Bay Area Biosystematists Meeting
Thursday evening, February 16th, 2012
at UC Berkeley, 1002 Valley Life Sciences Bldg.
Darwin Day Special:
"Science then and now: how has evolutionary biology fared from
Darwin's time till now?"
Featuring two or three presenters who will give short talks
followed by vigorous audience discussion
(all this following traditional pizza and beer, of course!)
Confirmed speakers so far:
Brent Mishler on "What ever happened to Darwin's views
on the nature of species?"
Kevin Padian on "What Darwin said (and didn't say)"
The venerable Biosystematists group (http://www.biosystematists.org/),
operating since 1936 (see the history on the website), is an important
inter-institutional seminar/discussion group on evolution for the Bay
Area, so we encourage everyone to join in.
Schedule and venue:
5:30 pm - social gathering with beverages (beer and soft drinks)
and informal pizza dinner: cost $10, to be collected at door, 1002
Valley Life Sciences Bldg., UC Berkeley campus. This is the new
Herbaria Seminar Room: enter through the north central doors of VLSB
on the first floor and it is immediately on your left just inside a
short side hallway.
7:00 pm - talks followed by discussion, in same room.
Reservations required for beverages and dinner (but not the talks).
Please email reservations to your host, Brent Mishler, at [email protected]
by Monday, Feb. 13th
For a map of campus and view of VLSB, use the link below.
http://www.berkeley.edu/map/maps/ABCD123.html
All are welcome, members or not. If you want to join the
Biosystematists, sign up for our mailing list at:
https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/[email protected]
See you all there!
Brent
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Brent D. Mishler
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology
Director, University and Jepson Herbaria
Mailing address:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
UNIVERSITY AND JEPSON HERBARIA
1001 VALLEY LIFE SCIENCES BLDG # 2465
BERKELEY, CA 94720-2465 USA
Phone: (510) 642-6810 [office and lab]
FAX: (510) 643-5390
E-mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/people/mishler.html
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