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Ecological Genetics Group

Aims

The group aims to encourage debate amongst those with an interest in ecology and genetics.

Group Interests and Activities
Next Meeting
Last Meeting
History of EGG and Past Programmes
Student Support
EGG Electronic Mailing List
Guidance for Local Organiser

Contacts

EGG Secretary:
Barbara Jones
Countryside Council for Wales
Hafod Elfyn
Ffordd Penrhos
Bangor
Gwynedd, LL57 2DW

Tel: 01248 385500
Email: b.jones@ccw.gov.uk

Group Interests and Activities

EGG is an informal group of scientists; academics, researchers and graduate students, whose interests include ecological genetics, populations genetics & population biology, biosystematics, conservation, molecular ecology and phylogeography. The group has a three-day meeting at Easter each year (venue varies) including an excursion to a field site of interest, usually preceded by an optional workshop. Talks are welcomed from students giving their first presentation, to senior academics presenting completed work.

Next Meeting EGG 2008

The 52nd meeting of the EGG will take place on the 1st - 3rd April 2008 at the University of Sheffield.

The invited speaker in 2008 is Professor Loren Reiseberg from the USA, who has received awards for his pioneering research into speciation and use of a wide range of theoretical and experimental approaches from classical cross-breeding to genomic mapping.

As at all EGG meetings, there will be an afternoon field visit to a local site of ecological and conservation interest. In 2008 this will be to Cressbrookdale, part of the Derbyshire Dales National Nature Reserve, to see the early flowering species and talk about management of the site.

Talks, discussion topics and posters are welcomed from students giving their first presentation, to senior academics presenting completed work. Offers of papers and poster presentations are welcome and should be sent to Raj Whitlock at:- r.whitlock@sheffield.ac.uk

Click here for the booking form

The accommodation will be at Tapton Hall of Residence, Crookes Road, Sheffield S10 2AZ (no. 12 on the map).

http://www.shef.ac.uk/visitors/mapsandtravel

(For general travel advice)

http://www.shef.ac.uk/visitors/mapsandtravel/central.html

(Map showing train and bus stations, University and Tapton Hall)

Last Meeting

The 51st meeting of EGG was held at the University of Leicester and organised by John Bailey

To view last year's programme with topics of discussion and abstracts please click here

The History of EGG

The Ecological Genetics Group was born in 1956, following correspondence between J.W.Gregor (Director of the Scottish Plant Breeding Station, Pentlandfield) and K.Jones (Head of Cytology at the then Welsh Plant Breeding Station, Aberystwyth). The first of these letters is dated 13th August 1956. Since then the group has held annual meetings at Easter, futher details are available via the following link...

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Student Support

For details of student funding to attend Ecological Conferences including the EGG meeting, visit the student support section of the BES website (Link)

For BES journals please visit the use the following link (Link)

EGG Electronic Mailing List

Why not join the EGG electronic mailing list via this link and receive emails about the group's activities.

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Guidance for Local Organiser

It is not an onerous task organising an EGG meeting so why not consider being a host in the future? The local organiser is responsible for liaising with the group secretary and organising the annual meeting.