Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution

Name

Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution

Legal name

Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution

Website

https://csee-scee.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

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Product category

Professional Scientific Society

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental Education & Outreach (BPAGAGAH)

Keywords

• Professional society services
• Scientific membership organization
• Ecology research community
• Evolutionary biology society
• Academic conference hosting

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from regular members ($100/year), students and postdoctoral fellows ($15-$50/year), and lifetime memberships ($2000). These dues cover society operations, meeting organization, workshop support, student travel grants and prizes, and publishing policy statements.
2. Conference Registration Fees: Discounted registration fees for annual conferences, with reduced rates for CSEE members. Includes early bird registration options for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE) is a non-partisan learned society that delivers membership-based professional services to ecologists and evolutionary biologists across Canada. Its core offerings include annual membership subscriptions (regular, student/postdoctoral, and lifetime tiers), an annual rotating scientific conference, an awards and bursaries program, outreach and regional conference grant funding, educational webinars and workshops, and policy advocacy on ecological and evolutionary research.

Product overview

The Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE) is a non-partisan professional society for ecologists and evolutionary biologists in Canada. Rather than a technology product company, CSEE offers a suite of membership services including annual conferences, awards programs, outreach support funding, student travel bursaries, workshops/webinars, policy advocacy, newsletters (Bulletins), a job board, EDI initiatives, and specialized sections. The core offering centers on the annual conference and various awards recognizing research excellence in ecology and evolution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regular Annual Membership
• Student/Postdoctoral Annual Membership
• Lifetime Membership
• Annual Conference
• President's Award for Research Excellence in Ecology and Evolution

Quantifiable outcome

• Two major awards per year (President's Award for Research Excellence and President's Award for Excellence in Societal Engagement)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Royal Society Publishing (Proceedings B)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSEE has established an association with Royal Society Publishing's journal Proceedings B. The society publishes annual Invited Reviews written by former presidents and biannual award winners. CSEE Invited Reviews published include works by Graham Bell, Charles J. Krebs, Douglas Morris, David Schindler, Spencer Barrett, Pierre Legendre, Jeffrey Hutchings, Sarah Otto, Jeremy Kerr, Marie-Josée Fortin, Lenore Fahrig, and Stephen Heard - all free to access.
• Canadian Science PublishingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanadian Science Publishing provides support for new collections and symposium proposals to CSEE members. Andrea Wishart serves as CSEE's main partnership contact with the publisher. The partnership facilitates knowledge mobilization and provides members resources for expanding publishing opportunities.
• Canadian and International Environmental Education Initiative (CIIEE-ICEE)minorOthersCSEE maintains representation within the CIIEE-ICEE through council participation, supporting broader environmental education initiatives across Canada and internationally.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ecological Society of America: The largest professional ecology society in North America, serving ecologists across the U.S. and globally. Highly comparable to CSEE as a member-based scientific society focused on ecology, with annual conferences, awards, and publications.
• Entomological Society of Canada: Canadian scientific society for entomologists, with annual meetings, awards, and bilingual operations. Highly comparable to CSEE in governance structure, member-funded revenue model, and Canadian geographic focus.
• Society for the Study of Evolution: International scientific society dedicated to the study of evolution, publisher of Evolution journal. Directly comparable to CSEE's evolution-focused mission and member-driven conference and awards model.
• British Ecological Society: The oldest ecological society in the world (founded 1913), serving ecologists in the UK and internationally. Directly comparable to CSEE in mission, membership-model funding, journals, awards, and annual meetings.
• European Society for Evolutionary Biology: A European counterpart to CSEE focused on evolutionary biology, with a congress, journals, and awards. Strongly comparable as a learned society promoting ecology and evolution research and supporting student researchers.
• Canadian Botanical Association: A Canadian scientific society focused on botany, with a similar membership, conference, and awards model. Comparable to CSEE as a Canadian learned society with annual conferences and student engagement.
• American Society of Naturalists: International scientific society covering ecology, evolution, and integrative biology. Comparable to CSEE in its interdisciplinary ecology-and-evolution focus, member-supported journals, and prestigious awards program.

Regional players

• Société Française d'Écologie et d'Évolution (SFE²): French national society for ecology and evolution. Comparable to CSEE in mission, structure, and bilingual outreach, though operating predominantly in France rather than Canada.

Broad incumbents

• Royal Society of Canada: Canada's national academy of distinguished Canadian scholars, artists, and scientists. Comparable to CSEE in its Canada-wide convening role across disciplines and its engagement with policy and funding bodies, though broader in scope.

Emerging players

• Genetics Society of Canada: A Canadian scientific society focused on genetics research, with overlapping membership in evolutionary biology. Comparable to CSEE in the Canadian academic society context and interdisciplinary overlap with evolution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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