After the exciting tenth International Crustacean Congress, there is bonus added content for the amphipod and amphipod curious community.

Following the ICC10 there will be a 4 day (29th May - 1st June) combined amphipod and bioinformatics of peracarids workshop.

This workshop will be held in Wellington aimed at bringing together established researchers with those earlier in their career to pass on the secret ways of the amphipod and will include the following joys.

The format will be half day (each day ) of seminars and discussions (Amphipod systematics/biology/future work/bioinformatics/phylogenetics), with the rest of the time blitzing the NIWA Invertebrate extensive amphipoda collections that range from shallow-water to the deepest hadal to freshwater and terrestrial samples. The aim is to specify your group and work up a group that can be published as a special issue.

- and maybe a small field trip or 2 (marine and freshwater) depending on interest

- an amazing opportunity to sample amphipods, coffee, craft beer and wine, and the amazing Aotearoa environment.

We are also keen to have a Jim Lowry memorial session on the final day finishing off with a commemoration dinner.

There will be no cost - you will just have to cover your accomodation and flights.

Kia mauri tau, kia ngākau māhaki, kia ora

Be calm, be kind, be well

Express your interest:

Email: rachael.peart@niwa.co.nz

Let me know if you are keen and what amphipods you would like to work on.

BIOINFORMATICS OF PERACARIDA AND AMPHIPODA WORKSHOP