PEF requests will begin once your symposia has been selected. Instructions on how to submit your PEF request will be sent out once the status of your symposia has been determined.

The Society provides funds for program enhancement as an incentive to attract speakers for the Annual Meeting, thereby improving meeting content and attendance.  PEFs are used to enhance the educational content of the Annual Meeting program and have certain restrictions on their use, as detailed below.
 
PEFs are classified as honoraria and in most cases will not meet the total expenses of the recipient.  Annual Meeting registration fees are automatically deducted from the PEFs. The remaining funds may be used for travel, lodging, and other expenses.
 
Once PEF funds have been completely allocated, sections have the option to utilize their ESA budgeted funds to support or enhance a particular symposium if they desire.  However, the rules on eligibility for PEF funds must apply.
 
Eligibility:

• PEFs may not be disbursed to any ESA member residing in the United States except for current or former ESA members who are invited symposia speakers at the Annual Meeting and who are emeritus status or retired and do not have access to outside funding to cover travel to the Annual Meeting. Emeritus status refers to those who are not deriving income from entomological-related consulting or similar types of employment.
• Qualified ESA members are eligible for PEF funds only once during any 3-year period.
• PEFs may be used to attract scientists from other disciplines and may be used for non-ESA members, either within the United States or internationals (including Mexico and Canada), who are not entomologists and who would not otherwise participate in the Annual Meeting.
• Non-ESA members devoting more than 50% of their research, teaching, extension, or administrative time to entomological topics would normally be expected to be ESA members, and therefore, cannot be eligible for Program Enhancement Funds.

 
Requesting and Determining Distribution of PEF Funds:

All requests for PEF funds must be conveyed to Program Co-Chairs through the Confex system by the deadline:

Program Symposia PEF request deadline: Friday, April 19, 2013
Section and Member Symposia PEF request deadline:  Friday, May 17, 2013

• The Program Co-Chairs will determine the distribution of PEF funds and will notify the Symposia Organizers and the presenter of their decisions.
• All decisions by the Program Co-Chairs are final.

 
Final Distribution of Funds:

• After October 21, speaker substitutions will no longer be accepted. 
• PEF payments via check will be provided onsite at registration during the  Annual Meeting. Requests for payment via wire transfers may be made onsite during the conference to take place after the conference.

PEF Eligibility Requirements

Emeritus = not deriving income from entomological consulting or similar employment and no access to outside funding for travel to the Annual Meeting.

* At the discretion of the Program Chair and not eligible more than once every 3 years.