Upcoming Events
ASPS Conferences
2008
Non-ASPS Conferences
2008
7th One-day Postgrad Course on Ecology and Evolution
http://www.bio.mq.edu.au/ecology/esa2008.html
Eastern Avenue Auditorium and seminar rooms, Univeristy of Sydney, NSW
30 Noveber, 2008, 9am-5pm
Please note that early bird registration to the ESA Annual Conference closes 30 September Detail: The day's program will include speakers about recent advances in many areas of ecology and evolution and about the nexus between science and politics. There will be focus groups for students to exchange views. The schedule has links to webpages for the staff contributing, if they have them. For schedule of the day: http://www.bio.mq.edu.au/ecology/schedule2008.htm
APGC Symposium "Plant Functioning in a Changing Global Environment"
University of Melbourne, Melbourne
Sunday 7 to Thursday 11 December 2008
Global change is a combination of environmental factors potentially stressful or detrimental to plant life. The APGC Symposium series has a successful tradition of bringing together plant and environmental scientists and students to address these problems on a functional plant biology level. The APGC Symposium 2008 "Plant functioning in a changing global environment" will be held at the University of Melbourne Campus in Creswick, Victoria, Australia from 7–11 December 2008. Presentations will cover a wide range of aspects of plant function in relation to global change and include applications in mitigating climate change effects. Contributions are invited from all fields of plant related sciences as long as they address functional aspects. Preliminary registration is now open. Abstract submission and final registration guidelines will be available by end of March. Please do not hesitate to contact the local organiser and ASPS representative for Whole Plants, Michael Tausz () if you have any questions.
2009
International Biogeography Society Fourth Biennial Meeting
Merida, Mexico
January 8-12
2009
Plant Phonemics Workshop
Canberra
Feb 9-12, 2009
The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology is pleased to offer a unique plant phenotyping workshop. This four day workshop provides training in the theory and practical aspects of a range of analysis techniques. Given by a number of highly regarded plant scientists this course offers an excellent opportunity to gain skills in cutting-edge techniques. Three themes characterise the techniques: gas exchange and fluorescence; measuring plants under soil and water stress conditions; imaging analysis of plant growth and function. For more information visit www.plantenergy.uwa.edu.au or contact Sue Cossetto on or (02) 6125–5896.
2009
14th Australian Plant Breeding & 11th SABRAO Conference
Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, Tropical North Queensland, Australia.
10-14 August 2009
The tropics are home to more than 50% of the world’s population and 80% of its biodiversity. Tropical nations are growing at an unprecedented rate, between 5 and 10% annually, and food security and sustainable livelihoods are becoming increasingly the most critical challenges facing the tropics. The conference brings together international experts working to overcome these challenges. The main conference theme is “Contemporary Crop Improvement — A Tropical View” and sub-themes to be covered in the conference are: 1.Environmental challenges and opportunities 2.Food security for the Tropics 3.Tools for the Future 4.Tropical Livelihoods For more information, to register your expression of interest, download the call for abstracts, or for details on sponsorship opportunities please visit the conference website at: www.plantbreeding09.com.au or by contacting the conference managers via email at or by telephone +61 7 3858 5515
Society funding for Workshops and Conferences
Click here to view guidelines for Conference seed funding applications.
Click here for application form for Conference funding.
Student Travel Grants
Funds are set aside each year to sponsor student travel to our annual conference, and in this way contribute to their professional development in plant science.
Support will vary from year to year depending on the Society finances, location of meeting and number of applications. The Treasurer will apply a formula in calculating individual entitlements and takes these factors into account. Applicants must be financial members of ASPS and presenting a paper or poster.
Download student travel grant application form here.