1st Annual Meeting
April 30 - May 2, 2001
University of Georgia
Hosted by the Biological and Agricultural Department
Athens, Georgia
A new society called the "American Ecological Engineering Society" (AEES) was first discussed in 1999 at a workshop on ecological engineering in Columbus, Ohio in May 1999. Fifteen U.S. universities were represented at that meeting. It was agreed at the workshop that ecological engineers throughout North America should pursue the idea of a U.S. society, particularly to begin the process of organizing academic programs and, ultimately, certification for this new field in North America. The first annual meeting of the American Ecological Engineering Society was held in Athens, Georgia at the University of Georgia in 2001! A special issue of Ecological Engineering, related to the meeting has been published.
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Meeting Photos
Attendees of the 1st Annual Meeting of the American Ecological Engineering Society
Howard T. Odum and Eugene P. Odum at the First Annual Meeting AEES, May 1, 2001 (photo by W.J. Mitsch)
Eugene P. Odum giving banquet speech at AEES meeting, Athens, GA, May 1, 2001
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, May 1, 2001
Morning:
Welcome and Opening Remarks
The Philosphy and Emergence of Ecological Engineering - H.T. Odum, William J. Mitsch
An Ecologist's Perspective of Ecology and Engineering - Amy Rosemond, Tim Allen
The Need for and Benefits of a National Society - E. Dale Threadgill
Afternoon:
Ecological Engineering in Research and Practice - Steven McCutcheon, David Gattie, Mark Brown, John Todd, Douglas Shields
Evening:
Banquet with Speaker Eugene P. Odum
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