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BES Meetings BES Annual Symposium: The Integrative Role of Plant Secondary Metabolites in Ecological Systems University of Sussex, 12 - 14 April 2010 Speakers include JONATHAN GERSHENZON, MARCEL DICKE and IAN BALDWIN. It is still possible to submit a poster. Read more here...	Public Policy 2010 BES POST Fellowship to Open in February Applications for the 2010 BES Fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology will open in February. Find out more. Subscribe to the BES Blog in Twitter You can now subscribe to receive updates from the BES Policy Team, through the BES Blog, on Twitter. BES Blog.	Educational Resources The BES promotes ecology through a range of activities linked to schools, careers and grants. We offer a wide range of resources and advice. These include teaching resources, fieldwork information, invaluable help for careers and much more... Pond Poster The BES has produced a fabulous resource for teachers wishing to explore the ecology of their school grounds in depth. Focusing on ponds, you can access a copy of the poster here.
Grants and Awards The BES has a varied portfolio of grants supporting ecological education, research and communication. Need funds for your research project? To organise or travel to a meeting? To engage the public in ecology? For course funding? We have all of these and more. To view them, come in. Upcoming deadlines: 17th February - Specialist Course Grants 1st April - Small Ecological Project Grant 1st April - Undergraduate Ecological Project Support	Journals and Publications On 22 April 2010 Methods in Ecology and Evolution (MEE) will host a symposium to celebrate the launch of its first issue. Join the BES and MEE for a rich programme of talks. BES Publications News, The Bulletin, Ecological Reviews, Submit an article Executive Editor wanted for Functional Ecology	Get Involved with the BES BES Mentoring Scheme Opens The BES Mentoring Scheme for women is now open. If you are an early-career researcher or more established in your field, consider applying to be a mentor or mentee. Closing date: 12th February 2010. BES Specialist Groups provide a focus of activity in particular fields of ecology,organising small meetings, field trips and events. Contact the secretaries to see how you can play an integral part. New Offices and Facilities- The BES has moved! We are now located at Charles Darwin House in Holborn, which will soon have state-of-the-art conference and meetings facilities for hire.

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