Evolution is good science and is economically and socially relevant.
Modern research in agriculture, medicine and human health, and global environmental change depend on understanding evolutionary concepts. The conference was a catalyst for building alliances among organizations, generating new strategies for supporting evolution education, and widely sharing the wealth of existing resources. The participants agreed that it is important that societies increase their efforts in support of teaching evolution. Understanding evolution and the nature of science is important to society. Further, the participants developed a list of actions that societies might consider implementing.