The XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium with the general theme ‘Scale Matters’, will be held in Leuven, Belgium from Monday 10th to Friday 14th July 2017.
The International SCAR Biology symposia were initiated in 1973 with the purpose of bringing fundamental and applied scientists together with an interest in Antarctic terrestrial and marine life sciences, including man. Symposium themes under consideration include: Distribution and trends; Adaptation and processes; New insights through multi-disciplinary research; Threats and impacts: from the poles to the globe to the poles; Societal impact of Antarctic biological science; Human biology at the poles.
For information, registration and abstract submission (deadline: 15th of February 2017), see http://www.scarbiology2017.org or download the 1st Circular here.