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XVth MEETING OF THE WILLI HENNIG SOCIETY
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
15-20 DECEMBER 1996
FIRST CIRCULAR
MARCH 1992
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HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Associate Professor Tim Crowe, FitzPatrick Institute, University
of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, tel. +27-21-6503292/7/1, fax +27-
21-6503295, e-mail tmcrowe@botzoo.uct.ac.za
Professor Eric Harley, Department of Chemical Pathology,
University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, tel. +27-21-4066222,
fax +27-21-4066153, e-mail harley@chempath.uct.ac.za
Associate Professor Peter Linder, Bolus Herbarium, University of
Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, tel. +27-21-6503398, fax +27-21-
6504041, e-mail plinder@botzoo.uct.ac.za
Dr Steve Farris, Laboratory of Molecular Systematics, Swedish
Museum of Natural Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden S-104 05,
Tel. +46 8 666516, Fax +46 8 6665181, e-mail msl-farris@nrm.se
XVth MEETING OF THE WILLI HENNIG SOCIETY -- 15-20 DECEMBER 1996
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN (UCT)
General theme and structure: HENNIG-15 is aimed at developing
cladistics in South Africa and to addressing major theoretical
and empirical issues currently being debated in the systematics/
evolution literature. These aims will be achieved by discussing
and debating views expressed in symposium, contributed and poster
sessions
Registration: Registration will be from 15h00 to 19h00 on
Sunday, 15 December. A registration table will also be set
up from 08h15 on Monday, 16 December - outside of Lecture Theatre
2 in the subterranean level of the John Day Zoology Building.
Reception: A welcoming reception will be held from 19h00 to
22h00 on Sunday, 15 December.
Meeting room: All scientific meetings (except major computer
software demonstrations -- which will be held in the UCT Club)
will be held in Lecture Theatre 2 on the subterranean level of
the John Day Zoology Building. Posters will be on permanent
display in the foyer outside of LT 2.
Refreshments and meals: On each working day, coffee, tea and
light snacks will be available in the foyer outside LT 2 from
08h30 on 16, 17 and 19 December. Inexpensive, high-quality
lunches and dinner meals will be available at the UCT Club.
Instructions to speakers: Standard, carousel 35 mm slide and
overhead projectors will be available in the meeting room for all
sessions.
Instructions to poster presenters: Posters must be no wider than
1.2 m and no taller than 1.1 m. Free-standing easels will be
provided.
Bank, exchange of currency, credit cards: For those coming from
abroad we suggest that currency exchange be made at the
Johannesburg or Cape Town International Airports unless credit
cards are to be used. Both Mastercard and Visa Card are accepted
by most restaurants and shops. For local participants, there are
Standard and Nedbank outlets and instant teller machines. The
South African Rand is currently being exchanged at
US$ 1 = +- R4.
Sights and weather: Cape Town falls squarely in the Fynbos,
which is one of Earth's six floral kingdoms. Literally thousands
of plant species may be encountered within easy driving distance.
The 'Mother City' is also famous for its Table Mountain (a strong
candidate for becoming a world heritage site), its magnificent
Waterfront development with the newly-opened Two-Oceans Aquarium,
its beautiful beaches and, within an hour's drive, some of the
most magnificent wine farms on Earth. We hope to organize a tour
of the 'Wine Route' on 18 December, the free day. The December
weather in Cape is characteristically warm (16 - 25-30 degrees C)
and dry. Of course, the rest of the country has much to offer as
well.
Accommodation: an advance notice for those of you who prefer to
stay in hotels
December is the height of the holiday season in Cape Town.
It will be very difficult indeed to find hotel accommodation
if you attempt to book too late. Therefore, if you will not be
satisfied with good-quality university residence accommodation
within walking distance to the meeting venue (which we hope to
book in a block for about R80 per night -- including breakfast)
and dining and drinking at the University Club (500 ml glass of
beer = R4.50 good meal < R20), we suggest that you fax one of the
hotels listed below as soon as possible in 1996 to ensure that
you will have a place to lay your weary bones.
Hotel tel./fax nos. single double deposit
Holiday Inn +27-21-4484123 R209 R223 10%
Eastern Blvd +27-21-478338
Holiday Inn +27-21-611105 R224 R238 10%
Newlands +27-21-641241f
City Lodge +27-21-6857944 R202 R224 1st nights
Mowbray +27-21-6857997f accommod.
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N.B. R1 = +- US$ 0.25
Collecting: If you plan to do some specimen collecting before or
after HENNIG-15, will botanists get in touch with Peter Linder
and zoologists with Tim Crowe for assistance with obtaining
permits.
Collections: South Africa has many fine museums. Contact Tim
Crowe for more information.
Parking: You may park without charge on the UCT campus.
Car rental: UCT has a contract with Budget Car Rentals the
cheapest rate for which is currently US$35-40 per day including
insurance for a minimum of 5 days. Budget's Fax no. is +27-21-
4399822.
Bus service: All major hotels will be serviced by kombi-type
busses at a modest charge.
Airfare information obtained from: Rennies Travel, University of
Cape Town -- rennies@socsci.uct.ac.za
RENNIES TRAVEL
UCT IN HOUSE
LESLIE SOCIAL SCIENCES BUILDING
TEL: +27-21-6868785
FAX: +27-21-6892100
REGISTRATION FORM
(Please Type or Print with Block Letters)
RETURN TO TIM CROWE VIA E-MAIL - tmcrowe@botzoo.uct.ac.za or fax
+27-21-6503295 (from outside South Africa) 021-6503295 (from
within South Africa) or post FitzPatrick Institute, University of
Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa
Name: ___________________________________________________________
Institution: ____________________________________________________
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Address: ________________________________________________________
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Telephone: Work: __________________ Home: _____________________
Fax Number: ______________________ Email: _____________________
All fees in U.S. Dollars ($) $ Per Person Total
(Please indicate in blank space those items for which you are
paying)
Pre-registration US$ 50.00 (after August 1 - $75) _________
Guest Fee US$ 20.00 _________
Student Registration US$ 25.00 (after August 1 - $40) _________
Banquet US$ 20.00 (students free) _________
Delegates paying in South African Rands should
multiply the above amounts by 4.
PAYMENT, POSTING, ETC.:
______ Check in US dollars or South African Rands
should payable to the University of Cape Town
Signature _______________________
E-mail/Mail abstract, registration information, and payment to:
Prof. Tim Crowe, FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town,
Rondebosch 7700, South Africa; Telephone +27(21)6503292/7/1, FAX
+27(21)6503295 (within South Africa replace +27(21) with 021),
email: tmcrowe@botzoo.uct.ac.za
HENNIG-15
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS AND POSTERS
Title of Paper: _________________________________________________
Author(s) [Please Circle Person Presenting Paper]: ______________
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Speaker's Institution: __________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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Speaker's Address: ______________________________________________
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Speaker's Telephone: _____________________Fax: __________________
Email: _____________________
This contribution is a (check one): ( ) Contributed Paper
( ) Poster ( ) Student Paper
If you would like to display software at a computer workshop,
please indicate the software to be demonstrated and your specific
needs: __________________________________________________________
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Don Rosen Award: Oral papers in the contest for the Don Rosen
Award for best student presentation will be assessed by an
evaluation committee and the results announced at the banquet on
Wednesday.
THE FOLLOWING SYMPOSIA ARE PLANNED. HOWEVER, SINCE THE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR HENNIG-15 IN SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY (GIVING THE
DATE FOR RECEIPT OF SUGGESTIONS FOR SYMPOSIA AS 15 JANUARY 1996)
APPEARED ONLY IN MARCH 1996, WE WILL EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR
SUGGESTIONS TO 15 MAY 1996.
1) BASAL EVOLUTION OF ANGIOSPERMS
2) ANALYSIS OF LARGE DATA SETS
3) SPECIES CONCEPTS
4) TESTING PHYLOGENIES
5) MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS
PLUS VARIOUS WORKSHOPS ON COMPUTERIZED CLADISTICS
Audio-visual equipment needed: 35 mm slide projector _____;
overhead projector ________; special needs ______________________
Contributed paper presentations are limited to 15 minutes with 5
minutes for questions.
ABSTRACT -- TO BE RECEIVED BY TIM CROWE BY 1 AUGUST 1996
Please type, single spaced, using 10 or 12 point type. Using all
capitals, list FIRST AUTHOR, last name first; OTHER AUTHORS
(asterisk on speaker's name); in lower case, institution of each
author, using superscripts, if necessary, for multiple authors.
On a new line, type the TITLE in all capitals. Leaving one blank
line after the title, indent three spaces and begin the abstract
(in lower case).
EXAMPLE
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BASSINGER, K.*, Stone, S. & Pheiffer, M. American Museum of
Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St. New York, New York
10024, USA
BASIC INSTINCTS IN PHYLOGENETICS
A new parsimony algorithm which we call the 'ice pick' is
demonstrated to ........etc.
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PLEASE STAY WITHIN THE BOX SHOWN BELOW
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Norman MacLeod
Senior Scientific Officer
N.MacLeod@nhm.ac.uk (Internet)
N.MacLeod@uk.ac.nhm (Janet)
Address: Dept. of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum,
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
Office Phone: 0171-938-9006
Dept. FAX: 0171-938-9277
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