Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposia
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Monday, March 8th, 2027
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
About the conference
Every year, UERC hosts a symposium a that brings together urban ecology practitioners, researchers, students, and community members from across the Portland and Vancouver area. The symposium features keynote speakers, facilitated lunchtime discussions, and posters and presentations on a diverse range of topics. We hope you can join us in 2027!
Submit an Abstract for the 2027 Symposium
Call for Abstracts is now open!
The Urban Ecology Research Consortium of Portland/Vancouver invites you to submit an abstract in relevant fields including biological, chemical, physical, and social sciences, land use planning, habitat management, restoration, community science, and environmental education in the greater Portland and Vancouver Metro area. For the 2027 symposium the UERC committee is especially interested in abstracts on the theme of Indigenous Stewardship, Non-Western Approaches
You can submit an abstract to give a short talk or a poster, or both! Abstracts should focus on reporting results, providing information about resources and opportunities, and sharing lessons learned, we would love to learn from your failures. Students are encouraged to submit abstracts, and we will have awards for the best student posters.
Talks at UERC 2027 will be 10 minutes each so please keep this in mind as you draft and submit your abstract. Those presenting posters will be able to share their poster and answer questions informally during the symposium's poster session.
Please keep your abstract to no more than 250 words abd submit by January 11, 2027.
Registration: opens mid-November
Support the symposium
The UERC Symposia are supported entirely by donations from partners, businesses, and individuals. We are grateful for the generosity of our community! If you would like to support the symposium as a donor, please get in touch (click here to email).
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Descriptions of previous symposium are available the website (click here to view) and archived material are available on PDX Scholar (click to access)