The 15th Annual Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease meeting will be held at the University of California, Santa Barbara on June 24-27, 2017.
If you are interested in being considered for one of the regular (15 minutes) talks at this year's EEID meeting, please register by Monday, May 1st. (We are planning to finalize our talk schedule at that time.) Registration for lightning talks, posters, or just attending the meeting will remain open until May 24, 2017. The meeting starts with an opening reception at 6pm on June 24, 2017. The EEID talks will run from the morning of June 25, through mid-day on June 27. On the afternoon of June 27th, there will be a special session and reception on Ecological Levers for Health, sponsored by SNAPP (Science for Nature and People Partnership), which EEID participants are invited to attend. The meeting website can be found here: https://eeid2017.eemb.ucsb.edu Register for the meeting: https://eeid2017.eemb.ucsb.edu/registration The meeting registration fee is $175/person, which includes the banquet. The banquet only registration fee for guests not attending the meeting is $65/person. EEID t-shirts (see the registration page for the design) can be purchased on the registration page for $15 each. Submit titles for oral and poster presentations: https://eeid2017.eemb.ucsb.edu/content/presentation-submissions Presentation options include: 1. Regular talks (15 minutes): there are a limited number of slots available for these 2. Lightning talks (3-5 minutes) 3. Posters Register for on-campus housing in the dorms: https://meet.housing.ucsb.edu/Registration/Welcome.aspx? e=64B34A7D3454960C9A18DAB71211EAAF Note: The prices listed for the housing packages are for the entire 3 or 4 night stay, and include some meals in the dining commons. Please register for on-campus housing early, and consider sharing a room (i.e. registering for a double), because we have a limited number of rooms available. The Accommodations page (https://eeid2017.eemb.ucsb.edu/accommodations) also lists alternative housing options, including UCSB's newly-renovated Faculty Club (The Club and Guest House), and West Cottages. Session themes for this year's meeting include: Vector-borne diseases Climate change and disease Wildlife disease Evolution Evolutionary Medicine Conservation, Biodiversity and Disease Thanks, The EEID 2017 Meeting Organizing Committee: Kevin Lafferty Hillary Young Cherie Briggs