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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>We will be
hosting 2 conferences on the brown algal genomics model Ectocarpus and on Algal
Culture Collections here in Oban, June 4-8 / 8-11, respectively ( </FONT><A
href="http://www.ccap.ac.uk/ectocarpus2008.htm"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.ccap.ac.uk/ectocarpus2008.htm</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> ; </FONT><A
href="http://www.ccap.ac.uk/algalculturecollections2008.htm"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.ccap.ac.uk/algalculturecollections2008.htm</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> ). <BR><BR>The meetings should appeal to a range
of algal-related disciplines. We have just received news that the British
Phycological Society (BPS) has generously offered to support student attendance
of these conferences. With this support, we would be able to cover the
registration fee and (depending on demand) possibly also part of the travel and
subsistence of a number of students. <BR><BR>The terms require that any student
recipient of this BPS travel bursary will be expected to become a BPS
member.<BR><BR>Applications for travel bursaries, accompanied by a CV and (if
applicable) list of publications, should be sent to the Chair of the two
conferences, Frithjof Kuepper (</FONT><A href="mailto:fck@sams.ac.uk"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>fck@sams.ac.uk</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>) no later than Thursday evening, May 22. The
Local Organizing Committee will decide about the awards on May 26.<BR><BR>See
you soon in Oban!<BR><BR>Best wishes<BR><BR>Rachel Saxon<BR><BR>Local Organizing
Committee / Conference Office<BR><BR><BR>Mrs Rachel Saxon<BR>Culture Collection
of Algae and Protozoa<BR>Scottish Association for Marine Science<BR>Dunstaffnage
Marine Laboratory<BR>Dunbeg, Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QA, UK<BR>Tel: +44 (0)1631
559268<BR>Fax: +44 (0)1631 559001<BR>Email: </FONT><A
href="mailto:rachel.saxon@sams.ac.uk"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>rachel.saxon@sams.ac.uk</FONT></A><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Website: </FONT><A href="http://www.ccap.ac.uk/"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
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