1. DISTRIBUTED EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF
TAXONOMY
DEST training institutions
CETAF 32 – Paris, 25-26 September 2012

2. DISTRIBUTED EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF
TAXONOMY
PROGRAMME 2011-2012
EXPERT-IN-TRAINING PROGRAMME
15 training subjects at 13 research institutions/universities in
9 EU countries
22 registrations – 19 selected – 15 trainees
Training program in non-marine diatoms from the (sub-)Antarctic Region - Training program in taxonomy of higher plants –
Economic Botany - Taxonomy of freshwater macroinvertebrate bioindicator species - Elasmobranch teeth enameloid
microstructure as a taxonomic criterion – Training programme in Crustacean systematics with specialisation in Cyclopidae
(Copepoda) – Systematics of freshwater subterranean Malacostraca: Morphology, molecular systematics, and web-taxonomy –
Identification of Afrotropical spiders (Araneae) - Entomological research in protected areas –
Training programme in Entomology with specialisation in Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of Southeast Asia - Morphological and
molecular identification of African fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) – On the job training in family level identification of a hyperdiverse
insect group: The Beetles (Coleoptera) - Eco-ethological peculiarities & morphological taxonomy in defining uniqueness of island
populations: Podarcis Lacertid lizards - Southeast asian primates taxonomy in Dubois collections –
Cybertaxonomy and biodiversity information with special emphasis on geospatial related data
CETAF 32 – Paris, 25-26 September 2012

3. DISTRIBUTED EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF
TAXONOMY
PROGRAMME 2011-2012
MODERN TAXONOMY PROGRAMME
6 training courses at 5 research institutions/universities in
4 EU countries
• Conservation and care of natural history collections (8 places)
NHM, London, 17-21 Oct 2011
• Zoological Nomenclature (22 places)
MNCN, Madrid, 27-29 Jan2012: cancelled
• Botanical Nomenclature (10 places)
RBG, Kew, 30 January - 3 Feb 2012
• DNA barcoding (40 spaces)
MNHN, Paris , 9-23 March 2012
• Basics of taxonomy (15 places)
Sven Lovén Centre, Kristineberg, 16-27 April 2012
• Biological Nomenclature (20 places)
MNHN, Paris, 28 May - 1 June 2011
157 registrations – 99 selected – 85 trainees
CETAF 32 – Paris, 25-26 September 2012

4. DEST registrations 2011-2012: country of trainees’ institute
selected
selected but
could not attend
not selected

5. DISTRIBUTED EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF
TAXONOMY
PROGRAMME 2012-2013
LAUNCHED IN AUGUST
EXPERT-IN-TRAINING PROGRAMME
16 training subjects at 13 research institutions/universities in
8 EU countries
DEST awards grants up to 500 EUR
Trends in Biodiversity in Time and Space - Web-based Taxonomy and Biodiversity Information Processing - Training
program in non-marine diatoms from the (sub-)Antarctic Region - Training programme in Crustacean systematics with
specialisation in Cyclopidae (Copepoda) - Systematics of freshwater subterranean Malacostraca: Morphology,
molecular systematics, and web-taxonomy - Training programme in Entomology with specialization in fossil insects:
phylogeny, biogeography, and palaeoecology - Training programme in palaeoentomology with specialisation in
planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) - Taxonomy of European biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) - On the
job training in family level identification of a hyperdiverse insect group: The Beetles (Coleoptera) - Methods and
principles of systematic zoology (sensu lato: including zoogeography and phylogenetics) and systematics of the
Buprestidae (Coleoptera) - Elasmobranch teeth enameloid microstructure as a taxonomic criterion - Cybertaxonomy
and biodiversity information with special emphasis on geospatial related data (Novice or Advanced Training) -
Entomological research in protected areas - Training program in Entomology (special. Hymenoptera Symphyta),
emphasis on collection management and geospatial related data - Tropical Plant Identification Course –
Morphological and molecular identification of African fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae)
CETAF 32 – Paris, 25-26 September 2012

6. DISTRIBUTED EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF
TAXONOMY
PROGRAMME 2012-2013
MODERN TAXONOMY PROGRAMME
LAUNCHED IN AUGUST
6 training courses at 5 research institutions/universities in
5 EU countries
• Botanical Nomenclature (10 places)
RBG, Kew, 28 Jan – 1 Feb 2013 (Registration open)
• Phylogenetic Systematics and Molecular Dating (18 places)
University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 21 Jan – 1 Feb 2013
• DNA barcoding (40 places)
MNHN, Paris, 1-5 April 2013
• Zoological Nomenclature
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid (March 2013)
• Basics of taxonomy
Sven Lovén Centre, Kristineberg (spring 2013)
• Biological Nomenclature
MNHN, Paris (dates tbd)
DEST awards grants up to 500 EUR
CETAF 32 – Paris, 25-26 September 2012

7. DISTRIBUTED EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF
TAXONOMY
FUTURE PLANS
secure job 1/2 time staff – contract runs till November 2012
search for external funding to provide grants for certain trainees
sustain / expand the training programmes
seek cooperation with universities and with partners outside of Europe
Basics of Taxonomy Entomological research in protected areas
Sven Lovén centre, Kristineberg, 2012 Museo di Storia Naturale, Firenze, 2012
For more information or contact us
at
www.taxonomytraining.eu
dest-training@naturalsciences.be
CETAF 32 – Paris, 25-26 September 2012