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.
If you are interested in organizing a symposium on one of these (or other topics!), submit your idea. 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 should include the following:
• Session title
• Summary Statement of the Goal or Concept, and Objectives
• Brief Symposium Description (50 words or less, required)
• List of several speakers you plan to invite to participate in your symposium
• Comments for Program Organizers (not required)
• Total time required: 2 or 4 hours
• Organizer name(s) and contact information (affiliation, email)