The annual meetings of the Society for the Study of Evolution, the American Society of Naturalists, and the Society of Systematic Biologists are happening right now in Minneapolis -- Evolution 2008. I'm really sorry not to be there. I've only missed the Evolution meetings three or four times in the last 20 years. I always learn a lot. I'm especially sorry to miss the meetings this year, because one of my students, Rachel Prunier, is giving a talk this morning (in about an hour and a half). She's put a lot of work into her talk, and I'm sure it will be great. I'm sorry I can't be there to support her.
If you happen to be reading this from Minneapolis and haven't decided what you're going to see this morning (or even if you have), get yourself over to Anderson 270 for the 8:00am talk entitled "Genetic differentiation of white proteas in the western Cape, South Africa." You won't be disappointed. After that you're free to see whatever talks interest you.
If you happen to be reading this from Minneapolis and haven't decided what you're going to see this morning (or even if you have), get yourself over to Anderson 270 for the 8:00am talk entitled "Genetic differentiation of white proteas in the western Cape, South Africa." You won't be disappointed. After that you're free to see whatever talks interest you.
So far I've only said that I'm sorry not to be in Minneapolis. I haven't explained why I'm not there. Here's why.
I returned from a three-week research trip to Cape Town two weeks ago. Last week I was in Seattle for the Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics. My module didn't finish until the end of the day on Friday. I couldn't have made it to Minneapolis until late in the day on Saturday, and I needed to spend some time at home. So here I am.
I returned from a three-week research trip to Cape Town two weeks ago. Last week I was in Seattle for the Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics. My module didn't finish until the end of the day on Friday. I couldn't have made it to Minneapolis until late in the day on Saturday, and I needed to spend some time at home. So here I am.
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