EcoSummit 2012, scheduled for September 30 - October 5 2012 in the Columbus Convention Center, will bring 2000 of the world's best ecological and environmental scientists, engineers, and policy makers to Columbus.  Already 70 symposia and 10 workshops are organized and 11 distinguished scientists including E.O. Wilson and Jared Diamond are scheduled for plenary presentations.  
 
Any faculty, staff, or graduate student who wishes to present a paper or poster at EcoSummit needs to submit an abstract by 20 January 2012.  Details of EcoSummit 2012 are at http://www.ecosummit2012.org and details of submitting abstracts are at http://www.ecosummit2012.org/submit-abstract.html Also you can contact EcoSummit chair Bill Mitsch at mitsch.1@osu.edu for more information.
 
EcoSummit is co-hosted by OSU, MORPC, the Ecological Society of America (ESA), the International Association of Ecology (INTECOL), and the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER).