Are you a student working on systematics and/or phylogenetics? Then don't forget to register and submit your abstracts to this year's Young Systematists' Forum!!! Abstract deadline is October 19th at 11:59PM GMT+1 forms.gle/FfdGvjv46uzMtD…

📢📢📢Just over 1.5 weeks to submit your abstracts to this year's YSF! forms.gle/XbPTrDyAhMPmgq… Are you a student working on systematics, taxonomy and/or phylogenetics and want the experience of presenting your work in a friendly environment, come join us online on November 15th!

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📢📢📢ONE WEEK LEFT TO SEND IN YOUR YSF2024 ABSTRACTS!!! GO! GO! GO! forms.gle/G7pjj666imC8by… (Our non-shouty selves look forward to seeing all of you - and your presentations - on November 15th.)

We are pleased to announce that our Founders' Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Max Telford (@TelfordLab), UCL. Title: Are we really more closely related to starfish than to earthworms? Where: Linnean Society When: Friday November 1st, 6PM. Details: tinyurl.com/2wp9xwnz

Please don't make me beg, cajole or browbeat people for abstracts... please! (And, yes, I am capable of all three approaches...)

Daily reminder that abstract submission for YSF2024 closes SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 @ 11:59 PM GMT+1 forms.gle/BCMWfuyXavqfSn… We welcome all ECRs working on systematics/taxonomy/phylogenetics but only students will be up for prizes!

We're extending abstract submission for the Young Systematists' Forum to Oct 26 23:59 GMT+1 The YSF will be held online on Nov 15 As ever, we welcome presentations by all students and postdocs working on systematics/taxonomy/phylogenetics! Join us! forms.gle/tvN1vYTUSRkJFf…

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Abstract deadline for the Young Systematits' Forum approaches (again!) Send your abstracts in by 23:59 this Saturday (OCT 26) forms.gle/yy2us9QRXK6Hqg… We look forward to see all your systematics/phylogenetics/taxonomy talks on NOV 15

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Interested in animal phylogenetics? Join us Fri NOV 1st 6PM, at the The Linnean Society of London for our Founders' Lecture! Prof. Max Telford (@TelfordLab), UCL, will be talking to us on: 'Are we really more closely related to starfish than to earthworms?' Register: tinyurl.com/46d2wxtb

Final chance to send in YSF2024 abstracts! Submission will close PROMPTLY at 23:59 UTC+1 TOMORROW OCT 26! tinyurl.com/33veydws Send us all your systematics/phylogenetics/taxonomy knowledge! See you Nov 15! Thanks again to our sponsors CRC Press Science at the Natural History Museum and @KewScience

I am keeping my eye on the clock. ⏳👀 Please send in your abstracts before the deadline! Any issues, the emails on the form are being monitored and replied to. Stick your abstract here ➡️ forms.gle/kYUZ52FDxCcKYj…

'Are we really more closely related to starfish than to earthworms?' Prof Max Telford (@TelfordLab), UCL, is the invited speaker for this year's Founders' Lecture 📢📢FRIDAY, NOV 1ST 6PM The Linnean Society of London 📢📢Register! tinyurl.com/2yyzxxv2 More info: tinyurl.com/2wp9xwnz

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What to do while waiting for the #YSF2024 afternoon speakers to come and test their screen-sharing? Check on some sailing of course! Vendée Globe And phylogenetic analyses too...

Our online AGM and President's Lecture approach! On Wed, Nov 27: Member-only AGM (details to follow), 2PM GMT+0 President's Lecture, 3PM GMT+0 Pablo Muñoz-Rodríguez | @pablomurod.bsky.social will be talking on 'Systematics in Transition: Reflections and Ideas for the Future' Register: tinyurl.com/ye22u7td

Our President's Lecture will be held this Wed, Nov 27 at 3PM GMT+0 Our outgoing president, Pablo Muñoz-Rodríguez | @pablomurod.bsky.social, will be talking on 'Systematics in Transition: Reflections and Ideas for the Future' Register! tinyurl.com/ye22u7td

Fingertips gone but definitely worth it. 🤓