<table border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="/sites/bebol.myspecies.info/files/u2/FWO%20-%20logo.jpg" alt="FWO" style="margin: 5px; float: left;" height="100" width="164"></td><td><p><img src="/sites/bebol.myspecies.info/files/u2/JEMU_logo3.png" alt="JEMU" style="margin: 5px auto; display: block;" height="85" width="507"></p></td><td><img src="/sites/bebol.myspecies.info/files/u2/Logo%20Belspo%20White%20EN.jpg" alt="Belspo" style="margin: 5px; float: right;" height="100" width="112"></td></tr><tr><td><img src="/sites/bebol.myspecies.info/files/u2/Mergaey_HeaderINBOLogo.jpg" alt="inbo" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: left;" height="100" width="101"></td><td><h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>SYMPOSIUM</strong></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>METABARCODING OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES<br></strong></h1></td><td><p><img src="/sites/bebol.myspecies.info/files/u2/3322_detail.jpg" alt="ProvAnt" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: right;" height="100" width="100"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <a href="http://jemu.myspecies.info/">Joint Experimental Molecular Unit</a> of the <a href="http://www.naturalsciences.be/">Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)</a> and of the <a href="http://www.africamuseum.be/home">Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA)</a>, the <a href="http://www.inbo.be">Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)</a> and the <a href="http://www.provant.be/bestuur/departementen/leefmilieu/pih/">Provincial Institute for Hygiene (PIH-Antwerpen)</a> cordially invite you to take part in a one-day symposium on metagenomics and environmental DNA.</p><p>Date: Friday, 19 April 2013 – 9:00-17:00</p><p>Symposium venue: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences - Vautierstraat 29 – B-1000 Brussels.</p><p>Invited speakers: </p><ul><li><a href="http://www.spygen.fr"><strong>Eva BELLEMAIN</strong></a> (Spygen): eDNA as a tool for biodiversity assessments : what’s next ?</li><li><a href="http://www.mn.uio.no/cees/english/people/researcher-postdoc/sanneb/"><st... BOESSENKOOL</strong></a> (University of Oslo): title to be announced.</li><li><a href="http://www.inbo.be/"><strong>Peter BREYNE</strong></a> (Research Institute for Nature and Forest): Validating metabarcoding of aquatic biota as a tool in biodiversity research.</li><li><a href="http://www.uni-goettingen.de/"><strong>Rolf DANIEL</strong></a> (University of Göttingen – Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology). Metagenomics - a way to assess and exploit unknown taxonomic and functional microbial diversity.</li><li><a href="http://www.ravon.nl/"><strong>Jelger HERDER</strong></a> (Reptielen Amfibieën Vissen Onderzoek Nederland): Environmental DNA as a basis for species conservation.</li><li><a href="http://geologi.snm.ku.dk"><strong>Philip Francis THOMSEN</strong></a> (Natural History Museum of Denmark) : Monitoring aquatic biodiversity using environmental DNA.</li></ul><p>The symposium will end with a general discussion.</p><p>Registration is free but mandatory (in order to arrange the coffee breaks and lunch). Please register by sending an email before the 9th of April to Kurt Jordaens (kurt.jordaens@africamuseum.be). </p><p>Free coffee/tea and a lunch (sandwiches) will be offered. </p><p>More information: Kurt Jordaens – Royal Museum for Central Africa – kurt.jordaens@africamuseum.be</p>