Attend the Eighth International Conference on Stickleback Behavior and Evolution
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The Eighth International Conference on Stickleback Behavior and Evolution will be held from Sunday, July 26 through Friday, July 31, 2015 at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, USA. Contributed papers and posters will be scheduled, and the invited speakers are John A. Baker (Clark University), Theo C. M. Bakker (University of Bonn), William A. Cresko (University of Oregon), David M. Kingsley (Stanford University), Nadia Aubin-Horth (University of Laval), Juha Merilä (University of Helsinki), and Katie Peichel (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center). Please visit the Conference website at http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/stickleback/index.html for further information. The website will begin to accept registration payments and reservations for housing on about February 1.
VENUE, ACTIVITIES, AND COSTS: Talks will be given in the Charles B. Wang Center theater, and the posters will be displayed throughout the Conference in the theater lobby. Early registration through April 22, 2015 will be US$285, and late registration until July 1, 2015 will be US$315. Registration includes attendance of all talks, breakfasts (5), morning (5) and afternoon (3) coffee breaks, and food at the welcoming reception, poster session, and closing banquet, plus beverages at some social events.
HOUSING: The daily charge for dormitory housing (3 bedrooms per suite with shared bathroom and lounge) will be US$73.50 for a private room and US $60.00 per person for a room for two. Dormitory housing will be in the new Noble Dormitories about 15 minutes’ walk from the Wang Center. Hotel rooms adjacent to the Wang Center will cost US $140 plus tax per day. Information on off-campus hotels is provided on the Conference website. The Wang Center and Nobel Dormitories are about 15 minutes’ walk from the rail road station. Lunches and most dinners will not be included in the registration fees, but meals will be available on or near campus. Dormitory housing will be available for at least two days before and after the Conference to allow participants to visit New York City or destinations on Long Island.
TRANSPORTATION: Stony Brook can be reached easily by air, automobile, or train. International flights come into John F. Kennedy (JFK) and Newark Liberty (EWR) international airports, which connect to Stony Brook by train. LaGuardia (LGA) and Long Island MacArthur (ISP) airports have only domestic flights and lack train service to Stony Brook. The Stony Brook station of the Long Island Railroad is on the edge of campus. The Conference website provides more details on transportation.
GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT: Thanks to the efforts of Katie Peichel and Matt Wund, we have received a generous award from the American Genetic Association to support Conference registration and housing for about 20 graduate students. The deadline for submission of applications for support is March 2, 2015. Guidelines for application for support are posted on the Conference website.
CONTACT: Please contact Mike Bell (mabell”at”life.bio.sunysb.edu) if you or any of your colleagues would like to be added to the Conference email list in order to receive conference updates, or if you have any questions about the Conference.