An SMBE satellite meeting entitled "The Origin, Maintenance and Evolution of Biological Noise" will take place in T�bingen, Germany, June 3 - 5, 2025. Details can be found here: https://pallareslab.github.io/bionoise2025/index.html Noise is a fundamental, yet long understudied, aspect of biology. The goal of this symposium is to bring together researchers working on noise from different fields (e.g., theoreticians, molecular biologists, population geneticists, system biologists, philosophers) in order to establish the common principles guiding the origin, maintenance, and evolution of biological noise at distinct organization levels, from molecules, to transcriptional networks, to higher-order phenotypes, to populations. After a plenary talk by the philosopher of science Francesca Merlin, we plan four sessions, each with an invited keynote talk, contributed talks, posters and discussion. There will be no concurrent events at this meeting. 1. Non-genetic inheritance of phenotypic noise (keynote: Maria Carmo-Fonseca) 2. The genetic basis of phenotypic noise (keynote: TBD) 3. The organismal implications of phenotypic noise (keynote: Patricia Wittkopp) 4. The population genetics of phenotypic noise (keynote: Daniel Weinreich) Abstracts are due February 28, 2025, and acceptance decisions will be made March 15, 2025. Please note that the meeting is capped at 40, meaning that it may not be possible to accept all applications. Acceptance decisions will seek to maximize intellectual diversity as well as the diversity of participants. Special attention will be paid to individuals from historically underrepresented groups, as well as to early career investigators. Stipends may be available in cases of need. Details can be found here: https://pallareslab.github.io/bionoise2025/index.html Please feel free to forward this message to interested individuals in your research group and wider community. Ignacio Bravo (CNRS, Montpellier) Julien Dutheil (MPI, Pl�n) Luisa Pallares (MPI, T�bingen) Daniel Weinreich (Brown University) google.com/view/weinreichlab/home daniel_weinreich@brown.edu (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)