Международный симпозиум, посвященный 300-летнему юбилею Карла Линнея (Амстердам, 1-2 октября 2007 г)

Международный симпозиум "Linnaeus 300 - the future of his science" состоится в октябре 2007 г. в Нидерландах.
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International symposium:
'Linnaeus 300 - the future of his science'
This year is the 300^th birthday of Linnaeus, the Swedish physician and geologist who was the father of taxonomy (naming both genus and species). Linnaeus had close ties with the Netherlands: he took his degree in Harderwijk and carried out his initial classification work in the garden and orangery of a rich merchant in Heemstede. The Netherlands will therefore be celebrating his 300^th birthday with a series of special events.

On 1 and 2 October 2007, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Swedish Embassy and the Linnean Society of London will organise an international symposium on the past, present and future of research into the earth's biodiversity.

The two-day symposium will feature the following subjects:

Linnaeus in Holland (on the importance of Linnaeus' interaction with Dutch scholars and collections during his formative years in the Netherlands).
From catalogue to the tree of life (on our growing understanding of the evolutionary relationship between species).
Identification using DNA barcoding (taking the "portable Linnaeus" into the field?)
The evolution of biodiversity (on the processes that led to the development of species).
What are species and how do we name them?
The importance of biological diversity for humankind and the future.

The speakers include Quentin Wheeler (USA, cybertaxonomy of insects), Paul Hebert (Canada, of the Consortium of the Barcode of Life), Kevin de Queiroz (France, PhyloCode) and Geerat Vermeij (USA, extinction and origin of species).

Location: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Kloveniersburgwal 29, Amsterdam

You can register for the symposium by filling in the
electronic registration form.

More information
Mw. Annelies ten Have, Secretary
afdelingen@bureau.knaw.nl
tel. +31 (0)20-5510746