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Proceedings of the ESW:modernization of a century-old

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Eugenio H. Nearns, Ph.D.USDA Postdoctoral ResearcherNational Museum of Natural HistorySmithsonian Institution

M.W. GatesM.L. Buffington

K. Schulz

Outline Intro ESW, PESW Modernization efforts Student award HYM Course


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ESW seal

Entomological Society of Washington (ESW) Founded 1884▪ C.V. Riley, L.O. Howard, E.A.

Schwarz Foster study of insects, bring

together those interested Spilman 1984 history of first

100 years


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ESW seal

Entomological Society of Washington (ESW) Annual dues only $25 Monthly meetings▪ October - June▪ NMNH, Smithsonian

Institution▪ Recent speakers: John

Wenzel, David Grimaldi, Marc Branham, Sonny Ramaswamy


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November speaker Alma Solis (SEL/USDA)

Proceedings of the ESW March 1886 Published quarterly


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PESW Vol. 1 (1886-1889)

Proceedings of the ESW March 1886 Published quarterly Vols. 1-109 on BHL Vols. 110-present:

BioOne


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PESW Vol. 113(20) 2011

Proceedings of the ESW March 1886 Published quarterly Vols. 1-109 on BHL Vols. 110-present:

BioOne Subject matter▪ systematics, taxonomy,

biology, behavior, ecology, morphology, genetics, etc.

Page charges: $40 members


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PESW Vol. 113(20) 2011

Modernization efforts New website launched 2008▪ entsocwash.org


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entsocwash.org

Modernization efforts New website launched 2008▪ entsocwash.org

Online membership database▪ Membership directory▪ Secure login area for members


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entsocwash.org

Modernization efforts New website launched

2008▪ entsocwash.org

Online membership database▪ Membership directory▪ Secure login area for

members PayPal to pay dues, page

charges


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Modernization efforts Online access▪ Vols. 1-109 via BHL▪ 2008 to present via BioOne▪ Indexed by LOCKSS, Portico


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Modernization efforts Online access▪ Vols. 1-109 via BHL▪ 2008 to present via

BioOne▪ Indexed by LOCKSS,

Portico Aries Editorial Manager▪ Secure interface for online

submissions and reviews


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Modernization efforts Automate the

dissemination of new taxonomic treatments published in PESW to ZooBank and EOL

Adoption of Plazi workflow

XML markup of manuscripts▪ GoldenGATE XML markup

editor▪ TaxonX XML schema


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GoldenGATE editor

ESW Student Award Established to encourage

students to submit manuscripts to PESW

Call for papers on April 2013

Open to all HS, undergrad, graduate students

Must publish in PESW by Vol. 116(2)


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Student Award Finalists invited to ESW

symposium at ESA 2014 $3,000 cash award for

winner Encourage students to

submit manuscripts


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ESW sponsors HYM Course Learn to ID parasitic

and predatory wasps Also covers sawflies,

wood wasps, bees, and ants

Entomological Society of Washington’s HYM Course

HYMCourse.org

ESW sponsors HYM Course Learn to ID parasitic

and predatory wasps Also covers sawflies,

wood wasps, bees, and ants

HYM Course 2014 Eagle Hill Institute▪ Steuben, Maine

Aug 17-23, 2014 Applications due Mar 21


HYMCourse.org

HYM Course 2015 Tucuman, Argentina


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ESW officers David Adamski, president

(2013) Floyd Shockley, president

(2014) Matt Buffington, Program

Chair Publications committee

Mike Gates, co-editor Steve Lingafelter, c0-editor Thomas Henry Wayne Mathis Norm Woodley


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Summary Modernization of PESW Student Award HYM Course 2014

registration


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hymcourse.orgThank you

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