printable version (download as .pdf)

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to the first international symposium on Advances in Crustacean Phylogenetics. The symposium will take place from 7 - 11 October 2008 in Rostock. We are pleased to announce that 25 high profile international speakers have affirmed their attendance. They will provide us with a broad overview of the following topics:

(1) the place of crustaceans within arthropods,

(2) the phylogeny of single sub-taxa and

(3) the contribution of certain character complexes to the phylogeny of Crustacea.

These talks are scheduled to take 30 mins, plus 10 mins discussion per talk, spread over the four days.

In addition, the conference is open for posters on all aspects of crustacean phylogeny! The best student posters will be awarded by The Crustacean Society!

Alongside the stimulating scientific program, there will be space and time for individual discussions and social events. On Wednesday evening there will be a river cruise to the Baltic Sea, including an excellent fish buffet. On Thursday afternoon a general poster session will be held which will be preluded by a public lecture. On Friday there will be an excursion to the newly built Ozeaneum in Stralsund, followed by a visit to a site near Stralsund where thousands of Eurasian cranes rest on their migration South.

We hope the program will tempt you to come to the historic city of Rostock to hear about and discuss with us recent Advances in Crustacean Phylogenetics.

Organizers and Venue

Stefan Richter, Christian Wirkner, Ole Sten Møller
Universität Rostock, Allgemeine & Spezielle Zoologie
Universitätsplatz 2, D-18055 Rostock, Germany
Phone +49 (0)381 498-6261
FAX +49 (0)381 498-6262

Please visit our home page for further information

http://www.biologie.uni-rostock.de/zoologie/acp_home.htm