Columbus, Ohio, is hosting the National Entomology Society’s 2026 Annual Conference, which runs from November 8 to November 11 at the city’s convention center. It marks the first time Ohio State University has hosted the gathering.

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Carrie Elvey, of Ohio State’s department of entomology, said the event draws entomologists from across the country. The opening day focused on meet-and-greets, networking and a vendor hall that included artists and industry representatives. Monday was dedicated to students, with competitions for presentations and posters. Tuesday and Wednesday shift to professional meetings, where researchers share their work, hold panel discussions and convene working groups.

Elvey said the conference is significant for graduate students preparing to enter the workforce, calling it “almost like sports scouting” because industry leaders are on hand to watch them present. Undergraduates also get a first step into the professional world, whether through a poster session, a talk or simply being around the field’s knowledge base.

Ohio State’s outreach efforts are part of the event. The BUGmobile, a converted Airstream camper that serves as a mobile insect zoo, has been pulled inside the convention center, with displays featuring work from the department’s research labs. A bug was also set up outside the convention center for attendees to hold. The department separately runs the Bug Zoo on its Wooster campus.

Elvey said the conference had not been held anywhere in Ohio for quite a long time, and that hosting it offers a chance to showcase both the department and the university. She said the society chose Columbus partly because it could partner with the university, which she said does not happen often, and because the convention center’s new Hilton connection made capacity easy. Attendees have also taken side trips around the city, including a foodie tour and a knitting group that met at a local coffee shop to make bugs.

“Columbus is just such a welcoming town for those kind of conventions,” Elvey said.

Source: WOSU — Original report

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Shirka Khubarada Cayayaanka ee Qaranka oo Markii Ugu Horreysay lagu Qabtay Columbus

Magaalada Columbus, Ohio ayaa martigelinaysa shir-weynaha sanadlaha ah ee ururka khubarada cilmiga cayayaanka ee National Entomology Society sanadkan 2026, kaas oo soconaya inta u dhaxaysa November 8 ilaa November 11. Kulan-weynahan ayaa noqonaya markii ugu horreysay ee ay Ohio State University martigeliso shirka heer qaran ee ururkan.

Carrie Elvey oo ka tirsan waaxda barashada cayayaanka ee Ohio State University ayaa xustay in shirku uu isu keenay saynisyahanno iyo khubaro ka kala socota guud ahaan dalka Mareykanka. Barnaamijka ayaa maalintii Axadda ku bilowday isbarasho, xiriir-abuur iyo booqashada hoolalka ganacsiga iyo shirkadaha. Maalinta Isniinta ayaa si gaar ah loogu asteeyay ardayda jaamacadaha, iyada oo ay ka qaybgaleen tartan la xiriira soo bandhigidda cilmi-baarisyada iyo boorarka xogta (posters). Maalmaha Talaadada iyo Arbacada ayaa diiradda lagu saarayaa kulamo xirfadeed oo ay cilmi-baarayaashu ku wadaagayaan waxyaabihii ay soo barteen, dood-cilmiyeedyo iyo kooxo shaqo.

Elvey ayaa tilmaantay in kulankani uu fursad ballaaran u yahay ardayda diyaarinaysa shahaadooyinka sare ee dhowaan geli doona suuqa shaqada. Waxay fursaddan ku tilmaantay mid la mid ah qiimeynta ciyaartoyda hibooyinka leh, maadaama hoggaamiyeyaasha warshadaha iyo shirkaduhu ay goob-joog u yihiin bandhigga ardayda. Sidoo kale, ardayda heerka koowaad ee jaamacadda ayaa helaya fursad ay tallaabadii koowaad ugu qaadaan dunida aqoonta xirfadeed ee cilmiga cayayaanka.

Qayb ka mid ah barnaamijka jaamacadda waxaa goobta shirka lagu soo bandhigay BUGmobile, oo ah gaari nooca Airstream-ka ah oo loo beddelay xarun wareegta oo lagu barto cayayaanka nool. Gaarigan ayaa la dhigay gudaha xarunta shirarka si dadku u arkaan shaqada ay qabtaan xarumaha cilmi-baarista ee jaamacadda, waxaana sidoo kale dadka loo oggolaaday inay cayayaanka gacanta ku qabtaan. Waaxda ayaa dhanka kale maamusha xarun kale oo cayayaanka lagu daawado oo ku taal xarunta jaamacadda ee Wooster.

Shirkan ayaa muddo aad u dheer ka dib markii ugu horreysay lagu qabtay gobolka Ohio. Elvey waxay sheegtay in ururku u doortay Columbus fursadda iskaashi ee jaamacadda iyo ballaarinta hoteelka cusub ee Hilton oo ku xiran xarunta shirarka, taas oo sahashay dejinta ka-qaybgalayaasha. Dadka shirka yimid ayaa sidoo kale booqashooyin ku maray magaalada Columbus si ay u bartaan goobaha taariikhiga ah iyo maqaayadaha deegaanka.

Xigasho: WOSU