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The Australasian Evolution Society and the Australian Section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects will hold a combined biennial meeting at the Rydges Convention Centre in Townsville, Nth Queensland, September 24 – 27th 2011. All interested researchers are invited to participate in what promises to be a vibrant event in beautiful tropical North Queensland.

This meeting will continue the tradition of bringing together researchers from a wide range of disciplines to explore current topics in evolutionary biology. Previous meetings have looked at topics ranging from traumatic insemination (yes, it is unpleasant) and sexual mimics, through to coalescent theory, and the history of the friction between science and religion. The meeting is also relatively small, so there is a real chance for people to meet and mingle. If you have ever wondered what a quantitative geneticist looks like, and whether, in fact, all theoreticians have crazy hair, here’s your chance to find out.

This is also the first AES meeting to be held in the tropics, the cradle of our planet’s biodiversity, and an exciting place for any biologist. Townsville is just up the road (by Australian standards) from the Great Barrier Reef, the World Heritage Wet Tropics rainforest, and the vast wet-dry savanna of Australia’s north. Take your pick.

pdf Schedule now available
 Registration is now open until Friday September 2 and can be completed via the link above. Registration fees are $350 (Regular) and $250 (Student) and includes:
  • Entry to all sessions (Rydges Convention Centre)
  • Conference-icebreaker (at the Townsville Yacht Club – Saturday 24 Sept)
  • Conference dinner (at the Museum of Tropical Queensland – Monday 26 Sept)
  • Lunches (25, 26 and 27 Sept)
  • Morning and afternoon teas (25, 26 and 27 Sept)
  • All conference materials (Abstracts etc). Daily registration rates will also be available
  • Membership to the Australasian Evolution Society
Daily registration rates will also be available. Registrations after 2 September will incur a late fee.

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Prof Robert C Brooks
University of NSW
 
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Dr Corrie S. Moreau
Field Museum
of Natural History (USA)
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Prof Paul Dirks
James Cook University
 
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CONTACTS

AES President and Head of Organising Committee: Simon Robson
AES Vice-President: Megan Higgie
Registration: Mat Vickers
Abstracts: Matt Vucko
Scientific Program: Line Bay
Venue, Menu and Events: Ben Phillips
Receipts → will be issued at the conference.

We look forward to seeing you in Townsville in September!   See our event on Facebook!

Last update:
September 21, 2011