Workshops and Symposia

One of the CEE's activities consists of organising symposia on particular topics within the ecology and evolution remit. These one-day events take place twice a year, in spring and autumn. They feature invited speakers as well as contributed talks and are open for anyone to attend. The aim of the symposia is to provide an overview of current research, to foster exchange and collaboration within and beyond the CEE and to give younger CEE researchers an opportunity to present their work. 

Past symposia have covered topics as diverse as speciation, ecological processes in the Amazon, functional anatomy or biodiversity and ecosystem function and have been successes in terms of attendance and interactions they have fostered.

The CEE supports symposia with a financial contribution of up to £1000 and will assist with obtaining additional funding wherever possible.

How to suggest a symposium

To suggest a symposium, download and complete the short suggestion form asking for a title, the names and affiliations of organisers and a short abstract outlining the motivation for organising the symposium, potential invited speakers and other relevant information. Email the completed form to cee@ucl.ac.uk.

We will publish two calls for proposals per year: deadlines 22nd June and 15th December. But submission can be made at any time. The steering committee will select symposia from the suggestions during its meetings in June and January.

Why to suggest a symposium

There are several good reasons why you should organise a symposium. From a scientific perspective, a symposium is a unique opportunity to invite and interact closely with leading scientists in a field and to get a complete overview of current ongoing work. From a personal perspective, organising a symposium will look good on your CV and put you in the spotlight. Finally, from a funding point of view, you can increase the appeal of your grant application by offering to organise a symposium. Since autumn 2008, NERC grant applications now have to include a Knowledge Exchange plan. Organising a scientific meeting is one of the possible elements of such a plan and eligible for financial support from NERC (on the KE budget). Stating that a symposium will be organised under the CEE label will add credibility to your KE plan.

Download CEE symposia suggestion form

Download Call for CEE symposia poster

For any further information please email cee@ucl.ac.uk

Wednesday
Feb162011

CEE Spring Symposium 2011: Integrating Ecology into Macroevolutionary Research

 We warmly invite you to a CEE Symposium on "Integrating Ecology into Macroevolutionary Research" to be held at the Zoological Society of London meeting rooms on 9th March (9am - 6pm).

The schedule of speakers includes:
  • Luke Harmon (University of Idaho) New Frontiers for the Comparative Analysis of Adaptive Radiations
  • Gavin Thomas (Bristol University) Can models of trait evolution tell us anything about the evolutionary process?
  • Sam Turvey (Zoological Society London) What can the recent fossil record actually tell us about past and present human-caused extinction?
  • James Rosindell (Leeds University) Neutral theory and macroevolution
  • Lynsey McInnes (Imperial College) Evolution and ecology of the species:area relationship in mammals
  • Bill Baker (Kew Gardens, London) Museum model diversification of palms in the earliest tropical rain forests
  • Anjali Goswami (University College London) Convergence, competition, and constraints: case studies in carnivore evolution
  • Andy Purvis (Imperial College) Species ecology and macroevolutionary dynamics of Cenozoic planktonic foraminifera
  • Helene Morlon (CNRS, Paris) Reconciling molecular phylogenies with the fossil record
  • Kanchon Dasmahapatra (University College London) Phylogenetic and mimetic relationships in Neotropical butterflies
  • Tim Barraclough (Imperial College) Are there evolutionarily significant units of diversity above the level of species?
To register for the symposium and to receive further updates on the schedule for the day please email Lynsey McInnes. Attendance will cost £5.00, payable on the day, to cover refreshments.
Lynsey McInnes and Ally Phillimore (organisers)
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