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CIEE / ICEECanadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution

Institut canadien d’écologie et d’évolution

ICEE / CIEE


Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution

Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution


A consortium of Canadian institutions

with the mission of expanding and

accelerating scientific progress

through programs that synthesize

current knowledge, and develop our future leaders.

CIEE / ICEE

2007: First steps to establish the CIEE were taken from

the CSEE (Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution).

CIEE short history

CIEE / ICEE Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution




2008: After a Nation-wide competition, the CSEE Council

selected the proposal from the University of Toronto to

house and operate the CIEE (1st Director Dr. Art Weis)

CIEE short history





2008: After a Nation-wide competition, the CSEE Council

selected the proposal from the University of Toronto to

house and operate the CIEE (1st Director Dr. Art Weis)

2012: with the appointment of CIEE's 2nd Director, Dr.

Peter Leavitt, administration of CIEE moved to the

University of Regina, while programming continues to be

distributed across the country.

CIEE short history



CIEE Members



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CIEE Funding

• Financially supported by six Canadian universities (British

Columbia, Carleton, McGill, Regina, Toronto, Simon Fraser),

and the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE).

• Each member pays annual membership fees ranging from

CAD$ 5,000 for small-medium to CAD$ 8,000 for big

Universities (€ 3,500 to €5,600).

(The institution category is assessed according to their National

Science Research Funding in ecology and evolution)

CIEE Members



Member institutions:

• Gain a seat on the CIEE management board,

• Foster CIEE’s scientific programs,

• Receive priority consideration for CIEE initiatives and

funding,

• Play a key role in shaping ecol-evol synthetic research and

training in Canada.



CIEE Funding









CIEE Funding









• Up to 50% of the annual fee could be 'in kind' contribution

(e.g. by directly sponsoring a training workshop or a

synthesis working group at the member institution).

CIEE Funding









• All funds from members are used for direct support of CIEE

scientific programs, whereas in-kind contributions form U of

Regina help maintain staff and synthesis facilities.

• Up to 50% of the annual fee could be 'in kind' contribution

(e.g. by directly sponsoring a training workshop or a

synthesis working group at the member institution).

Difficulties:

CIEE Funding Model

• Limited Funding to Scientific Programs (~ CAN$ 40,000

per year from contributing members)

• Revenue shortfalls due to “donor fatigue” from contributing

members.

• Increase number of members (membership drive)

• Alternative funding from foundations and other

corporations (CIEE should change to non-profit Org.)

• Governmental (i.e., Federal) funding

Difficulties:

Challenges:

CIEE Funding Model




members.

• Increase number of members (membership drive)

• Alternative funding from foundations and other

corporations (CIEE should change to non-profit Org.)

• Governmental (i.e., Federal) funding

Difficulties:

Challenges:

CIEE Funding Model




members.

Strategy: Establishment of the College of Representatives.

Goal: Develop a national profile (CIEE = National Institute).

Then, requests for federal funding made by CIEE on behalf of the

Canadian Eco-Evo research community.

1. University of Victoria

2. University of British Columbia *

3. Simon Fraser University *

4. University of Alberta

5. University of Calgary

6. Mount Royal University (Calgary)

7. University of Regina *

8. University of Winnipeg

9. Lakehead University

10. Laurentian University

11. University of Windsor

12. University of Western Ontario

13. McMaster University

14. Brock University

15. University of Toronto *

16. University of Toronto, St George

Campus

17. University of Toronto, Mississauga

18. Queen’s University

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19. Carleton University *

20. McGill University *

21. Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

22. Université de Montréal

23. Concordia University (montreal)

24. Acadia University

25. University of Prince Edward Island

26. University of New Brunswick

27. Saint Mary’s University

28. Trent University

29. St. Francis Xavier University

30. Memorial University of Newfoundland

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* Sustaining Member

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CIEE College of Representatives

1. University of Victoria

2. University of British Columbia *

3. Simon Fraser University *

4. University of Alberta

5. University of Calgary

6. Mount Royal University (Calgary)

7. University of Regina *

8. University of Winnipeg

9. Lakehead University

10. Laurentian University

11. University of Windsor

12. University of Western Ontario

13. McMaster University

14. Brock University

15. University of Toronto *

16. University of Toronto, St George

Campus

17. University of Toronto, Mississauga

18. Queen’s University

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19. Carleton University *

20. McGill University *

21. Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

22. Université de Montréal

23. Concordia University (montreal)

24. Acadia University

25. University of Prince Edward Island

26. University of New Brunswick

27. Saint Mary’s University

28. Trent University

29. St. Francis Xavier University

30. Memorial University of Newfoundland

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CIEE College of RepresentativesRepresentative functions: nexus between CIEE and their

institutions (broadcast CIEE activities, let us know about their

University demands). Potential contributing members.

CIEE operates on a distributed model: Activities can be

conducted at any member institution.

Advantages:

• Reduced costs (e.g. reduced need for permanent staff), as

most logistic and organizational issues are handled by the

principal investigators.

• Direct benefit to contributing members, as workshops are

frequently hosted at member institutions



Difficulties:

• Under-resourcing: computational and training capabilities,

support staff expertise.

• Identity: absence of a centralized research facility.

• Continuity of working groups: the absence of ‘continuing

personnel’ associated with the project (e.g., post-doc, research

staff) can restrict product completion (e.g., publication).

Advantages:








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A mixed model: distributed model with a centralized synthesis centre



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Advantages:








Difficulties:







Advantages:






A mixed model: distributed model with a centralized synthesis centre

CIEE Synthesis Centre

Hosted by the University of Regina,

Institute of Environmental Change and Society (IECS).

$13 million, 6500 sq-ft facilities available May-Sept.


• 800 sq ft synthesis room

• 200 sq ft breakout room

• 8 station computer centre (LINUX

with Windows emulation, Apple

capabilities, Westgrid access)

• Statistical expertise courtesy of Dr.

Gavin Simpson, numerical ecologist

and principal programmer for the R

‘Vegan’ package.


University of Regina provides

private rooms for $60/day on

campus in new residence towers,

a per-meal food plan, and access

to the UR recreational centre.

Full logistic support

Recreational CentreCampus Environment

Activities at the CIEE Synthesis Centre

Graduate Short Courses: Isotope Ecology of Food Webs

(May 27-31, 2013)

Visiting

FellowsTrainings/

Courses

CIEE provided room, board

and all course materials to

twelve graduate students

selected from a total of forty

international applicant.

Final participants were

selected from eleven

universities across North

America.

Activities at the CIEE Synthesis Centre

Working Group Meeting: “Canada’s phylogenetic diversity in a

changing world” 23-26 June 2014.

Jana Vamosi (U. Calgary), Jeremy Kerr

(U.Ottawa), Steven Vamosi (U. Calgary),

Felix Sperling (U. Alberta), Arne Mooers

(SFU), Jayme Lewthwaite (SFU), Steven

Kembel (UQAM), Jonathan Davies

(McGill), and Amy Angert (UBC).

CIEE provided complete

funding and logistic

support, including

transportation, meeting

facilities, accommodations

and meals.

This group tested how evolutionary

processes shape species’ range

responses to climate change.

CIEE Organization

Management Board

• CIEE governance lies with a MB.

• Each contributing member institution selects one

member of the Board to serve for a period of three

years.

• The Board appoint the Director

• The Board monitors the CIEE’ Direction and progress,

and oversees the financial administration.

CIEE Organization

Management Board

Direction responsibilities:

• soliciting and approving program proposals;

• administering the budget;

• seeking supplemental funding;

• recruiting member universities;

• promoting the CIEE

Direction

DirectionScientificAdvisory

Group

CIEE Organization

Management Board

SAG: Eight prominent scientists,

evaluates program proposals and

otherwise advises the Board and

the Director on scientific matters.

College of Representatives


Group

CIEE Organization

Management Board

• Reps in all Canadian

Universities

(Members and other).

• Nexus between their

institutions and CIEE

• Functions: broadcast

CIEE activities, let us

know about their

University demands.

ThematicPrograms

Synergy

Workshops

Training

Workshops

Visiting

Fellows

Scientific Programs

College of Representatives


Group

CIEE Organization

Management Board

Thematic

ProgramsSynergy

WorkshopsTraining/

CoursesVisiting

Fellows

CIEE scientific programs

Bring together working groups of scientists to synthesize results, address critical issues, and identify promising areas of future inquiry.

10 to 20 participants (mandatory grad students), 2 to 4 meetings (3-5 days each)

Programs are directed towards production of refereed publications and ‘white paper’ or policy reports.

Thematic

ProgramsSynergy

WorkshopsTraining/

CoursesVisiting

Fellows

Short-term gatherings to foster communication and collaboration among scientists from diverse fields of study.

Workshops facilitate the migration of techniques and theoretical structures from one field to another.


Thematic

ProgramsSynergy

WorkshopsTraining/

CoursesVisiting

Fellows

Graduate Training Workshops and Short Courses focus on advanced training and are built around research tools and/or cross-disciplinary themes.

Training workshops are often held in conjunction with annual meetings of appropriate learned societies, while short courses are typically standalone.


Thematic

ProgramsSynergy

WorkshopsTrainings/

CoursesVisiting

Fellows

Typically sabbatical leave hosted at CIEE for periods of several months to a year.

Office and laboratory space as part of IECS and CIEE.

Sabbatical grant ($2,500-10,000) to use IECS facilities.


Thematic Programs: examples…

• From its creation in 2008, CIEE supported nine

thematic working groups, five in the last two

year, which together assembled 115

researches.

Thematic Programs: examples…

• From its creation in 2008, CIEE supported nine

thematic working groups, five in the last two

year, which together assembled 115

researches.

• Funding: between 10,000 to 18,000 $ CAD

(€7,200 to 12,500)

• Funding support for meeting expenses: airfares,

lodging and board + logistic organization.

• Could be co-sponsored with other organizations.

2014 Thematic Programs

1. Canada’s phylogenetic diversity in a changing world.

Thematic

Programs

Synergy

Workshops

Visiting

Fellows

Training/

Courses

Coordinators : Dr. Jana Vamosi (U. Calgary) and Dr. Jeremy Kerr (U.

Ottawa). 9 Participants from 7 CAN Universities

Meeting in Regina CIEE Synthesis Centre (CIEE Grant $CAD 8,100)

The main goal is to

understand how

phylogenetic diversity is changing

across Canada while

testing how

evolutionary

processes shape species’ range

responses to climate

change.

The main objective is to identify

spatial and temporal patterns of

groundfish biodiversity in the

Newfoundland shelf, and use this

data to create predictive models of

individual species dynamics and the

1990s groundfish collapse.

2. Forecasting groundfish biodiversity change in the

Newfoundland shelf.

Coordinators: Dr. Andrew Gonzalez, Dr. Fred Guichard, Patrick

Thompson, and Eric Pedersen (McGill).

11 Participants (4 CAN Univ, 1 US Univ., 1 Governmental Inst., DFO)

Co-sponsored with the “Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science”

(CIEE Grant CAD$ 6,120)


3 Meetings in Montreal, 7-9 participants in person, 3-4 remotely.

3. The terra incognita of community ecology: Understanding

continental- scale variation of ecological networks


Habitat destruction and environmental

changes result in novel ecosystems

The objective here is developing new

methodological tools, to predict the

structure of communities in novel

ecosystems.

Coordinators: Timothée Poisot, Dominique Gravel (Québec TR)

and Daniel Stouffer (Canterbury, NZ).

11 Participants (3 Grad Stud) from 4 CAN Univ., 1 US, 1 UK, 1 NZ

CIEE Grant: CAN $ 14,400 (€ 10,300)

Products:1. Poisot T, Stouffer DB, Gravel D (2014) Beyond species: why ecological interaction

networks vary through space and time. Oikos. Di 10.1111/oik.01719

2. Poisot TE, Baiser B, Dunne JA, Kéfi S, Massol F, et al. Mangal - making complex

ecological network analysis simpler. bioRxiv. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/002634

3 meetings: 1st meeting over skype,

two 4-days meetings in Montreal.

Last Call for New Proposals – October 2014

• Proposals must address significant questions in ecology and

evolution through the synthesis and integration of existing

data.

• Programs involve 10 to 20 participants, including graduate

students.




data.


students.

• Applicant must define the project scope, meeting logistics,

inclusive budget, and plan for publication

• CIEE provides logistic support and travel expenses.

• Meetings may take place at any member institutions. CIEE

offers facilities at the University of Regina to better support

activities




data.


students.

• Applicant must define the project scope, meeting logistics,

inclusive budget, and plan for publication

• CIEE provides logistic support and travel expenses.

• Meetings may take place at any member institutions. CIEE

offers facilities at the University of Regina to better support

activities

We received 13 qualified applications for new working groups

Criteria for evaluations:

1. Project rationale: scientific significance of the questions, evidence

of novel synthesis, etc.

2. Project description: clarity of objectives, outcomes, work plan,

meeting schedule.

3. Expertise of applicants and participants (from CVs/NSERC

forms). This evaluation also evaluated evidence of participant

diversity (institution, career stage, gender).

4. Potential for defined scientific products, including refereed

publications.

5. Budget adequacy and feasibility (complete estimates and

coherent justification).

Evaluation of Proposals: Nov-Dec 2014

Scientific Advisory Group: Marc Cadotte (U. Toronto), Sue Bertram

(Carleton Univ.), Dennis Murray (Trent Univ.), Denis Réale (UQAM),

Mark Lewis (U. Alberta) and Bradley Anholt (U. Victoria).

2015 New Thematic Programs

1. “Adaptation versus maladaptation in response to

environmental change” (CIEE Grant: CAN$ 12,500 (€ 9,000))

Main applicants: A. Hendry, R. Barrett, A. Derry and G.

Fussmann (McGill and UQAM).

17 participants (8 Canadian Univ., 4 US Universities)

This working group will:

1. elaborate a conceptual framework and mathematical models to

guide interpretation and prediction of mal-non-adaptation,

2. assemble and curate a freely available online database of

evolutionary responses to environmental change, and

3. use the database to investigate patterns of mal-non-adaptation

in response to environmental change.


1. “Adaptation versus maladaptation in response to

environmental change” (CIEE Grant: CAN$ 12,500 (€ 9,000))

Main applicants: A. Hendry, R. Barrett, A. Derry and G.

Fussmann (McGill and UQAM).

17 participants (8 Canadian Univ., 4 US Universities)

This working group will:

1. elaborate a conceptual framework and mathematical models to

guide interpretation and prediction of mal-non-adaptation,

2. assemble and curate a freely available online database of

evolutionary responses to environmental change, and

3. use the database to investigate patterns of mal-non-adaptation

in response to environmental change.

• Two Meetings in Montreal (May and November 2015)

• Complementary Funds from the “Quebec Center for

Biodiversity Science (QCBS)”

2. “Understanding recent biodiversity change across spatial

and temporal scales”.

Main applicants: M. O’Connor (UBC) and A. Gonzalez (McGill).

14 participants: 6 CAN, 5 USA, 2 UK, 1 German-iDiv (Jon Chase)

Main Goal: Resolve controversy over biodiversity trends (e.g., global

scale loss vs. local richness increases). Methods: re-analyze existing

diversity global databases (>1200 local biodiversity time-series)


This project idea began in a meeting at iDiv in 10-12 October 2014

2. “Understanding recent biodiversity change across spatial

and temporal scales”.

Main applicants: M. O’Connor (UBC) and A. Gonzalez (McGill).

14 participants: 6 CAN, 5 USA, 2 UK, 1 German-iDiv (Jon Chase)

Main Goal: Resolve controversy over biodiversity trends (e.g., global

scale loss vs. local richness increases). Methods: re-analyze existing

diversity global databases (>1200 local biodiversity time-series)


CIEE Grant: CAD$ 15,000 (€ 10,800)

CIEE will support two 4-days meetings:

1. UBC’s Biodiversity Research Centre, April 2015, and

2. Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science (QCBS)”, June 2015

A 3rd meeting would be in the iDiv, Leipzig (German Centre for

Integrative Biodiversity Research). It is not confirmed yet (pending

funding)

This project idea began in a meeting at iDiv in 10-12 October 2014

Graduate Training workshops

Thematic

Programs

Synergy

Workshops

Visiting

Fellows

Training/

Courses

• 52 grad students and academics from 23 universities and institutions

across Canada.

• Main Instructor: Etienne Low-Décarie (McGill, “Montreal R User Group”.

CIEE supported 12 workshops at the last four CSEE Annual

Meetings that involved more than 400 graduate students and

academics from most universities across Canada.

R Workshop:

CIEE supported a

day-long workshop in

R statistics, atthe

2014 CSEE Meeting

in Montreal.

• Workshop: Analysis of community data using vegan and

R. Instructor: Dr. Gavin Simpson, a principal developer of

the R-vegan community ecology package.

CIEE activities at the upcoming 2015 CSEE Meeting

(Saskatoon, 23-26 May 2015)

• Organized Oral Session: “Advances in ecological and evolutionary

synthesis”. Top Canadian researchers will present their synthesis works

with the purpose of promoting synthesis in ecology and evolution and

recognizing collaborative research in Canada.

• Field trip: Last Mountain Lake

National Wildlife Area (North America’s

oldest federal bird sanctuary and the

prairie’s most important stopover place

for migratory waterbirds). Dr. Chris

Somers will lead this amazing journey to

the prairie site for pelicans, cormorants

and grebes.

Communications

• Newsletter (twice a year).

• Email regular communications (development of our email-

list)

• Prospectus, pamphlets, and displays

• Website www.ciee-icee.ca

• Twitter, Facebook.

http://www.ciee-icee.ca/



www.ciee-icee.ca Newsletter and Prospectus

CIEE’s Director Dr. Peter Leavitt opened the Young Investigator

Symposium in the 2014 CSEE Annual Meeting. Montreal, 28 May 2014.

Communications

• Newsletter (twice a year).

• Email regular communications (development of our email-

list)

• Prospectus, pamphlets, and displays

• Website www.ciee-icee.ca

• Twitter, Facebook

http://www.ciee-icee.ca/

Photo of the world

CIEE – A Global Partner

The International Synthesis Consortium

1. CIEE/ICEE - Canadian Institute of Ecology and

Evolution (Canada)

2. NCEAS - National Center for Ecological Analysis and

Synthesis (USA)

3. John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and

Synthesis (USA)

4. NIMBioS - National Institute for Mathematical and

Biological Synthesis (USA)

5. NESCent - National Evolutionary Synthesis Center

(USA)

6. SESYNC - National Socio-Environmental Synthesis

Center (USA)

7. EOS - Environmental ‘Omics Synthesis Centre (UK)

8. Tansley Working Groups (UK)

9. CESAB - CEntre for the Synthesis and Analysis of

Biodiversity (France)

10. sDiv - The Synthesis Centre for Biodiversity

Sciences (Germany)

11. CEES - Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary

Synthesis (Norway)

12. CERN - Chinese Ecosystem Research Network

(China)

13. ACEAS - Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis

and Synthesis (Australia)

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