ADVANCED REGISTRATION EXTENDED TO MARCH 8th Dear Colleagues,
The Sixth annual Symbiosis Workshop will take place on May 6th-8th, 2016 at the Sierra Nevada Research Station, Yosemite National Park. This has become a great venue for a diversity of symbiosis researchers,so we hope to continue to attract a diverse group: Keynote speaker 2016: Dr. Betsy Arnold from the University of Arizona. Information about our meeting: Why: Our goal is to better integrate scientists that focus on symbiosis research. We plan to continue annual workshops at Yosemite as this site is both beautiful and secluded. This will be our 6th annual meeting and we have been attracting scientists from all over the country and overseas. Who: The meeting is small by design (~50 participants) and we seek to focus on scientists interested in both cooperation and symbiosis. In the past we have covered a range of symbiosis topics from ecology and evolution to molecular mechanisms in different model and non-model systems. We would like to make room for a diverse group of people so we will initially accept up to 3 lab members per group (including the PI) on a first come first served basis. When: The talks and formal meeting will be held May 7-8, 2016, though we make accommodation arrangements available for attendees to arrive on Friday the 6th to provide opportunities to enjoy the park. Since time at the conference is limited, we ask attendees to submit an abstract and a preference (talk versus poster). Priority will be given to those presenting. Abstract and early bird registration are due on March 8th, 2016. Where: SNRS has a set of cabins in Wawona and all within a short walk of the conference room. Costs: See details in the registration page. We will only be able to accept credit card payments this year. Link to meeting information: http://www.sachslab.com/symbiosis-2015.php The registration form for the 2016 Symbiosis Workshop is active: http://snri.ucmerced.edu/symbiosis Payments should be made at: https://intelforms.ucmerced.edu/Form/Symbiosis Please direct any questions to the organizers: Joel Sachs jo...@ucr.edu A. Carolin Frank cfra...@ucmerced.edu
