For detailed information and registration details visit the Conference Website

The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), in partnership with the Australian Museum (AM), has developed an online Volunteer Portal for keen members of the community to help digitise, among other things, entomological collections of Museums. All from the comfort of your own computer.

See: http://volunteer.ala.org.au/

The aim of the project is to encourage online, or virtual, volunteers towork on the monumental task of transcribing specimen labels, field notes, and expedition diaries from various Australian museum collections, into digitised records. So far volunteers have completed 3500 individual tasks of around 6600 currently online.  More volunteers are needed so please sign up and lend a hand. Current projects involve transcribing labels for Cicadas and Hawk Moths, and field notes from the Scott Sisters, with projects for Leaf Hoppers and Plume Moths soon to be online.

Volunteer Portal home page

An example of a transcription task page

Website: ICE 2012
The XXIV International Congress of Entomology.

(RE-ADVERTISED)
Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne
Salary: $56,226* – $76,299 p.a. (*PhD entry level: $71,081 p.a.) plus 9% superannuation
This Postdoctoral Research position based at The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus, offers the unique opportunity to work with one of Australia’s leading ARC Laureate Fellows as part NHMRC- funded Asia Pacific Centre for Innovative Dengue Prevention. You will work as part of a team of internationally renowned scientists towards implementing exciting new methods for the reduction of dengue transmission in Australia and ultimately worldwide.
The role requires a PhD in spatial ecology or ecological / population genetics, or equivalent qualification, expertise in experimental design and insect handling, as well as familiarity with population genetics theory and the theory of age structured populations, and have a proven track record in publications.
Re-advertised position, previous applicants need not apply.
Employment Type: Full Time (Fixed-term) position, available 2 years (1 October 2011 – 30 September 2013)

Enquiries only to: Emily Thomson, Tel +61 3 8344 2522, Email emilyct@unimelb.edu.au

Close date: 6 November 2011

For position information and to apply online go to www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/careers, click on ‘Job Search’ and search under the job title or job number 0027392.

Website: www.molecularinsectscience.com

The Sixth International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science is the first of the series to be held outside of the USA. Previous Symposia, organized by the University of Arizona’s Center for Insect Science, have been met with great enthusiasm.

By holding the Symposium in Amsterdam, in collaboration with Elsevier, it is hoped that the meeting will be even more accessible to scientists and their students in Europe, Asia, Australasia, and elsewhere.

Abstracts are now being accepted in the following categories:

• Genomics and Proteomics
• Arthropod EvoDevo
• Neurobiology
• (Antagonistic and Symbiotic) Interactions
• Toxicology and Insecticide Resistance
• Immunity
• Endocrinology
• Chemical Ecology and Behaviour
• Pest Control Biotechnology
• Disease Models and Drug Discovery

Submission deadline: April 8th 2011

Email: Michelle Guzik

This workshop will include advanced level training in phylogenetic methods, imaging techniques, barcoding, systematics theory, nomenclature and the taxonomic process, collection management, databases, publishing results, finding a job, and much more.

The workshop is designed for PhD students in the first and second years of their project, but applications will be accepted from anyone who has had < 3 years of candidature. It is specifically designed for students undertaking projects that have a biological systematics component or are broadly relevant to systematics. Funding is available to assist students attend the workshop, but there is a maximum of 30 places – available only to students enrolled in Australian and New Zealand Universities.

Deadline for expressions of interest: 6 May 2011

Include your name, institution and School/Department, project title and brief 100 word description, years/months of candidature, name of primary supervisor and their email address.

The College of Health at the University of Western Sydney is offering Summer Research Studentships for 2011 – 2012. More information about the studentships is available at this link: www.uws.edu.au/health_science/chs/summer_research_studentships

Website: ISBCW 2011

The XIII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds (ISBCW) will convene on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island in 2011. The extraordinary cultural and natural diversity of Hawai`i, and its long history in weed biocontrol, make these islands an ideal site for reflection and discourse on the past, present and future of this field.

Call for abstracts deadline: February 15, 2010

Website: Conference website

Website: www.15icm.org

The 2011 myriapodology congress in Brisbane will have a special focus on the myriapod fauna of Asia and the lands and islands of the Pacific basin.

Registration opens 15 June 2010 through the conference website.

Myriapodologists study multi-legged arthropods (centipedes, millipedes, Symphyla and Pauropoda) and velvet worms (Onychophora). These little-studied groups have been shown to be excellent subjects for studies in evolution, biogeography, developmental genetics and environmental monitoring.

Cost

Early registration (by 17 June 2011)

• Full AUD$460
• Student AUD$240

Late registration (after 17 June 2011)

• Full AUD$510
• Student AUD$260

Prices in Australian dollars; see conference website for payment options. Cost includes welcome reception, conference attendance, morning and afternoon tea, lunch, mid-week tour and print copy of conference proceedings. Day registration available on application.

Travel

International visitors are reminded that Brisbane has direct air services to and from Dubai, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Nadi, Noumea, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo and major New Zealand cities.

Weather

Brisbane in July is sunny, mild and dry: mean minimum 10°C, mean maximum 20°C.

Venue

Womens College at The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane. For travel advice on getting to the conference venue, see conference website.

Welcome

Reception at conference venue on Sunday, 17 July.

Registration

At welcome reception, and then from 8 am on Monday, 18 July at conference venue.

Mid-week tour

An all-day bus trip on Wednesday, 20 July, with lunch provided. Stops at nature reserves in rainforest, eucalypt forest and coastal habitats; wildlife viewing.

Evening meals

Available at recommended local restaurants (booked for groups of conference delegates) and at conference venue. Approximate cost in 2010: AUD$30 at restaurant, AUD$15 at Womens College.

Dinner

Conference dinner and closing ceremony at the University Staff Club from 6 pm on Friday, 22 July. Cost AUD$85 per person (not included in conference registration).

Accommodation

Womens College: single room AUD$71.50 per night with shared facilities, or 2 single rooms with shared ensuite facilities AUD$83.60 per night; breakfast is included. Off-campus accommodation: see conference website for suggested options.
Womens College accommodation must be vacated Saturday morning, 23 July.

Partners

AUD$10 per person for welcome reception, AUD$25 per person for mid-week tour.

Pre-conference tour

Three-day, two-night tour of southeast Queensland natural areas. Details to be announced on tour conference website later in 2010. Deadline for booking: 27 May 2011.

Presentations

PowerPoint talks of 15-30 minutes, all given in the comfortable College Playhouse theatre at Womens College. See conference website for details.

Posters

Displayed at the conference venue. The conference will have a special poster-viewing session.

Abstracts

Presentation and poster abstracts will be included in the conference program book and must be submitted through the conference website by 25 February 2011.

Proceedings

Presenters are encouraged to submit written versions of their presentations for publication in a special issue of the open access journal ZooKeys. Deadline for submission: 30 September 2011.

Museum work

By arrangement with the Queensland Museum, conference delegates can work in the Museum’s excellent myriapod collection on a roster basis. See conference website for details.

Collecting

Specimen collecting in Queensland is by permit only. See conference website for details.