The ESEB is an academic society that brings together over 1400 evolutionary biologists from Europe and the rest of the world - researchers, academic teachers, students, as well as journalists and other persons interested in evolution. By joining you become part of this academic community.
The biennial Congress of ESEB is one of the largest scientific meetings in broadly defined evolutionary biology. Members are entitled to substantially reduced registration fees. The society also offers travel stipends to support participation of student members from economically disadvantaged countries.
The membership of ESEB includes a personal on-line subscription the Society's journal, the Journal of Evolutionary Biology. The journal has an Open Access option, and authors who are members of the Society benefit from a 50 % discount on the Open Access fee for their papers (US$ 1500 as of August 2009). Members are also entitled to a 25 % discount on all books published by Wiley-Blackwell and a 20 % discount on Ecology & Evolution books from Oxford University Press, as well as other promotional offers.
The Society supports young researchers, e.g., by sponsoring the annual meeting of PhD students in evolutionary biology, and by awarding the John Maynard Smith Prize to outstanding young evolutionary biologists. It also supports outreach initiatives aiming at popularizing evolutionary biology to general public and countering creationism, especially in non English-speaking countries. By joining, you can support these initiatives.
The ESEB is a platform of integration for evolutionary biologists from different countries. Endorsement and logistic support of the ESEB is particularly important for local evolutionary biologists in countries with little tradition and few researchers in evolution. As an active member you could also receive endorsement and support for evolution-related initiatives in your country.
To join the Society or to renew your membership, click on the Membership link on the left panel.
The 18th European Meeting of PhD Students in Evolutionary Biology (EMPSEB) will be held from 25-30 September 2012 in Virrat, Finland, sponsored by the Centre of Excellence in Evolutionary Research, ESEB, and Peerage of Science.
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The ESEB is pleased to announce the call for applications for travel stipends 2012. These stipends are for students and young scientists to attend the joint ESEB/SSE Congress on Evolutionary Biology in Ottawa in July 2012. Detailed information is available here.
Every year the European Society for Evolutionary Biology distinguishes an outstanding young evolutionary biologist with a prize named after John Maynard Smith (1920 - 2004),
eminent scientist, great mentor, author of many books on evolution, and a former President of ESEB.
The prize winner is expected to attend the ESEB congress (joint with SSE and other societies) in Ottawa, Canada (6-10 July, 2012), where he or she will deliver the John Maynard Smith Lecture.
The Society will pay registration, accommodation, and travel expenses (economy fare).
The Prize also includes the possibility of a Junior Fellowship of generally 3 months at the Institute of Advanced Study (Wissenschaftskolleg) in Berlin, Germany.
Further Junior Fellows for the Wissenschaftskolleg may be selected from the other applicants.
For more information on Junior Fellowships at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, or information on this institution, see Institute of Advanced Study or contact Paul Schmid-Hempel, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
Previous winners of the JMS Prize are listed here.
Nomination:
The prize is open to any field of evolutionary biology. Candidates for the prize may be nominated by a colleague or self-nominated; the nomination must be accompanied by the candidate's CV, a list of publications (three best articles marked),
a short description of future research plans, two letters of reference (sent directly to Anneli Hoikkala), and a letter from the candidate approving the nomination.
Candidates for the 2012 prize must have started their PhD after January 1, 2005 (this is a change from the previous rule).
The nominations should be sent by email to: Anneli.Hoikkala@jyu.fi
Anneli Hoikkala
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
P.O.Box 35, 40014 University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Nominations should arrive no later than December 30, 2011. Please take care to limit the size of attachments (total < 10 MB) in any one email.
Five grants for a total of 9500 Euros have been awarded in Fall 2011. The next deadline for proposals is 15 March 2012.
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The Joint Congress 2012 will be held in Ottawa, Canada, from July 6-10. Details can be found here.
The 2011 ESEB Congress has been held in Tübingen, Germany, from 20-25 August. Details can be found here. News and changes in the organisation of the ESEB society have been announced and discussed at the Members' business meeting. More information is available here.
ESEB is pleased to announce a new member discount for publication charges at the Open Access Journal Ecology and Evolution.
Find more details here
and read more at Wiley Open Access Blog.
ESEB is pleased to announce a new member benefit from 2011; free online access to the journal, Evolutionary Applications, for the length of your membership term. Go to the Discounts page to learn more.
The meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution took place from 17-21 June 2011 in Norman, Oklahoma.