2nd Meeting of the International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature

[Nico Cellinese]

SECOND MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHYLOGENETIC NOMENCLATURE
Yale University, New Haven, June 28 – July 2, 2006

SECOND CIRCULAR

Dear colleagues,

     The Second Meeting of the International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature will be held in
New Haven, Connecticut, at Yale University, from June 28 to July 2, 2006.  This meeting is an
opportunity to discuss topics that pertain directly or indirectly to phylogenetic nomenclature in
general and the PhyloCode in particular.  In addition to providing a forum to contribute oral and
poster presentations, this meeting will also include three symposia with a number of invited guest
speakers.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Nico Cellinese, Co-Chair, Yale University
Walter Joyce, Co-Chair, Program Officer, Yale University
Michael Donoghue, Co-Host, Yale University
Jacques Gauthier, Co-Host, Yale University
David Baum, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Philip Cantino, Ohio University
Michel Laurin, CNRS, Paris
Kevin de Queiroz, Smithsonian Institution

CONTACT INFORMATION
Nico Cellinese (Logistics and general information) and Walter Joyce (Program), Peabody Museum of
Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, PO Box 208118, New Haven, Connecticut,
06511, U.S.A. Email: nico.cellinese at yale.edu or walter.joyce at yale.edu

REGISTRATION

To register, please go to www.phylocode.org and download the meeting second circular.
Registration is set at $165 for regular members and $70 for students who register by the 1st of
May 2006. Late registration is $190 for regular members and $75 for students who register by the
9th of June 2006.  On-site registration is $215 for regular members and $85 for students.

IMPORTANT DATES
Arrival and Social Icebreaker: June 28, 2006
Conference Dates:   June 29– July 2, 2006
On-site Registration:  June 28 – July 2, 2006
Registration Deadline:  May 1, 2006
Late Registration Deadline: June 9, 2006
Abstract Submission Deadline: April 15, 2006

OPENING SESSION
The conference will begin on Thursday, June 29 at 9:00 with introductory comments from the
Program Committee followed by a lecture by David Hillis (University of Texas, Austin).

SYMPOSIA

Species Symposium
ORGANIZERS: David Baum (University of Wisconsin, Madison) and Benoit Dayrat (University of
California, Merced)
SPEAKERs: David Baum (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Julia Clarke (North Carolina State
University), Benoit Dayrat, Matthew Haber (University of California, Davis).

Implementing Phylogenetic Nomenclature
ORGANIZER: Philip Cantino (Ohio University)
SPEAKERS: Paul Berry (Washington University), Philip Cantino (Ohio University), David Marjanovic
(University of Paris 6), Paul Sereno (University of Chicago)

Phyloinformatics Symposium
ORGANIZERS: Michael Donoghue (Yale University) and Nico Cellinese (Yale University)
SPEAKERS: Michael Donoghue (Yale University), David Hibbett (Clark University), Mikael Thollesson
(Uppsala University).  Additional speakers will be announced.