| Summary: |
External
9-11 June |
| Name: |
Forest Ecosystem Genomics and Adaptation |
| Venue: |
San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid), Spa |
| Description: |
This scientific conference is organized by the EVOLTREE Network of Excellence (www.evoltree.org). In addition to the scientific sessions, a Stakeholders' event is planned during the conference, aimed at engaging policy makers, practitioners and scientists in a discussion on how to incorporate the research findings into sustainable forest management.
Note: there is a call for papers - deadline 1st Feb 2010
Main scientific topics:
- Phenomics under climate change
- Population genomics of adaptive traits
- Evolutionary responses to environmental change
- Community responses to environmental change
- Migration under climate change
- Eco-regional trends in adaptation
- New technologies in ecosystem genomics
- Climate change mitigation options
Invited speakers who confirmed participation:
- Prof. Robert Watson - Defra Chief Scientific Adviser (United Kingdom)
- Prof. Graham Bell - Professor, McGill University, Montreal (Canada)
- Prof. Christopher G. Eckert - Professor, Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario (Canada)
- Dr. Jessica J. Hellmann - Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Indiana (USA)
- Prof. Stefan Jansson - Professor, Umeå Plant Science Centre, University of Umeå (Sweden)
- Dr. Olivier Jaillon - Genoscope (France)
- Dr. Konstantin Krutovsky - Associate Professor, Department of Ecosystem Science & Management, Texas A&M University, Texas (USA)
- Dr. Magnus Nordborg - Scientific Director, Gregor Mendel Institute
(GMI) of molecular plant biology (GMI in Vienna, Austria, and the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA)
- Dr. Thomas G. Whitham - Executive Director, Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research, Northern Arizona University (USA)
Deadlines:
- Submission of abstracts: February 1st, 2010
- Early registration - conference (only): March 15th, 2010
- Joint registration to the Conference + EVOLTREE Annual meeting: March 15th, 2010
- Closing of registrations: May 10th, 2010
For further information, please see the website below. |
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