This weekend (Feb 14-18, 2013) a wide range of academics and media are gathering in Boston for the American Academy for the Advancement of Science annual general meeting. Kai and Paige organized a symposium called Getting to Global Ecological Sustainability that included leading scholars Jane Lubchenco, Jonathan Foley, David Wilcove, Steven Katona, and Simon Levin. Kai’s presentation introduced a new initiative, to learn more about it see their post on the CHANS lab blog.