The webpage has been down for a short while, but is now (hopefully) working as it should again!
If you notice any further problems with it, please send an e-mail to me and Stina (webmaster—snabela—systematikforeningen.se) so that we can look into it.
All the best!
/Anna
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
Dear all,
ForBio arranges courses to train new taxonomists, but for some organism groups the number of interested students is too small for a full-scale course to be worthwhile. In those cases ForBio can fund collaboration between ForBio members and taxonomic experts. These funds aim to allow the student to work with particular collections, to learn new preparation techniques directly from the expert, and to discuss taxonomic problems with a group of people with similar scientific focus but situated at another institution.
ForBio will fund members (PhDs and postdocs only) who will benefit from such collaboration for a stay of one to five weeks at the institute of the expert.
The grant covers costs for travel and provides a weekly allowance of 2600 NOK towards accommodation or other costs. Please note that we have a limited budget for travel grants and we will prioritize grant applications based on the scientific quality of the planned work and on how the collaboration is going to help the applicant’s scientific project.
You can apply here: http://www.forbio.uio.no/travel-grant/
Best regards,
Heidi
To visit the first page of Systematikdagarna 2013, please use the following link:
http://systematikforeningen.se/systematikdagarna2013/
See you in Stockholm, november 25-26!
Systematikdagarna 2013 närmar sig med stormsteg!! Mötet kommer som tidigare meddelats att äga rum vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet i Stockholm 25-26 november! Titta på mötets hemsida för detaljer kring registrering, avgift, betalning och möjligheter att hålla presentationer! Var snälla och anmäl er så snart som möjligt, för att underlätta planeringen!
http://systematikforeningen.se/systematikdagarna2013/
Välkomna till Systematikdagarna 2013!!
Dear all,
The Research School in Biosystematics – ForBio – invites to the course ”Introduction to phylogenetic methods”.
The course will take place November 4 – 8, 2013 at the University of Bergen.
This course aims primarily at students who will do phylogenetic computation in their thesis work, but who have no hands-on experience with some of the more frequently used software applications. Introductory lectures will cover topics such as properties of data and trees, models of evolutionary change, phylogenetic signal, model testing, and hypothesis testing. The students will learn how to prepare their data, explore the properties of the data, how to use distance, parsimony, likelihood and Bayesian methods in computation.
Please note that external students are required to study electronic course material in order to prepare for the computing class in November. The intensive computer lab (Nov 4-8) is at University of Bergen, Norway.
More information about the course and how to apply can be found at http://www.forbio.uio.no/events/courses/2013/phylo_intro.html.
Application deadline is September 26, 2013.
Contact person: Christiane Todt Christiane.Todt@um.uib.no
Course leader: Endre Willassen Endre.Willassen@um.uib.no
Welcome!
ForBio/Magnus
Time and place:
Sep 16, 2013 12:00 PM – Sep 24, 2013 05:00 PM, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
Extended deadline: first come, first serve!
Teachers: Dorothee Ehrich (University of Tromsø) and Andreas Tribsch (University of Salzburg)
Phylogeography combines phylogeny with biogeography and investigates the geographic distribution of intra- or interspecific genetic variation. In this course we will introduce the theoretical basis of phylogeography, genetic markers used, and data analysis. The main part will be a computer course in analyzing and interpreting phylogeographic data. We will start with basic analyses and introduce more advanced methods. The course is also meant to be a workshop, where it will be possible to discuss concepts, ideas and analyses, so participants are encouraged to bring their own data to analyse. Participants will also receive a number of scientific articles on the topic to study before the course.
Contact Sergei Drovetski (sdrovetski@gmail.com) for registration. Find more information at www.forbio.uio.no/events/courses/2013/phylogeography.html
Welcome!
Dear all,
The Research School in Biosystematics – ForBio – invites to the course
”Introduction to Bioinformatics for Biosystematics”.
Basic programming skills are becoming essential for handling large datasets and
performing complex analyses in biosystematics. This course aims to provide the
students with tools to solve practical problems often encountered in
biosystematic research. Course topics include Python, R, and SQL. An
introduction is arranged in connection with the course for participants without previous
experience of GNU/Linux and Bash.
Place and time: Natural History Museum, Oslo, Norway; September 16-20, 2013.
GNU/Linux and Bash introduction September 14-15, 2013.
Application deadline is August 4, 2013.
More information about the course and how to apply can be found at
www.forbio.uio.no/events/courses/2013/
The course is arranged by the Research school in biosystematics – ForBio. There
is no course fee, and PhD students/postdocs registered at Norwegian, Danish, or
Swedish universities can become ForBio members and will then have travel
accommodation costs covered. For information about ForBio and membership etc,
please see www.forbio.uio.no/membership/
Welcome!
ForBio/Magnus
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