Organizer: Redouan Bshary, University of Neuchâtel

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To assess what we currently know about different subdisciplines in animal behaviour in order to identify major avenues for future research.

Judith Burkart , University of Zürich, Switzerland

Laurent Keller , University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Manfred Milinski , Max-Planck Evolutionary Ecology, Germany

Tom Sherratt , University of Carleton, Canada

Nina Wedell , University of Exeter, UK

Klaus Zuberbühler (klaus.zuberbuehler (AT) unine.ch), University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

• World cafe round to assess expectations of participants
• Brief presentations of invited speakers: what they currently study and where they see major avenues for future research
• Participant work groups with the aim to identify major research areas in subdisciplines (animal cognition, behavioural physiology, behavioural ecology, evolutionary biology)
• Joint session with ppt presentations of work groups for general discussion

Program (updated 25.04.2012)

Dates:  26-27 April 2012

Schedule: 8.55 - 17.00

Location: University of Neuchâtel, Faculté des sciences, UniMail, aula Louis-Guillaume (ALG, 2nd floor)

Credit points: 1.0 credit point (Scientific activity)

Evaluation: Full attendance and active participation

Information: Please contact Professor Redouan Bshary (scientific organizer)  or the doctoral program coordinator Dr. Christiane Bobillier

Travel expenses: participants in the Neuchâtel Interuniversity doctoral program in organismal biology are eligible for reimbursement of incurred travel expenses by train (half-fare card, and 2nd class). 

Please send the original tickets (no copies) with the reimbursement form  to Dr. Christiane Bobillier.  No reimbursement for bus, taxi or car travel expenses will be paid.

MAKE SURE you SIGN the ATTENDANCE LIST EACH DAY of the WORKSHOP
and
TAKE your ATTESTATION of ATTENDANCE at the END of the COURSE
(no attestation will be sent by mail)

• This course is free and open to all Ph.D. students and master students, however priority is given to "Interuniversity doctoral program in organismal biology" participants until 31 December 2011.
• Master students and postdocs are welcome depending on availability.

Maximum number of participants: 45

Registration through the web only:  closed

Please note the cancellation policy (CHF 20).

Deadline: 16 April 2012