Let Us Be PedANTic: Etymology and Entomology

Organizer(s)

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  Thomas Sheehan (he/him/his)

  PhD Student Worker
  Entomology
  University of Georgia
  Athens, Georgia
• 

  May Berenbaum, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)

  Professor and Head
  Entomology
  University of Illinois
  Urbana, Illinois

Words matter. Their origins inform us and provide a deeper understanding of their meanings. This symposium will address the importance and intrigue of etymology in the field of entomology.

Presentations:

• 2:00 PM – 2:05 PM MST

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Thomas N. Sheehan (he/him/his) – University of Georgia
• 2:05 PM – 2:25 PM MST

  Bugging people in ways they cannot put into words: The intrigue and importance of etymology in entomology
  

  Presenting Author: Thomas N. Sheehan (he/him/his) – University of Georgia
• 2:25 PM – 2:45 PM MST

  Eschew obfuscation: The story of a dictionary of entomology
  

  Presenting Author: David Headrick – California State Polytechnic University

  Co-Author: Gordon Gordh – USDA-APHIS
• 2:45 PM – 3:05 PM MST

  The EEB Language Project: Championing inclusive terminology in ecology and evolution
  

  Presenting Author: Kathy Darragh – Indiana University

  Co-Author: Susan J Cheng – University of Michigan

  Co-Author: Kaitlyn M Gaynor – The University of British Columbia

  Co-Author: Alex C Moore – The University of British Columbia

  Co-Author: Cesar O Estien – University of California

  Co-Author: J W Hammon – Michigan Technological University

  Co-Author: Christopher Lawrence – Princeton University

  Co-Author: Kirby L Mills – University of Michigan

  Co-Author: Marcella D Baiz – University of Buffalo

  Co-Author: Danielle Ignace – The University of British Columbia

  Co-Author: Lily Khadempour – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Matthew McCary, Ph.D. – Rice University

  Co-Author: Mallory M Rice – California State University

  Co-Author: Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila – Dartmouth College

  Co-Author: Justine A Smith – University of California
• 3:05 PM – 3:25 PM MST

  The Better Common Names Project: A journey toward inclusive and better common names
  

  Presenting Author: Angela M. Tucker, BCE (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee
• 3:25 PM – 3:45 PM MST

  Pros and cons of gender agreement: Ideas for the new code edition
  

  Presenting Author: Doug Yanega (he/him/his) – University of California
• 3:45 PM – 3:50 PM MST

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Thomas N. Sheehan (he/him/his) – University of Georgia