IV International Rubiaceae (Gentianales) Conference

October 19-24, 2008. Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.

The "Instituto de Biologia, UNAM" and the "Instituto de Ecologia, A.C." are pleased to announce that the fourth Rubiaceae Conference will be held in the Clavijero Botanical Garden of the Institute of Ecology in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. This meeting will include papers and posters on the taxonomy, phylogeny and classification, morphology and anatomy, floristics, ecology and biogeography within Rubiaceae or other Gentianales. We particularly encourage students to submit the results of their work.

Deadline for abstracts: July 31, 2008.
Please visit www.ibiologia.unam.mx/rubiaceas/index.htm
For further questions, contact ivrubiaceae@ibiologia.unam.mx

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Conferencia Internacional de Biogeografia en Mexico

The Fourth Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society

The meeting will take place January 8-12, 2009 in Mérida, México.

Invited symposia will feature talks on the biogeography of disease, patterns and processes in biotic interchanges, disjunct distributions in Asia and America, and the biogeography of species extinction.

Attendees are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. The conference will also include workshops, field excursions, and social events.

Registration, contact, and additional information may be found at: http://www.biogeography.org.