American Society Of Naturalists

TO ADVANCE AND DIFFUSE KNOWLEDGE OF ORGANIC EVOLUTION AND OTHER BROAD BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES SO AS TO EHHANCE THE CONCEPTUAL UNIFICATION OF THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY PUBLISHING THE AMERICAN NATURALIST AND BY HOLDING ANNUAL MEETINGS

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NATURALISTS HOLDS TWO MEETINGS. WE CONTRIBUTE TO A TRI-SOCIETY ANNUAL SUMMER EVOLUTION MEETING WITH TWO OTHER SOCIETIES: THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION AND THE SOCIETY FOR SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY. IN SUMMER 2022, THE MEETING WAS HELD IN-PERSON. THERE WERE PRESENTATIONS, POSTERS, PLENARY TALKS, AWARD TALKS, AND SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS. 182 PEOPLE ATTENDED. IN NORMAL YEARS, THE MEETING SUPPORTS ITSELF. THE ASN ALSO HOLDS A STANDALONE MEETING BIENNIALLY AT ASILOMAR, CA.

PUBLICATIONS - SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1867, THE AMERICAN NATURALIST MAINTAINED ITS POSITION AS ONE OF THE WORLDS PREMIER PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS IN ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND BEHAVIOR RESEARCH. ITS GOALS ARE TO PUBLISH ARTICLES THAT ARE OF BROAD INTEREST TO THE READERSHIP, POSE NEW AND SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS, INTRODUCE NOVEL SUBJECTS, DEVELOP CONCEPTUAL UNIFICATION, AND CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE THINK. THE AMERICAN NATURALIST EMPHASIZES SOPHISTICATED METHODOLOGIES AND INNOVATIVETHEORETICAL SYNTHESES - ALL IN AN EFFORT TO ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OFORGANIC EVOLUTION AND OTHER BROAD BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES. TWELVE ISSUESARE PUBLISHED EACH YEAR IN TWO VOLUMES.

AWARDS - TO HONOR SCIENTISTS OF GREAT DISTINCTION WHO CONTRIBUTE FUNDAMENTALLY TO ADVANCE AND DIFFUSE KNOWLEDGE OF ORGANIC EVOLUTION AND BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES. AWARDS INCLUDE:1. ASN AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN THE CONCEPTUAL UNIFICATION OF THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (FORMERLY THE SEWALL WRIGHT AWARD): ACTIVE SENIOR INVESTIGATORS MAKING FUNDAMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIETYS GOALS (INCLUDES A $2,000 AWARD). ONE AWARD WAS GIVEN IN 2022 FOR A TOTAL OF $2,000.2. ASN DISTINGUISHED NATURALIST AWARD (FORMERLY THE E. O. WILSON AWARD): ACTIVE MID-CAREER INVESTIGATOR WHO HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF A PARTICULAR ECOSYSTEM OR GROUP OF ORGANISMS (INCLUDES A $2,000 AWARD). ONE AWARD WAS GIVEN IN 2022 FOR A TOTAL OF $2,000.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF ALL THE AWARDS

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSIONTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NATURALISTS HAS RECENTLY INCREASED THE WORK THAT IT DOES IN THE AREA OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI). ASN NOW HAS AN ACTIVE DIVERSITY COUNCIL THAT IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS IN THE ANNUAL SUMMER EVOLUTION MEETING AND THE STANDALONE BIENNIAL MEETING. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE MIXERS AT THE MEETINGS, A CLIMATE SURVEY, AND AN INVESTMENT IN A CONSULTANT TO HELP PLAN ACTIVITIES IN THIS AREA.