15 Jul
2022
15 Jul
'22
11:51 a.m.
Reminder......
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From: sprg-request(a)st-andrews.ac.uk <sprg-request(a)st-andrews.ac.uk> on behalf of
Manon Schweinfurth <ms397(a)st-andrews.ac.uk>
Sent: 15 July 2022 12:44
Dear primatologists of Scotland and further afield,
We are pleased to let you know that we have extended the deadline to register for the
upcoming Burn meeting. You can now register until the 22nd of July. The places can now
also be filled by non SPRG members. So please spread the word.
We are also extremely delighted to announce this year’s keynote speaker: Prof. Amanda Seed
from the University of St Andrews
(https://seedlab.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.…)mp;reserved=0>).
Amanda is internationally renowned for her research on the evolution of flexible behaviour
and abstract thought in non-human primates and children. She is the director of the
‘Living Links to Human Evolution’ research centre at Edinburgh Zoo, and a member of the
RSE Young Academy of Scotland. On top, she is a fantastic speaker, and we were very
excited that she will be talking at our meeting. Thanks, Amanda, we are very much looking
forward to hearing more about your research.
We have set up a car-pooling website - please add your car here if you intend to drive,
and others can sign up for lifts:
https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/293cip<https://eur03.safelinks.protection…
Another option is taking a train to Montrose and taking a taxi (approx. 30 min taxi ride).
If you intend to do this, and would like to share a taxi with others, you could also add
your intended taxi time to the carpool above for others to join.
If you've signed up already, please remember to send us your abstract and make the
payment.
All the best,
Emma McEwen & Manon Schweinfurth
*** Dates and deadlines in a nutshell ***
Registration deadline: 15th of July ***NOW*** 22nd of July
Abstract deadline: 29th of July
Burn meeting: 2nd – 4th September
From: Manon Schweinfurth <ms397(a)st-andrews.ac.uk>
Sent: 22 June 2022 14:34
To: sprg(a)st-andrews.ac.uk <sprg(a)st-andrews.ac.uk>
Cc: Emma McEwen <esm7(a)st-andrews.ac.uk>uk>; Hannah Buchanan-Smith
<h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk>
Subject: Burn Meeting: 2-4 September 2022 - registration
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Dear all,
The last Burn meeting (also known as the annual Scottish Primate Research Group ‘SPRG’
meeting) took place in 2019. The pandemic hit, field seasons had to be cancelled, and many
in-person conferences, like our Burn meeting, too. However, the world looks a bit
different now and we are thrilled to let you know that the next Burn meeting will go
ahead, taking place from 2nd - 4th of September 2022 in ‘The Burn’. We can arrive from
4:00pm on Friday and leave after lunch on Sunday.
For those of you who are new to SPRG, please find more information on our homepage
(https://scottishprimate.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/). Our annual Burn meeting is a
chance for all members to get together in the beautiful surroundings of The Burn, to
discuss research that is going on within our group, and of course to walk, chat, play
games, eat, drink, and be merry. You can find more details about the venue on their
website (http://theburn.goodenough.ac.uk/).
There will be a series of talks given throughout the weekend and one of the speakers could
be you. These presentations do not need to be particularly formal talks - The Burn is a
great place to discuss project plans or analyses in the works.
*** Reply early to avoid disappointment ***
Places are limited, so don't miss your chance. In the first instance, bookings are
restricted to members and SPRG associates, which is everyone affiliated with one of the
core SPRG universities. However, should places be left unclaimed by the middle of July,
invitations will be opened to colleagues from further afield.
The costs of staying at The Burn are heavily subsidised by the Charitable Trust, and so
remain very reasonable. The price of attending the entire meeting, which includes room and
meals, will be £160. Most rooms have only two or three beds. If you have preferences with
whom you’d like to share your room, please let us know. We can offer some single bedrooms.
However, because single occupancy rooms are limited in number, we will offer these on a
first-come first-serve basis and we cannot guarantee that we can offer many of those.
To register for the meeting, please send Manon an email at ms397(a)st-andrews.ac.uk until
the 15th of July or as soon as possible as places are limited. Please use the subject
header ‘SPRG Burn Meeting 2022’ and include the following details:
Your name:
With whom you’d like to share your room: (if any)
If you’d rather have a single room: (yes/no)
Affiliation and career stage: (e.g., St Andrews, PhD student)
Dietary requirements: (if any)
If you are interested in giving a talk: (yes/no)
If you would like to give a presentation, please send Manon a Word file with the title,
authors, affiliation(s), and a short abstract (200-300 words) until the 29th of July.
We are very excited to seeing many of you at the next Burn meeting,
Emma McEwen & Manon Schweinfurth
P.s. (1): Many things happen in three years and after giving it a lot of thought, Dr Lara
Wood had to step down from organising the meeting. We had the 2020 meeting ready to go and
organised several postponed meetings, for which Lara has been instrumental. Emma and I
would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Lara for her work and positivity
throughout the past years (!). We will miss our great meetings in St Andrews and Dundee
and those on Teams.
P.s. (2): Pls - please forward this e-mail to everybody who might be interested in joining
our meeting.
P.s. (3): If you know of anyone who would like to join our e-mail distribution list,
please send them to Manon (ms397(a)st-andrews.ac.uk).
*** Dates and deadlines in a nutshell ***
Registration deadline: 15th of July
Abstract deadline: 29th of July
Burn meeting: 2nd – 4th September
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