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June 25-29, 2010

Oregon Convention Center

Portland, Oregon, USA

The Department of Biology at Portland State University will be hosting "Evolution 2010," the joint annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB), and the American Society of Naturalists (ASN), on June 25-29, 2010, at the Oregon Convention Center.

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-- Evolution, Development, and Genomics - Evolution 2010 Roundup
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-- Ben Pittman-Polletta of the Oregonian blogs about Evolution 2010.

Updates:
-- Evolution 2010 was the largest Evolution conference ever with ~1,950 registrants and more than 1,500 presentations!
-- Mentoring Luncheon featuring AWIS speaker Dr. Donna Dean is scheduled for Tuesday - free to all registrants. More information in Special Events.

-- The winner of the 2010 Stephen Jay Gould Prize is Sean B. Carroll of the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Carroll has a distinguished career both advancing the science of evolution and in conveying that knowledge to the general public. He will deliver the Gould Award lecture at 8:00 PM Friday evening, June 25, in the Oregon Ballroom at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. The title of his talk is "Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of
Species." It is free and open to the public.
-- Information on Workshops is now available including the K-12 Teacher Workshop and education workshops.

The Evolution Conference

This meeting is the premier annual opportunity for sharing scientific research related to evolution. Symposia presentations, concurrent contributed papers, and poster sessions will be presented by the 1,400 expected participants. Product and service providers will contribute to the meeting through their exhibits. Related activities will include opening and poster receptions, a picnic, and a banquet.

The iEvoBio Conference

iEvoBio (Informatics for Phylogenetics, Evolution and Biodiversity) is being held jointly with the Evolution Meetings as a satellite conference (June 29-30), with the aim of providing a forum that brings together biologists working in evolution, systematics, and biodiversity, with software developers, and mathematicians, both to catalyse the development of new tools, and to increase awareness of the possibilities offered by existing technologies (from reusable software to mega-scale data analysis to rich visualization). The meeting features contributed talks and two keynote presentations, as well as more dynamic elements, including a challenge, lightning talk-style sessions, a software bazaar, and Birds-of-a-Feather gatherings. iEvoBio is supported by the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent), and the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB).

Program in Brief

The meeting schedule will follow that of recent years. For your travel planning purposes, here is a brief summary:

June 25 (day): K-12 Education workshop; society council member meetings. Arrival on June 24 is indicated if you are a society officer or attending the education workshop.
June 25 (evening): Opening reception; Gould Award lecture (open to the general public).
June 26-29 (day): Symposia and concurrent paper sessions, presidential addresses, etc.
June 26 (evening): Society presidential address; Picnic at the Oregon Zoo (free for all attendees).
June 27 (evening): Society presidential address; Poster session and mixer.
June 28 (evening): Society presidential address; Poster session and mixer.
June 29 (day): Society council members exit meetings; iEvoBio Conference.
June 29 (evening): Banquet (student and faculty tickets available for purchase).
June 30 (day): Post-conference field trips; iEvoBio Conference.

Portland, Oregon

Portland, self-described as the “Rose City,” offers mild weather and breathtaking sights of the nearby snow-covered mountains during the month of June. It is a city where there are “more trees than cars,” and an extensive system of natural parks and waterways. It is a pedestrian and bicycle friendly town, and there is an extensive public transportation system that includes bus lines, MAX light rail, a downtown transit mall, and the Portland Streetcar. The MAX light rail has regular service to the Portland Airport, and MAX or streetcar rides downtown are free within the Fareless Square (including the Oregon Convention Center and Portland State University). Ample opportunities exist within Portland and the region for recreation and sightseeing, including the Columbia River Gorge, Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, and the Oregon Coast.

Portland is an easy living city, with numerous restaurants that represent a broad diversity of cuisines. With a coffeehouse on every corner, more microbreweries per capita than any other city in North America, and several premier wine regions just to the north and south, the appropriate beverage for any moment is always close at hand. Need we say more?

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