>Oyez Oyez Good People,
>
>Winter is coming for the long-awaited, yearly Pacific Ecology and Evolution
>Conference (PEEC)! It is a conference run and organized by graduate students for early career
>scientists and is an amazing opportunity to get valuable feedback from peers, which will surely be
>enhanced by the scenery of beautiful Bamfield, BC. We invite students addressing ecological
>and evolutionary questions across a range of backgrounds and study systems to present
>their work in either a 12-minute presentation, a 3-minute condensed talk, or a poster.
>However presenting is not mandatory, and so attending and helping this think tank by listening
>and asking questions is also encouraged! Indeed, by bringing people from different labs,
>departments, and universities together, PEEC creates a melting pot of scientific thoughts and
>innovations.
>
>In today’s world, the way we communicate science is constantly changing. While
>information travels faster than ever before, it is also easily distorted, or miscommunicated.
>Being able to articulate what you do effectively not only brings tremendous benefits to your
>research and your career, but can help to shape the public perception of science. This skill is
>invaluable, which is why we’ve catered our keynote presentation by Dr. Bridgette Clarkston, as
>well as our workshops, to engage students in the art of science communication.
>
>This 39th edition of PEEC will be happening February 25-28, 2018 – start planning now!
>The conference fees will be $215, down (again!) from previous years thanks to our generous
>sponsors. These fees include attendance to the conference and workshops, but also
>transportation by boat from Port Alberni to Bamfield, your accommodation and all meals at the Bamfield
>Marine Science Center, AND a ticket to our West-Coast-and-Beyond famous dance party. The
>theme of this year’s party will be “Science Superheros”, let’s save the world
>together, nothing less!
>
>Registration opened December 4th, and will close January 15th, and can be accessed via
>our website [https://peec2018.wordpress.com. As we are limited by the facility
>capacity, registration will work on a first-come-first-served basis, so it is wiser not to wait
>on evolutionary time scales to register!
>
>For more information, feel free to contact us at peec2018@gmail.com or visit or
>website and social media accounts (see below).
>
>Ecologically and evolutionarily yours,
>The PEEC 2018 Team
>
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>https://peec2018.wordpress.com/
>https://www.facebook.com/PEEC2018/
>https://www.instagram.com/pacific_eec/
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>We thank our generous sponsors who help making the conference a success year after
>year!
>
>Platinum Sponsors
>UoA Department of Biological Sciences
>
>Gold Sponsors
>Pacific Salmon Foundation
>UBC Faculty of Forestry
>PICES
>
>Silver Sponsors
>UBC Faculty of Science
>UoA Faculty of Science
>The Tula Foundation
>
>Bronze Sponsors
>Ecofish Research
>SFU Department of Biological Sciences
>UBC Biodiversity Research Centre
>UBC Department of Botany
>UBC Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences
>UBC Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
>UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
>UBC Department of Zoology
>ICEE-CIEE
>Ocean Networks Canada -> https://peec2018.wordpress.com]
