Mathematical Models in Evolution and Ecology 2007:Home

University of Sussex

20 - 21 September 2007

Mathematical modelling plays a central and increasingly important role in evolution and ecology. The object of the meeting is to show the latest development of mathematical models in evolution and ecology and to demonstrate the important role of such modelling through this research to a new generation of researchers. The programme will include keynote talks and sessions in the following, and other, areas: population genetic models; the modelling of epidemics; the use of game theory to model the behaviour of biological populations. The last of these will be a central theme, as befits a conference at the university where John Maynard Smith carried out his pioneering work.
You can download a conference poster here.

Keynote Speakers

Chris Cannings, University of Sheffield
Sergey Gavrilets, University of Tennessee
Patsy Haccou, Leiden University
Yoh Iwasa, Kyushu University
John McNamara, University of Bristol
Karl Sigmund, University of Vienna

Scientific Committee

Mike Ball, Roger Bowers, Nick Britton, Mark Broom, Chris Cannings, Sean Collins, Alisdair Houston, Andrew Jackson, John McNamara, Karen Page, Graeme Ruxton, Jan Rychtar, Robert Seymour, Peter Sozou, Mike Speed

Local Committee

Mark Broom, Larissa Conradt, Ezequiel Di Paolo, Adam Eyre-Walker, John Haigh, Inman Harvey, Phil Husbands, Roger Luther, Anotida Madzvamuse, Joel Peck, Qi Tang, David Waxman

We are grateful to our sponsors

• London Mathematical Society
• British Ecological Society
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Biology and Environmental Science

Contact information

Fiona Childs or Mark Broom

Registration and fee payment

The deadline for registration was July 14. The registration fee is 50 GBP, including a buffet lunch on both days and an evening event in Brighton. Anyone who has yet to pay their registration fee, please do so now. Please complete the payment form and return to Fiona Childs by post or fax. If you have any questions about payment, please contact Fiona Childs.

Conference programme

We now have a first version of our conference programme. There may subsequently be minor modifications to this. For those who arrive on Wednesday evening, there is the option of attending an informal meeting at the Regency Tavern in Regency Square at 19:00. Regency Square is best reached via the seafront. It is about 25 min walk from the Imperial Hotel. There are many restaurants nearby in Preston Street.

The following document is a list of student research interests.

Financial support

We have limited funds available to support research students courtesy of the London Mathematical Society (LMS) and the British Ecological Society (BES).

LMS funding is available for UK based research students only and will cover up to 50% of travel and accommodation (but not registration). If you wish to bid for this funding, please email.

BES funding is available to all students and will cover up to 50% of registration and accommodation (but not travel). If you wish to receive this funding, you should please email.

We also have funding from the LMS for delegates from countries listed as "Scheme 5" under the LMS definition (mainly Africa or the former Soviet Union). If you wish to bid for this support, please email.

In each case an indication will be given of the funding that you can expect to receive. It is awarded on condition that you pay the registration fee by the deadline of July 14 and attend the conference. Payment will be made shortly after the conference has happened (actual receipts of expenses must be provided).

Accommodation and other local information

The City of Brighton and Hove is a very popular holiday destination by the sea on the South Coast of England. We have deliberately chosen Thursday and Friday as the conference days, so that you can enjoy the city at the weekend if you have the time.

The conference coincides with the end of a large conference happening in Brighton. This means that many hotels are booked up on the Wednesday night. We have reserved some accommodation for the nights of the conference. The conference is provisionally scheduled to start at 10.15 on the 20th and to end at 17.45 on the 21st. The start time on the 20th should give everyone plenty of time to reach the conference at the start.

For more information please visit Accommodation and other local information.

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