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Scientific Program Sub-committeeJeffrey H. Skevington, Stephen D. Gaimari, Brian M. Wiegmann, Bradley J. Sinclair
Plenary Addresses, Symposia, Workshops, Forums and Poster Sessions comprise the scientific program of the Congress. English will be the official language of the Congress. Five renowned plenary and banquet speakers, ten symposia organizers and eight workshop organizers have enthusiastically accepted the invitation to participate. Several other colleagues have also been invited in order to build a well-balanced and complete scientific program. If you are considering or willing to lead a workshop or symposium organization, please contact Jeff Skevington at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Plenary Addresses
1. Diversification and specialization in the Neotropics: insights from Blepharoneura. Dr. Marty Condon, Cornell College, 600 First Street SW, 116A West Science, Mount Vernon, IA, 52314-1098, USA. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (319) 895-4154
2. Fossils, biogeography and the evolution of Diptera. Dr. Dalton de Souza Amorim, Universidade de São Paulo, Depto. de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Av. Bandeirantes 3900 14.040-901 Ribeirão Preto SP, Brasil. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (16) 3602-3706, Fax: (16) 3602-4886
3. Maggots and mayhem. Prof. M. Lee Goff, Chaminade University, Henry Hall Room 5, 3140 Waialae Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816, USA. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (808) 440-4209
4. Contact courtship devices and sexual selection in Diptera. Prof. William G. Eberhard, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria, Costa Rica. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: +506 2228-0001 Fax: +506 2228 0001
Banquet AddressWhat is the host-specificity of caterpillar-eating tachinid flies in a large complex tropical conservation area? Prof. Daniel H. Janzen, University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Biology, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 USA. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (215) 898-5636
Symposia
1. Higher level phylogeny of flies Organizer: Prof. Brian M. Wiegmann, North Carolina State University, Box 7613, NCSU, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7613, USA. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (919) 515-1653 Fax: (919) 515-7746
2. Advances in Afrotropical Dipterology Organizer: Mr. Ashley H. Kirk-Spriggs, National Museum, P.O. Box 266, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: +27 (0)51 4479609 Fax: +27 (0)51 4476273
3. Getting Diptera taxonomy up-to-date: New frontiers and the web Organizers: Dr. Irina Brake, Dept. of Entomology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Dr. Torsten Dikow. Biodiversity Synthesis Center, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60605, USA. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (312) 665-7586
4. Phylogeny and taxonomy within the “orthorrhaphous” Brachycera Organizers: Dr. Shaun Winterton, University of Queensland Insect Collection, School of Biological Sciences, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: +61-7-3365-7084 Fax: +61-7-3365-1655; Dr. Torsten Dikow. Biodiversity Synthesis Center, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60605, USA. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (312) 665-7586; Dr. Martin Hauser, Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch, California Dept. of Food & Agriculture, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832-1448, USA. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (916) 262-1154 Fax: (916) 262-1190
5. Lost and Found: Fossil Flies, Their Lineages and Habits Organizer: Dr. Mike Mostovski, Dept. of Natural Sciences, Natal Museum, P. Bag 9070, Pietermaritzburg 3200, South Africa. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: 27 (0) 33 3410529 Fax: 27 (0) 33 3450561
6. Forensic Diptera Organizers: Lic. John Vargas, Dept. de Ciencias Forenses, Organismo de Investigación Judicial, República de Costa Rica. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (506) 2267-1037 Fax: (506) 2267-1523; Prof. M. Lee Goff, Chaminade University, Henry Hall Room 5, 3140 Waialae Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816, USA. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (808) 440-4209
7. Biodiversity Survey Projects Organizer: Dr. Patrick Grootaert, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstreet 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: 32 (02) 6274 302
8. Evolutionary ecology of Diptera pollinatorsOrganizer: Dr. Shelah Morita, NSF International Research Fellow, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution, Diptera Unit, 10th & Constitution Ave, NW PO Box 37012, MRC-169, Washington, DC
9. Advances in Neotropical dipterology: rediscovering the New WorldOrganizers: Dr. Claudio Jose Barros de Carvalho, Universidade Federal do Parana, Department of Zoology, P.O. Box 19020, Curitiba, 81531-980, Parana, Brazil. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (41) 3361-1648 Fax: (41) 3361-1648; Dr. Jose Albertino Rafael, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Department of Entomology, P.O. Box 478, Manaus, 69011-970, Amazonas, Brazil. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (92) 3643-3206 Fax: (92) 3643-3206.
10. Evolution and ecology of insect-host relationships Organizer: Dr. Netta Dorchin, Museum Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: +49 (0)228 9122 292, Fax: +49 (0)228 9122 212
Workshops
1. Lower Cyclorrhapha Organizers: Dr. Gunilla Ståhls, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Entomology Dept., P.O.Box 17 FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: +358-9-191 28824 Fax: +358-9-191 28843; Dr. Santos Rojo. Instituto Universitario CIBIO, Campus de San Vicente, Universidad de Alicante, E-03690, Alicante, Spain. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: +34 965 90 3400 x 3281 Fax: +34 96 5903815
2. Sciaroidea (including Cecidomyiidae) Organizer: Chris Borkent, Dept. of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Macdonald campus, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Sainte Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9 Canada. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (514) 398-7988 Fax: (514) 398-7990
3. Empidoidea Organizers: Dr. Scott Brooks, Invertebrate Biodiversity, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Bldg., C.E.F., 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6 Canada. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (613) 694-2718 Fax: (613) 759-1927; Dr. Adrian Plant. Dept. of Biodiversity and Systematic Biology, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP, UK. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (029) 2057 3259
4. Calyptratae Organizer: Dr. Thomas Pape, Entomology Dept., Natural History Museum of Denmark, Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen Ø DK-2100, Denmark. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: +45 3532-1106 Fax: +45 3532 1010
5. Culicomorpha Organizer: Dr. Douglas C. Currie, Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C6 Canada.
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Phone: (416) 586-5532 Fax: (416) 586-5553
6. Stalk-Eyed Flies
7. Ceratopogonidae
Informal Workshops
1. Scratchpad workshop Organizer: Irina Brake, Dept. of Entomology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
