Plant Population Biology: Crossing Borders

The 23rd Annual Conference of the working group Plant Population Biology of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria is this year organized by Dutch ecologists and will take place in the Netherlands.

The PopBio meeting is a medium-sized international meeting that has become an exciting forum for scientific exchange among plant population biologists. This year, it will take place in Nijmegen, the oldest city of the Netherlands. The meeting offers two and a half days of interesting talks and posters, great keynote speakers, a conference dinner, and an excursion. Particularly Masters and PhD students are encouraged to attend the meeting, present their work, and become part of the PopBio community.

Scope of the Conference
The scope of the 23rd annual PopBio meeting includes all aspects of plant population biology and related disciplines. We are pleased to announce the following keynote speakers:
• Jessica Metcalf (Princeton U)
• Marc Johnson (NC State U)
• Alistair Jump (U Stirling)
• Martijn Bezemer (Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
• Nicole van Dam (Radboud U Nijmegen).
These keynote speakers will present transdisciplinary perspectives that explore novel research directions in plant population biology. We encourage all contributors to show if and how progress in their studies is facilitated by adopting and integrating approaches from other disciplines.

Organizing & Scientific Committee
Eelke Jongejans, Mirka Macel, Philippine Vergeer, and Koen Verhoeven.

Conference venue and preliminary program
The PopBio2010 meeting will take place in the Huygens Building at the Radboud University Nijmegen. See our website www.ru.nl/popbio2010/ for directions. All talks will be held in the main lecture hall.

• Conference begins on Thursday, 13 May, first talk at 9 am.
• Talks end on Saturday, 15 May, at 1 pm.
• Conference dinner on Friday, 14 May, in the evening (venue to be specified).
• Optional excursion to the floodplain of the river Waal on Saturday afternoon, 15 May.

Important Dates
• 31 January 2010: Online registration open.
• 31 March 2010: Deadline for abstract submission and early registration (reduced fee!).
• 15 April 2010: Announcement of full program.

Call for Talks and Posters
The organizing committee invites you to submit abstracts for oral and poster contributions. Especially talks by Masters and PhD students are encouraged. Talks will have slots of 15-20 min. The deadline for abstract submission is 31 March 2010. Abstracts for talks or posters can be submitted from 31 January 2010 via the conference website www.ru.nl/popbio2010/.

Registration & payment
Electronic registration, abstract submission and payment will be via the conference website.

Excursions and Guided Tours
On Saturday, 15 May, we will offer an afternoon excursion to the nearby floodplains of the river Waal. Suggestions for excursions on Sunday 16 May will be made on the website and at the meeting. Message boards will facilitate participants who want to do joint excursions on Sunday.

Conference contact
If you have questions, please write an email to E.Jongejans@science.ru.nl

Accommodation
We are looking into affordable accommodation in and near Nijmegen. Please check our website for suggestions. We will continue to update the accommodation list.

Welcome to Nijmegen!