We were asked to diffuse this message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEN - Belgian EMBnet Node at the Brussels Free Universities Computing Centre Marc Colet - Guy Bottu - David Coornaert Tel. +32/2/6505146 | Address BEN ULB CP 257 Fax +32/2/6505124 | Boulevard du Triomphe email ben@vub.ac.be | B-1050 Bruxelles ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Mathematics and Informatics in Evolution and Phylogeny Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 09:22:25 +0100 (CET) From: gascuel@lirmm.fr To: ben@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 ----- 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 -------------------- 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 -------------------- Céline Berger, Samuel Blanquart, Olivier Gascuel, Vincent Lefort (LIRMM). Location and Online Registration -------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------- SMBE meeting is June 5-8 at Barcelona (400 km from Montpellier --------------------------------------------------------------