eFLOWER Summer School

eFLOWER
Summer School
Number of participants
12
Vienna
July 3-10
2013
Organizers
Hervé Sauquet (Univ. Paris-Sud)
Jürg Schönenberger (Univ. Vienna)
Invited speakers
Peter Endress, Maria von Balthazar,
Susana Magallón, Brian O’Meara
Location
Faculty Centre of Biodiversity
University of Vienna
Rennweg 14, A-1030 Wien
Austria
To apply, send a letter of motivation and your CV in a single PDF file to
herve.sauquet@u-psud.fr and juerg.schoenenberger@univie.ac.at by 31 May 2013
For more information, see www.eflower.org
eFLOWER Summer School
(Vienna, 3-10 July 2013)
Organizers: Hervé Sauquet (Univ. Paris-Sud) and Jürg Schönenberger (Univ. Vienna)
Location: Faculty Centre of Biodiversity, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, A-1030 Wien, Austria
Dates: 3-10 July 2013 (six working days); the weekend (6-7 July) may be used to explore Vienna
Number of participants: 12
Purpose: To speed up data entry in the PROTEUS database in order to reach the first targets of the
eFLOWER project (www.eflower.org). The School will consist primarily in massive entry of floral
trait data, based on published descriptions, for a target list of species representing all angiosperm
families, assisted by eFLOWER project coordinators, and interspersed with lectures by experts on a
diversity of relevant topics for the project. Preliminary analyses and exciting new results will be
expected and presented by the end of the School. All participants (PhD students, master students)
will be offered co-authorship on the eFLOWER paper using the data from the School and have the
chance to use PROTEUS for their own projects in their home labs as well as to continue
collaborating on eFLOWER. The School offers a unique opportunity to learn about floral structure
and evolution, angiosperm phylogeny, and contemporary macroevolutionary methods; great
networking opportunity for students in an informal and friendly atmosphere.
Invited speakers: Peter Endress (University of Zurich), Maria von Balthazar (University of Vienna),
Susana Magallón (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), Brian O’Meara (University of
Tennessee; virtual lecture).
Profile of participants: We target primarily early PhD students as well as master students with
some knowledge of plant morphology, systematics, and phylogenetics. Students of flowering plant
Evo-Devo are also welcome to apply.
Application: To apply, send a letter of motivation and your CV in a single PDF file to
herve.sauquet@u-psud.fr and juerg.schoenenberger@univie.ac.at by 31 May 2013. Your letter
should be no more than one page and explain clearly why you think the eFLOWER Summer School
will be beneficial to your research and how you think your experience and expertise will benefit the
project.
Costs: Each participant will receive a travel grant for up to 250 Eur. Accomodation in a nearby youth
hostel (including breakfast) will be covered by the School. Other meals and travel insurance are not
included and need to be covered by the participants themselves.