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Matthew Johnson and Fabrice Not are organizing a session on the "Interactions Between Aquatic Microbial Eukaryotes" for more information visit the ASLO website or go to our calendar for the abstract of this session. The deadline to submit abstract is October 11, 2010.

David Richardson, the editor of "Symbiosis" reviews the recently published book "The Symbiotic Habit" by Angela Douglas. To find out more about her book you can read the review or the Princeton University Press website. Enjoy learning more about symbiosis!

We received the dates for the next Congress of the ISS in Krakow, Poland. 

The Congress in Krakow will be on 22-28 July 2012.
More information will be provided on this website:
http://www.eko.uj.edu.pl/mycorrhiza/symbiosis2012/


I hope to see all of you there.
Joerg

I am posting a message I received from Annette Engel about two symbiosis session at a conference.

Joerg

Hello,

Would it be possible to post these symbiosis-related announcements on the website? They are for two sessions to be held at the Geological Society of America meeting in Denver, Colorado, this October. Please let me know if there are any questions.

 

Thank you!

Annette Engel

 

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Conference        Geological Society of America

Session                 Topic Session # T114 - Symbiosis as a Driver of Global Change in Ancient and Modern Earth Systems (Posters)

 

Conference Start             October 30, 2010

Conference End               November 3, 2010

 

Session Summary: Symbiosis has profoundly impacted Earth's biosphere and geosphere. Contributions are welcome that deal with ancient to modern symbiosis in the context of biological, geological, and geochemical evolution, including chemosymbiosis and environmental genomics.

 

Related topics: Paleontology, Diversity, Extinction, Origination; Geomicrobiology; Geochemistry

 

Abstract deadline August 10, 2010           Wesbite - http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2010/techprog.htm

 

Also, during the same conference, there is a special Pardee Keynote session, Symbiosis and Global Change in Ancient and Modern Earth Systems, Tues. Nov. 2, starting at 8am. There will be 5 renowned invited lecturers who will speak to modern to ancient symbiosis, including chemosymbiosis, in the context of past and future biological, geological, and geochemical evolution.

 

Sponsored by the Geochemical Society, Paleontological Society, GSA Geomicrobiology & Geobiology Division

I am reposting a message I got from my NemaSym colleagues, Joerg

Dear NSF NemaSym RCN Colleagues,

We write as a reminder of an upcoming deadline and hope we find you and yours well and with fruitful research results in your respective laboratories.

Next Thursday, July 1, 2010, is the application deadline for NSF NemaSym RCN 2010 travel and accomadation packages. Students, postdoctoral associates, and core participants may apply for travel funding to attend NemaSym meetings and workshops. Funding to a maximum of $1,200 (US) will be given to to help defray costs of attendance to the RCN meeting. The funding total is for up to 25 participants. For international core-participants, NemaSym RCN will be able to provide support for expenses incurred in the US, including per diem and accommodations, as well as the US portion of your travel. Participants will be reimbursed in the form of a "stipend" upon attendance at the meeting.

Links:

Travel & Accomodation Funding application guidelines
Abstract submission form
Registration submission form
We look forward to your attendance at NemaSym 2010. Thank you for helping build a strong nematode-bacterium symbiosis research community! Visit NemaSym often.

Symbiotically yours,
S. Patricia Stock (NemaSym RCN Director, U Arizona)
David McK Bird (Co-PI, NCSU)
Elodie Ghedin (Co-PI, U Pittsburgh)
Heidi Goodrich-Blair (Co-PI, UW-Madison)

ISS members can now access Symbiosis,the journal, through the ISS website. Go to the member-only section. You will only be able to see this tab on the left side after you log in. Select "Access to Symbiosis, the journal". This takes you to a website where you will find a link to the Springer site and you can read Symbiosis articles at your leisure.

The next Beneficial Microbes conference sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology will be held in Miami, FL. The abstract submission deadline is 11:59 PM CST, August 6, 2010.  Student travel grants are available, with awardees selected based on geographic diversity and abstract quality.

I have been to the previous two meetings and they were excellent. It is a small meeting with great speakers and opportunities to meet people in the field.

For more information look at our calendar or visit the ASM website for this meeting.

Wier et al describe the transcriptional patterns of the bioluminescent bacterium Vibrio fischeri and the bobtailed squid Euprymna scolopes. The authors report a distinct diel pattern where the bacteria utilize either glycerol or chitin as an energy source and the squid remodels the epithelium lining the crypts housing the bacteria inside the light organ each morning.

For more information read their paper:
http://www.pnas.org/content/107/5/2259.abstract?sid=56ed1421-43c8-4f14-b53d-7340d2d735ab