We also plan to run two workshops in association with the meeting: DNA Metabarcoding (7-11 February) with 2-day Unix introduction (5-6 February)
and Visual Communication (15-16 February)
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ForBio courses open for registration
University of Gothenburg and ForBio workshop: RevBayes and BEAST2 Oct. 23-27, 2017, Gothenburg
RevBayes and BEAST2 are two major software packages implementing Bayesian phylogenetic methods. In this course, RevBayes will in particular be used to jointly infer fossil and molecular data, whereas the STACEY and DENIM add-ons to BEAST2 will be used to infer species delimitation and migration under the the multi-species coalescent model. Extended application deadline is October 10th, 2017
ForBio course: IUCN Red List Assessment November 13-16, 2017, Trondheim This four-day course provides training about IUCN Red List, including the topics covered in a typical IUCN Red List Assessor Training workshop. In this course, with theoretical lectures and practical sessions you will learn about the IUCN Red List assessment process and how to compile a scientifically rigorous and objective IUCN Red List assessment on global and regional scales. Application deadline is October 15th, 2017
Transmitting Science and ForBio course: The art of Science - Scientific Illustration November 20 - 24, 2017, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
Scientific illustration blends the discipline and creativity of science and art to produce images that serve and communicate science. This course is designed to help scientists, science communicators, artists, and adults interested in natural history develop the observation skills and drawing skills they need to record, distill, and visually communicate observations made of natural history objects and organisms. Traditional scientific illustration techniques as well as the history, significance, status, and future directions of scientific illustration will be explored in this hands-on studio-style course. Places are limited to 15 participants and will be occupied by strict registration order
Non-ForBio courses and meetings
19th Young Systematists’ Forum (December 1st, 2017. Flett Lecture Theatre, Natural History Museum, London, UK) The annual Forum represents an exciting setting for Masters, PhD and young postdoctoral researchers to present their data to a scientific audience interested in taxonomy, systematics and phylogenetics. This well-established event provides an important opportunity for budding systematists to discuss their research in front of their peers within a supportive environment. Supervisors and other established systematists are also encouraged to attend.
Registration is FREE. Prizes will be awarded for the most promising oral and poster presentation as judged by a small panel on the day. Abstract submission deadline November 3rd, 2017
World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (13-16 May 2018, Montreal, Canada) The 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity will be held at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, Québec, Canada, from May 13-16, 2018. This meeting will bring together scientists, practitioners, and policy makers to discuss and advance our understanding of the importance and current state of biodiversity in the marine environment. Through a mix of keynote sessions, contributed talks and posters, and bookable venues for focused meetings, the conference program will address marine biodiversity across a deliberately wide range of relevant sectors. Participation will be encouraged from the broadest possible range of stakeholder groups from academics to industry. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended until 1st December 2017
Funding opportunities
ForBio travel grants ForBio offers both incoming and outgoing travel grants to fund collaborations between ForBio members and taxonomic experts. This is an open call without deadlines.
ForBio & Transmitting Science ForBio organises some courses together with Transmitting Science (announced in the ForBio website). For these courses, ForBio will cover the registration fee for all accepted ForBio members. In addition, ForBio will cover travel and accommodation for ForBio members affiliated to Norwegian institutions. In order to benefit from this agreement, you need to indicate you are a ForBio member when registering through the transmitting Science website. A 30% confirmation fee may be required when registering; this will be reimbursed to ForBio members during the course.
ForBio members and associates also get a 20% discount on ALL Transmitting Science courses. You just need to indicateyour ForBio affiliation when registering.
The New Phytologist Tansley Medalis awarded annually in recognition of an outstanding contribution to research in plant science by an individual in the early stages of their career (including students and any researcher with up to five years’ experience since gaining/defending their PhD). The winner recives a prize of £2000 (GBP) and authors a Tansley insight review, published in New Phytologist, accompanied by an Editorial. Application deadline: November 1st, 2017
The Francesca Gherardi Memorial Prize of 5,000 EUR is awarded annually by the Department of Biology, University of Florence, Italy. Applications for the 2018 prize for research in Crustacean Behaviour are open to researchers under the age of 40, of all nationalities, lacking permanent positions. Application deadline: November 30th, 2017
The Godfrey Hewitt Mobility Award 2018 has been announced by the European Society for Evolutionary Biology announces. The award is open to PhD students or postdoctoral scientists who are, at the closing date for applications, both within 6 years of the start date of their PhD and ESEB members. The maximum single award will be 2000 EUR. Application deadline: January 15th, 2018
New ForBio coordinator in Bergen Nataliya Budaeva has been appointed for 6 months starting from September 18th as a ForBio coordinator in Bergen. Nataliya is an annelid taxonomist focusing primarily on the systematics and evolution of the deep-sea annelids. She is located at the University Museum of Bergen (University of Bergen) as one of the ForBio's four-node-coordinator-team in the main natural history museums in Norway. Nataliya will be coordinating ForBio courses until the permanent position associated with ForBio in the Bergen Museum is filled.
PhD position in Applied Ecology: Evolutionary history and predator inducted morphology in cruican carp. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway Application deadline: October 22nd, 2017
PhD position in biosystematics (Malacology). Department of Natural History, University Museum of Bergen (University of Bergen), Norway Application deadline: October 31st, 2017.
Postdoc position in the lab of Tanya Renner at Pennsylvania State University focused on genomics of the carnivorous plants within Caryophyllales.
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This four-day course provides training about IUCN Red List, including the topics covered in a typical IUCN Red List Assessor Training workshop. In this course, with theoretical lectures and practical sessions you will learn about the IUCN Red List assessment process and how to compile a scientifically rigorous and objective IUCN Red List assessment on global and regional scales. 
