Reminder of the Kaamos Symposium December 4th - 5th and keynote introductions

Hi all,

There are still two weeks left to register as a presenter for this year’s Kaamos Symposium. You have the option to give a 20-minute talk, a 30-minute talk or a poster presentation, and you can choose to deliver your oral presentation in person or online. The symposium is an excellent opportunity for everyone, particularly Ph.D. students and postdocs, to showcase their research, listen to engaging talks, and discuss current topics in biology and environmental sciences.

Registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIorVw4GGBXT-j0GbqvvPjIF7-OQCY9k4qRS2hROQBoS90FA/viewform?usp=sf_link

The oral presentations will take place in Tellus Backstage at the University of Oulu, Linnanmaa Campus on both the 4^th and the 5^th of December. When the registration is closed, we will decide on the program and inform all presenters well in advance on which day they will be presenting. If you can give your talk only on either of the days let us know by emailing KaamosSymposium@gmail.com so we can schedule you for the day you are free to present. The deadline for registration is the 8^th of November and please submit your abstract by the 15^th of November to KaamosSymposium@gmail.com.

The poster sessions will be held only in person at the Botanical Gardens at the University of Oulu on the evening of the 5^th of December in parallel with the Botanical Garden party. Posters can be printed and brought to the poster session. If you are unable to print a large poster, you can also make a collage of smaller sheets (such as A4 or A3). The deadline for poster presenter registration is the 8^th of November.

This year we will also have an interesting workshop given by Dr Philip Downing titled The five big steps for the perfect meta-analysis. The workshop will be held on the evening of the 4^th of December. There are no prerequisites for attending the workshop so everyone is welcome to join.

This year we have the honour to have four amazing keynote speakers from other Universities. They are Assistant Professor Mikkel Pedersen from the University of Copenhagen, Assistant Professor Sujeet Kumar Singh from Amity University, Dr Elisabetta Versace from Queen Mary University of London and Dr Autun Purser from Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research.

Dr Mikkel Pedersen is an expert in the field of ancient DNA and is especially interested in the applicability of ancient DNA, environmentally and from an archaeological perspective.

Dr Sujeet Kumar Singh is a former PhD graduate from the University of Oulu and has focused his research on the genetics and evolutionary biology of big cats and Himalayan brown bear.

Dr Elisabetta Versace is focused on the evolution of the fundamental building blocks of behavior and cognition, predisposed behaviors and specialized learning mechanisms.

Dr Autun Purser is a senior researcher with expertise in Ocean Floor Observation System (OFOS) imaging and spatial analysis of fauna.

There will be many interesting talks from our keynotes and other presenters so don’t forget to register as audience by the 27^th of November.

The Kaamos Symposium Organisation Committee