This will be a virtual/ online meeting 12 PM North American Eastern Standard Time, 3 December 2021.

Registration is free for members and non-members. In order to participate in the meeting, you must register:

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Symposium featuring member research (scroll down to see full program)

Keynote: From natural to logical: unlocking the power of morphological data with the Coleoptera Anatomy Ontology by Jennifer C. Girón

Program (all times are in EST = Eastern Standard Time in North America)

12:00–12:15 PM EST – Welcome and introduction
Crystal A. Maier
cmaier@fas.harvard.edu
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
President of The Coleopterists Society

12:15–12:35 PM EST – Which one is it? The creation of a key to the Elateridae of British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska
Scott Gilmore
Lantzville, British Columbia emubio@gmail.com
Winner of the 2021 Bell Research Award

12:35–12:55 PM EST – Defining color for Chrysochroa Jewel Beetle taxonomy
Able Chow and Nathan Lord
Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University; ablechow29@gmail.com
Winner of the 2021 Graduate Student Research Enhancement Award [Chow]

12:55–1:15 PM EST – All the Better to Smell You With: Firefly Antennal Sensilla Diversity
Yalena Pacheco
Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia; yelena.marlese@gmail.com
Winner of the 2021 Graduate Student Research Program Award

1:15–1:35 PM EST – Assessing the old-growth dependency of two saproxylic beetle species in the southern Appalachian Mountains
Clayton Traylor, Mike Caterino, Mike Ulyshen, Mike Ferro, Joe McHugh Department of Entomology, University of Georgia
New Social Media Team Member, 2021

1:35–1:55 PM EST – Beetles at the British Museum
Max Barclay
The Natural History Museum, London, UK
President-elect 2021

1:55–2:15 PM EST – Break

PLENARY SPEAKER

2:15–3:05 PM EST – From Natural to Logical: Unlocking the power of morphology with COLAO
Jennifer Girón
Department of Entomology, Purdue University; entiminae@gmail.com
Student Councilor (2019–2020) for The Coleopterists Society

3:05–3:30 PM EST – Break

3:30–4:30 PM EST – The Coleopterists Society 2021 business meeting
Crystal A. Maier cmaier@fas.harvard.edu
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
President of The Coleopterists Society

4:30–6:00 PM EST – Social mixer