David Inouye, Secretary ESA Board of Governors
One of the standing committees of the Ecological Society of America
is the Historical Records Committee. Tasks for this committee
include the preservation of information about the history,
development, and successes of the Society, such as decisions about
what should be preserved, how, and where (most records have been
archived so far at the University of Georgia). The gathering of
information about prominent past members of the Society is also done
by this committee. The committee's work will become even more
important as the Society approaches its 100th anniversary, in 2015,
as a significant component of that celebration will be consideration
of how the Society has achieved its current success. If you are
interested in contributing to this committee, or know of members who
might be, please let me know. The committee will be meeting for an
hour on Thursday morning at the annual meeting.
