SMBE 2010 Annual Meeting
Call for External Symposia
The call for external symposia is now open.
If you are interested in organising an external symposium for the SMBE 2010
conference, please e-mail a proposal before December 18th, 2009 to
smbe2010symposia@biomserv.univ-lyon1.fr
The conference will be held in Lyon, France July 4-8, 2010.
See http://smbe2010.univ-lyon1.fr for the latest information.
The proposal (1 page maximum) must include:
Symposium title
Organisers names
Names of 2-3 invited speakers
Abstract
We suggest you to pick a title making a trade off between reminding the latest hot questions and federating the sub-community that each symposium represents. Note that one of the organisers can be invited speaker. State in the proposal whether speakers are confirmed or not. Invited speakers will not pay registration fees and will be offered the gala dinner. Travel and accomodation expenses may be partly reimbursed depending on the meeting income. The abstract should be a brief description of the symposium, including a justification of your invited speakers.
The scientific committee will select about 14 external symposia. To avoid redundancy in the scientific program, we will favour those that complement the locally developed symposia listed below.
With best regards,
On behalf of the SMBE Scientific Committee,
Gabriel Marais and Manolo Gouy
Local symposia:
Recombination and genome evolution (L. Duret, M. Webster)
Evolutionary genomics of prokaryotes (E. Rocha, E. Feil)
Plant ecological genomics (S. Glemin, X. Vekemans)
Mathematical and computational phylogenetics (O. Gascuel, S. Guindon)
Integrative phylogenomics: from genes to organisms history (V. Daubin, B. Boussau)
Patterns of gene and genome duplication in eukaryotic genomes (F. Brunet, M. Semon, A. McLysaght)
Species life-history traits and molecular evolution (N. Galtier, A. Eyre-Walker)
Evolution of molecular networks (M-F. Sagot, V. Lacroix, B. Teusink)
Modular evolution of biological molecules and systems (D. Kahn, E. Bornberg-Bauer)
Genome, evolution and development (V. Laudet, M. Robinson-Rechavi)
Cooperation and conflict: a molecular perspective (S. Charlat, F. Jiggins)
Phylogeny and evolution of prokaryotes (G. Perriere, C. Brochier)
The impact of transposable elements on genome evolution (E. Lerat, C. Vieira)
Next generation ancient DNA: genomic clues about the past (C. Hanni, L. Orlando, T. Gilbert)
http://smbe2010.univ-lyon1.fr
SMBE 2010 Annual Meeting
Lyon, France
The 18th annual meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and
Evolution-SMBE 2010-will be held in Lyon, France July 4-8, 2010, in the
city's convention center. The Meeting will highlight the latest research on
molecular evolution, especially comparative genomics, population genomics,
phylogenomics, and molecular evo-devo.
http://smbe2010.univ-lyon1.fr
In the Light of Evolution IV: The Human Condition
Organizers: John C. Avise and Francisco J. Ayala
Beckman Center of the National Academies, Irvine, CA
The year of Darwinian celebration will close with a Sackler Colloquium devoted expressly to human evolution. Darwin addressed the topic at length in "The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex" (1871). Much has been learned since then, not least from the evidence of paleontology, comparative vertebrate biology, and comparative genomics. This Sackler Colloquium will bring together leading biologists with special expertise about human evolution, both biological and cultural. A preliminary program can be viewed at
http://www.nasonline.org/SACKLER_Human_Condition
$300 EARLY REGISTRATION BY NOVEMBER 15, 2009
Attendance at the Colloquium is limited to 230 registered individuals. Registrations will be accepted only when the registration fee is included and in the order in which they are received. The EARLY registration fee ($300) includes the cost of meals, reception, and banquet.
$150 STUDENT / POST DOC REGISTRATION BY NOVEMBER 15, 2009 ˆ TRAVEL/HOTEL AWARDS AVAILABLE
A reduced all-inclusive (meals, reception, and banquet) registration fee of $150 is offered to Graduate Students and Postdocs who register by November 15, 2009. The NAS has provided funds to supplement the expenses of participating graduate students and postdocs up to $125 for hotel costs and up to $150 for air travel (see award qualification details on the registration page). Awards will be approved on a first come basis when accompanied by the registration fee. Reimbursements will be paid after the Colloquium, upon documentation of qualifying expenses.
After November 15, 2009 - All Registrations are $350
Register at http://www.nasonline.org/SACKLER_Human_Condition
SMBE has launched Genome Biology and Evolution
(http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/gbe/) to foster advances in our understanding of evolutionary biology as genome technologies continue to change the way that we can observe and ask questions about the evolutionary process. Much of the progress now emerging in the fields of genome evolution and population genomics has emerged from within SMBE. The launch of GBE takes that vitality and growth into account. GBE provides a forum that is selective both in terms of scope and impact for major advances in evolutionary biology as revealed by genome data. GBE is now accepting submissions (http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/gbe/for_authors/), the first issue is scheduled to appear in April 2009.
Darwin Now
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are a registered charity; 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland). We build engagement and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people worldwide.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/Darwin
Call for Papers (66KB - PDF file)
 SMBE 2009 Annual Meeting
"Darwin to the Next Generation"
The 17th annual meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology
and Evolution—SMBE 2009—will be held in Iowa City
June 3-7, 2009, on the campus of The University of Iowa. Visit
our website (http://www.smbe2009.org) for the most current information.
http://www.smbe2009.org
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
Details at: http://ccg.biology.uiowa.edu/sexrec
The Roy J. Carver Center for Comparative Genomics and the Department of Biology at the University of Iowa announces an international conference on the evolution of sex & recombination. This conference will immediately precede the 2009 Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE) annual meeting, also located in Iowa City, June 3-7, 2009.
The Sex & Recombination meeting was previously scheduled for June, 2008, but was cancelled due to severe flooding in Iowa City. The organizers are pleased to note that a majority of the previously-scheduled attendees have committed to attend this meeting on the rescheduled dates.
Talks will be given by invited speakers at both the junior and senior level. There will also be opportunities for contributed talks and posters to be given by conference attendees at all levels of seniority. A number of travel awards (10-15) will be provided to deserving students and postdocs.
Topics will include:
- Advantages of sexual reproduction
- Experimental evolution of sex
- Estimating recombination rates
- Mating types & sex determination
- Linkage, selection & population size
- Sex chromosomes
- Sex & pathogenesis
- Sexual selection
- Sexual conflict
Sponsorship for this meeting includes generous support from the American Genetic Association. A symposium issue to be published in Journal of Heredity is planned.
Check the conference website for up-to date information on confirmed speakers, details regarding registration, accommodation, etc. All enquiries are encouraged and should be directed to the organizers: sexrec@uiowa.edu
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