ECOLOGICAL GENOMICS SYMPOSIUM November 9 to 11, 2007
KANSAS CITY ON THE PLAZA=20 =20 Dear Colleague, =20 Just a friendly note to let you know you can still register and attend <http://outreach.ksu.edu/> the 2007 Ecological Genomics Symposium being held November 9 to 11 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kansas City on = the Plaza.=20 =20 Abstract <https://www.dce.ksu.edu/cgi-bin/conf/eco_proposal.cgi> = submission is still open for posters as well. Please review the poster and = abstract <http://www.k-state.edu/ecogen/Posters-2007.htm> guidelines and submit = your abstract online. =20 =20 Hotel <http://www.k-state.edu/ecogen/HotelInformation.pdf> = accommodations are available at several hotels in the Plaza area. The Symposium site hotel, the InterContinental, has completely sold out and rooms are no = longer available. Please visit our website for a list of nearby hotels that = may have rooms available. =20 =20 The =93Genes in Ecology, Ecology in Genes=94 Symposium will begin on = Friday evening, November 9, and conclude on Sunday, November 11, at noon. The Symposium site is the InterContinental Hotel in Kansas City on the = beautiful Country Club Plaza.=20 =20 For complete registration, poster abstract and hotel information, please visit our Symposium website, www.ksu.edu/ecogen/symp2007.html. A = complete brochure is also available. =20 We look forward to seeing you in Kansas City! * * * * * FEATURED SPEAKERS: Andrew Clark, Cornell University =93Genome-wide population genetic inference from 454 and Solexa sequence = runs=94 =20 Michael A. Herman, Kansas State University =93Ecological genomics of nematode community responses: Model and = non-model approaches=94 =20 Stefan Jansson, Ume=E5 University, Sweden =93Natural variation in Populus=94 =20 Thomas E. Juenger, University of Texas at Austin =93Natural variation in the physiology of Arabidopsis thaliana: The = ecological genetics of drought adaptation and acclimation=94 =20 James H. Marden, Penn State University =93Functional genomics of a butterfly metapopulation: Genes that matter = for population dynamics, life history traits, and spatial ecology=94 =20 Therese Ann Markow, University of Arizona =93Ecological genomics of cactophilic desert Drosophila=94 =20 Jennifer B.H. Martiny, University of California, Irvine =93The ecological significance of microbial genetic diversity=94 =20 M=F3nica Medina, University of California, Merced =93Coral reef health: Genomic approaches to the study of symbiosis, = bleaching and disease=94 =20 Nancy A. Moran, University of Arizona =93The ecological genomics of symbiotic bacteria in insects=94 =20 James M. Tiedje, Michigan State University =93Genomic insight from among close bacterial relatives=94 =20 =20 Funding for this symposium is provided by Kansas State University. =20 =20 Ecological Genomics Institute Project Directors: Dr. Loretta Johnson and Dr. Michael Herman Kansas State University 104 Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-4901 (785) 532-3482, www.ksu.edu/ecogen by Doris Merrill, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Program Coordinator =20
