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<DIV align=center><SPAN lang=en-gb><B><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>FRESHWATER ALGAE COURSE 200</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>8</FONT></B></SPAN></DIV>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Where and when?</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Kindrogan Field Centre, Enochdhu, Blairgowrie, Perthshire,
Scotland (near the tourist area of Pitlochry),</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>Friday, 30 May</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>–</FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> Friday, 6 June, 2008</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>. </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb> <FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>This is the 13</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><SUP></SUP><SUP><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>th</FONT></SUP></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> year that the course has been
offered.<BR><BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><A
href="http://www.field-studies-council.org/kindrogan/"><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><U></U><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>http://www.field-studies-council.org/kindrogan/</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Immediately
following the Freshwater Algae course</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>, the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B>
<FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Algal Culture
Collections</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> meeting will take place at
the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb> <FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Oban, A</FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>rgyll / West Highlands,</FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2> Scotland,</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2></FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>8-11 June,</FONT> <FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>2008</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>. You might like to consider combining both the course and the
meeting in your travel plans.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><I></I></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb><I></I></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>What is the course about?</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>The course takes full advantage of the excellent range of
aquatic and terrestrial habit</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>ats in
this beautiful area of Highland Perthshire to provide a sound introduction to
the recognition, identification and ecology of freshwater algae. Emphasis
will be placed on the use of the microscope and taxonomic keys (print and
electronic) for the i</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>d</FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>entification to generic and species level and
their ecological importance. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>For those with
some prior knowledge of the algae, we hope that the opportunity to study samples
from a range of habitats will broaden their knowledge and/or allow them to focus
on</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>particular
groups.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Field trips,
on foot or by vehicle, will be varied, but not strenuous and will be
complemented by laboratory work, illustrated talks and class
discussion.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>The course
focuses on how to get</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>to</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> grip</FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>s</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>
with identification, and the broader asp</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>ects of algal morphology, structure, reproduction, and classification
(morphological and molecular).</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Who are the participants?</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>The course is open to individuals with different
backgrounds ranging from beginners to those who would like to refresh their
know</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>ledge of particular groups of
algae or experience collecting in a different region of the
world.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>What is the full cost of the course?</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>The course costs</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>£4</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>55</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT>
<FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>per person (approx</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>€ 665</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> or</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>$924</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>), which includes accommodation, all meals
(please notify the Centre if you have any special dietary needs) and
tuition. This is excellent value for money and costs significantly less
than other freshwater algal courses on offer. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Who are th</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>e
course tutors?</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>The course tutors, Dr Eileen Cox and Prof Elliot Shubert,
have taught this course for the past</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>twelve</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> years and they have a
wide-ranging expertise on freshwater algae. Eileen and Elliot conduct
research at The Natural History Museum, Lond</FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>on, specialising in diatoms and green algae
respectively. Eileen has published a key to live diatoms and</FONT> <FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>is</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>Co-</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Editor</FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>-in-Chief</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2> of the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><I></I></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><I>
<FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>European Journal of
Phycology</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>. </FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>Elliot has published a key to the non-motile coccoid and colonial green
algae</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> and is Edit</FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>or</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>-in-Chief</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>
of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><I></I></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><I> <FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Systematics and
Biodiversity</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Is there support for students?</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Yes, support for a student stipend is available
from:<BR>The British Phycological Society<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN><A href="http://www.brphycsoc.org/funding.lasso"><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><A
href="http://www.brphycsoc.org/funding.lasso"><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb><U></U><U><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>http://www.brphycsoc.org/funding.lasso</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>The deadlines
for applications are: 30 September, 1 December, 1 March and 1 June. The
sooner you apply, the better</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>are</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>your chances are of
receiving a stipend.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Graduate
students who are members of th</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>e
Phycological Society of America are eligible for financial support to attend a
phycology course at a field station from the Hannah T. Croasdale
Fellowship.<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><A
href="http://www.psaalgae.org/student/stugrants.html"><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><U></U><U><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>http://www.psaalgae.org/student/stug</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>rants.html</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN></A><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><BR><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>The
deadline</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>for applications is 1
March 2008</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>How do you get to Kindrogan?</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Edinburgh and Glasgow have international airports.
The airports have a coach connection to the main railway station in the
respective cities. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>The nearest
mainline ra</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>ilway station is
Pitlochry, which is on the London Kings Cross-Edinburgh-Inverness route.
Participants will be met at Pitlochry by Kindrogan staff.
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><B><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Where can I find more information?</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>For detailed information about the Kindrogan Field
Centre:<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><A
href="http://www.field-studies-council.org/kindrogan/"><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><U></U><U><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>http://www.field-studies-council.org/kindrogan/</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>F</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>or course
information and a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> booking form</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>s</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>ee:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb> </SPAN><A
href="http://www.field-studies-council.org/2008/courseinfo.aspx?id=503"><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><U></U><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>http://www.field-studies-council.org/2008/courseinfo.aspx?id=503</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>A non-refundable de</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>posit of £50 (approx € 73 or $102</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>) is required (credit cards are accepted).</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>If you have
any other queries, please contact:<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><A
href="mailto:e.shubert@nhm.ac.uk"><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-gb><U></U><U><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>e.shubert@nhm.ac.uk</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN></A><SPAN
lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Prof Elliot
Shubert<BR>Department of Botany<BR>The Natural History Museum<BR>Cr</FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>omwell Road<BR>London SW7 5BD<BR>United
Kingdom</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN
lang=nl></SPAN><SPAN lang=nl><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Tel 020
7942-5606 (UK)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=nl><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Tel +44 207
942-5606 (international)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=nl><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Fax 020 7942-5529
(UK)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-gb></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Fax +44 207 942-5529 (international</FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>)</FONT></SPAN></P>
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