First Announcement
You are invited to participate in

The 48th Annual Northeast Algal Symposium (Download 1st circular)

April 17-19, 2009

At the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Co-convenors Bob Wilce, Bill Johansen and Craig Schneider invite you to join us for an exciting weekend.

Deadlines to Mark on Calendars
                                   
Abstracts: 1 March
NEAS meeting registration: 15 March

Book award proposals: April 1
                                   
Early questions about lodging should be addressed to:

Bob Wilce Rwilce@bio.umass.edu

and those concerning the program:

Craig Schneider cschneid@trincoll.edu or

Bill Johansen HJohansen@clarku.edu.

See you soon!

The NEAS symposium will include a wide range of oral and poster presentations from
the many disciplines of phycology. As always, the 2009 meeting will provide a relaxed
and informal environment for students and professionals alike to meet with colleagues,
exchange ideas and make new friends. Awards will be presented for outstanding posters
and oral presentations prepared by undergraduate and graduate students. NEAS members
take great pride in their commitment to student advancement, and extend an especially
warm welcome to all students with algal interests.
This year, the theme of our symposium is “Algae and Biofuels” and we are excited to
have Dr. Scott W. Gordon, CEO of Green Technologies, LLC as our keynote speaker.
We will also have a special talk by our own Dr. Gary Saunders of the University of
New Brunswick, on the emerged relationship of molecular phylogenetics and morphological
taxonomy. It is not too soon to plan for your presentations and mark your calendars
with the dates of this important symposium. Abstract and registration deadlines will
be March 12 and March 15, 2009 respectively. A call for both will be announced in the
2nd circular in early February. Phyco-Speed Dating will be part of the program again this
year, as will a Phyco-Game during the banquet.