Enhancing Bee Taxonomy via Community Building, Research Prioritization, and Innovation

Organizer(s)

• MB

  Michael Branstetter

  Pollinating Insect Research Unit
  USDA-ARS
  Logan, Utah
• VG

  Victor Gonzalez (he/him/his)

  University of Kansas
  Lawrence, Kansas

Panelist(s)

• MB

  Michael Branstetter

  Pollinating Insect Research Unit
  USDA-ARS
  Logan, Utah
• VG

  Victor Gonzalez (he/him/his)

  University of Kansas
  Lawrence, Kansas
• BF

  Brian Fisher (he/him/his)

  California Academy of Sciences
  San Francisco, California
• MY

  Matthew Yoder (he/him/his)

  Illinois Natural History Survey
  Champaign, Illinois
• KS

  Katja Seltmann

  Director, Researcher
  Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
  University of California
  Santa Barbara, California
• KO

  Katherine Odanaka

  Post Doc
  Cornell University
  Ithaca, New York
• HW

  Hollis Woodard (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  University of California
  Riverside, California

Workshop participants will explore the current state of bee taxonomy, learn about research gaps and innovative technologies, and actively participate in discussions of how the community can push research into the future. The workshop will lead to new collaborative efforts and ideas from the meeting will be integrated for publication.