Meeting Announcements
ESA · Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America · 2015
This conference of the European Ecological Federation (EEF) and the Italian Society of Ecology will be held at the Congress Center in Rome, Italy, 21–25 September 2015. Plenary speakers will include Professor Jef Huisman, University of Amsterdam, Professor David Inouye, University of Maryland, USA, Professor Ingolf Kuehn, Helmholz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany, Dr. Antonello Provenzale, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council, Italy, and Professor Riccardo Valentini, Tuscia University, Italy. The deadline for abstract submissions and early registration is 31 March. The deadline for late registration 31 July. All important conference information is available at www.ecologyatinterface.eu The Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling (CREEM) is hosting two linked workshops in the summer of 2015 in our purpose-built facilities at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. The aim of these workshops is to train participants in the latest methods for design and analysis of distance sampling surveys, including line and point transects. The workshops are taught by leading researchers in the field, using industry-standard software. The first workshop (11–14 August) will run at an introductory level, and will focus on distance sampling methods, largely described in the standard reference book “Introduction to Distance Sampling.” The workshop will be a blend of theory and practice and participants will learn how to use the program “Distance.” Participants will gain a solid grounding in both survey design and methods of analysis for distance sampling surveys. Note that we have moved the “automated survey design” and “incorporating covariates in detection function” from the advanced workshop into the introductory workshop. The advanced distance sampling workshop (17–20 August) will include advanced treatment of: analyses in which detectability on the transect line is not assumed to be perfect (the so-called g(0) problem) and spatial (or density surface) modelling. We will showcase a series of new R packages we have developed for performing standard as well as sophisticated analyses in R. The aim of this workshop is to bring participants up to date with the latest developments in distance sampling methods and software. It is also an opportunity for those actively engaged in the design, analysis and execution of distance sampling surveys to discuss common issues and problems, and set future research directions. The workshop will be a combination of lectures and computer sessions, with considerable time for discussion. Additional details regarding the workshop can be found at http://creem2.st-andrews.ac.uk/workshops/distance-sampling-workshops-st-andrews-august-2015/ The Symposium will be held in České Budějovice, Czech Republic, 30 August–4 September 2015. All researchers interested in rotifers, as well as researchers working on topics that relate to rotifer biology should join us. Related topics include, but are not limited to the following: Acanthocephalans; Aging; Aquaculture; Anhydrobiosis; Asexuals; Biogeography; Diapause; Dispersal; Evolution; Population dynamics, etc. Research topics will include the ecological roles of rotifers in aquatic systems, evolutionary processes and adaptations, their use in ecotoxicology, the surprising asexual genomes of bdelloids, and more. Meeting flyer at http://www.rotifera.org//files/second-annoucement-rotifera-xiv.pdf Need more information about the symposium? Visit the IRS14 web page! http://www.rotifera.org/ Judges are needed to evaluate candidates for the Murray F. Buell Award for the outstanding oral presentation by a student and the E. Lucy Braun Award for the outstanding poster presentation by a student at the Annual ESA Meeting at Baltimore, Maryland, in 2015. We need to provide each candidate with at least four judges competent in the specific subject of the presentation. Each judge is asked to evaluate 3–5 papers and/or posters. Current graduate students are not eligible to judge. This is a great way to become involved in an important ESA activity. We desperately need your help! Please complete and send this form by mail or e-mail to the Ecological Society of America, Attn: Buell/Braun Awards, 1990 M Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036, e-mail: [email protected]. If you have judged in the past several years, this information is on file. If you do not have to update your information, simply send an e-mail message, “Yes, I can judge this year.” Please refer to the PDF of this article for the application form.