Dear colleagues, Our ESEB-funded special topic network "Social Transfer Network" is organising a number of workshops (Social Transfer Evolution Workshops, aka STEWs) on topics around socially transfers materials. Some of these are in person (e.g. symposium at Evolution in Montreal this summer), but in addition we are beginning an online seminar series: Bring-Your-Own-Fluid Seminars (referring to either the social fluid you might study or your cup of coffee in hand) Each BYOF session will be one hour, where we will have 3-4 short talks typically by ECRs (7 min each!) on different social transfers, socially transferred materials, and relevant techniques followed by discussion. Our intention with this is to build an interdisciplinary community on this topic, to learn from one another and to advance research across the study of social transfers. The very first in our series will happen next week, 21 March 2024 Topic: Bring Your Own Fluid Seminars - March 21st Time: Mar 21, 2024 11:00 UK / 12:00 Europe https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89762780392?pwd=bVllN2k1WERkcUUrZU9sQmpmTnI5UT09 This session will open up the series with a brief introduction on the Social Transfer Network, our goals, future STEWs and related opportunities followed by three short talks and discussion Male reproductive proteins in hermaphroditic snails - Yumi Nakadera (VU Amsterdam) The evolution of social regurgitation in ants - Adria LeBoeuf (Cambridge) Don't Sweat It, Dad! The Epigenetic Impact of Paternal Stress - Miriam Kretschmer (ETH Zürich) We intend to have at least 6 BYOF seminars per year. If you are interested in speaking or helping to organise please attend and get in touch. The next two will be May 7th and June 12th. Fall dates and times will be announced in the summer. If you would like to stay in touch, please join the Social Transfer Network: https://forms.gle/cJG3gBUmAHMBviUr5 We look forward to seeing you there! The Social Transfer Network organising committee: Adria LeBoeuf, Sanja Hakala, Rebecca Kilner, Katharina Gapp, Joris Koene Adria C LeBoeuf (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)