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The article discusses the highlights of the 37th Annual General Meeting of the British Ecological Society held in the University of Oxford in Oxford, England on January 5 to 7, 1956. A soirée was held at the university's Department of Botany at which exhibits illustrating the ecological work in progress at Oxford were shown. A series of coloured slides of New Zealand vegetation were shown by professor Gordon of New Zealand. Some of the topics of the papers read at the meeting, include field populations of Calliphorine flies.

This paper is based on a talk given at a joint meeting of the London Mathematical Society and the British Society for the History of Mathematics held in Oxford on 13 May 1995. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification 01A60, 46-03, 47-03. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about the annual general meeting of the British Ecological Society is presented. The meeting was held at the Department of Botany of the University of Oxford in England on January 5, 1952. It focused on the reporting of the honorary secretaries on the activities of the past year, which include the minutes of the previous annual meeting, the summer meeting and autumn meeting.

The article reports on the highlights of the Sixth International Quality Reliability and Maintenance (QRM) conference that was held at the St. Edmund Hall of the University of Oxford, England in March 2007. Research areas covered during the convention include quantitative infrared thermography, digital vibration analysis, integrated approaches to condition monitoring, computation analysis in conditioning monitoring, non-destructive testing and evaluation, and education, training, standards and competences.

The article provides information on the annual meeting of the British Ecological Society in the University Department of Botany held in Oxford, England from January 5-6, 1944. H. N. Southern gave an interesting lantern lecture upon the ecology of birds. Exhibits set out to illustrate various aspects of ecology were examined. The feasibility of employing echo-sounding to give an outline of the main algal beds is examined.

The article discusses the highlights of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO), held in Wolfson College, Oxford, England in September 2008. Topics covered included a global health perspective and occupational therapy. A number of questions were devised by the chairperson of each session for the groups to address. The report of the conference "Recent Developments in Healthcare for Cerebral Palsy: Implications and Opportunities for Orthotics" contains manuscripts of all the papers presented at the event.

Information about the topics discusses during the Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI) symposium on human evolution held in 2007 in Oxford, England is presented. It features several topics on human evolution from the molecular evidence for human evolution to specific regions of the body. It also highlights a summary of the fossil evidence for human evolution discussed by anatomists Bernard Wood and Nicholas Lonergan.

The article offers information the joint spring meeting of the British Society for Matrix Biology and the German Connective Tissue Society (DGBF) which was held on April 2-4, 2012 at Oxford, England. The meeting was held in several sessions focusing on nanotechnology and cell adhesion and fibrosis. It includes several papers presented at the meeting on several topics including heparan sulphate, callus differentiation and glucocorticoids.

Information about several papers discussed at the conference entitled "21st-Century Anthropology: Global Process and Power," held at Rhodes House in Oxford, England on June 28-29, 2007. The conference has focused on the aspects of anthropology. Among the speakers include Thomas Eriksen, Gerhard Anders, and David Gellner.

European conference on fieldwork for graduate students and junior researchers, will be held at the University of Oxford, from December 17-19, 2003. This conference on anthropological fieldwork organized by the Oxford University Anthropological Society and Anthropology Matters, drew over 70 postgraduate students from more than 25 British and European universities. There were 36 papers addressing a variety of issues and methodological problems, dominant among which were questions of place and ethical issues. Ethical issues were also raised in accounts of research in conflict situations. In her keynote lecture Judith Okely argued that textbooks and methodology courses often leave the people underprepared for the complexity of life and learning "in the field."

Information about several issues related to ecology discussed at the winter and annual general meeting of the British Ecological Society in Oxford, England in January 4, 1965 is presented. The exhibit of books conducted during the conference are mentioned. Dr. T. C. Whitmore tackles the ecological study of a lowland in rain forest containing Agathis. The event also discusses the key mortality factor in determining the population density of winter moth caterpillars.

Information about the annual meeting of the British Ecological Society held on January 2-4, 1940 in Oxford, England is presented. Topics includes the illustration of plant and animal ecology, garden culture as well as photographs of vegetation communities. The meeting featured several professors, doctors and ecologists which includes J. F. Hope-Simpson, J. L. Harley and A. R. Clapham.

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Information about several papers discussed at a symposium about human evolution at the winter meeting of The British Anatomical Society, which was held on January 3 to 5, 2007 in Oxford, England is presented. Speaker Brenda Bradley gave a historical account of how molecular advances have helped resolve hominoid relationships. Furthermore, professor Bernard Wood followed with an overview of what the fossilized remains may tell about evolutionary pathways.

The article highlights the conference entitled "Origin and Evolution of Autumn Colours," which was held in Oxford, England in March 2008. David Lee of the Florida International University was keynote speaker, who spoke about the range of pigmentation found in plants from flavonoids in the cell walls of sphagnum and xanthophylls of Zamia. Other speakers at the event and their presentations are reviewed.

This section is collated by Steve Dudley (BOU Administrator). Requests for the publication of information, and other assistance which is considered to be of interest to our readers, will be considered sympathetically. Publicity will be given to relevant grants and awards that can be applied for and to new societies operating within the field of ornithology, birds and birding. Details of conferences, meetings and other events will be included if sent at least six months in advance of the event, and news of members’ activities is particularly welcome. All contributions are restricted to 500 words, and should be sent in RTF on disk or by email to: The Administrator, BOU, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK. Tel./Fax: +44 (0)1865 281842. Email: Deadlines for contributions: 15 September (January issue); 15 December (April issue); 15 March (July issue); 15 June (October issue). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents topics and issues discussed during the Fourth European Conference on Comparative Neurobiology held on April 2004 at Saint John's College in Oxford, England. Devotion on the first day of discussion on forebrain evolution; Presentation of new research findings on tecto-thalamo-telencephalic projections in reptiles and birds; Analysis of the anatomy and physiology of the neural circuits and segmental motor apparatus subserving swimming in lamprey.

This section presents the calls for paper for the Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference in Oxford, England from July 8-10, 1985.

The article discusses the highlights of the soirée of the British Ecological Society in the Department of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy in Oxford, England from January 1-3, 1932. Maps showing ant territory and foraging paths of wood ants, insect faunas and an apparatus for recording diurnal and nocturnal activity of mice, are some of the exhibits dealing with animal ecology that are arranged in the department's laboratory.

This section is collated by Steve Dudley (BOU Administrator). Requests for the publication of information, and other assistance which is considered to be of interest to our readers, will be considered sympathetically. Publicity will be given to relevant grants and awards that can be applied for and to new societies operating within the field of ornithology, birds and birding. Details of conferences, meetings and other events will be included if sent at least six months in advance of the event, and news of members’ activities is particularly welcome. All contributions are restricted to 500 words, and should be sent in RTF on disk or by email to: The Administrator, BOU, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK. Tel./Fax: +44 (0)1865 281842. Email: Deadlines for contributions: 15 September (January issue); 15 December (April issue); 15 March (July issue); 15 June (October issue). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article introduces the first issue of the 15th volume of "Creativity and Innovation Management." The issue features a set of articles coming out of the First Creativity and Innovation Management Community Workshop, held in 2005, on the premises of publisher Blackwells, in Oxford, England as a prelude to the celebration of 15 years of "Creativity and Innovation Management."

The article discusses the highlights of a symposium on the anoctamin (TMEM16) gene family that was held in Oxford, England on July 13, 2011. Topics covered include the various electrophysiological properties of the four main splice variants of ANO1 (a, b, c and d). The event was attended by several scientists including Kenton Sanders of the University of Nevada, Ric Boucher of the University of North Carolina and Luis Galietta of the Istituto Giannina Gaslini.

The article presents a report of the meeting on infraspecific classification of wild and cultivated plants that was held from September 26-28, 1984 in Oxford, England. The meeting was sponsored by the Systematics Association. The three day international symposium discussed ways in which wild and cultivated variants of plant species are classified. It was successful in bringing together four normally separate professions of plant taxonomists, foresters, crop and horticultural botanists, and plant breeders.

Information on the Festival Year Conference on "People at Work" held at the Keble College in Oxford, England in July 1951 is presented. It mentions that director John Marsh, doctor C. D. Frisby, and Sir Robert R. Hyde were included as chairmen of the sessions. Moreover, the conflicting demands, employment security, and lower living costs were discussed by director L. P. Scott in his presentation titled "Manchester Guardian."