On February 18th and 19th the University of Kentucky Political Ecology Working Group held the first annual “Dimensions of Political Ecology: Conference on Nature Society Research.” The conference was organized by a group of graduate students in geography, anthropology, and sociology. Conference participation was interdisciplinary and international with over 125 participants serving as presenters, discussants, and field guides. Given the success of the event a follow up in 2012 is imminent. See the UKPEWG website for more details about the working group and the conference.