Pacific Branch Call for Symposia

2026 Pacific Branch Meeting
Now Accepting Symposia Proposals
Deadline: December 5, 2025

Your program co-chairs, Armando Falcon-Brindis and Tiziana Oppedisano, are ready and waiting to hear your thoughts on symposia for the 2026 Pacific Branch ESA meeting April 12-15, 2026 in Spokane, Washington, at The Centennial Hotel.

Pacific Branch Presenter Information

Oral Presenters (Submitted)

Presentations should be created in a format compatible with PowerPoint (.pptx). All meeting room computers are PCs, so a presenter who creates a presentation using a Mac should test the file on a PC computer prior to the meeting. 

Presenters of submitted talks are expected to upload their presentation no less than two hours prior to their scheduled session. A computer for presentation uploads will be located at the Registratoin Office during the following times:

Program Highlights

Plenary Speaker: David Holway

Presentation Title: Argentine ant invasions and the loss of native ant diversity

David Holway received a B.A. in zoology from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D in biology from the University of Utah. He conducted postdoctoral research at UC San Diego, where he is currently Professor and Chair of the Section of Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution in the Division of Biological Sciences.