Conference Description
Due to increased demand and pricing associated with the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the Boston area, GRC strongly encourages attendees
to make travel arrangements early to help minimize associated travel costs. We anticipate limited availability of hotel rooms,
rental cars, and transportation options departing from Boston, so please plan accordingly.
As a cost-effective transportation option, we encourage attendees to consider the GRC bus service, which can be reserved directly
through your myGRC account. Space is limited.
If you require an extended stay, please contact your COA, as GRC has secured a limited number of discounted rooms at the Embassy Suites
Boston Logan Airport.
The Unifying Ecology Across Scales GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes an array of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
New and unifying ideas in ecology have the capacity to change how we predict and view the natural world. Considering currencies and processes as transactions of energy, matter, and information, or motifs of empirical patterns that are repeated across scales, can improve how we predict change in natural systems. Meanwhile, data streams by which we observe the natural world are rapidly increasing and becoming more available, altering the scale at which we are able to test theory. Testing predictions of nature within nature itself has the potential to make bold ideas compelling and influential, or to send them back to the drawing board. The 2026 Unifying Ecology GRC will focus on the connection between the theory of ecological change and mass observations in natural systems. We will seek discrepancies, dissenting opinions, and conflicting ideas especially when connecting across subdisciplines in our field to build a stronger and more predictive ecology.
