The applications have been open for the second field workshop of Working Group 2 “Specimen collection for genomic work”. The field workshop will take place in Vlahi, Pirin Mts., Bulgaria, on 15th-19th June 2026.
The aim of the workshop is to facilitate a meeting for knowledge transfer between people of different expertise: specialists in Lepidoptera determination and taxonomy, enthusiasts, laboratory technicians, bioinformaticians and students. Together, we will collect Lepidoptera during the day and night for Psyche and LepEU projects, and get training in sample processing while enjoying the beauty of the wild Pirin Mountains.
You can learn more about the first field workshop, which took place in Tyrol in summer 2025, here
In Tyrol we were accompanied by journalists from IEEE Spectrum magazine, and you can read about the workshop in two articles: https://spectrum.ieee.org/whole-genome-sequencing https://spectrum.ieee.org/lepidoptera-genome-sequencing
We are able to fund 38 participants through the 10kLepGenomes COST CA23122. You need to be part of WG2 to be eligible for funding.
Please apply by filling in this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOq6Meo9-b7ihQiO9f9F16xM0lXK32FtlTtDeXVswMteoNwA/viewform?usp=header
The deadline to apply is Sunday, 8th March 2026.
