BoB 2018 organisers and committees
ORGANISERS: (also ex officio members of committees)
Krushnamegh Kunte: Biodiversity Lab, National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS, Bangalore, India)
Ullasa Kodandaramaiah: Vanasiri Evolutionary Ecology Lab, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER-Thiruvananthapuram, India)
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
Chairs: Antónia Monteiro (Yale-NUS College, Singapore), David Lohman (City University of New York, USA), Krushnamegh Kunte (NCBS), and Ullasa Kodandaramaiah (IISER-TVM).
Members:
Darrell Kemp and Michael Braby (Australia)
Masaya Yago, Haruhiko Fujiwara, Frank Hsu, and Anuj Jain (Asia)
Kwaku Aduse-Poku, Jeremy Dobson, and Steve Collins (Africa)
Astrid Groot, Johanna Mappes, Thomas Simonsen, and Richard Ffrench-Constant (Europe)
Adriana Briscoe, Akito Kawahara, and Keith Willmott (North America)
Andre Freitas, Giovanny Fagua Gonzalez, and Hugo A. Benítez (South America)
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME COORDINATORS:
Symposia: David Lohman
Oral presentation and poster abstracts: Krushnamegh Kunte
Post-conference training workshop: Ullasa Kodandaramaiah
ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
Niklas Wahlberg (Lund University, Sweden)
Marjo Saastamoinen (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Felix Sperling (University of Alberta, Canada)
Jens Roland (University of Alberta, Canada)
Dick Vane-Wright (University of Kent, UK)
ORGANISING COMMITTEES (LOGISTICS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE):
Logistics and Accounting: Krushnamegh Kunte and Ullasa Kodandaramaiah
Accommodation and Catering: NCBS Services
Conference Rooms: NCBS Meetings Office, NCBS Audiovisual Support Staff
Publicity, Souvenirs, Printing: Vaishali Bhaumik (NCBS student), Riddhi Deshmukh (NCBS student)
Website and IT support: Krushnamegh Kunte and Deanish
Conference ground force (reception and registration desks, posters, etc.): Vaishali Bhaumik and Riddhi Deshmukh (NCBS students), more to be added
Pre- and Post-conference Field trips: Ullasa Kodandaramaiah and Krushnamegh Kunte
Transportation: Contract, organized by NCBS Reception
Catering: NCBS Services
Photography and Videography: Contract
External Funding: Krushnamegh Kunte and Ullasa Kodandaramaiah