Schedule

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Timing

Event

Venue

0800 – 0930

Breakfast

Main Lawn

0830 – 0930

Registration

NCBS Reception

0930 – 1030

Opening Session (Inauguration)

Dasheri, Haapus (LH1), Langra (LH2), Malgova

1030 -1100

Coffee Break

Main Lawn

1100 -1300

Symposia

S1: Molecular Ecology: Advent, Advances, and Avenues

S2: The ecology of multi-use rangelands

S3: Chemical and Visual Ecology

S4: River Ecology

S1: Dasheri

S2: Haapus (LH1)

S3: Langra (LH2)

S4: Malgova

1300 -1400

Lunch

Main Lawn

1400 -1600

Symposia

S5: Plant phenology: synthesizing phenological response to the environment in India

S6: Addressing sub-Himalayan grassland conservation challenges

S5: Dasheri

S6: Haapus (LH1)

Open Sessions

OS1: Behavioural Ecology

OS2: Biogeography

OS1: Langra (LH2)

              OS2: Malgova

1500 -1630

Special Interest Group Meeting

SIG 1: Impact of Climate Change on Ectotherms 

SIG 2: Wildlife disease ecology in India 

SIG 3: Small Cats: Ecology, Study Methods & Collaborations  

SIG 4: Sultans of Wings: Understanding Raptors of India 

  

SIG 1: Chloroplast

SIG 2: Endosome

SIG 3: Golgi

SIG 4: Nucleus

Poster Session

Colonnade

1630 -1700

Coffee Break

Main Lawn

1700 -1830

Panel Discussion

Artificial Intelligence and Wildlife Ecology Research 

Panelists: Akanksha Rathore, Alok Talekar, MD Madhusudan, Saket Anand Moderator: Sarika Khanwilkar

Dasheri, Haapus (LH1), Langra (LH2), Malgova

1830 -1900

Storytelling and Theatre in Conservation Outreach: Vikram Sridhar

Main Lawn

1900

Dinner

Main Lawn

Timing

Event

Venue

0730 – 0900

Art in Nature by Peeyush Sekhsaria

Main Lawn 

0800-0900

Breakfast

Main Lawn

0900-1030

Panel Discussion

Emerging Wildlife Trade in India

Panelists: Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, Jose Louies, Pradipty Bharadwaj, Uttara Mendiratta. Moderator: Nandini Velho

Dasheri, Haapus, Langra, Malgova

1030-1100

Coffee Break

Main Lawn

1100-1300

Symposia

S7: Crowd Sourced Ecology – Synthesis and Insights

S8: Vegetation ecology in times of global environmental change

S9: The ecology and conservation of marine flagship species and critical coastal habitats of India

S10: Learning from the past to inform landscape management for conservation

S7: Dasheri

S8: Haapus (LH1)

S9: Langra (LH2)

S10: Malgova

1300-1400

Lunch

Main Lawn

1400 – 1600

Symposia

S11: Navigating the connectivity–conflict interface

S12: Uncovering the macroecology and macroevolution of Indian biota: moving from biodiversity patterns to processes

S11: Dasheri

S12: Haapus (LH1)

Open Sessions

OS3: Raptor Ecology

OS4: Community Ecology+Conservation Survey

OS3: Langra (LH2)

OS4: Malgova

1500-1630

Special Interest Group Meeting

SIG 5: Mixing Formal & Experiential ecological Knowledge 

SIG 6: Small cats: Ecology, Study Methods & Collaborations

SIG 7: A New Era of Indian Bat Research & Conservation

SIG 8: Impact of Climate Change on Ectotherms

SIG 5: Chloroplast

SIG 6: Endosome

SIG 7: Golgi 

SIG 8: Nucleus

Poster Session

Colonnade

1630-1700

Coffee Break

Main Lawn

1700-1830

Panel Discussion

Funding Wildlife Ecology Research

Panelists: Mewa Singh, Pranav Chanchani, Savita Ayyar, Siddarth Rao. Moderator: Varun R Goswami

Dasheri, Haapus (LH1), Langra (LH2), Malgova

1830-1900

Networking Time

 

1900+

Dinner

Main Lawn

Schedule: June 16

Timing

Event

Venue

0800 – 0900

Breakfast

Main Lawn

0900 -1100

Symposia

S13: The Ecological Underpinnings of Human – Wildlife Interactions

S14: The impact of anthropogenic factors on animal social behaviour

S15: Seed dispersal in the Anthropocene

S16: Acoustics in Wildlife Biology and Ecology

S13: Dasheri

S14: Haapus (LH1)

S15: Malgova

S16: Langra (LH2)

1100 – 1130

Coffee Break

Main Lawn

1130 – 1330

Symposia

S17: ‘Little things that run the world’: insects in a changing world

S18: Collaborations in Nature: a dive into the strange phenomenon of mixed-species animal groups

S17: Langra (LH2)

S18: Malgova

Open Sessions

OS 5: Plant Ecology

OS 6: Climate Change Impacts

OS 5: Dasheri

OS6: Haapus (LH1)

1330 – 1430

Lunch

Main Lawn

1430 -1530 

A Tribute to Late Dr. AJT Johnsingh

Open Discussion: Concluding the Conference

Dasheri, Haapus (LH1), Langra (LH2), Malgova

1530 – 1700

Special Interest Group Meeting

SIG 9: Urban Ecology – an emerging field in India 

SIG 10: Small cats: Ecology, Study Methods & Collaborations

SIG 11: Lantana – Building Collaboration and Consensus

SIG 12: Mixing Formal & Experiential ecological Knowledge 

SIG 9: Golgi

SIG 10: Endosome

SIG 11: Nucleus 

SIG12: Chloroplast

1700 – 1730

Coffee

Main Lawn

1730 – 1930

Public Event

Keynote Address
“Another Day in Paradise? The Wildlife Ecologist in India (1900 – 2024)”
Dr Ghazala Shahabuddin, Ashoka University, Delhi

Panel Discussion
Societal Relevance of Wildlife Ecology Research

Panelists: Neema Pathak-Broome (Kalpavriksh), Vanjulavalli Shridhar IFS, M.M.Venkatachalam (EID Parry-Agro), Vivek Menon (Wildlife Trust of India)

Moderator: Ambika Aiyadurai (IIT-Ahmedabad)

Dasheri, Haapus (LH1), Langra (LH2), Malgova

1930 – 2100

Dinner

(Only for IWEC`24 registered participants and IWEC`24 Committee members)

Main Lawn

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