Second announcement of Virtual Oikos Meeting February 9-10 2021
Welcome to the annual virtual Oikos Meeting 9-10 February 2021, and registration and abstract submission is now open. Registration is mandatory but free of charge. We have 4 excellent keynote speakers and there are in addition to that 5 open slots in each session, and 20 in total. The presentations will be 10+5 minutes and could be in any topic that fits within the scope of the society. This is a fantastic opportunity to present your work to a wide general audience, particularly for PhD students that have been missing opportunities to participate in conferences during 2020!. There are pre-determined no thematic sessions, but talks will be sorted into sessions by topic after submission.
The deadline for abstract submission is January 29, and you will then rapidly receive a response. To submit an abstract, send an email to johan.olofsson@umu.se that includes: 1. preferred session, 2. title, 3 authors, 4. affiliations, 5. summary (max 200 words).
The deadline for abstract submission is January 29, and you will then rapidly receive a response. Deadline for registration is February 7. If you want to register to participate in the meeting without submitting an abstract, send an email to johan.olofsson@umu.se with the title Registration Oikos. This is free of charge, but membership in Swedish Oikos Society is recommended.
Registration will be mandatory, but free of charge.
Membership in the Swedish Oikos Society is recommended. Register as a member at our home page:
The fee is 11 EUR and includes a membership in the Nordic Oikos Society.
Preliminary Schedule
9 February
12.00 Start of meeting.
12.15-13.00 Session 1. Keynote: Nina Wedell, University of Exeter, UK
Sex, Conflict and Selfish Genes.
13.00-13.15 Free Talk
13.15-13.30 Free Talk
13.30-13.45 Free Talk
13.45-14.00 Free Talk
15.00-15.45 Session 2. Peter B Reich, University of Minnesota, USA
Some ‘baby steps’ towards a holistic approach to terrestrial ecology.
15.45-16.00 Free Talk
16.00-16.15 Free Talk
16.15-16.30 Free Talk
16.30-16.45 Free Talk
16.45-17.00 Free Talk
10 February
10.00-11.00 Annual meeting.
12.00-12.45 Elena Gorokhova, Stockholms universitet
Microbiome-mediated interactions in zooplankton and their food-web implications.
12.45-13.00 Free Talk
13.00-13.15 Free Talk
13.15-13.30 Free Talk
13.30-13.45 Free Talk
13.45-14.00 Free Talk
15.00-15.45 Craig Primmer, Helsinki University
The genetic basis of age at maturity in Atlantic salmon: the journey from genome scan to function, ecology, and conservation.
15.45-16.00 Free Talk
16.00-16.15 Free Talk
16.15-16.30 Free Talk
16.30-16.45 Free Talk
16.45-17.00 Free Talk
