We are pleased to announce the ESF-EMBO Symposium EPIGENETICS IN CONTEXT: FROM ECOLOGY TO EVOLUTION, which will held on 18-23 September 2011 in Sant Feliu de Guixols in Spain.
The aim of this symposium is to bring together molecular epigeneticists with population geneticists and evolutionary ecologists to discuss the potential contribution of epigenetics to understanding ecological and evolutionary responses of organisms (including humans) to environmental change, to set ecological and evolutionary epigenetics on a strong theoretical and experimental footing, and to start building a European network of researchers, notably young scientists, that are interested in this novel and exciting field. This is a medium-sized meeting limited to 150 participants, with talks by 20-25 invited speakers (see the list of confirmed speakers below), an equal number of short talks selected from abstracts, and three poster sessions. The conference will take place in a beautiful location, and there will be plenty of time for discussion, exchange of ideas and interaction between the participants. Online application for the conference will be possible from early next year through the ESF conference website (http://www.esf.org/conferences). We particularly encourage participation of students and early stage researchers working in the field. There will be some means for financial support of young researchers. We are looking forward to seeing you in Spain! Best wishes, Vincent Colot (ENS Paris) & Oliver Bossdorf (University of Bern) List of confirmed invited speakers: Malika Ainouche, David Baulcombe, Justin Borevitz, Deborah Bourchis, Vicki Chandler, Caroline Dean, Regis Ferrière, Ueli Grossniklaus, Carlos Herrera, Eva Jablonka, Frank Johannes, Claudine Junien, Bill Kelly, Rob Martienssen, Ortrun Mittelsten-Scheid, Jerzy Paszkowski, Stéphane Ronsseray, Dirk Schübeler, Koen Verhoeven, Jason Wolf
