Awards

ICE 2016 honored leaders in the discipline through its Certificates of Distinction and other awards. In addition, ICE 2016 offered travel awards for students and early career professionals to participate in this historic event.

STEP/ECP Travel Award Winners

ESA’s Early Career Professional Committee (ECP), formerly know as Student and Early Professionals Committee (STEP), sponsored two competitions for travel grant awards for airfare, meeting registration, and lodging/living costs associated with travel to the 2016 International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2016). The first competition for a total of $50,000 was open to ESA members who were undergraduate or graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, or professionals having less than three years’ experience and who are located outside of the continental U.S.

Sections & Conveners

The 2016 International Congress of Entomology featured the following Sections and Conveners:

Student Activities

Students who attended ICE 2016 participated in Student Debates, Linnaean Games, and the Student Competition.  Below are the highlights and the winners of each area.

Student Debates 

Lively, cross-examination-style debates took place with University teams from around the world!