Dear all, The 2026 edition of the Midwest Population Genetics meeting will be held at the University of Chicago on Friday August 21st and Saturday August 22nd. The meeting will begin at noon on the 21st and conclude at ~5pm on the 22nd. Midwest Popgen is intended as a trainee focused meeting, and as such the presentation of work that is still in progress is strongly encouraged. Both registration and abstract submission are via google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSEXtqYWnNlX1uWR9jqkyqyzShoB47dbi7FgIUE9eRcoU7_g/viewform To be considered for an oral presentation, abstracts should be submitted by May 30th, and we aim to set the final presentation schedule by June 26th. Additional information can be found at the website for the meeting: https://jkreinz.github.io/mwpg2026/ Please forward this announcement to anyone who may be interested. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago! Midwest Popgen 2026 organizing committee - Jeremy J Berg Assistant Professor Department of Human Genetics University of Chicago Jeremy Berg (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)