The 5 panel topics are:
- Reflections on the first 16 years of NCEAS: Key scientific contributions and lessons learned
 - From data to knowledge: the Ecoinformatics imperative
 - Ecological synthesis for human well-being I: Environmental dimensions of disease dynamics
 - Ecological synthesis for human well-being II: Biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management
 - Communicating synthesis science
 
Each panel has its own individual page for commentary.