Conferences , Workshops and Meetings attended:

Presentations:

Sewlal, J.N. and Starr, C.K. Notes on nest and colony structure in the ant Dolichoderus atellaboides.

- presented in 2003 at one-day Colloquium of the Bolivarian Section of IUSSI at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.

Sewlal, J.N. What is the spider Mesabolivar aurantiacus (Araneae: Pholcidae) doing in buttress notches?

- presented in 2004 at a conference on Caribbean island natural history in memory of Peter R. Bacon. University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.

Sewlal, J.N. Biogeography of West Indian Spiders.

- presented in 2007 at Environmental Science class at Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, St. Kitts, W.I.

Sewlal, J.N. Biogeography of West Indian Spiders focusing on the St. Lucian Spider Fauna

- presented in 2010 at the Forestry Department, St. Lucia, W.I.

Sewlal, J.N. and Hailey, A. Patterns of biodiversity in Trinidadian Spiders  

- presented in 2010 at the 17th Biennial General Meeting and Conference of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences, Antigua, W.I.

Poster Presentations:

Sewlal, J.N. Mesabolivar aurantiacus (Araneae: Pholcidae) and buttress notches.

- presented in 2002 at Postgraduate Research Week.

Sewlal, J.N. Coexistence of two web-building spiders Mesabolivar aurantiacus (Araneae: Pholcidae) and Azilia vachoni (Araneae: Tetragnathidae).

- presented in 2004 at a conference on Caribbean island natural history in memory of Peter R. Bacon.

Sewlal, J.N. Spiders in Nevis, West Indies.

- presented in 2006 at Nevis Ministry of Agriculture’s Open Day 2006.

Sewlal, J.N. Maturity as a factor influencing the use of detritus stabilimenta and web decorations by the orb-weaver Azilia vachoni (Tetragnathidae)  

- presented in 2009 at the 33^rd Annual Meeting of the American Arachnological Society, Russellville, Arkansas, USA.

Sewlal, J.N. Patterns of biodiversity in Trinidadian Spiders

- presented in 2009 at the International Year of Biodiversity Research Poster and Paper Symposium, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, W.I.

Conferences attended:

 - 19th-20th April 2006. Caribbean Environmental Leaders Meeting, Whales, Conservation & IWC 58. - facilitated by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), in collaboration with the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) and the Council of Presidents of the Environment (COPE). Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, W.I.

 - 24-25th November 2008. Regional Conference - "Science, Media and Society - Towards more effective communication" - hosted by NIHERST-UTT, in collaboration with SciDev.net and the OAS in Latin America and the CCST. Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, W.I.

 - 26th June - 1 July 2009. 33^rd Annual Meeting of the American Arachnological Society, Russellville, Arkansas, USA.

 - 12th - 14th November 2010. 17th Biennial General Meeting and Conference of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences - “Climate Change – Implications for Caribbean Health, Agriculture, Ecology, Industries and Building Codes”, St. John's, Antigua, W.I.

 Workshops attended:

- 8th May 2009. Occupational Safety and Health Training Session - facilitated by OSHA Services and supported by UWI Human Resources. University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad, W.I.

 - 26-28th July 2009. Interamerican Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) workshop - "Science Funding Landscape in Central and South Americas & the Caribbean Region - hosted by IANAS in partnership with the Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Guatemala; the International Development Research Center (IDRC); and the InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (IAP). Guatemala City, Guatemala - attended as Caribbean Academy of Sciences (CAS) Young Scientist Representative.

- 12th November 2009. Library Skills Training - Finding information in Science and Agriculture. Training session for Postgraduates. – facilitated by UWI Main Library, St. Augustine Campus. Trinidad.

- 19th November 2009. Library Skills Training – Evaluating Information in Science and Agriculture; Keeping up-to-date; and Citation and Plagiarism. Training session for Postgraduates. – facilitated by UWI Main Library, St. Augustine Campus. Trinidad.

- 26th November 2009. Library Skills Training – Using EndNote X1 Bibliographic Software – the basics. Training session for Postgraduates. – facilitated by UWI Main Library, St. Augustine Campus. Trinidad.

 - 25 - 27th August 2010. Orientation to the University of the West Indies and to University Teaching. - facilitated by Instructional Development Unit (IDU). University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad, W.I.

- 2nd September 2010. First Aid and CPR training session - facilitated by Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society. University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad, W.I.

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