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6th International Oligochaete Taxonomy Meeting

For its 6th edition, the IOTM goes to Palmeira de Faro in the north of Portugal! Located at 4 km from Esposende, in the parish of Palmeira de Faro, Quinta da Seara is a privileged space of interaction with the region. On one side, the sea and the magnificent beaches of Esposende. On the other, the rural landscape indented by river Cávado, rich in stories and traditions.

LusoMarBol Workshop
28 March 2012 Braga, Portugal

No âmbito da sessão pública do workshop de encerramento do projecto LUSOMARBOL (Lusitanian Marine Barcode of Life, financiado pela Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia), serão realizadas duas palestras públicas pelos consultores científicos do projecto, Professor Paul Hebert (University of Guelph, Canada) e Professor Gary Carvalho (Bangor University, UK).

More information in Workshop LusoMarBol Page.

ECOplast Workshop
8 June 2011 Braga, Portugal

The ECOplast workshop, organized under the scope of the ECOplast - European Research Project aims at presenting and discuss cutting edge progresses in tailor-made bio-composites – from design an   production to present and prospective applications.
Conscious of the increasing ecological awareness along with new legislation that boosted the demand for products with a high ecological image both science and industry partners are aiming to develop biopolymers based on renewable resources that fulfill the required specifications of the highly demanding automotive industry. 
The ECOplast workshop will address the recent developments of new biomass-based composites, biopolymer production, novel reinforcements, nanofillers and additives, and the adaptation of conventional processing techniques for the next generation of bioplastics.

More information in http://old.cbma.uminho.pt/ecoplast

ECBOL2
(2nd Conference of the European Consortium for the Barcode of Life)
2 - 4 June 2010 Braga, Portugal

The European Consortium for the Barcode of Life (ECBOL) and the Centre for Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), University of Minho (Portugal), organized in Braga the 2nd ECBOL conference, under the focal theme of the 2010 United Nations’ International Year of Biodiversity.
Since the first ECBOL meeting in 2007, much progress had been seen in the Barcode of Life initiative. DNA barcoding is currently considered a “fast rising field” due to the steady increase in the number of scientific publications related to this topic that has been published since 2004.
Within 2 years of the first meeting, ECBOL2 provided the opportunity for strengthening the implementation of DNA barcoding in Europe and to further explore interactions between European partners and institutions with the barcoding community across the world.

EuroFISHBOL2
(2nd Workshop of the EuroFISHBOL network)
1^st June 2010 Braga, Portugal

Organized within the framework of ECBOL2, this workshop allowed the EuroFISHBOL community to gather and discuss the current situation of barcoding in fish communities and to develop joint strategies to pursuit the group's objectives.

This event was organized by: Monica Landi and Filipe Costa

XXXV Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética
31 May - 2 June 2010 Braga, Portugal

The XXXV edition of the Portuguese Genetics Conference were held in Braga and organized by the Molecular and Environmental Research Centre (CBMA) / Department of Biology of the University of Minho.

Organizing Committee:
Margarida Casal and Cândida Lucas

• Structure, function and regulation of transporters
• Environmental sensing and metabolic regulations
• Intracellular trafficking
• Transporters in response to stress
• Transporters in pH regulation
• Transporters and pathogenicity
• Transporters and cell/organelle morphology
• Orthologs of yeast transporters in human diseases

This event was organized by:
Cândida Lucas (co-chair), Margarida Casal (co-chair), Björn Johansson, Célia Ferreira, Hernâni Gerós, Isabel João Silva, Manuela Côrte-Real, Maria João Sousa, Neide Vieira and Sandra Paiva.