The Distributed European School of Taxonomy is offering a five day training course on BIOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE at the MNHN in Paris. This training will provide an overview of the history and epistemology of biological nomenclature, and a discussion of the relationships between phylogeny, taxonomy and nomenclature. The zoological and botanical codes will be presented in detail, the other codes more briefly. Recent problems and projects of nomenclature, including alternative systems, will be discussed. The training will combine lectures with practical exercises on zoological and botanical nomenclature and on transforming phylogenetic data into a taxonomy and a nomenclature.

Deadline for registration is approaching: 1 March 2012

Course dates: 28 May – 1 June 2012

Course venue: Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, France 

Tutor: Prof. Alain Dubois

Target audience: MSc students, PhD students, early career researchers; from Europe as well as outside of Europe

Detailed information and registration at:

http://www.taxonomytraining.eu/content/biological-nomenclature-0

Furthermore, several new training courses within the Expert-in-training programme are open for registration:

http://www.taxonomytraining.eu/content/expert-training-traineeships-2011-2012

Training courses within this programme last between one and four weeks, and aim at enhancing practical research skills (morphological and molecular techniques, bio-informatics, etc.) through on-the-job-training. The programme includes a wide variety of subjects, from insects and lizards up to primates.

Have a look now as registration deadlines are getting near.

New training providers are most welcome to participate in training delivery within the Distributed European School of Taxonomy. For more information, please mail us at dest-training@naturalsciences.be or have a look at:

http://www.taxonomytraining.eu/content/interested-training-delivery

Thank you for spreading the word,

Hendrik Gheerardyn

Isabella Van de Velde

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DEST Training

www.taxonomytraining.eu

dest-training@naturalsciences.be

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Vautierstraat 29, B-1000 Brussel

Tel. 32 2 627 43 34 (336)

http://www.naturalsciences.be

We are pleased to announce the fourth offering of HYM Course (http://hymcourse.org/), scheduled for August 5–12, 2012 at Tovetorp Zoological Research Station, Sweden (http://www.zoologi.su.se/tovetorp/).

The main objective of HYM Course is to provide participants with knowledge and experience in identifying parasitic and predatory wasps, sawflies, wood wasps, bees, and ants. Information on natural history is also presented, and that information is reinforced with fieldwork. Techniques used to collect, rear, preserve, and curate specimens are presented in a hands-on manner to allow participants to learn directly by doing.

The course is limited to 25 participants. Applications are due March 2, 2012. Students in Sweden are eligible for financial aid through the Swedish Taxonomy Initiative. Please visit the HYM Course website (http://hymcourse.org/) for details, including information on how to apply, costs for taking the course, and logistics of travel to and within Sweden.

We look forward to seeing you in Sweden!

Instructors, HYM Course 2012

Dear all,

The Distributed European School of Taxonomy (DEST, www.taxonomytraining.eu) continues to provide high quality training that prepares students for future taxonomic careers. Courses are open to participants from Europe and outside of Europe.

Upcoming courses within the Modern Taxonomy programme:

www.taxonomytraining.eu/content/modern-taxonomy-course-programme-2011-2012

– DNA-Barcoding course (Paris, 19-23 March 2012)

– Basics of taxonomy: describing, illustrating and writing biodiversity (Kristineberg, 16-27 April 2012)

– Biological Nomenclature (Paris, 28 May – 1 June 2012)

Upcoming courses within the Expert-in-training programme:

www.taxonomytraining.eu/content/expert-training-traineeships-2011-2012

– Entomological research in protected areas (1 week in May-June 2012, Firenze, Italy)

– Eco-ethological peculiarities and morphological taxonomy in defining uniqueness of island populations: Podarcis Lacertid lizards (1 week in June 2012, Aeolian Islands, Italy)

Have a look now as registration deadlines are getting near!

Thank you for spreading the word,

Hendrik Gheerardyn

Isabella Van de Velde