Austronesian Entomologists Group: Inaugural Meeting Across the Diaspora

Organizer(s)

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  Salka'Tuwa Bondoc Mafla

  PhD candidate
  Newark
  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  Maplewood, New Jersey
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  Marcel Kate Jardeleza (she/her/hers)

  PhD Graduate Student
  Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
  Colorado State University
  Dacono, Colorado
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  Jonathan Koch

  Research Entomologist
  Pollinating Insects - Biology, Management, Systematics Research Unit-ARS-PWA-PIRU
  USDA-ARS
  Logan, Utah

Celebrating diverse perspectives and experiences are critical components to the development and retention of entomologists. Our session provides a professional space to support mentorship and networking for entomologists who identify as a person of Austronesian descent (Southeast Asia, Madagascar, Pacific Islands and Taiwan) or who are engaged in Austronesian research.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:40 PM PT

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Jonathan Berenguer Uhuad Koch – USDA-ARS
• 1:40 PM – 2:20 PM PT

  Seen but unheard: Experiences of Indigenous postgraduate students in STEM
  

  Presenting Author: Tara McAllister
• 2:20 PM – 2:40 PM PT

  A call to entomology action across Austronesia
  

  Presenting Author: Marcel Kate Jardeleza (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Jonathan Berenguer Uhuad Koch – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Salka'Tuwa Bondoc Mafla – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• 2:40 PM – 2:50 PM PT

  Break
• 2:50 PM – 3:35 PM PT

  Panel discussion
• 3:35 PM – 3:45 PM PT

  Break
• 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM PT

  Discussion
• 5:15 PM – 5:30 PM PT

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Jonathan Berenguer Uhuad Koch – USDA-ARS