Other Non-Society Meetings

Non-Society Meetings

Bees and Nature

A series of events at London's Southbank Centre on the theme of the importance to people of honey bees.

Includes talks, exhibitions, art, poetry, and children's workshops.

Supported by the Welcome Trust.

Third International Entomophagous Insects Conference

Venue: Orford, Québec, Canada

Contact: entomophagous2013@gmail.com  

This is the second announcement for the Third International Entomophagous Insects Conference (IEIC3). This conference will be held in Orford, Québec, Canada, from the 3 to the 6 June 2013. The venue of the conference is the Hotel Chéribourg, a resort nestled at the bottom of the majestic Mount Orford and only minutes from Magog. This hotel is located in the scenic Eastern Townships, 125km east of Montreal.

The website of the conference, hosted by the Entomological Society of Québec, is now open at: www.seq.qc.ca/IEIC3

You will find details on registration fees, hotel reservation, ground transportation and abstract submission. Please note that due to limits in room size, the meeting will be limited to 150 participants on a first come, first serve basis.

Dates to remember are:
April 1st: Deadline for the early registration rates.
April 30th: Deadline for the submission of title and abstract for oral presentations and posters.
June 2: Welcome cocktail (starting at 17.30) in Montreal's Insectarium and transportation to Magog-Orford starting at 19.00.
June 6: End of meeting and transportation back to Montreal. Expected arrival in Downtown Montreal at 15.30.

The organization committee looks forward to welcome you in Orford for a fruitful scientific meeting and a pleasant early summer experience in Québec.

Guy Boivin and Jacques Brodeur, co-organizers.

MEETING FLYER

Wallace100 lecture series

Prof James Moore, The Open University - "Making Livings: Why Darwin's and Wallace's theories were worlds apart"

Venue: Natural History Museum, London. Flett Events Theatre

Time: 16:30 - 17:30

In the 5th in our series of Wallace100 lectures, James Moore, acclaimed author and history of science professor, explores how different the Victorian naturalists, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, were in their socio-economic backgrounds and in their thinking about evolution.

Free tickets need to be booked in advance
Book tickets online
Doors open 16:00

7th Annual Arthropod Genomics Sumposium and VectorBase Workshop

Venue: University of Notre Dame 

Insect Hormones (19th Ecdysone) International Workshop, 2013

Venue: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 

"6th International Symposium on the Ecology and Biology of Galling Arthropods and Associated Endophytes"

Venue: Lamington Plateau, Brisbane, Australia

Contact: Dr Robin Adair robin.adair@australisbiological.com.au

Announcing the 2013 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy

Venue: University Park, PA

Contact: Christina Grozinger cmg25@psu.edu or Chris Mullin camullin@psu.edu  

International Chemical Ecology Conference (ICEC2013)

Venue: Melbourne, Australia

Australian Entomological Society, 44th AGM & Scientific Conference
"Invertebrates in Extreme Environments"

Venue: Sebel Playford Hotel, Adelaide, Australia

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One day conference about Wallace

Venue: Natural History Museum, London

The Natural History Museum in London is organising a one day conference about Wallace on Wednesday 23rd October 2013. The event is aimed at people who are interested in Wallace's natural history collections and want to find out more about the Wallace-related material kept at the Museum. If you are one of these people then please come along!

In the afternoon there will be a rare chance to join a tour of the Museum Library's Rare Books Room, showcasing manuscripts, artwork, publications and specimens collected by Wallace. Places are limited, so it is essential to book your place in advance.

For more information and to register click here 

Note that the NHM's conference follows on from a two day discussion meeting about Wallace's legacy at The Royal Society, London, which is being held on Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd October. This meeting will discuss Wallace's major scientific interests, including evolution, biogeography, animal colouration, sexual selection and astrobiology. It will also examine current thinking on issues that preoccupied him, including his contributions to the social sciences. It is free to attend but places are limited. Visit the Royal Society website for registration and more details: http://royalsociety.org/events/2013/wallace-legacy/

XVII Congress for the International Union for the Study of Social Insects

Venue : Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, Australia
Congress Contact : ICMS Australasia info@iussi2014.com