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ASAB Easter Conference 2012

ASAB Easter Conference 2012

11th – 13th April, Aberystwyth University, UK

Postgraduate workshop: Wednesday 11th

Conference sessions: Thursday 12th & Friday 13th

Programme
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Accommodation
Travel
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ASAB’s Easter meeting is aimed at PhD students and postdocs but is open to anyone interested in animal behaviour. Contributions on any aspect of animal behaviour are welcome.

The postgraduate workshop will cover topics vital to all scientists, from how journals work and how to publish your research to working with the media, using state of the art technology, finding funding, managing your supervisor and getting involved with citizen science. As always, there will be plenty of opportunity for relaxed discussions with the workshop social on Wednesday and conference social (sea-view included!) on Thursday.

The conference is being organised by Dr Rupert Marshall and Dr Roger Santer of the Aquatic, Behavioural and Evolutionary Biology research group (ABEB).

Aberystwyth is set amongst spectacular scenery on the west coast of Wales, on the edge of Cardigan Bay. Dolphins can be seen from the seafront while red kites circle overhead. Come join us!

Programme

The latest version of the programme is available to download here
We have arranged more slots for talks than ever before, so do submit your abstract using the form below.
There is also plenty of space for posters – and a dedicated poster session.
There is a £100 prize for the best student talk (sponsored by Tracksys Ltd) and the best student poster (sponsored by Brill).

We are delighted to announce our plenary speakers:

Prof Lotta Kvarnemo from Gothenburg University, Sweden “The Many Mysteries of Monogamy”

Prof Tim Guilford from Oxford University, UK “Tracking bird navigation”

Dr John Skelhorn from the University of Exeter, UK “Masquerade: Camouflage without Crypsis?” John is winner of ASAB’s Chris Barnard Award for Outstanding Contributions by a New Investigator 2012

We will be asking some speakers to chair sessions in which they are not speaking. If you would like to be considered for this role, please indicate this on the Abstract Submission form and ask your supervisor to email rmm@aber.ac.uk, indicating your suitability for the role and your broad area of expertise.

Registration

Registration is open! Thanks to generous sponsorship from the organisations listed below, we have been able to keep the cost of Registration to £36 per person, including entry to all sessions, tea & coffee, and social events including evening meals on Wednesday and Thursday. It does not include lunches (several cafeterias are located nearby) or accomodation (see below).

Download the Registration & Accomodation form here

Download the Abstract Submission form (for Talks and Posters) here

Email completed forms to rmm@aber.ac.uk OR send them to: Dr Rupert Marshall, ASAB Conference, IBERS Edward Llwyd, Aberystwyth University, SY23 3DA, UK.

The deadline for submission of Abstracts for Talks is 1^st March. We are unable to consider your abstract if you have not registered and paid by 1^stMarch. Registration will remain open after this date, up to and including the conference, at the higher fee rate. We will acknowledge all bookings by email.

Remember that ASAB student members can apply for a grant to cover the cost of travel and registration. The deadline is 1^st March 2012 and details can be found here.

Accommodation

Budget Bed & Breakfast accommodation (shared bathrooms) is available in the Pantycelyn student residence (£18.50/night) on the main Penglais campus just 3 minutes walk from the conference venue and 10-15 minutes walk (uphill!) from the town and railway station. On-campus accomodation in Pantycelyn must be booked by 1^st March and will be reserved on a first-come first-served basis. Should you wish to stay on Friday night and depart Saturday please book early as availability is very limited. To book, please complete the Registration & Accomodation form here

There are a number of hotels and bed & breakfasts in and around Aberystwyth – further details are available here

We regret that we are unable to take bookings for hotels & hostels etc other than Pantycelyn Student Residence. Please contact these hotels/hostels direct.

Travel

Details on how to find us can found on our Travel pages here.
The conference will be held in our start of the art Medrus conference centre on our Penglais campus, just by the main entrance, 15 minutes walk from the railway station.

There is a regular bus service from town to the university: the main bus stops are just outside the railway station.

There is also a taxi rank by the station.

Tips for Travellers!

Birmingham (BHX) is the most convenient airport – there are direct trains to Aberystwyth from Birmingham International.
Our minibus will meet all trains arriving on Tuesday 10th April between 15:15 and 19:30. Look out for our conference helpers in their bright yellow “Ambassador” t-shirts!
Allow extra time on roads in Wales: reckon on an average speed of 40mph/60kph
National Express operate a direct coach service from London once a day – cheap, if not as comfortable as the train!
Europcar offers one-way rentals and has an office close to the railway station.
We’ll miss you but we know you have to leave eventually! A minibus will ensure you can stay until the end of the last talk on Friday and still make the 15:30 train. We will also provide transport to connect with the 17:30 train.