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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Register now for the European Congress of Lepidopterology 29/7-4/8 in Blagoevgrad Bulgaria!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The deadline for early registration and submitting titles of papers and posters (10 April) is only 3 weeks away. After that prices go up.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please go to
<a href="http://www.ecl18.eu/">http://www.ecl18.eu/</a> for registration and further details.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Members of SEL and The Lepidopterist’s Society receive a reduction of EURO 100.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The congress, situated in a beautiful part of Bulgaria, will offer an exciting and varied scientific programme.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The following key note speakers have agreed to talk: Prof. Paul Brakefield, Prof. Niels Kristensen and Dr Lyubomir Penev and more are being asked.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The following symposia are being organised:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Molecular Phylogeny by Niklas Wahlberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">DNA barcoding European Lepidoptera by Marko Mutanen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Taxonomy, history and ecology of mining Lepidoptera by Jurate De Prins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Ecology and evolution of Nymphalid butterflies in Mediterranean and Alpine habitats by Andrea Gill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Taxonomy and speciation in Noctuidae by Laszlo Ronkay and Alberto Zilli<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Biogeography and phylogeography of balkanic-carpathian and balkanic-alpine connections by Zoltan Varga<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In addition there will be sessions for other contributed papers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As a novelty, SEL is offering prices for the best student presentation and poster for BSc, MSC and PhD students. When submitting your talk, you can indicate whether
you would like to compete. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lastly, SEL can offer support for some members who have difficulties finding support otherwise. Please send a request to general Secretary Erik van Nieukerken
<a href="mailto:nieukerken@naturalis.nl">nieukerken@naturalis.nl</a> before April 10.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The SEL council and organising committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line">contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line">Congress website
</span><a href="http://www.ecl18.eu/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://www.ecl18.eu/</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line">Erik J. van Nieukerken<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line">general secretary Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;layout-grid-mode:line">Naturalis Biodiversity Center</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line">dep. of Terrestrial Zoology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line">PO Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line">[courier address: Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line">direct phone: +31-71-56 87 682<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line">fax: +31-71-5687666<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line">e-mail:
</span><a href="mailto:nieukerken@naturalis.nl"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">nieukerken@naturalis.nl</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://science.naturalis.nl/nieukerken"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://science.naturalis.nl/nieukerken</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line">editor-in-chief Tijdschrift voor Entomologie:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
</span><a href="http://www.nev.nl/tve"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://www.nev.nl/tve</span></a><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line">General Secretary Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><a href="http://www.soceurlep.eu/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">h<span style="layout-grid-mode:line">ttp://www.soceurlep.eu/</span></span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";layout-grid-mode:line">subject editor Zookeys http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys
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