THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION

THE EVOLUTION MEETING IS HELD JOINTLY BY THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION (SSE), THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NATURALISTS (ASN), AND THE SOCIETY OF SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGISTS (SSB). THE 2023 MEETING WAS HELD IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. PAST MEETINGS WERE HELD IN CHICO, CA; FORT COLLINS, CO; FAIRBANKS, AK; STONY BROOK, NY; CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; MOSCOW, ID; PORTLAND, OR; NORMAN, OK; OTTAWA, CANADA; SNOWBIRD, UT; RALEIGH, NC; GUARUJA, BRAZIL; AUSTIN, TX; PORTLAND, OR; MONTPELLIER, FRANCE; PROVIDENCE, RI AND CLEVELAND, OH. THE 2020 MEETING WAS CANCELLED AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE 2021 MEETING WAS HELD VIRTUALLY.

THE SOCIETY GRANTS VARIOUS AWARDS INCLUDING:THE STEPHEN JAY GOULD PRIZE IS AWARDED TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE SUSTAINED AND EXEMPLARY EFFORTS HAVE ADVANCED PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF EVOLUTIONARY SCIENCE AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN BIOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE SPIRIT OF STEPHEN JAY GOULD. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF ALL THE AWARDS.THE THEODOSIUS DOBZHANSKY PRIZE IS AWARDED TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE PROMISE OF AN OUTSTANDING YOUNG EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST. THE PRIZE WAS ESTABLISHED IN MEMORY OF PROFESSOR DOBZHANSKY BY HIS FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES AND REFLECTS HIS LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING THE RESEARCH CAREERS OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS. THE SSE PRESIDENTS AWARD RECOGNIZES AN OUTSTANDING PH.D. DISSERTATION PAPER PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL "EVOLUTION" DURING A GIVEN CALENDAR YEAR. THE W.D. HAMILTON AWARD IS GIVEN TO A STUDENT WHO HAS PRESENTED AN OUTSTANDING TALK AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. FINALISTS SELECTED TO PRESENT IN THE HAMILTON SYMPOSIUM ALSO RECEIVE AN AWARD.THE R.C. LEWONTIN GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO ASSIST STUDENTS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THEIR PH.D. PROGRAMS. THE ROSEMARY GRANT GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO ASSIST STUDENTS IN LATER STAGES OF THEIR PH.D. PROGRAMS.THE THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY AWARD RECOGNIZES OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT FOR EARLY AND MID-CAREER SCIENTISTS.THE ASN/SSE/SSB INCLUSIVENESS, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND ACCESS (IDEA) AWARD WAS CREATED IN 2019 BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NATURALISTS (ASN), THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION (SSE), AND THE SOCIETY OF SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGISTS (SSB). THE IDEA AWARD IS GIVEN TO A PERSON AT ANY CAREER STAGE WHO HAS STRENGTHENED THE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING INCLUSIVENESS AND DIVERSITY IN OUR FIELDS.THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WAS CREATED TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION, WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING MENTORSHIP OF TRAINEES, AND/OR WHO HAVE PROVIDED NOTEWORTHY SERVICE TO THE EVOLUTION COMMUNITY.OTHER AWARDS INCLUDE SMALL GRANTS FOR OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROJECTS, SUPPORT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIA, SUPPORT FOR EVENTS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, AND VARIOUS TRAVEL AWARDS FOR ATTENDANCE THE ANNUAL MEETING.