Dear colleagues, We are excited to announce a symposium during the joint Evolution conference in Montreal, scheduled for July 26-30, 2024. The theme of the symposium is "The interplay between dispersal, plasticity, and adaptation in coping with changing environments". You can find more details about the symposium below and information about the conference and abstract submission process here. We hope you will consider joining us! Title: The interplay between dispersal, plasticity, and adaptation in coping with changing environments Organizers: In�s Fragata: irfragata@gmail.com. cE3c - Faculdade de Ci�ncias da Universidade de Lisboa (PT) Elvira Lafuente: elafuentemaz@gmail.com. Instituto Gulbenkian de Ci�ncia (PT) Abstract: In response to environmental changes organisms can move, adapt, or adjust. These three strategies have been extensively studied across various species, providing a solid basis to our understanding of the separate contribution of dispersal, adaptation, and plasticity to the maintenance of biodiversity. However, the possible synergies between them and how prevalent they are in the response to stressful environments remains largely unexplored. This symposium aims to bring together researchers working on the interplay between dispersal, adaptation, and plasticity to bridge connections and synergies between these different strategies (e.g. evolution of dispersal or plasticity, dispersal or evolution via plasticity) and build a framework that integrates the contribution of all three. Ultimately, exploring the interconnections between these three strategies can help us to better understand how natural populations cope with changing environments. Relevance: Studying the response of natural populations to changing environments is of great importance in the face of unprecedented global challenges. Genetic variation, phenotypic plasticity, and dispersal all play important roles in allowing populations to cope with those challenges. While these strategies are frequently studied in isolation, they are intricately connected and their prevalence and relevance in nature often relies on those interconnections. This timely symposium will bring together researchers that are working at the interface between the three strategies. By doing so, we can address existing discrepancies and foster new synergies between them. Ultimately, this symposium aims to build a framework that integrates knowledge from these three different fields and their interactions to provide a more comprehensive and realistic view of how natural populations cope with environmental changes. Warm regards, In�s Fragata and Elvira Lafuente In�s Fragata (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)