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Course – 1st Edition

Phylogenetic analysis: Foundations and Methods

August 22nd-25th, 2019, Barcelona (Spain)

Evolution

Evolution

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LOCATION

DATE

August 22nd-25th, 2019

LANGUAGE

English

COURSE LENGTH & ECTS

28 hours on-site.

This course is equivalent to 1 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) at the Life Science Zurich Graduate School.

The recognition of ECTS by other institutions depends on each university or school.

PLACES

Places are limited to 20 participants and will be occupied by strict registration order.

Participants who have completed the course will receive a certificate at the end of it.

James S Farris instructor for Transmitting Science

Dr. James S. Farris
Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Sweden

Pablo Goloboff instructor for Transmitting Science

Dr. Pablo A. Goloboff
Fundación Miguel Lillo – CONICET
Argentina

Kevin Nixon instructor for Transmitting Science

Dr. Kevin Nixon
Cornell University
United States of America

Mark Siddall instructor for Transmitting Science

Dr. Mark Siddall

American Museum of Natural History
United States of America

Sebastian Kvist instructor for Transmitting Science

Dr. Sebastian Kvist
Royal Ontario Museum
Canada

Ward Wheeler instructor for Transmitting Science

Dr. Ward Wheeler
American Museum of Natural History
United States of America

Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno Transmitting Science coordinator

Dr. Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno

Transmitting Science

Ana Rosa Gomez-Cano coordinator at Transmitting Science

Dr. Ana Rosa Gómez Cano
Transmitting Science

Program

  • Homology (historical, operational, and probabilistic). Dr Kevin Nixon.
  • Tree-searches (both standard and hard datasets). Dr Pablo Goloboff.
  • Linnaeus, the codes and taxonomy. Dr Sebastian Kvist.
  • Sequence alignment. Dr Ward Wheeler.
  • Phylogenomics. Dr. Sebastian Kvist.
  • Character weighting (with a little bit on ML models in morphology). Dr Pablo Goloboff.
  • Measures of support. Dr Mark Siddall.
  • Beyond the making of trees: correlated homoplasy, selection,
    and co-speciation. Dr Mark Siddall & Dr Sebastian Kvist.

Fees

  • Course Fee
  • Early bird (until October 31st, 2019):
  • 476 € *
    (380.80 € for Ambassador Institutions)
  • Regular (after October 31st, 2019):
  • 595 € *
    (476 € for Ambassador Institutions)
  • This includes course material, coffee breaks and lunches (VAT included).
    * Participants from companies/industry will have an extra charge of 100 €.
  • Course Fee + Accommodation Package
  • Early bird (until October 31st, 2019):
  • 826 € * (660.80 € for Ambassador Institutions)
  • Regular (after October 31st, 2019):
  • 945 € * (756 € for Ambassador Institutions)
  • This includes course material, coffee breaks, transportation from and to Barcelona city, accommodation from Sunday to Friday, breakfasts, lunches and dinners (VAT included).
    * Participants from companies/industry will have an extra charge of 100 €.

You can check the list of Ambassador Institutions. If you want your institution to become a Transmitting Science Ambassador please contact us at communication@transmittingscience.com

Schedule

Course Schedule

Participants will make their own way

  • Monday to Friday:
    • 9:00 to 13:30 Lessons.
    • 13:30 to 14:30 Lunch (included).
    • 14:30 to 18:00 Lessons.

The class schedule is approximate; it is possible that the content of one day may run into the next and a working day may be longer than advertised.

Course + Accommodation Package Schedule
  • Sunday:
    • 19:00 Meeting point in Plaza Catalunya (Barcelona) to take the bus to Capellades. If you are planning to arrive later, you can find more information on how to get there.
    • 20:00 Registration in the Hostel.
    • 20:30 Dinner.
  • Tuesday to Thursday:
    • 08:00 to 09:00 Breakfast
    • 9:00 to 13:30 Lessons
    • 13:30 to 14:30 Lunch (included)
    • 14:30 to 18:00 Lessons
    • 20:00 Dinner
  • Friday:
    • 8:00 to 9:00 Breakfast.
    • 9:30 to 13:30 Lessons
    • 13:30 to 14:30 Lunch (included)
    • 14:30 to 18:00 Lessons
    • 18:00 Meeting in Hotel to take the bus to Barcelona city.
    • 19:30 Arrival at Plaça Catalunya (Barcelona)

The class schedule is approximate; it is possible that the content of one day may run into the next and a working day may be longer than advertised.

Accommodation

If you choose the Accommodation Package you will be hosted at Rural House Can Carol, in shared en-suite rooms, although you will only share rooms with other course participants (male or female only).

If you prefer to stay in a single en-suite room, you can do so with a supplementary charge.

The Accommodation Package includes transportation from the centre of Barcelona city to the venue and back, at the start and end of the course, respectively. The trip takes around 1 hour each way. 

If the number of participants exceeds the available rooms at Can Carol, some of them could be accommodated in the Hotel Tall del Conill, by registration order. The hotel is at 10 minutes walking, although transport will be provided in the morning and after dinner. Lunches and dinners will be with the whole group.

Accommodation is included from Sunday (check-in) to Friday (check-out). Breakfast, lunch and dinner are also provided during the week, starting from the dinner of Sunday to lunch of Friday (included).

Other accommodation options

If you do not want the Accommodation Package, accommodation is available in places other than Can Carol: Where to stay near the Venue.

Funding

Discounts are not cumulative and apply only on the Course Fee. We offer the possibility of paying in two instalments (contact courses@transmittingscience.com).

Former participants will have a 5 % discount on the Course Fee.

20 % discount on the Course Fee is offered for members of some organizations (Ambassador Institutions). If you want to apply to this discount please indicate it in the Registration form (proof will be asked later).

Unemployed scientists living in the country were the course will be held, as well as PhD students based in that country without any grant or scholarship to develop their PhD, could benefit from a 40 % discount on the Course Fee. If you want to ask for this discount, please contact the course coordinator. That would apply for a maximum of 2 places and they will be covered by strict inscription order.