The Insect Parasitoid Special Interest Group of the Royal Entomological Society-2010 Meeting

2010 Meeting of the The Insect Parasitoid Special Interest Group of the Royal Entomological Society Friday 26th November at the University of York Department of Biology

For details or to propose a talk or poster contact Peter Mayhew (pjm19@york.ac.uk).

The meeting: The Insect Parasitoid SIG has not met for several years, mostly because of competing activities like the BEPAR conferences and workshops which meant that people were already over-dosed. But with BEPAR now ending it is timely that the UK (and abroad) parasitoid community should reconvene. We are hoping to represent a sizeable fraction of UK parasitoid researchers, so if your research involves parasitoids, please come and tell us all about it. We are interested in virtually any topic related to parasitoids; popular subjects include taxonomy and systematics, physiology, behaviour, genetics, crop protection and biological control, ecology, conservation, and evolutionary biology. In the past these meetings have been a friendly and informal way to get your research known and to meet other like-minded researchers.



To register: We are anticipating that the meeting will last the whole day (roughly 10am to 5pm), and there will be a buffet lunch provided which will be included in the modest registration charge of £13, which also covers teas/coffees. To register please visit the Royal Entomological Website at: http://www.royensoc.co.uk/meetings/20101126_insectparasitoid , deadline 1st November 2010.



To give a talk: Talks are normally 20 minutes, including time for questions. If you wish to give a talk, please e-mail Peter Mayhew (pjm19@york.ac.uk) with your name, affiliation and title. Presentation will be on a PC running Powerpoint 2007. Please bring your talk on a USB stick or CD on the day. It is possible to connect laptops, including Macs, although experience shows that this is less reliable! Please remember to make your talk suitable for a general scientific audience.



To give a poster: Also there will be plenty of space for posters. If you wish to bring one, please e-mail Peter Mayhew (pjm19@york.ac.uk) with your name, affiliation and title by 1st November. Boards will support up to A0 posters in portrait format, and will be attached by sticky Velcro tabs.



Travel and Accommodation: For details on travel to the university please visit:

http://www.york.ac.uk/np/maps/

Overnight Bed & Breakfast is available on campus on a first-come first-served basis. For details or to book online please visit http://www.yorkconferences.com/BedAndBreakfast.aspx

Alternatively there is plenty of other accommodation in the city centre, about 35 minutes walk or a short bus or taxi ride away: for a start you could try this website:

http://www.bedandbreakfasts.co.uk/search.asp



Dinner after the conference: If you would be interested in going out to dinner after the meeting, please inform Peter Mayhew (pjm19@york.ac.uk). If there is sufficient interest, we shall endeavour to do so!