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Subject: Mathematics and Informatics in Evolution and Phylogeny
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 09:22:25 +0100 (CET)
From: gascuel at lirmm.fr
To: ben at vub.ac.be

Mathematics and Informatics in Evolution and Phylogeny
June 10-12, 2008
France, Montpellier area: Hameau de l'Etoile
Conference web site http://www.lirmm.fr/MIEP08/

Theme
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The subject is evolution, which is considered at different scales:
sequences, genes, gene families, organelles, genomes, and species. The
focus is on the mathematical and computational tools and concepts, which
form an essential basis of evolutionary studies. Recent years have
witnessed rapid progress in this area, with models becoming more
realistic, and complex, and with fast algorithms able to deal with the
large datasets that are available today.
Non-exhaustive list of topics: phylogenetics, evolutionary genetics and
genomics, molecular evolution of pathogens and epidemiology, biodiversity,
statistical modelling, algorithmics, and software development.
The program will include short talks (typically 20 minutes) and plenty of
time for discussions. If you are planning to attend, you have to register
on this web site. As the number of attendees will be limited, we recommend
registering quickly, and to submit a title and abstract if you are willing
to talk. Poster sessions will be organized if we have too many
propositions.

This conference is a continuation of:
* Mathematics of Evolution and Phylogeny (2003 and 2005)
* Dumont D'Urville Workshop on Applied Evolutionary Bioinformatics (2007)
* Phylogenetics programme at Isaac Newton Institute (2007)

Scientific committee
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Elisabeth Allman: University of Alaska, US.
Vincent Berry: CNRS, FR.
David Bryant: University of Auckland, NZ.
Frantz Depaulis: CNRS, FR.
Laurent Duret: CNRS, FR.
Nicolas Galtier: CNRS, FR.
Olivier Gascuel: CNRS, FR, chair.
Mike Hendy: Massey University, NZ.
Daniel Huson: University of Tübingen, DE.
Vincent Moulton: University of East Anglia, UK.
David Posada: Universidad de Vigo, ES.
Allen Rodrigo: University of Auckland, NZ, co-chair.
Noah Rosenberg: University of Michigan, US.
Charles Semple: University of Canterbury, NZ.
Mike Steel: University of Canterbury, NZ.

Organizing committee
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Céline Berger, Samuel Blanquart, Olivier Gascuel, Vincent Lefort (LIRMM).

Location and Online Registration
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The conference will be held in the Hameau de l'Etoile, a small village
dedicated to seminars and conferences, which is located at about 30 km in
the north of Montpellier (south of France).
Buses will be arranged for transportation, the 10th in the morning and the
12th just after the workshop end. The conference is free. Full
accommodation including breakfast, lunch and dinner will be from 130 euros
to 190 euros, depending on the room type (single, double, dormitory), to
be payed to the Hameau de l'Etoile.

The number of participants is limited. Please register at:
http://www.lirmm.fr/MIEP08/

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SMBE meeting is June 5-8 at Barcelona (400 km from Montpellier
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