The cost of traveling from abroad, along with increasing difficulties to obtain a US visa since 9/11, make it hard for those in LA countries to enjoy the experience of our regular summer meetings. This is especially the case for graduate students, those in greater need of such experience, but also those with fewer resources and lower chances to qualify for a US visa.

The meeting is an attempt to bring the society closer to the rest of the continent, and therefore it is aimed to attract attendance from both sides of the US-MEX border. The proposed format is a small meeting, similar to regional ABS meetings (50-100 people), with single talk sessions and a poster session.

For complete informaiton be sure to visit:

http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/laabs/

...There is still plenty of time to register and submit your abstract. Early registration and abstract submission is open until September 15, and the deadline to apply for juicy student travel grants has been extended..

Keynote Speakers:

• Leticia Aviles, University of British Columbia, Social Evolution...
• William Eberhard, Universidad de Costa Rica & Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution, Sexual Selection by Cryptic Female Choice...

For more info, write to laac.abs@gmail.com ....

We are making every effort to organize a high quality international meeting, and we appreciate that you consider attending...

Yours,

Rogelio Macías-Ordóñez
Departamento de Biología Evolutiva
Instituto de Ecología, A.C.