Biodiversity Events

Friday 21 June 2013 - Tuesday 25 June 2013, Snowbird, Utah, USA
Evolution 2013 is the joint annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB), and the American Society of Naturalists (ASN), on June 21-25, 2013, at the Snowbird Alpine Village. This meeting is the premier annual opportunity for sharing scientific research related to evolution. Symposia presentations, concurrent contributed papers, and poster sessions will be presented by the 1,500 expected participants.

Saturday 22 June 2013 - Sunday 29 September 2013, Jardin botanique de Montréal
Préparez-vous à mettre vos sens à l’épreuve, du 22 juin au 29 septembre 2013, au cœur du Jardin botanique de Montréal! C’est le 4 février 2013 qu’avait lieu l’annonce officielle de la tenue de la compétition d’art horticole la plus prestigieuse sur la scène internationale : Mosaïcultures Internationales Montréal 2013 (MIM2013). Pour l’occasion, de nombreux invités de marque ont assisté au dévoilement de la thématique orientée vers la biodiversité de la planète. De plus, pour donner le coup d’envoi, la maquette de l’œuvre maîtresse « L’arbre aux oiseaux », illustrant une soixantaine d’espèces d’oiseaux et de batraciens les plus menacées sur Terre, a été offerte au Jardin botanique de Montréal.

Monday 24 June 2013 - Friday 28 June 2013, University of Colorado Boulder
VertNet is pleased to announce the second Biodiversity Informatics Training Workshop (BITW), June 24-28, 2013. The workshop will provide training/experience in the use of primary biodiversity data sources and the tools necessary to become proficient in biodiversity informatics to conduct high-level research. Led by experienced informaticists and researchers, the BITW will emphasize the use and analysis of aggregated biodiversity data from VertNet, and other sources, for research.

Tuesday 25 June 2013 - Friday 28 June 2013, Ghent, Belgium
ICG-Europe 2013 introduction: ICG Europe 2013 will feature presentations from prominent researchers, international industry leaders and top policy makers on next-gen sequencing and advanced bioinformatics technologies, and their growing application in drug discovery and development, disease research, clinical diagnostics. The meeting aims to promote research in basic and applied genomics and provide a foundation for innovative approaches on sequencing and bioinformatics. It would be an excellent opportunity for European researchers, academia and industries to exchange ideas, share the latest findings and to form new collaborations in Genomics and related fields.

Thursday 27 June 2013 - Friday 28 June 2013, Lyon, France
Suite au succès des premières Rencontres R (Bordeaux, 2-3 juillet 2012), la deuxième édition se déroulera à Lyon du 27 au 28 juin 2013. L’objectif de ces rencontres est de fournir à l’échelle nationale un lieu d’échange et de partage d’idées sur l’usage du logiciel R dans différentes disciplines (visualisation, statistique appliquée, biostatistique et bioinformatique, statistique bayésienne, analyse des données, modélisation, machine learning, high performance computing).

Sunday 07 July 2013 - Thursday 11 July 2013, Chicago, IL

Sunday 07 July 2013 - Friday 12 July 2013, Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA
The Applied and Environmental Microbiology Gordon Research Conference (AEM-GRC) is one of the longest running of the Gordon Conferences and has been held every two years since 1950. The longevity and successfulness of this GRC is due to the quality of the scientists who have organized and participated in this conference and because of the profound importance of microorganisms to life on Earth, the environment, human health and industrial biotechnology. Areas covered by the conference include microbial contributions to biogeochemical cycles, climate change, production and consumption of greenhouse gases, bioremediation of contaminated land and water, as well as the use of microbes in human health and agriculture.

Sunday 21 July 2013 - Thursday 25 July 2013,
The congress features a dynamic scientific program with more than 100 cutting edge symposia, workshops, posters, and focus groups; countless networking opportunities, fantastic field trips, and world-renowned speakers.

Monday 22 July 2013 - Thursday 25 July 2013, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Scientific sessions at this international conference will include presentations on a wide range of topics within forest genetics including population, quantitative, and conservation genetics, genomics, tree breeding, and seed orchard management.

Saturday 27 July 2013 - Wednesday 31 July 2013, New Orleans
The annual Botany Conference is a multiple scientific society conference serving over 6000 plant scientists whose research and practice span the globe. The conference hosts the most diverse group of practicing plant scientists and students in the country

Sunday 18 August 2013 - Friday 23 August 2013, London, UK
Will be held in London as part of the centenary celebrations of the British Ecological Society.The theme of the Congress is advancing ecology and making it count, and will present world class ecological science that will truly move the science forward.

Monday 19 August 2013 - Saturday 24 August 2013, Lisbon, Portugal
Important Dates NowRegistrations 8 March 2013:New Abstract submission deadline 31 March 2013:Early payment deadline

Wednesday 28 August 2013 - Friday 30 August 2013, Pokhara, Nepal
The Institute of Forestry/Tribhuvan University, is organizing the International Conference on Forests, People and Climate: Changing Paradigm in collaboration with the Department of Forest Research and Survey/Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Nepal and Forest and Landscape/University of Copenhagen, Denmark with a theme “Forest for livelihood prosperity in the face of climate change”. It aims to disseminate up-to-date information and practical experiences from natural resource management, where the community plays a central role in biodiversity conservation and livelihood improvement particularly in rural areas.

Sunday 08 September 2013 - Tuesday 10 September 2013, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
It is our pleasure to announce the second Current Opinion Conference on Plant Genome Evolution, to be held in Amsterdam, September 8-10th, 2013. We are delighted to be holding this (now biannual) event again after a very successful first meeting in 2011 where renowned plant researchers gave inspiring talks and where many discussed their latest research in the field. For the 2013 meeting, which will be at least half a day longer, we are even more ambitious and are trying to put together an even more exciting program focused on plant genomes, natural variation, and systems biology, of course all with a strong emphasis on evolution and evolutionary aspects. This meeting will be the unique opportunity to meet and discuss with colleagues, get updated on the newest developments and insights in plant genome evolution, and will provide unique possibilities to network and discuss collaborations. Also, we are delighted already that Prof. Doug Soltis (University of Florida, USA) has agreed to deliver the plenary lecture on Sunday, opening the meeting.

Monday 09 September 2013 - Wednesday 11 September 2013, City of Joondalup, Perth, Australia
The nature of things to come Biodiversity Conservation in a Changing Climate The City of Joondalup in collaboration with the ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Centre is pleased to present the official dates for the 2013 BiodiverCities Conference. This three day conference will be held on the 9-11 September 2013 at the Joondalup Resort, Perth, Western Australia. Not only will you get to enjoy an extensive conference program but it will be Spring and wildflower season, a perfect time to visit the Southwest of Western Australia, one of 34 International Biodiversity Hotspots, and see the diverse array of native wildflowers bloom in spectacular colour. The program will feature, group discussions, field trips and presentations from environmental experts addressing biodiversity conservation in a changing climate. Topics covered will be: Managing impacts of climate change Assessing and managing coastal vulnerability Partnerships to enhance biodiversity Community education and public participation Biodiversity for carbon sequestration Integration of biodiversity into the urban landscape

Monday 09 September 2013 - Thursday 12 September 2013, Halifax
BioMarine is a unique 4 days international business convention dedicated to marine bio resources, marine renewable energies, green shipping, ports and environmentals. It brings together the business, scientific, finance and civil society communities to draw out innovative and concrete solutions to advance ocean development.

Wednesday 11 September 2013 - Friday 13 September 2013, Rovaniemi and Pyhä, Finland
The conference brings together scientists, sacred natural sites custodians, Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations, policy makers, conservation and civil society leaders, to evaluate options for international and national law, policy and practice in order to better recognize, safeguard, conserve and manage Sacred Natural Sites (SNS) of Indigenous Peoples in Northern and Arctic regions. SNS are being increasingly recognized as an important means for the conservation of biological and cultural diversity, and the transmission of culture and identity. Yet, legal protection of SNS and related policies are still often insufficient or absent. It becomes increasingly difficult for custodians in the North to protect these ancient sites, due to economic developments (tourism, mining, forestry) and infrastructural development (roads, dams, mega projects). At the same time the need for protection may be challenged by some protection measures (identifying of location, mapping) and may raise the question of keeping intimacy and sensitivity of these places. At international level, SNS have been receiving increasing legal attention; they are now mentioned in several international legal instruments (e.g., CBD, UNDRIP). Yet, effective and culturally appropriate implementation is often still lacking.

Monday 16 September 2013 - Friday 20 September 2013, CRM, Uniersité de Montréal
This workshop will provide an overview of recent theoretical and methodological developments for modeling the complex evolutionary dynamics that have shaped the structure of contemporary biodiversity. Theoretical work at the interface between ecology and evolutionary studies will be presented, as well as its applications to empirical data. This will include mathematical and probabilistic modeling, statistical methodologies, and new insights obtained from biological data.

Tuesday 17 September 2013 - Friday 20 September 2013,
Today, the Evolutionary Biology Meeting at Marseilles has reached a worldwide dimension and plays a paramount role in the international scientific life: allowing the gathering of high level specialists, it encourages the exchange of ideas and stimulates the works of the researchers all through the world. The following subjects will be discussed: Evolutionary biology concepts and modeling; Biodiversity and Systematics; Comparative genomics ans post-genomics (at all taxonomic levels); Functional phylogeny; Environment and biological evolution; Origin of life and exobiology; Non-adaptative versus adaptative evolution; The "minor" phyla: their usefulness in evolutionary biology knowledge; Convergent evolution; Evolution of complex traits (Evo-Devo)

Monday 23 September 2013 - Friday 27 September 2013, CRM, Université de Montréal
This workshop will investigate, among others : (a) the latest mathematical and computational approaches to the development of sophisticated biology-grounded sequence or genome evolution models, (b) the latest evolutionary biology studies on the way in which selection imposes constraints and dependencies on sites, and (c) the use of such models for the investigation of the function or structure of biological sequences.

Monday 30 September 2013 - Thursday 03 October 2013, Orlando, Florida, USA
This dynamic event unites industry professionals from all sectors of the world’s algae utilization industries including, but not limited to, financing, algal ecology, genetic systems, carbon partitioning, engineering & analysis, biofuels, animal feeds, fertilizers, bioplastics, supplements and foods.

Tuesday 01 October 2013 - Thursday 03 October 2013, San Francisco, USA
Beyond the Genome 2013 Hosted by Genome Biology and Genome Medicine, the 4th annual Beyond the Genome conference will take place 1-3 October 2013, at the Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco, USA. Following on from the success of the first three events, and set against the backdrop of the beautiful Bay Area, Beyond the Genome 2013 will provide an outstanding forum for the discussion of recent advances in the field of genomics. Particular focus will be on informatics, plant genomics and single cell and single molecule analyses.

Saturday 05 October 2013 - Friday 11 October 2013, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
24th IUFRO World Congress Title: Sustaining Forests, Sustaining People The Role of Research • Forests for People • Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services • Forests and Climate Change • Forest and Water Interactions • Forest Biomass and Bioenergy • Forests and Forest Products for a Greener Future • Forest Health in a Changing World

Sunday 27 October 2013 - Thursday 31 October 2013, Kunming, Yunnan, China
he theme of the conference is “Global Change and the Barcode of Life: Challenges and Opportunities”. Like previous meetings, the 5th Conference will provide a very important opportunity for delegates from around the world to showcase and discuss scientific advances in DNA barcoding and the wide-ranging socio-economic applications made since the Adelaide Conference in 2011. It will also allow barcode researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas, plan new research, and learn more about barcoding activities in China and other regions.

Monday 28 October 2013 - Thursday 31 October 2013, Toulouse, France
We would like to invite you to attend the next conference of the International Society for Ecological Modelling (ISEM 2013) on: Ecological Modelling for Ecosystem Sustainability in the context of Global Change to be held on October 28 – 31, 2013 in Toulouse, France. The details of the conference is available at: http://www.meteo.fr/cic/meetings/2013/ISEM/index.html Contact for more info: isem.toulouse2013@gmail.com The deadline for abstract submission is on *May 20th, 2013*.

Wednesday 20 November 2013 - Saturday 23 November 2013, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sunday 20 July 2014 - Monday 28 July 2014, Vancouver, British Columbia (B.C.), Canada
The proposed conference theme is based on a very relevant question: Domestication of Populus and Salix: How far have we come, and how far do we still have to go? The meeting in Vancouver will bring us an excellent opportunity to compare our views and assemble the “right answer.” The answer will represent the view of the people interested in the science of poplar and willow genetics, physiology and pathology. It will serve as a guide for the future of poplar and willow cultivation in the world. Ultimately, the answer should also be a guide for the amelioration of the environment, industries, and the standard of living of rural communities wherever poplars and willows are cultivated. This symposium strives to address these issues and therefore invites researchers, practitioners, regulatory and policy experts to help define what the challenges are and where we are going.