ESPM Conference Info

SYSTEMA NATURAE 250
26-27 August 2008, Paris, France
A symposium celebrating 250 years of zoological nomenclature, starting with the publication of the 10th edition of Linnaeus's Systema Naturae on January 1st 1758, has been organised by the secretariat of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.

Systema Naturae 250 runs concurrently with the 20th International Congress of Zoology in Paris, 26-29 August, 2008 (http://icz2008.snv.jussieu.fr/program.htm), and will have its plenary session on 26 August 2 pm - 6 pm. This will include Prof E.O. Wilson's plenary lecture 'The Linnaean Ark', and the presentation, by Professor Wilson, of the Sherborn award for outstanding service to biodiversity informatics to Professor Alessandro Minelli. The symposium flyer can be found here, with details of all speakers: http://www.iczn.org/Systema_Naturae_250_A5_amended_(2).pdf
Themes covered by the meeting will include the evolution of zoological nomenclature over the past 250 years, the future of animal taxonomy, web publication of taxonomic work, including changes to the Code, copyright issues, and the Encyclopedia of Life. All papers by invited speakers will be published in a commemorative volume.This symposium represents a key opportunity to discuss all of the above issues. Because the symposium is part of the 20th ICZ, registration is necessary, and possible at: http://www.alphavisa.com/icz2008/registration.php The fee includes lunch for all four days of the meeting as well as coffee breaks, the congress banquet on the 29th, participation in all scientific and poster sessions and of course all abstract and programme booklets, bags and other material.
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Posted by Brad on 07.23.08

ECOLOGICAL GENOMICS SYMPOSIUM

NOVEMBER 14 - 16, 2008

KANSAS CITY on the Plaza
Plan now to attend the 6th Annual "Genes in Ecology, Ecology in Genes" Symposium on November 14, 15, & 16, 2008, in Kansas City. We will convene in the Intercontinental Hotel on the beautiful Country Club Plaza on Friday at 6:00 p.m. and conclude on Sunday at noon.
Ecological Genomics is a field at the interface of ecology, evolution and genomics that seeks to place the functional significance of genes and genomics into an ecological and evolutionary context.
A poster session will be held on Friday night and Saturday. Poster topics should be related to the field of Ecological Genomics. A limited number of submitted poster abstracts will be selected for oral presentations.
Information will be posted on our website, http://www.ecogen.ksu.edu , as details are finalized. If you have questions, please contact us at (785) 532-3482 or ecogen@ksu.edu.
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Posted by Brad on 07.22.08

The Darwin '09 meeting at Stony Brook now has a complete list of speakers, which you can check at http://darwin09.org/
The site will be open for registration as soon as we will get confirmation of full funding.

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Posted by Brad on 07.22.08

The Hellenic Zoological Society and the Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC) University of Crete will organize the 11th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions. The Congress will take place at the new permanent exhibition halls of the NHMC (Irakleio, Crete, Greece) between the 22nd and the 26th of September, 2009.
The congress' scope includes all issues related to the animal systematic, phylogeny, phylogeography, and ecology in the eastern Mediterranean region. Research concerning all aspects of animal biodiversity (terrestrial, subterranean, freshwater and marine) within a geographical region that includes the Balkan and Italian peninsulas, Asia Minor and Anatolia, as well as the Near East and the Mediterranean coasts of north-eastern Africa are welcome. The official language of the 11th ICZEGAR will be English.
News will be regularly posted in the web address http://www.nhmc.uoc.gr/iczegar11 so we encourage you to visit this web page regularly for further information. Communication via e-mail is strongly encouraged.

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Posted by Brad on 07.22.08

Advances in Crustacean Phylogenetics Symposium deadline extension
Dear colleagues,
Please allow us to remind you, that you are all invited to participate in the Advances in Crustacean Phylogenetics International Symposium taking place in Rostock this autumn.
Hosted by our 589-year old University of Rostock, and with 25 high profile international experts invited to share their knowledge on Crustacean Phylogenetics, we feel confident that the symposium will be both interesting and provide new insights for all of us.
We have decided to extend the registration deadline to 31st July 2008, so that even more of you will be able to join us.
Please note that the deadline applies both to payments as well as poster abstract submissions.
For more information, please visit our home page or send an e-mail to ACP08@web.de


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Posted by Brad on 07.22.08

1st - 3rd October
The Linnean Society of London
Beyond Cladistics: A Festschrift for Prof C J Humphries
As an approach to the discovery of phylogenetic relationships among organisms, cladistics took the systematics community by storm. According to David Hull, in his 1988 account of its history, cladistics was winning out everywhere; according to Colin Patterson, cladistics 'began in the late 1960s, accelerated in the 1970s, and was virtually complete by the eighties' in contrast, Gareth Nelson suggested that cladistics is sufferingfrom 'Arrested Development.' This symposium, entitled Beyond Cladistics, in honour of botanist Chris Humphries, will address some general issues relating to cladistics: its past, its present and its future ­ if, indeed, there is anything beyond cladistics itself.
Programme details here:
http://www.linnean.org/fileadmin/events2/events.php?detail=3D123
Registration for all of these events is essential, full details can be found
here:
http://www.linnean.org/index.php?id=3D226
Please contact Kate Longhurst if you have any queries:
kate@linnean.org

+44 (0)20 7434 4479 Ext 13
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Posted by Brad on 07.22.08

150 Years after Darwin\'s On the Origin of Species, island evolution is entering a new phase. By habitat fragmentation, we humans create more and more islands, while at the same time, by transporting species from their native biomes, we remove the dispersal barriers that kept habitats isolated.

To explore the implications of this new era of island evolution, the National Museum of Natural History in Leiden, the Netherlands, together with the Darwin Center for Biogeology in Utrecht, the Netherlands, will co-organise an international congress on "Island Evolution 150 Years After Darwin"

12 & 13 February 2009

Museum Naturalis
Leiden, the Netherlands

The meeting will bring together traditional students of island biotas,
experimental/theoretical community ecologists, and evolutionary biologists, to explore the role of island-biological processes in a world in which the "island processes" of isolation and dispersal are being drastically altered.

More information on the programme and the registration procedure will soon be available at: http://www.naturalis.nl/darwin2009
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Posted by Brad on 07.22.08

The 4th International Conference on Gross National Happiness
The Centre for Bhutan Studies (CBS) is pleased to announce the 4th International Conference on Gross National Happiness from November 7 to 9, 2008 in Bhutan.
The conference will focus on themes related to GNH such as psychology, environment, community relations, education, health, living standard, governance, culture, time use and economy, and their indicators. Interested individuals, including government officials, academics, and NGO representatives, may attend the conference. Those who wish to present papers should submit abstracts latest by the end of July 2008, and the papers by the end of September 2008.
The participants will have to make their own travel arrangement till Paro airport. CBS will be responsible for local transport from/to airport, and food and accommodation for four days, that is, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of November. Gratis visa will be granted to participants.
International participants will have to pay a fee of US $800. A discounted fee of Nu. 15,000 will be charged on SAARC nationals.
Inquiries about the conference may be directed to Dorji Penjore at 975-2-335872 or dorpen71@gmail.com.
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Posted by Brad on 07.22.08

3rd ANNUAL ARTHROPOD GENOMICS SYMPOSIUM
As more arthropod genomes are sequenced, we are faced with the ever-growing need for databases and bioinformatics tools based on common platforms to support comparative genomics. The Arthropod Genomics Consortium was formed to address these issues. The first projects focus on databases and tools for literature annotation. You are invited to join the fun as we share our progress with the arthropod research community, by providing feedback on these projects and input new possibilities.
DATE: June 11 to 14, 2009, in Kansas City at the Marriott Downtown
SPONSOR: K-State Arthropod Genomics Center, Kansas State University
Visit our website, www.k-state.edu/agc, for updates as details are finalized.
Add your name to the Symposium mailing list, by sending your contact information to dmerrill@k-state.edu.

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Posted by Brad on 07.22.08

MEEGID IX University of California at Irvine, 30th October-1st November 2008

It is our pleasure to announce officially that the 9th International Meeting "Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases" (MEEGID IX), will be held at UC Irvine, California.
Communications on genetics, genomics, proteomics, phylogenetics, population biology, mathematical modeling, and bioinformatics are welcome. They can report on the host, the pathogen, or the vector for vector-borne diseases. Papers considering host + pathogen or pathogen + vector (co-evolution) are particularly encouraged.
Awards will be attributed to the best oral communication, the best oral communication by a scientist from the Southern World on a problem specifically relevant to these areas, the best oral communication by a student, and the best communication by poster. Each prize winner will be offered a free 2-year membership to Infection, Genetics and Evolution.
The abstract submission deadline is the 30th September 2008.
Registration Fee: 200.00 euros or equivalent in other currencies. Reduced fees upon request for scientists from developing countries who do not have international funds. Registration fees are waived for students.
Registration and abstract submission on: http://www.th.ird.fr/site_meegid/meegid_registration.html
More information available at: http://www.th.ird.fr/site_meegid/menu.htm
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Posted by Brad on 07.22.08

Dear all,
We are pleased to imform you that the program of the 12th Evolutionary Biology Meeting at Marseilles (24 - 26 september) is now available on our website: http://sites.univ-provence.fr/evol-cgr/
Few spots for poster presentation are still available.
Best regards,
Pierre Pontarotti

Universite EGEE
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Posted by Brad on 07.22.08

You are invited to come to Melbourne, Australia to share in a unique conference experience, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth (February 12, 1809) and the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of the Species. When Charles Darwin came to Australia on the voyage of HMS Beagle in 1836 he was an obscure English naturalist. 23 years later the publication of Darwin's book, Origin of the Species, sparked an intellectual, social and spiritual revolution. It radically transformed our understanding of life on this planet, the origins of life, our relationship to other species and the way life can adapt or fail to do so in the face of environmental change.Evolution the Experience will explore the breadth and depth of Darwin's ongoing impact in basic biology, agriculture, medicine, psychology, sociology, politics, history and religion.

Register your interest in being part of this extraordinary
experience so that we can keep you updated of all key information www.evolution09.com.au
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Posted by Brad on 07.22.08