The scientific committee invites proposals for symposia for the
4thmeeting of the European Society for Evolutionary Developmental
Biology (EED)
in Lisbon, 10-13 July 2012.

It is the aim of EED to stimulate the communication between subdisciplines.
We therefore particularly encourage submission of symposia on broad and
integrative topics of potential interest to researchers from different
fields (e.g. developmental biology, genetics, palaeontology, genomics,
theoretical biology). Symposia that combine animal and plant studies are
also welcome.

Symposia should, if possible, accommodate 8 invited speakers and allow
25 minutes for each speaker (20 minutes talk and 5 minutes discussion). A
small number of mini-symposia with 4 speakers (also 25 minutes) will also be
considered.

Please note that invited speakers can only present in a single symposium.

To facilitate selection of symposia for the program, please include the
following in your proposal:

(1) Title of symposium

(2) Provisional list of proposed speakers

(3) Brief (abstract length) description of the symposium, including a short
indication of what the different speakers are expected to contribute

(4) Brief justification of why the symposium is appropriate for an EED
meeting (e.g. timeliness, general interest, interdisciplinarity)

(5) Contact information of all symposium organizers

Please submit your proposals before June 30th, 2011, using this email
address: gerhard.schlosser@nuigalway.ie

We look forward to receiving your suggestions.

On behalf of the scientific committee,

Gerhard Schlosser
Program Officer