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Modern Taxonomy course programme 2010-2011

DEST announces, within the framework of EDIT, a number of theoretical courses for students, technicians and early career researchers involved in the field of taxonomy.

Primary objective of the programme is to provide future professionals with fundamental expert knowledge on basic taxonomy.

The course programme targets topics such as: nomenclature; describing, writing and illustrating biodiversity/species; collection conservation.
A limited number of EDIT grants is available. 

The programme is open to trainees from Europe and outside of Europe.

Title Place/Date Teachers Registration status
Zoological Nomenclature

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid

30 July-1 August 2010

next training: end of 2011

 Miguel Angel Alonso Zarazaga closed
Conservation and Care of Natural History Collections

Natural History Museum, London

11-15 October 2010

Lorraine Cornish
Chris Collins

 closed
Basics of taxonomy: describing, illustrating and writing biodiversity

Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sciences, Kristineberg

8-19 November 2010

Matz Berggren
Oliver Coleman
Gabor Lövei Tomas Cedhagen

closed
Biological Nomenclature

Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris

8-12 November 2010

 Alain Dubois

open

deadline: 8 September
Botanical Nomenclature

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

24-28 January 2011

 Katherine Challis open
For details click on course title. 
Contact for additional information on the programme and EDIT grants: Isa.Vandevelde@naturalsciences.be