ForBio annual meeting March 8 – 9, 2012 in Trondheim, Norway

Registration is now open for the next annual meeting of ForBio – the Research School for Biosystematics. The meeting will take place March 8 – 9, 2012 in Trondheim, Norway.

Our annual meeting is meant to bring together scientist from a variety of backgrounds, all working with biosystematics. You will get the opportunity to listen to talks from the leaders in the field and discuss your own research. The meeting is open to anyone interested in biosystematics – no registration fee and free lunch included for all participants. ForBio members presenting their work will get accommodation and travel costs covered.

Please find more information about the meeting and how to register on our website www.forbio.uio.no

Hope to see you in Trondheim!

Systematikdagarna 2011 i Lund

Systematikdagarna kommer i år att genomföras 21-22 november vid konferenscentret Palaestra i centrala Lund.

Biologiska muséerna, Lunds botaniska trädgård och forskargrupper vid Biologiska institutionen i Lund hälsar alla välkomna till ett vetenskapligt program med föredrag, postersession och mycket annat.

Mer information och anmälningsformulär hittar du på systematikdagarnas hemsida.

15th Evolutionary Biology Meeting at Marseilles

The 15th Evolutionary Biology Meeting will take place on 27-30 September 2011, Marseilles, France.

Few spots for posters and posters plus flash presentations are available
The following subjects will be discussed:

– Evolutionary biology concepts and modelisations for biological annotation;
– Biodiversity and Systematics;
– Comparative genomics and post-genomics (at all taxonomic levels);
– Functional phylogeny;
– Environment and biological evolution;
– Origin of Life and exobiology;
– Non-adaptative versus adaptative evolution;
– The « minor » phyla: their usefulness in evolutionary biology knowledge.

Registration and abstract submission