Dear all, We invite you to submit abstracts to the SMBE 2024 symposium"Animal paleogenomics beyond higher latitudes". This year SMBE will take place from July 7 to 11, 2024, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We aim to provide a platform to share animal paleogenomics research(including historical DNA) in the tropics and sub-tropics, including fields such as population genetics, evolutionary biology, sedimentary DNA and conservation biology, to name a few. We are excited to have as invited speakers Dr. Selina Brace (Natural History Museum, London, UK) and Dr. Viviane Slon (Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv,Israel). You can find more information about the conference at:https://smbe2024.org/(we are topic 4, session 13). If you want to participate in this symposium, submit your abstracts before the 15th of March at this link:https://smbe2024registration.org/abstracts. Don't forget to register by May 10 for Early Bird for registration rates! This year SMBE has special registration discounts for LMIC. You can also apply to the usual SMBE travel awards while submitting your abstract. This list includes: Graduate Student Excellence Award, Undergraduate Mentorship Award, Young Investigator Travel Award, Caregiver award. Please visit the https://smbe2024registration.org/abstracts and https://smbe2024registration.org/ for more information. We are looking forward to reading all your abstracts, and to welcome you in Puerto Vallarta in July! Sincerely, Maria Zicos, J. Camilo Chac�n-Duque, Deon de Jager and Federico S�nchez Quinto Camilo Chac�n-Duque (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)