Brand New Forum for Discussion of Phylogenetic Nomenclature

The title says it all. As some of you may know, the ISPN's online forum has been down for a while. Daniel Madzia, of Wild Prehistory, has taken it upon himself to create a new forum: PhyloNom.


We've started a few threads. If you are interested in biological nomenclature, come on over and check it out!

ISPN3 Meeting: Updates

I've just gotten word of a few changes in the ISPN meeting schedule.

1. The ISPN meeting will be held on July 21–22, with a social on July 20.
2. Registration at pre-meeting rate is extended to July 1.
3. Abstracts will be accepted until July 1.

For more details, see the Protist 2008 website and/or my previous post.

The Third Meeting of the ISPN: Second Circular

The second circular for the Third Meeting of the International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature has been posted on the ISPN's website.

The Third Meeting of the International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at Dalhousie University, from July 21 to July 23, 2008. This meeting is an opportunity to discuss topics that pertain directly or indirectly to phylogenetic nomenclature in general, as well as the International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature (PhyloCode) and the Companion Volume in particular. In addition to providing a forum to contribute oral and poster presentations, this meeting will also include plenary talks by invited guest speakers. This meeting is organized in close collaboration with the International Society of Protistologists (ISOP) and the International Society for Evolutionary Protistology, which are hosting the joint Protist 2008 meeting, at the same venue, from July 21 to July 26, 2008.

The deadline for early registration and for abstract submissions is May 15.
(I better go get working on my submission[s].)

Third Meeting of the International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature

The ISPN's third biennial meeting has just been officially announced.

Third Meeting of the International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature
Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 21 – July 23, 2008

We are pleased to announce that the 3^rd Meeting of the International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature (ISPN) will be held in conjunction with a joint meeting of the International Society of Protistologists and the International Society for Evolutionary Protistology (https://protist2008.dal.ca/). In addition to featuring communications on the theory and practice of phylogenetic nomenclature, this meeting will be an opportunity to discuss the forthcoming release of the PhyloCode and publication of the Companion Volume, as well as development of the on-line registration database (RegNum). All systematists interested in the development of phylogenetic nomenclature are welcome. Discussions and presentations at this meeting may influence the future development of the PhyloCode.

Venue:
The meeting and associated social gatherings will be held on the campus of Dalhousie University, in the centre of Halifax. In order to make the meeting accessible to all scientists, on-campus dormitory-style accommodation will be available, in addition to nearby hotels. Note that U.S. Citizens traveling to Canada will be required to carry passports.

Conference Language:
English

ISPN Organizing Committee:
Harold Bryant, Chair, Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Canada
Nico Cellinese, University of Florida, U.S.A.
Walter Joyce, Yale University, U.S.A.
Michel Laurin, CNRS, Paris, France

Registration and Abstract Submission:
Instructions on how to register and submit abstracts will be provided in the second circular, which will be distributed in the very near future.

For More Information:
Download the First Circular (PDF)

I'd better brush up on my protistology. Oh, and hurry up with Names on NEXUS....