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2006 Annual SSB Conference
Call for Symposia Proposals
The Society for Systematic Biologists invites proposals for symposia at the 2006 SSB meeting to be held at the State University of New York, Stonybrook. The meeting will be held jointly with the American Society of Naturalists and the Society for the Study of Evolution.
Proposals should include
- a descriptive title,
- one or two paragraphs explaining the purpose of the symposium and its relevance to systematics,
- a list of presentations including proposed speakers, their institutions or affiliations, and their presentation titles,
- an indication of whether the speakers have been invited and whether they have agreed to participate, and
- the proposed length of each talk.
Symposia are restricted to half-day sessions. The society is particularly interested in symposia whose topics do not overlap with those from previous meetings, 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. Limited funding is available. The target date for receipt of proposals is May 15, 2005. Proposals will be discussed and two will be selected at the SSB Council meeting during the 2005 annual meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska. Soon after, organizers will be notified of the status of their proposals. Proposals should be sent by email to the Program Chairperson, George D. Weiblen, gweiblen@umn.edu (Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota, 1445 Gortner Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108).
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