March 23-25, 2012Amherst, Massachusetts (USA)

Lynn Margulis Symposium-A Life in Science: in Memory and Celebration

The University of Massachusetts, in collaboration with the family and friends of Lynn Margulis (1938-2011), cordially invites you to a Symposium, March 23-25, 2012, celebrating her life and work. Although the Symposium is still in its early planning stages, we wanted to alert you and other interested parties you may know in order to provide the lead-time needed to save these dates and arrange for travel to and from Amherst, Massachusetts.

We are very excited about this opportunity to gather in memory of Professor Margulis, and to explore the history, importance, and future of her intellectual accomplishments.

As plans take shape, they will be posted to
<www.geo.umass.edu/margulis_symposium.html

Preliminary Schedule of Events

Friday March 23, 2012
Welcome and Lynn Margulis Film Festival

Saturday March 24, 2012
Welcome followed by seminars on Gaia, astrobiology, symbiosis, and a
tribute dinner with Peter Westbroek, William Irwin Thompson, and a new
essay by James Lovelock

Sunday March 25, 2012
Community and colleague comments and an afternoon field trip in memory
and celebration to Lynn's favorite swimming hole (and last research
site), Puffers Pond.

June 10-20, 2012Urbino, Italy

International School on Foraminifera

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the International School on Foraminifera will organize the 5th Course, which will be held in Urbino, Italy on June 10-20, 2012.

This ten-day intensive course is specifically designed to provide an overview of the Taxonomy, Ecology, Biodiversity, and Geological History of Foraminifera. The course is intended for students interested in Micropalaeontology, Paleoceanography, Paleoecology, Climate History, and industrial applications. The course structure consists of morning lectures and afternoon microscope sessions.

The 5th ISF will be structured in two parts: Benthic Foraminifera and Planktonic Foraminifera.

Applications for this year's course are now being accepted. Course details and application form are available.

For more information and registration, please contact:

Dr. Frontalini Fabrizio
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, della Vita e dell'Ambiente (DiSTeVA)
Facoltà di Scienze e Tecnologie
Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo"
Campus Scientifico, Località Crocicchia, 61029 Urbino (Italy)
fabrizio.frontalini@uniurb.it
Tel: (+39) 0722 304309 Fax: (+39) 0722 304220
Mobile phone: (+39) 3928457666

July 29-August 3, 2012Oslo, Norway

Protist2012

New for January 2012! Meeting details are now available at protist2012.org. More details and program information will be available shortly, so watch this space.

August 5-8, 2012Tarrytown, NY (USA)

IWOP-12

The 12th International Workshops on Opportunistic Protists will be held August 5th to 9th 2012 in Tarrytown New York, USA. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN AT http://IWOPMEETING.org. The venue is Tarrytown House Estate (http://www.tarrytownhouseestate.com, just outside of New York City).

Please register early as funds are needed to pay the meeting site contract. Routine registration will close on June 1st, but late registration will continue as long as space is available.

Abstracts are not due until July 1st and are not needed for registration (i.e. abstracts can be submitted at any time after registration has occurred)

August 12-17, 2012Prague, Czech Republic

8th International Chrysophyte Symposium

Dear friends and colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the Eighth International Chrysophyte Symposium wil be held on August 12 - 17, at Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic. The symposium will provide a forum to present work on all aspects of chrysophyte investigations including biodiversity, evolution, ecology, systematics, and experimetal morphology. Although the overriding theme of the symposium will be focused on chrysophytes, researchers whose primary focus is on any allied heterokont group will be also welcome.

There will be opportunities for participants to present both short talks and posters, which will be conducted interactively with plenty of time reserved for questions and discussions. Presentations of research-in-progress by young investigators are strongly encouraged. There will be no concurrent sessions. Any suggestions for coverage of specific topics in a workshop or panel format will be welcome. As in the previous chrysophyte symposia, the proceedings will be published as a separate volume of the Nova Hedwigia, Beiheft.

Thank you very much for your kind cooperation!

With best regards,
Jiri Neustupa

Meeting Website: http://botany.natur.cuni.cz/ics/

July 7-12, 2013Steamboat Springs, CO (USA)

FASEB Ciliate Molecular Biology Conference

The 2013 FASEB Ciliate Molecular Biology Conference will be held July 7-12, 2013 at the Steamboat Grand Resort (Steamboat Springs, Colorado). Information about the conference will be available soon in the FASEB Web site (http://www.faseb.org/src/Home.aspx).

July 28-August 3, 2013Vancouver, BC (Canada)

ICOP XIV

The International Congress of Protistology XIV (ICOP XIV) will be held July 28-August 3, 2013, in Vancouver, Canada, one of the world's most beautiful cities.

The Congress will cover all aspects of the biology of eukaryotic algae, protozoa, and other microbial eukaryotes.

To keep abreast of developments, please visit the conference website: www.ICOProtist.com