***POSTER ABSTRACT DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16!!!*** 13th Annual Ecological Genomics Symposium November 6-8, 2015 Hilton Garden Inn, Manhattan, KS Symposium website: http://ecogen.k-state.edu/symposia/2015.html
This year marks the 13th anniversary of the Ecological Genomics Symposium. The symposium will feature a diverse array of established and emerging leaders in the field of ecological and evolutionary genomics. Symposium details can be found at http://ecogen.k-state.edu/symposia/2015.html. The meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 6, and conclude at Noon on Sunday, November 8. REGISTRATION: Please register online today at: http://ecogen.k-state.edu/symposia/2015registration.html. This year, the registration price includes the Saturday night networking banquet. There is an optional Konza Prairie tour on Sunday afternoon, for an additional fee. POSTER ABSTRACTS: Poster topics should be related to the field of Ecological Genomics. Instructions for submitting your abstract online are at: http://ecogen.kstate.edu/symposia/2015abstract.html. DEADLINE: October 16. VENUE: The symposium will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Manhattan. Reserve your hotel room online by visiting the Symposium website. FEATURED SPEAKERS: * Scott V. Edwards, Harvard University, Comparative genomics and the origin of phenotypic novelty in birds * Michael Lynch, Indiana University, The 5000-genome Daphnia pulex Project * Melissa Pespeni, University of Vermont, Ecological genomics in a diverse and changing world: Studies in sea urchins and horned beetles * Stacey D. Smith, University of Colorado Boulder, Evolutionary genomics of flower color transitions * Joan Strassmann, Washington University in St. Louis, Cooperation, conflict, and symbiosis in social amoebae * Michi Tobler, Kansas State University, Finding mechanisms underlying life in extreme environments ADDITIONAL INFORMATION will be posted on our website, http://ecogen.k-state.edu/symposia/2015.html, as details are finalized. Ecological Genomics Institute Directors: Dr. Loretta Johnson, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Dr. Michael Herman, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Kansas State University, Division of Biology 116 Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-4901 by Jennifer Rhodes, Program Coordinator [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
