***Apologies for possible multiple copies*** Call for Abstracts/Papers Seventh Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization PCO 2013, 7-9 October 2013, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Dear

Announcing SWITCHGRASS II, taking place in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, September 10-12 2013 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center. Registration, housing, and abstract submission information available

We still have some open spaces for the workshop ‘Recent Insights in Mitochondrial Evolution Applied to Health and Ageing’ from July 8-12 in Leiden (http://www.lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2013/553/info.php3?wsid=553venue=Oort).

We have received many expressions of interest from potential presenters and attendees but many of them lack the travel support necessary to attend a conference

Register by Saturday for Early Bird rates for SPECIATION CONTINUUM: A Discussion on the Origin of Species, the 2013 Symposium of the American Genetic Association.

Mathematics for an evolving biodiversity September 16-20, 2013 CRM, Montral (Canada) *EARLY REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 15TH* **Contributed talks and posters

Arthropod Genomics 2013 Onward Seventh Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium and VectorBase Workshop, June 12 – June 15, 2013, University of Notre Dame ** EXTENDED DEADLINE