[Taxacom] Society of Systematic Biologists: Call for Symposia for the 2011 Annual Meeting

[Kelly Zamudio]

Society of Systematic Biologists
Call for Symposia for the 2011 Annual Meeting
 
The Society of Systematic Biologists invites proposals for symposia at the
2011 Evolution meeting to be held in Norman, Oklahoma, from 17-21 June 2011.
The meeting will be held jointly with the American Society of Naturalists
and the Society for the Study of Evolution, and our host is Oklahoma State
University.
 
Proposals should include (1) a descriptive title, (2) one or two paragraphs
explaining the purpose of the symposium and its relevance to systematics,
(3) a list of presentations including proposed speakers, their institutions
or affiliations, and their presentation titles, and (4) an indication of
whether the speakers have been invited and whether they have agreed to
participate.
 
Symposia are restricted to half-day sessions (6 half hour talks). The
society is particularly interested in symposia whose topics do not overlap
with those from previous meetings (see SSB website for past symposia), that
introduce new ideas or synthesize important concepts, or those that are
particularly good examples of the analysis of empirical data. Proposals that
unite systematics with other fields are also desirable. We encourage
participation from young investigators and others typically
under-represented in symposia.
 
Proposals will be evaluated at the SSB Council meeting during the 2010
annual meeting in Portland, Oregon.  Soon after, organizers will be notified
of the status of their proposals.  Selected symposia will receive funds to
partially defer participant costs or honoraria.
 
Deadline: for full consideration, please submit proposals by June 15, 2010.
 
E-mail proposals (Word or PDF format) to the Program Chairperson. Please use
the subject heading: SSB Symposium Proposal.
 
Kelly R. Zamudio
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Email: kelly.zamudio at cornell.edu <mailto:kelly.zamudio at cornell.edu>
Phone: 607 254 4212
 
The program chair will confirm receipt of submitted proposals, please
inquire if you do not receive e-mail confirmation.