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December 1, 2012 EvolDir 13
Dear All,
ULiverpool HumanPopGenetics
Jun23-25
The 10th Conference on Hunter and Gatherer Societies
(CHaGS) will be held at the University of Liverpool
(UK) on 23-25 June 2013. All information about
organization and sessions can be found at: http://www.liv.ac.uk/sace/CHAGS/
I am organizing a Population
Genetics session entitled: The Genetics of Hunter
and Gatherer Populations: Diversity, Origins, Demography,
and Evolution.
We have extended the deadline for abstract submission
for this session and this conference until Monday 26th
November 2012 at midnight.
Abstracts should be submitted directly to me at
verdu@mnhn.fr Abstracts should include: Title, Author
names and affiliations, max 350 words abstract
and 5 keywords.
Although mainly aimed at ethnographers and cultural
anthropologists, this conference also provides a unique
interdisciplinary framework for biological anthropologists
and population geneticists with, in particular, two
sessions of specific interest for our community : -Human
Biological Adaptation and Evolution: Mechanics and
energetics of hunting, gathering and processing food;
Organizer: Nathaniel J Dominy (Dartmouth College,
USA), - my Human Population Genetics session.
I hope some of you will find this conference of interest
and join us next year in UK.
All the Best,
Paul Verdu
– Paul Verdu PhD. CNRS, Chargé de Recherche/CNRS
Researcher MNHN, UMR 7206 Eco-Anthropologie et
Ethnobiologie 47 rue Cuvier 75005 Paris CP 129 France
verdu@mnhn.fr Tel. +33 1 40 79 81 54 Fax. +33 1 40
79 32 31
verdu@mnhn.fr
Yosemite Symbiosis evolution
May25-26
Dear Colleagues, The third annual Yosemite Symbiosis
Institute will take place on May 25-26, 2013 at the
Sierra Nevada Research Institute, Yosemite National
Park.
This is an integrative meeting of biologists focusing
on symbiosis research Co-organized by Mónica Medina
(UC Merced) and Joel Sachs (UC Riverside)
May 25-26, 2013. DEADLINES: EARLY BIRD REG-
ISTRATION: JANUARY 15TH POSTER/TALK
SUBMISSIONS: MARCH 15TH KEYNOTE
SPEAKER: John N. Thompson Title: “Relentless
Coevolutionary Dynamics” Abstract: We now
know that coevolution is not a slow and stately process.
It is often fast and relentless at every temporal and
spatial scale. We have evidence of rapid coevolutionary
change in environments ranging from relatively simple
microcosms to complex communities in nature. The
process generates ever-shifting mosaics of adaptation
and counter-adaptation across ecosytems. Most
coevolutionary changes do not lead to sustained
directional change in species, but they are ecologically
important and evolutionarily crucial as the means by
which populations persist. It is likely that we are still
underestimating the rates and importance of ongoing
coevolution among interacting species.
Key information for our 3rd annual meeting:
Why: We again had a very successful event last year!
This inspired us to keep the momentum going. Our
goal is continue these meetings every year at Yosemite
to better integrate scientists that focus on symbiosis research.
The last couple of years, the event was funded
by the University of California (Office of the President
and UC Merced Office of Research) enabling us to bring
people from all over the state and the Western US. We
would like to attract participants from the rest of the
country for what promises to become an important regional
meeting for our discipline. This year we are still
trying to keep costs down, so please be prepared to
share quaint but rustic facilities at a field station.
Who: We plan this meeting to be small by design
(