Throughout the conference, participants perused and purchased goods and services from any of the 58 exhibitors who occupied nearly 70 booths in the exhibit hall. During the Plenary Session, the main speakers included Edward O. Wilson, David Denlinger, and Sharron Quisenberry. Wilson, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author and Harvard professor, spoke on Insects, Hyperdiversity, and Consilience. During his plenary address, he commented on the unique place insects have in the environment and in science. Denlinger, chair of Entomology at Ohio State University, presented the Founder s Memorial Lecture honoring Stan Beck, whose contributions helped lay the foundations of both insect nutrition and photoperiodism.
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One highlight of the Final Business Meeting was outgoing President Chris Oseto s final remarks, recognizing service of ESA members, including 1999 Annual Meeting Program Chair Z B Mayo, Local Arrangements Co-chairs Beverly Sparks and Wayne Gardner, Insect Expo Chair Joe Culin, Governing Board members Larry Larson and Nancy Beckage, and Board Certified Entomologists Director Don Allemann. Participants registering for the annual meeting. ESA s annual meeting offered entomologists the opportunity to exchange scientific information and enhance their professional knowledge and skills. Entomologie du Qu bec and the Entomological Society of Canada.