Call for 2010 Symposia

The Society of Systematic Biologists invites proposals for symposia at the 2010 Evolution meeting to be held in Portland, Oregon, from 25-29 June 2010.  The meeting will be held jointly with the American Society of Naturalists and the Society for the Study of Evolution, and our host is Portland State University.

Proposals should include (1) a descriptive title, (2) one or two paragraphs explaining the purpose of the symposium and its relevance to systematics, (3) a list of presentations including proposed speakers, their institutions or affiliations, and their presentation titles, (4) an indication of whether the speakers have been invited and whether they have agreed to participate, and (5) the proposed length of each talk.  Symposia are restricted to half-day sessions. The society is particularly interested in symposia whose topics do not overlap with those from previous meetings (see SSB website for past symposia), that introduce new ideas or synthesize important concepts, or those that are particularly good examples of the analysis of empirical data. Proposals that unite systematics with other fields are also desirable. We encourage participation from young investigators and others typically under-represented in symposia.

Proposals will be evaluated at the SSB Council meeting during the 2009 annual meeting in Moscow, Idaho.  Soon after, organizers will be notified of the status of their proposals.  Selected symposia will receive funds to partially defer participant costs or honoraria.

Proposals should be submitted by email to the Program Chairperson:

Kelly R. Zamudio

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853

Email: kelly.zamudio@cornell.edu

Phone: 607 254 4212