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<div style="margin:0 0 10px 0;"><b>Gesendet:</b> Dienstag, 16. März 2021 um 11:53 Uhr<br/>
<b>Von:</b> office@eseb.org<br/>
<b>An:</b> office@eseb.org<br/>
<b>Betreff:</b> [eseb] Virtual Evolution 2021, June 21-25 - Registration is open!</div>
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<p><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107.0%;">Due to the pandemics situation, ESEB next in person meeting in Prague has been postponed to the Summer 2022. ESEB will host a few virtual satellites events this Summer (more information will follow). </span></font></p>
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<p><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107.0%;">Our fellow Societies (SSE, ASN and SSB) are also jointly organizing a virtual evolution conference this Summer, entirely online. The time schedule was thought to allow wide international participation. Please check the following information if you are interested.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107.0%;">Virtual Evolution 2021 - June 21 - 25, 2021 - Registration is Open!</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107.0%;"><a href="https://www.evolutionmeetings.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.evolutionmeetings.org/</span></a></span></font></p>
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<p><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107.0%;color: rgb(42,42,42);background: white none repeat scroll 0.0% 0.0%;">The Evolution conference is the joint annual meeting of the <strong><u><a href="http://www.amnat.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">American Society of Naturalists</span></a></u></strong>, the <strong><u><a href="http://www.evolutionsociety.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Society for the Study of Evolution</span></a></u></strong>, and the <strong><u><a href="https://www.systbio.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Society of Systematic Biologists</span></a></u></strong>. The meeting is one of the premier opportunities for sharing research on evolutionary biology each year. For 2021, our conference will be virtual with live-streamed plenaries, scheduled faux-live concurrent sessions, on-demand talks, and topical networking events.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: 22.5pt;background: white none repeat scroll 0.0% 0.0%;"><font face="times new roman,times,serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;color: black;">We are pleased to offer <strong>free meeting registration </strong>to 200 society members from 139 countries and territories around the world. Applicants must be members of ASN, SSB, or SSE. If you have joined SSE through the </span><span style="color: rgb(36,141,108);"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?module=content&type=user&func=view&pid=8#gma" target="_blank">Global Membership Assistance Program</a></span></u></strong></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;color: rgb(29,28,29);">, you are eligible for free registration. Learn more and apply <strong><u><a href="https://www.evolutionmeetings.org/global-participation.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a></u></strong>.</span></font><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;color: rgb(136,136,136);">?</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: 22.5pt;background: white none repeat scroll 0.0% 0.0%;"><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: rgb(29,28,29);">Plenaries</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: rgb(29,28,29);">: Each day will be highlighted by a live-streamed plenary. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: rgb(42,42,42);">On Friday, the 25th, we will live stream award symposia and talks.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: 22.5pt;background: white none repeat scroll 0.0% 0.0%;"><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: rgb(42,42,42);">Faux-live talks</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: rgb(42,42,42);">: </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: black;">Up to ~1,000 synchronous "faux-live" talks will be accepted. These pre-recorded talks will be played at a certain time and available to view after that time. These talks will be limited to 10 minutes. Each faux-live concurrent session will include 9 faux-live talks played sequentially. During each talk, presenters will be present to answer questions via chat. Video discussion sessions for presenters and attendees will follow each faux-live session. See the <u><a href="https://www.evolutionmeetings.org/overview.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Schedule Overview</span></a></u> for more information.<br/>
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<u>On-demand talks</u>: Up to ~800 on-demand talks will be accepted. These pre-recorded talks will be available to view any time, much like browsing a set of posters. These talks will be limited to 6 minutes. </span><br/>
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<u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: black;">Networking and Discussion</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: black;">: </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: rgb(42,42,42);">We will have numerous opportunities for networking/discussion:</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: rgb(136,136,136);"> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: rgb(42,42,42);">After each concurrent session the speakers and attendees will participate in discussion/networking Zoom sessions focused on the same topic.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: rgb(42,42,42);">Networking lounges will be available in the conference lobby.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: rgb(42,42,42);">An open Zoom room will be available in the lobby to mingle and meet with other attendees throughout the conference. Breakout rooms will be available for group conversations.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: rgb(42,42,42);">The virtual platform will allow attendees to find other attendees with similar interests, arrange group meetings, and advertise conference-related activities. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: rgb(42,42,42);">You will be able to sign up to participate in faculty-student networking groups for coffee, lunch, or happy hour meetings.</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: 22.5pt;background: white none repeat scroll 0.0% 0.0%;"><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: rgb(42,42,42);">Satellite Events</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;color: rgb(42,42,42);">: The societies are planning a variety of workshops, panels, and social events. See the <u><a href="https://www.evolutionmeetings.org/workshops-and-networking-events.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Workshops and Networking Events page</span></a></u> for more information.</span></p>
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<div>Dr. Ute Moniatte | Office Manager | Email: office@eseb.org</div>
<div>European Society for Evolutionary Biology | Homepage: eseb.org</div>
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