AMS Symposia and Meetings

Annual Meeting 2010: Seattle, Washington, January 3-7, 2010

The American Microscopical Society (AMS) holds its annual meetings jointly with meetings of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB, formerly American Society of Zoologists) and The Crustacean Society.

This year AMS is co-sponsoring three symposia, one of the contributed poster sessions and the Strathmann social.  AMS members present contributed-papers and posters.  The Society’s annual luncheon, Business meeting and Invertebrate Biology Editors meeting are regularly scheduled at the annual meetings.  There will be support available for travel for student AMS members presenting at the meeting.

1) AMS Executive Committee Meeting: Monday, Jan 4, 8 pm - 11 pm, in the Sheraton hotel (Room TBA)

2) Invertebrate Biology Editors meeting: 7:00-8:00 am on Tuesday, Jan 5 in the Sheraton Hotel (Room TBA)

3) AMS will co-sponsor the poster session on Tuesday, Jan 5 ( 3 – 5 pm), in the Convention Center.  Stop by the AMS booth and vote for your favorite photomicrograph in the Buchsbaum Photomicrography contest.  See:  Photomicrography contest for rules.  In addition, there will be a draw for a one-year membership in AMS.  All meeting participants are warmly invited to drop by our booth, to renew acquaintances and Society memberships, and to participate in our events.

4) AMS Keynote Address by Dr. Judith Winston, “Life in the colonies: learning the foreign ways of colonial organisms”, Tuesday, Jan 5, 7-8 pm, in the Convention Center (room TBA)

5) AMS will co-sponsor the DIZ/DEE Social in honor of Richard Strathmann (tentatively scheduled for Tues, Jan 5, in the evening –check the final schedule for details)  Please note AMS is a co-sponsor of this Symposium.   We will also host our regular AMS luncheon (see below)

6) AMS Business Meeting will be Wednesday, Jan 6, 10:30-11:45 am, in the Convention Center (room TBA)

7) AMS Luncheon will be on Wednesday, Jan 6, noon-1 pm, in the Convention Center. (Room TBA)

In a new format this year, the menu will be a selection of box lunches. Ticket rates have been changed on the registration site to $28.50 for regular members and $15 for students.  Register for the luncheon through the SICB site

Anyone who paid $40 should save their receipt and we will arrange to reimburse the difference.

Information on registration, hotels, and other site-specific material for this year’s and future meetings is available through SICB (http://sicb.org/meetings/2010/index.php3).

For more information, contact SICB Business Office (e-mail sicb@BurkInc.com, phone 800-955-1236 or 312-527-6697, fax 703-790-2672) or AMS Program Officer (Sarah Lindsay: slindsay@maine.edu, 207-581-2739).

For Information on registration, hotels, and other site-specific material go to:  http://www.sicb.org/meetings/2010/index.php3

AMS Co-Sponsored Symposia at the January, 2010 Meeting:

(See full list of symposia at SICB 2010 symposia site: http://sicb.org/meetings/2010/symposia/index.php3)

Animal Regeneration: Integrating Development, Ecology, and Evolution (Alexa Bely, organizer).

Marine Ecosystem Engineers in a Changing World: Establishing Links Across Systems ( Sarah Berke, organizer)

Evolutionary Paths among Developmental Possibilities: A Symposium Marking the Contributions and Influence of Richard Strathmann (Michael Hart, organizer)

SICB 2009 Symposia

http://www.sicb.org/meetings/2009/symposia

SICB 2007 Symposia

http://www.sicb.org/meetings/2007/symposia

SICB 2006 Symposia

http://www.sicb.org/meetings/2006/symposia/index.php3

SICB 2005 Symposia

http://www.sicb.org/meetings/2005/symposia/index.php3