Call for SSB Symposia and Workshops for the 2025 Evolution Meeting!

The 2025 joint meeting of the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB)
with the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) and the American
Society of Naturalists (ASN) will be held in Athens, GA, USA from June
20, 2025 to June 24, 2025.

If you are interested in organizing either a symposium or workshop
supported by SSB, please submit a brief proposal to the SSB Program
Director - information below!

Symposia are half-day events. They often consist of half-hour talks. The
talks should be related to a common theme, which can be any research area
in systematics. SSB can cover up to $10,000 of expenses per symposium.

Workshops usually take place on the first day of the joint meeting. They
can be half-day or full-day. Workshop organizers can decide on the format
that best suits the needs of their workshop. Funding for workshops is
also available; a proposed budget should be included in the proposal
based on the number of presenters and other needs of the workshop.

It is crucial that symposium and workshop organizers ensure that the
events include a diverse group of scientists.

To submit a proposal, send the following information to
programdirector@systematicbiologists.org  (questions about symposia
can also be sent to that address) by November 15th, 2025. PDF format
is preferred.

Symposium proposals should include:
  1. Names and affiliations for the organizers and planned speakers
  2. A title for the symposium
  3. A brief summary of the theme of the symposium and justification
     that the theme should be hosted at the Evolution meeting.
  4. Preliminary titles or topics for the invited speakers.
  5. Indication of which speakers have committed to participating vs
     those who are considering participating.
  6. A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement explaining how the
     organizers have made (and will continue to make) participation in
     the symposium inclusive.

Workshop proposals should include:
  1. Names and affiliations for the organizers and planned speakers
  2. A title for the workshop
  3. A brief summary of the theme of the workshop and justification that
     the theme should be hosted at the Evolution meeting.
  4. Brief description of the proposed structure of the workshop.
  5. A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement explaining how the
     organizers have made (and will continue to make) participation in
     the workshop inclusive.
  6. An estimate of the financial support from SSB that the workshop
     would need.

Alison Davis Rabosky (SSB Program Director)
programdirector@systematicbiologists.org

Associate Professor and Curator of Herpetology
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & Museum of Zoology (UMMZ)
University of Michigan
ardr@umich.edu

SSB Program Director <programdirector@systematicbiologists.org>

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