Dear Colleagues,
We are glad to invite you to our Workshop that will take place between 26th February and 3rd March 2018 in Fiskebäckskil, Sweden.
The main goal of this workshop is to provide a relaxed atmosphere where researchers interested in different aspects of the interplay between parental care and sexual selection will exchange ideas, discuss the recent developments in the field, and propose in details future directions. We embrace diversity as a way to enrich scientific discussions and we will prioritize attendees with diverse backgrounds, at different career stages, and that use different organisms and methodological approaches to address their questions. Besides, the workshop will provide the perfect forum for researchers (especially young scientists) to network with other specialists in the field.
The event will start with a reception on Monday 26th February, will include 3 full days of talks from invited speakers and attendees, 1 night of poster exhibition, and a last full day of general discussion of relevant sub-themes in the field, conducted in small groups self-organized by the participants. We ask participants to present results or ideas from on-going research instead of already published papers, given that the main focus of the workshop is the discussion of fresh perspectives and initiatives.
Confirmed invited speakers include:
| Professor Suzanne H. Alonzo | University of California – Santa Cruz, USA |
| Dr Lutz Fromhage | University of Jyväskylä, Finland |
| Professor Wolfgang Goymann | Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany |
| Dr. Irja Ida Ratikainen | Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Professor Nick Royle | University of Exeter, UK |
There are no registration fees. Accommodation and meals for 40 participants will be covered by the financial support of the Gothenburg Centre for Advanced Studies in Science & Technology (GoCAS) and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA). Participants will only be charged for the costs of their social events and the transportation to the event venue.
For more details, access: https://parentalcaresexualselection.wordpress.com/
Please, share this message with your students, collaborators, and colleagues that may be interested in attending our event!
Application deadline: Monday, 08th January 2018.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Gustavo S. Requena
Postdoctoral Fellow
Universidade de São Paulo
http://campuspress.yale.edu/gsrequena/
Charlotta Kvarnemo
Professor
University of Gothenburg
-- Dr. Jessica K. Abbott
Department of Biology
Section for Evolutionary Ecology
Lund University
Sölvegatan 37
223 62 Lund, Sweden
Phone: 046 222 9304
Website: http://jessicakabbott.com
"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
- Charles Darwin, Descent of Man
