Dear all,

ForBio has the pleasure to inform you that we can fund participation in the following courses for our members:

Geometric Morphometrics with Plants organized by ’Transmitting Science’

The course will take place April 21-27, 2014  in Barcelona, Spain.

This course offers a self-contained introduction to geometric morphometrics with a special focus on applications in plant evolution and development. Recommended course credits is 2 ECTS.

For registration and more information about the course see here: http://www.transmittingscience.org/courses/gm/gm-and-plants/

If you are interested register for the course as soon as possible as places are limited to 20 participants and will be occupied by strict registration order. Contact Heidi Solstad (heidi.solstad@ntnu.no) for more information on ForBio funding.

DEST course: Botanical Nomenclature

The course will take place Januar 27-31, 2014, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK.

This in-depth course will teach the principles of plant nomenclature according to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants (ICN) so that participants can apply good nomenclatural practice when undertaking taxonomic revisions, compiling checklists etc.

For registration and more information about the course see here: http://www.taxonomytraining.eu/content/botanical-nomenclature-2

Application deadline: October 17, 2013.

Contact Heidi Solstad (heidi.solstad@ntnu.no) for more information on ForBio funding.

Best regards,

Heidi