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SUMMARY:Introduction to Network Analysis and Modelling
DESCRIPTION:Networks are pervasive in various fields\, from biology and ecology to sociology\, computer science\, and beyond. This course is designed for researchers and students from diverse disciplines who are interested in understanding and analysing complex systems using network theory. \nThe course will cover the following key topics: \n\nIntroduction to networks\nRandom Graphs and Null Models\nCommunity Structure and Mixing Patterns\nRanking in Networks\nIntroduction to Dynamics on Networks and Dynamics of Networks\n\nIn the live sessions we will combine online lectures with hands-on computational exercises\, in Python\, to provide both theoretical understanding and practical skills in the analysis of complex networks. \nWhether you are a biologist\, sociologist\, computer scientist\, or researcher in any other field\, this course will equip you with valuable tools and insights for studying and analysing complex systems through the lens of network theory. Join us as we explore the fascinating world of complex networks! \n\n— \nThe Global Plant Council members are entitled to a 20% discount on course fees using the discount code: GC927384
URL:https://globalplantcouncil.org/event/introduction-to-network-analysis-and-modelling/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Bioinformatics
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240609
DTSTAMP:20260430T170934
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SUMMARY:New Phytologist Next Generation Scientists 2024
DESCRIPTION:New Phytologist next generation scientists meetings are free events with the unique aim to provide the next generation of plant scientists a chance to share their work with their peers and outstanding international scientists in a stimulating\, supportive and exciting environment.  \nTo register: https://nextgenerationscientists.evessiocloud.com/2024/en/page/home \n This event is exclusively for early career researchers\, including graduate students and any researcher with up to five years’ experience since gaining/defending their PhD\, excluding career breaks.    \n Sign up to our early career mailing list for information about future events. \n The 2025 next generation scientists meeting is expected to be held in Europe. \nApplications close 6 December 2023  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe New Phytologist Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation committed to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge and research in plant science. One of the ways we support plant science is by organising symposia\, with all registration fees subsidised by the Foundation and opportunities to apply for travel grants.  Find out more.
URL:https://globalplantcouncil.org/event/new-phytologist-next-generation-scientists-2024/
LOCATION:Duke University\, Durham\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other Skills,Plant Science
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240605T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240605T130000
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SUMMARY:Leadership in a Laboratory Environment\, June 2024
DESCRIPTION:Introduction\nA successful career in a scientific lab environment needs leadership and management skills as well as research skills. To get the best from people\, team leaders need to be able to form teams\, provide leadership and deal with issues that will inevitably emerge. These are skills that can be developed with practice. The aim of this course is to introduce some team-working and leadership models that can be of practical use in developing those skills.\n\nThe course will take place over 2 sessions\, on the 5th and 6th June at 9:00-13:00 each day.\nWho is the course for?\nFollowing the success of previous courses\, the Society continues offer this introductory course specifically to meet the needs of postdoctoral researchers in academic or industrial environments. It is aimed at: \n\nLaboratory team leaders and principal investigators who want to improve the way they manage their teams\nPostdoctoral researchers who have been selected for\, or aspire to\, promotion to team leader positions\n\n\nWhat does the course cover?\n\n\nHow teams work and how to work in teams\nAn introduction to leadership models and styles\nSuccessful team management – learning leadership behaviours and dealing with potential issues\nPerformance management\nCase studies\nGuidance on further study and development\n\nWho is the course trainer?\n\nCharlie Wilson scraped through with a BSc in biology from Southampton University in 1978 and has been a member of the Society or its predecessors almost ever since. Although he has never worked in the biosciences he has always regarded himself as a biologist who happens to be doing other things. Those other things have included a career in the Royal Navy during which he led bomb-disposal teams and commanded ships in peace and in war. He is now an independent consultant and executive coach. With master’s degrees in both Coaching and Behavioural Change\, and Leadership and Management\, he works with industry\, banks\, small businesses and schools to improve how they work together.\n\nFeedback from Charlie’s previous course at the Royal Society of Biology:\n\n“Excellent\, great balance between theory and real-world practical situations.” \n“Case studies were great to make us investigate causes of problems.” \n“Intensive\, informal.” \n“Very interactive.”\nCertification and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)\nA certificate of attendance will be provided after the event.\nWe evaluate all of our training events\, to make sure that we maintain a high quality of training. \nThis event has been approved by the Royal Society of Biology for purposes of CPD and can be counted as 24 CPD points. \nProfessional Registers\nThis course supports registers competencies and has been identified as supporting competency development for: Registered Scientist (RSci) and Registered Science Technician (RSciTech).\nCompetency area: \n\nInterpersonal skills\nPersonal responsibility\n\nFees\nMembers – £120 + VAT\nNon-members – £240 + VAT \nGet in touch with training@rsb.org.uk to access these rates: \n\nMembers of Member Organisations\, SCAS members – £180 + VAT\nNon-members who have completed a membership application and made payment – £120 + 20% VAT.\n\nContact\nFor further information about the course please contact Emily Lunn\, training and registers officer at training@rsb.org.uk or on 020 3925 3447. \n\nSpecial requirements\nIf you have accessibility requirements\, please let us know during your booking\, and we will do what we can to accommodate your needs. \n\nRefunds\nUnfortunately\, the Royal Society of Biology is unable to offer refunds on training courses that have been attended. We do\, of course\, welcome and encourage any feedback from a course and will continue to improve the service we offer. \nTerms and Conditions\nBy booking to attend this event\, you are confirming you have agreed to the RSB’s Terms and Conditions which can be found here
URL:https://globalplantcouncil.org/event/leadership-in-a-laboratory-environment-june-2024/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other Skills
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SUMMARY:Plant Health Series: Summer conference 2024
DESCRIPTION:Plant Health Series: Summer conference 2024\n6 June 2024\n10:00 – 15:45\nOnline via Zoom \n\nAn online conference focusing on different aspects of plant health \nAs part of the Royal Society of Biology’s Plant Health Series\, this symposium will involve lectures and short flash talks from a range of professionals within the industry. There will also be opportunities to engage with different members of the plant health community\, and build bridges across the many disciplines within this sector.\n\nAttendees will get the opportunity to hear from industry experts\, learn about exciting new or ongoing projects and discuss the challenges and opportunities that arise within the area of plant health.\n\nAn agenda will be made available in due course.\nSpeakers include  \n\n\nChina Williams\, senior science officer (science policy)\, Kew\nDr Tom Pope\, reader in entomology & integrated pest management\, Harper Adams University\nAbby Buckle\, University of Sheffield\nHarriet Foster\, University of Bristol\nDr Charles Lane\, plant health consultant\, Fera\nDr Julian Smith\, science director\, Rothamsted Research\nRyan Simpson\, sales manager\, Boningale Nurseries\nPauline Jordan\, plant health and seed inspector\, APHA\nVasili Tsourekas\, University of Bristol\n\n\nwith more to come.\n\nTimings  \n10:00 – Welcome address\n10:05 – China Williams\, Kew – The Nagoya Protocol\n11:00 – Refreshment break\n11:15 – Plant Health Undergraduate Studentship flash talk session\n12:00 – Dr Charles Lane\, Fera – Updates on the Plant Health Register\n12:20 – Lunch break\n13:20 – Career overview panel discussion and Q&A\n14:10 – Refreshment break\n14:40 – Ryan Simpson\, Boningale Nurseries – The Importance of good plant health practice in nurseries\n15:40 – Summary\n15:45 – Close\n\n\nAudience \nThis event is open to all\, but will be particularly relevant to scientists including those working in areas related to plant health.\n\n\n\nCost and booking  \nThis event is free to attend and open to all. Advance registration is essential through the link at the top of the page. The Zoom joining details will be sent to all registered guests ahead of the meeting.\n\n\nContinuing Professional Development (CPD) \nThis event is approved by the Royal Society of Biology for purposes of CPD and can be counted as 18 CPD points.\n\n\n\nSpecial requirements \nIf you have accessibility requirements\, please let us know during your booking\, and we will do what we can to accommodate your needs.\n\n\nContact  \nFor booking\, website or event queries\, please contact Ellie Barrand at events@rsb.org.uk or on 020 3925 3444.
URL:https://globalplantcouncil.org/event/plant-health-series-summer-conference-2024/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Plant Health,Plant Science
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240622
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SUMMARY:Summer School 2024 -  Plant science to tackle climate change
DESCRIPTION:This Summer school is co-organized by the French Saclay Plant Sciences (SPS) network and the German Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS). \n \nMankind is facing an unprecedented challenge from anthropogenic climate change. This is already associated with altered rainfall patterns\, extreme weather events and less predictable seasonal patterns\, which are expected to increase in the future. Climate change is a major challenge to crop production\, food security and therefore to human society. \nAgriculture is a victim of climate change but also a culprit since 20-25% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are released through agricultural activities. Without a substantial diet change\, the ever-growing world population will require a 70-100% increase of agricultural productivity by 2050 to produce enough food. This must be achieved in a sustainable manner without compromising nutritional quality and in a context of decreasing GHG emissions and increasing C-sequestration to help mitigate global climate change. This complex scenario will require resilient\, higher yielding crops having a more efficient use of water and minerals\, and suited to climate-change adapted cultivation schemes and practices. Moreover\, laboratory/researcher practices will also have to be modified to accommodate low energy-use/low C-footprint research activities. \nIn this context\, the SPS-CEPLAS Summer School 2024 will focus on introducing and discussing strategies\, techniques and practices to carry out next generation plant research aimed at improving sustainable climate-change friendly plant productivity. \nThe summer school will bring together outstanding and enthusiastic young scientists (PhD students and young post-docs) and high-level researchers from all over the world in order to exchange knowledge and ideas. It is limited to a small group of participants (20 maximum) to privilege informal interactions and scientific discussions. \nProvisional program and speakers\nDownload the provisional program of the Summer School \nThis Summer School will include: \n         > Theoretical modules and discussions (~18 hours):\nThe objective is to address key climate change challenges from the perspective of plant sciences. Scientists will give lectures and lead discussions\, giving the participants an insight into the latest research findings and identifying key open questions in the field. Lectures will focus on reducing agricultural GHG emissions\, improving plant productivity/resilience to climate change\, and the challenges of next generation low energy-use/low C-footprint research. They will be presented in 4 sessions comprising a general overview followed by more focused research/technical talks from invited experts. \nN-inputs & emissions\nConcepts addressed: N-use-efficiency in crop species\, N signalisation\, allocation & remobilization\, N metabolism & microbes in the context of climate change\nConfirmed speakers:\nJacques Le-Gouis\, (GDEC\, Clermont-Ferrand\, France)\nAnne Krapp (IJPB\, Versailles\, France)\nFabien Chardon (IJPB\, Versailles\, France)\nAlia Dellagi (IJPB\, Versailles\, France) \nCO2 capture and C sequestration\nConcepts addressed: Improving photosynthesis\, sugar transport & partitioning\, C-sequestration in trees and soil\nConfirmed speakers:\nAmanda Cavanagh (Essex University\, UK)\nSylvie Dinant (IJPB\, Versailles\, France)\nPhilippe Ciais (LSCE\, Saclay\, France) \nPlant resilience to predicted climate change conditions\nConcepts addressed:\nThe interaction of elevated atmospheric CO2 with plant mineral nutrition & abiotic stresses\, stomata & stress signalling\, the influence of bacteria on environmental stress resilience & N-nutrition\, the influence of climate change on biotic stress resistance and computational modeling of photosynthetic acclimation\nConfirmed speakers:\nRosa Morcuende (IRNASA\, Salamanca\, Spain)\nHannes Kollist (Institute of Technology\, Tartu University\, Estonia)\nAntoine Martin (IPSiM\, Montpellier\, France)\nDaniela Ristova (Institute for Plant Sciences\, Cologne University\, Germany)\nGuillem Rigaill (IPS2\, University Paris-Saclay\, Gif-sur-Yvette\, France)\nMarina Cotta (MPIPZ\, Cologne\, Germany)\nHeribert Hirt (KAUST\, Saudi Arabia)\nAxel de Zélicourt (IPS2\, University Paris-Saclay\, Gif-sur-Yvette\, France)\nRichard Berthomé (LIPME\, Toulouse\, France)\nAnna Matuszynska (RWTH Aachen University\, Germany) \nFuture research practices & opportunities\nConcepts addressed:\nHow to reduce the C-footprint of scientific research & implement and promote environmentally friendly research practices\, agroecology\, biodiversity & climate change\, and how to help farmers move towards a climate change sustainable agriculture\nConfirmed speakers:\nJean Colcombet (IPS2\, University Paris-Saclay\, Gif-sur-Yvette\, France)\nPaul Leadley (ESE\, IDEEV\, University Paris-Saclay\, Gif-sur-Yvette\, France)\nSophie Gendre (Arvalis\, France) \n         > Workshop on outreach and communication (7 hours)\nThis workshop will be led by Isabel Mendoza of the Global Plant Council. After a presentation on different forms of scientific communication including social media\, participants will form groups\, given a hot-topic paper on plants & climate change and asked to deliver communications aimed at the general public. \n         > Collaborative Climate Fresk workshop (3 hours)\nClimate Fresk is a powerful tool that provides a quality climate education. It requires all participants to take an active role in building the Fresk by linking causes and effects of climate change.\nhttps://climatefresk.org/ \n         > Participant flash-talks and poster session (5 hours)\nEach participant will give a short “get to know me” flash talk at the beginning of the Summer School. The poster session will be organized to allow each participant to discuss his/her poster and to see all posters. It will finish with a general discussion and a “best” poster prize.
URL:https://globalplantcouncil.org/event/summer-school-2024-plant-science-to-tackle-climate-change/
LOCATION:Saint-Lambert-des-Bois\, Saint-Lambert-des-Bois\, France
CATEGORIES:Climate Change
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240627
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SUMMARY:Plant Biology 2024
DESCRIPTION:Plant Biology 2024 will celebrate the centennial of the American Society of Plant Biologists and the plant science community In Honolulu\, Hawaii\, from June 22 to 26\, 2024. \nThe submission portal is open NOW: https://plantbiology.aspb.org/submit-abstract/
URL:https://globalplantcouncil.org/event/plant-biology-2024/
CATEGORIES:Agriculture,Plant Science
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240629
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SUMMARY:IPMB2024
DESCRIPTION:The 13th International Congress on Plant Molecular Biology will be held in Cairns\, Australia from 24th – 28th June 2024 \nThe International Congress on Plant Molecular Biology (IPMB) was initiated in 1984 and is a triennial conference gathering plant molecular biologists from all over the world. The scientific program highlights recent discoveries in plant science from basic molecular biology to crop biotechnology. The range of presentations demonstrate the importance of plant molecular biology to understanding species diversity\, promotion of plant conservation\, and goals toward fulfilling the need for the development of ecologically sustainable farming in our changing world. \nAbout Cairns\, Australia \nCairns is a city located on the tropical northeast coast of Far North Queensland. It is nestled close to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Site\, which is the world’s most extensive coral reef system\, and the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site\, an area of Australian wet tropical forests. To the northwest lies the Daintree National Park with its mountain rainforests\, stunning gorges\, and pristine beaches. The nearby Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park pays tribute to the rich history of the indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Within Cairns a bustling Esplanade is lined with bars and restaurants and has a swimming lagoon. The daytime temperature in Cairns in June ranges from 23°C to 28°C with an average maximum around 25°C (77°F). The night-time temperature ranges from 14°C to 22°C with an average minimum temperature around 18°C (64.4°F). Click here to read more. \nWebsite: https://www.ipmb2024.org/
URL:https://globalplantcouncil.org/event/ipmb2024/
LOCATION:Cairns\, Cairns\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Molecular Plant Science,Plant Biotechnology
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240630
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SUMMARY:45th New Phytologist Symposium: Ecological and evolutionary consequences of plant–fungal invasions
DESCRIPTION:45th New Phytologist Symposium: Ecological and evolutionary consequences of plant–fungal invasions \n26–29 June 2024\, UNICAMP\, Brazil \nOrganised by \nLaszlo Nagy\, University of Campinas \nErika Buscardo\, University of Brasília \nMiranda Hart\, University of British Columbia Okanagan \nJason Hoeksema\, University of Mississippi \n  \nRegistration and abstract submission for the 45th New Phytologist Symposium are open. Deadlines for abstract submission are: \n\nTravel grants and oral abstracts: 1 March\nPoster abstracts: 1 April\n\nA two-day pre-symposium workshop on “Metabarcoding and Metagenomics\, powerful tools to explore the ecological dimension of biological invasions” will also be held from Monday 24 June 2024. See the programme for full details of sessions and confirmed speakers.
URL:https://globalplantcouncil.org/event/45th-new-phytologist-symposium-ecological-and-evolutionary-consequences-of-plant-fungal-invasions/
LOCATION:University of Campinas\, Campinas\, Brazil
CATEGORIES:Plant Health,Plant Science
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