Second Circular
“Speciation in Ancient Lakes 7”, SIAL 7
August 17-21, 2015, Windsor Canada
- Holistic Perspective on Ancient Lakes: Integrative approaches to
understanding the evolution of Ancient Lake Systems Host and Local Organizer
Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, Windsor, Canada
Co-organizers
Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany
Museum Koenig, Bonn, Germany
University of British Columbia, Canada
University of Kansas, USA
California State University Fullerton, USA
Conference Secretariat
Anne McLeod (sial7@uwindsor.ca)
Steering Committee:
Organizers:
Doug Haffner (Canada)
Thomas von Rintelen (Germany)
Dave Fowle (USA)
Ryan Walter (USA)
Sean Crowe (Canada)
Fabian Herder (Germany)
Scientific Committee
Christian Albrecht
Oleg Timoshkin
Paul Hamilton
Christine Coquyt
Jim Russell
Risto Vainola
Frank Riedel
Koen Martens
Tom Wilke
Conference Program
SIAL 7 will be the first SIAL meeting to take place in North America. It will focus on
integrative approaches to understanding evolution of Ancient Lakes systems with
sessions concerning microbial communities in ancient lakes, ecological speciation,
conservation and invasive species, and novel perspectives on taxonomy. Keynote
speakers will include Tom Wilke, Pete McIntyre discussing topics ranging from deep
drilling perspectives in ancient lakes to environmental perspectives on species
extinctions. New to this SIAL meeting, we will be having Hot Topic Discussions which
will be a half hour informal meeting including a brief presentation on novel techniques
followed by a discussion of how to integrate these practices into current research.
These will include discussions on genomics, paleo-geo analytical approaches, food
webs, and ancient DNA.
Keynote Speakers:
Tom Wilke – Deep drilling perspectives
Pete McIntyre – Environmental perspectives of species extinctions
Jeff McKinnon – Sexual selection and speciation
Jim Russell / Hendrik Vogel – Coring in Lake Towuti
Session Titles
Special Session on Drilling and Dating of Speciation Events
Microbiological Communities in Ancient Lakes: Biogeochemical, Ecological, and
Microbiological Controls on Biodiversity
Ecological Specialization as a Driver of Speciation in Ancient Lakes
Modern Threats to Ancient Legacies
Diatoms as Indicators of Biodiversity, Endemism and Evolution: Ancient Lakes the Last
Frontier?
Novel Perspectives on the taxonomy of Ancient Lakes
General Perspectives on Ancient Lakes
Comparative Ancient Lakes Studies
Preliminary Program
Opening ceremony and reception will be held at the Great Lakes Institute for
Environmental Research, 2990 Riverside Dr. W, Windsor Ontario
Poster sessions will be held on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
The excursions will be all day Wednesday the 19th.
The banquet will be Thursday evening cruising the Detroit River.
Student awards, and closing remarks will be held on the Friday afternoon.
Registration
Online registration will start on March 15th, 2015 at the SIAL website (www.sialonline.org/sial7). A reminder will be sent out with the third circular.
Conference fees
Regular: $ 200 (CDN)
Students: $ 70 (CDN)
The fee includes all conference activities (ice breaker, two coffee breaks on session
days), but not the conference banquet or the excursions.
Two excursions will be offered (prices include lunch):
Trip to Point Pelee, $35 (CDN).
Tour of Wiser’s Distillery: TBD
The conference banquet will cost $60 (CDN).
The conference fee can be paid during online registration by credit card (secure
transaction).
Abstract Submission
After registration, abstracts for conference contributions can be uploaded. The deadline
for abstract submission is June 1st, 2015. All abstracts will be reviewed by the scientific
committee and presentations will be accepted based on scientific merit only.
Student Grants
Four student grants of up to $500 (CDN) each for airfare, accommodation, and
registration will be available. All regular graduate students (Master’s and PhD programs)
are encouraged to apply. The application must include an abstract, CV, and a short
letter of motivation and should be sent electronically to the conference secretariat
(sial@uwindsor.ca) no later than June 1st, 2015.
Best Presentation Award
The scientific committee will award the best student oral presentation and the best
student poster presentation $100 (CDN) each at SIAL 7.
Accommodation
Conference room contingents will be reserved in the conference location at the
Waterfront Hotel in Windsor ranging from $122 (CDN) (1-4 people), to $142 (CDN)
(Deluxe Room), and $182 (CDN) (Junior Suite) (http://www.windsor-hotel.ca/). Prices
include a daily complimentary free breakfast buffet, and WIFI. Early booking is
recommended. Alternative accommodations are available at the Travelodge Windsor
(http://www.travelodge.com/hotels/ontario/windsor/travelodge-hotel-downtownwindsor/hotel-overview) and rooms start at $89.99.