We are pleased to announce that EnvMetaGen will be organizing the 10th edition of TiBE – Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution Conference. This year, TiBE goes virtual!!
This is an annual meeting organized by CIBIO-InBIO, which aims to bring together senior researchers, post-graduate and graduate students working on the fields of biodiversity and evolutionary biology. In 2020, the aim of the meeting is to discuss cutting-edge findings in relevant topics related to metabarcoding and metagenomic techniques, and their application in ecological and environmental research, including biodiversity surveys, environmental assessment, ecosystem function and services, interaction networks and species autecology, among others. At the same time, TiBE2020 will be the closing meeting of the project.
The meeting will discuss exciting developments associated with the advent of ever more powerful DNA sequencing technology, which are opening possibilities to explore the living world in ways that were unimaginable just a decade ago. During three afternoons, participants will discuss new opportunities, challenges and pitfalls of metabarcoding and metagenomic approaches, with examples provided by a wealth of case studies where these new techniques contributed decisively to improve our understanding of biodiversity and ecosystem patterns and processes. Moreover, participants will discuss the application of metabarcoding and metagenomics to foster new and more cost-efficient environmental assessment and monitoring programs. The conference will be held in an informal but stimulating scientific atmosphere, on an online platform that will foster networking opportunities and allows poster presentations. The program includes both plenary and short presentations from selected abstracts.
This is an excellent opportunity to present your work, and to interact and brainstorm with other members of the scientific community using metabarcoding and metagenomics for biodiversity, ecological and environmental research. Join us online this December!
PROGRAMME
The conference will be structured in three sessions, covering different topics. Each session will take place in the afternoon, starting at 2.30pm GMT.
Session 1: MOLECULAR SURVEYS OF BIODIVERSITY AND INVASIVE SPECIES
Keynote speaker: Mike Schwartz, National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish Conservation, USA
Invited speaker: Sara Peixoto, University of Hull, UK (former CIBIO member)
Invited speaker: Bastian Egeter, Nature Metrics, UK (former CIBIO member)
Session 2: NEXT GENERATION BIOMONITORING OF AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
Keynote speaker: Agnès Bouchez, INRAE – Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, France
Invited speaker: Filipa Martins, CIBIO-InBIO, Portugal
Invited speaker: Sónia Ferreira, CIBIO-InBIO, Portugal
Session 3: UNDERSTANDING SPECIES INTERACTIONS IN COMPLEX ECOSYSTEMS
Keynote speaker: Tyler Kartzinel, Brown University, USA
Invited speaker: Vanessa Mata, CIBIO-InBIO, Portugal
Invited speaker: Joana Paupério, CIBIO-InBIO, Portugal
ABSTRACT GUIDELINES
The conference will accept contributions in two formats: oral presentations and posters. Oral presentations will consist of 15 minutes’ presentations followed by 5 minutes for discussion. Posters will be presented as a short (2 minutes) video in a dedicated platform, online, allowing interaction with other participants. Only registered participants are allowed as presenting authors.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Abstract submission opens: October 1st, 2020
Abstract submission deadline: November 08th, 2020
Deadline for registration: December 01st, 2020
REGISTRATION FEES
CIBIO students (MSc and PhD) – free
CIBIO members – 25€
Students from other Institutions* – 25€
Other participants – 50€
* must present evidence of status.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Nuno Fonseca
Pedro Beja
Sandra Aresta
More information can be found on CIBIO’s dedicated page.
