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The Population Genetics Group (or PopGroup, or PGG) is an annual meeting of population geneticists held in the UK since 1968. The meetings have been very influential in promoting population and evolutionary genetics in the UK, Europe, and elsewhere.[1][2] There have been long-standing connections between the PopGroup meeting and the journal Heredity. In 2017 Heredity published a special issue to mark the 50th meeting of the PopGroup.[2]

The two and a half day meetings are held annually just before Christmas or in the new year at UK universities. Attendance is typically in the range of 190-250 participants. The meetings are characterised by a very informal atmosphere alongside scientific rigour.

PopGroup is a self-organising meeting, not part of any society or university, and with no formal membership. It is funded principally by participant conference fees, and is not for profit, though it has been additionally supported as a Sectional Interest Group by the Genetics Society.

The first meetings were held in January 1968 by a group of established population geneticists as an outgrowth of informal meetings on the evolutionary patterns of the snail Cepaea nemoralis. Programmes of the meetings reflect the changes in population genetics through that time,[1] and are available on the Population Genetics Group website as PDFs.

PopGroup Date Location Organisors Programme?
54 Jan 2021 Liverpool (Virtual) Andrea Betancourt Yes
53 Jan 2020 Leicester Robert Hammond Yes
52 Jan 2019 Oxford Ravinder Kanda Yes
51 Jan 2018 Bristol Jon Bridle Yes
50 Jan 2017 Cambridge Chris Jiggins Yes
49 Dec 2015 Edinburgh Darren Obbard Yes
48 Jan 2015 Sheffield Roger Butlin Yes
47 Jan 2014 Bath Nick Priest Yes
46 Dec 2012 Glasgow Barb Mable Yes
45 Jan 2012 Nottingham Angus Davison et al Yes
44 Jan 2011 Hull Dave Lunt & Lori LHandley Yes
43 Jan 2010 Liverpool Ilik Saccheri Yes
42 Dec 2008 Cardiff Mike Bruford Yes
41 Dec 2007 Warwick Dmitry Filatov Yes
40 Jan 2007 Manchester Cathy Walton Yes
39 Dec 2005 Edinburgh Deborah Charlesworth Yes
38 Dec 2004 Reading Richard Sibley & Mark Beaumont Yes
37 Dec 2003 Sussex Adam Eyre-Walker Yes
36 Jan 2003 Leicester Andre Gilburn Yes
35 Jan 2002 Leeds Roger Butlin Yes
34 Dec 2001 Sheffield Terry Burke Yes
33 Jan 2000 Exeter Mark MacNair Yes
32 Jan 1999 Cambridge Mike & Tamsin Majerus Yes
31 Dec 1997 Nottingham John Brookfield et al Yes
30 Dec 1996 Edinburgh Deborah Charlesworth Yes
29 Jan 1996 Bangor Chris Gliddon Yes
28 Jan 1995 Exeter Mark MacNair Yes
27 Dec 1993 Reading Mark Beaumont Yes
26 Jan 1993 Cardiff Roger Butlin Yes
25 Dec 1991 Leiden Paul Brakefield Yes
24 Jan 1991 Manchester Mani Yes
23 Dec 1989 Nottingham David Parkin & Tom Day Yes
22 Jan 1989 Leicester Gabby Dover Yes
21 Jan 1988 UCL Steve Jones Yes
20 Dec 1986 Nottingham David Parkin & Tom Day Yes
19 Dec 1985 Exeter Yes
18 Jan 1985 Manchester Yes
17 Jan 1984 Southampton John Allen Yes
16 Jan 1983 Birmingham Jeff Gale Yes
15 Jan 1982 Cambridge Nick Barton Yes
14 Dec 1980 Edinburgh Bill Hill Yes
13 Jan 1980 Sussex Brian and Deborah Charlesworth Yes
12 Dec 1978 Sheffield Barry Burnet
11 Jan 1978 Leeds Jackie Stewart?
10 Dec 1976 Durham
09 Dec 1975 Manchester
08 Dec 1974 Sussex John Maynard Smith
07 Dec 1973 Swansea Roger Gilbert
06 Dec 1972 Nottingham
05 Dec 1971 Bangor Richard Arnold?
04 Dec 1970 London Yes
03 Dec 1969 Liverpool
02 Dec 1968 Edinburgh
01 Jan 1968 Birmingham Yes
0 Jan 1967 York Cepea only - PopGroup proposed Yes
-1 Dec 1962 Groningen Beardmore/Cain/Ruiter/Sheppard Yes

References

  1. ^ a b Charlesworth, B; Charlesworth, D (2017-01-01). "Population genetics from 1966 to 2016". Heredity. 118 (1): 2–9. doi:10.1038/hdy.2016.55. ISSN 1365-2540. PMC 5176116. PMID 27460498.
  2. ^ a b Butlin, R. K.; Brookfield, J. F. Y. (2017-01-01). "Genetic variation, selection and evolution: special issue in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the population genetics group meeting". Heredity. 118 (1): 1. doi:10.1038/hdy.2016.97. ISSN 0018-067X. PMC 5176120. PMID 27827388.