en-gb webbie@systass.org (Rupert Wilson) Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:50:00 GMT http://www.systass.org/images/SystAssLogo-100.png http://www.systass.org http://www.systass.org The Systematics Association is committed to furthering all aspects of Systematic biology. http://www.linnean.org/fileadmin/events2/events.php?detail=308 On Thursday 19 April at 6.00pm James Marsden, Director Marine at Natural England, will give the annual Biodiversity Policy Lecture entitled Marine Protected Areas in English Waters. Venue: The Linnean Society, Burlington House, London, UK http://www.systass.org/celebrate75/index.shtml 2012 marks the 75th anniversary of the Systematics Association. In honour of this grand birthday, the Association will be hosting a special event, "Celebrating Systematics", on 20th June at the Natural History Museum. http://www.systass.org/awards/srf.shtml The Councils of the Linnean Society and the Systematics Association jointly administer the SRF fund. Typical activities supported include contributions to fieldwork expenditure, the purchase of scientific equipment or expertise (e.g. buying time on analytical equipment), specimen preparation (including the cost of temporary technical assistance), and contributions to publication costs. http://www.systass.org/events/AGM_Lecture_2011_Poster.pdf Professor Jenny Clack, University of Cambridge will present the President's Lecture entitled "The earliest tetrapods: What were they, and what are they?" on Wednesday 30 November 2011 at 6.00pm in the Linnean Society, Burlington House, Piccadily, London. http://www.systass.or The Systematics Association will hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 30 November 2011 at 5.00pm in the Linnean Society, Burlington House, Piccadily, London. Copies of the Agenda and minutes from the previous AGM are available on the website. http://www.systass.org/awards/syntax.shtml The Systematics and Taxonomy (SynTax) research scheme is designed to provide short-term funding for preliminary research that will form the basis of novel responsive mode proposals with a substantial systematics/taxonomy component. The scheme is available only to UK-based applicants. http://www.systass.org We are now seeking nominations for the next President of the Systematics Association which will begin in January 2013. Please see website for nominations process http://www.systass.org We are seeking nominations for Council members for January 2012. Council members serve for three years. Please see website for nominations process http://www.systass.org/AGM_Lecture_2011.shtml The earliest tetrapods: What were they, and what are they? Speaker: Professor Jenny Clack, University of Cambridge http://www.systass.org/ysf/ The annual Young Systematists' Forum represents an exciting setting for Masters, PhD and young postdoctoral researchers to present their data, often for the first time, to a scientific audience interested in taxonomy, systematics and phylogenetics. http://www.systass.org/publications/ Flowers on the Tree of Life. Edited by: Livia Wanntorp and Louis Ronse De Craene. Genetic and molecular studies have recently come to dominate botanical research at the expense of more traditional morphological approaches. This broad introduction to modern flower systematics demonstrates the great potential that floral morphology has to complement molecular data in phylogenetic and evolutionary investigations.