
- Standard talks with Q&A
- Moderated panel
- Structured discussion
- Breakout groups
- Lightning talks
- Hands-on activity
- Networking activity
- Mentoring component
- Shared document/resource building
- Poster session
- List of Invited Presenters
- Please list the presenters you plan to include in your session. Where possible, include the presentation topic, presenter's career level, area of expertise, and whether the presenter's participation has been confirmed.
- Total time required
- 2 hours: 2-hour symposia may feature up to a maximum of six 20-minute presentations or up to eight 15-minute presentations.
- 3 hours: 3-hour symposia may feature up to a maximum of eight 20-minute presentations or up to eleven 15-minute presentations, inclusive of a break.
- 4 hours: 4-hour symposia may feature up to a maximum of eleven 20-minute presentations or up to fourteen 15-minute presentations, inclusive of two breaks.
- Anticipated Attendance
- Additional Comments for Organizers (optional)
- Please include any comments or requests for the Program Committee not already addressed above, including any special room configuration, equipment, or other special considerations for your session. (50 words maximum)
- Organizer name(s) and contact information
Submissions open September 14.