Dear Listserv Administrator: Prof. John Avise asked that I send the following=20 announcement to you with the request that it be distributed to your= listserv.
Sincerely, Denise Chilcote, on behalf of the Colloquium Organizers ----------------------------------------- December 6-8, 2007 In the Light of Evolution: Biodiversity and Extinction Organizers: John C. Avise, Stephen P. Hubbell, and Francisco J. Ayala Beckman Center of the National Academies, Irvine, CA Darwin=92s experience as a natural historian=20 contributed greatly to his explanation of=20 evolution by natural selection, which stands as=20 one of the grand intellectual achievements in the=20 history of science. The Earth=92s exuberant=20 biodiversity is a wellspring for scientific=20 curiosity and discovery about nature=92s workings.=20 Bringing together leading researchers and=20 students interested in biodiversity from=20 evolutionary as well as ecological perspectives,=20 this colloquium seeks to synthesize recent=20 discoveries and concepts regarding the global=20 abundance and distribution of biodiversity, and=20 to compare the biodiversity patterns to=20 conditions in the near and distant evolutionary=20 past, as well as to those plausible in the=20 near-term future. A preliminary program can be=20 viewed at=20 <http://www.nasonline.org/Sackler_biodiversity_program>www.nasonline.org/Sac= kler_biodiversity_program. $250 EARLY REGISTRATION UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, 2007 $150 STUDENT / POST DOC REGISTRATION =96 TRAVEL/HOTEL AWARDS AVAILABLE Register at=20 <http://www.nasonline.org/Sackler_biodiversity>www.nasonline.org/Sackler_bio= diversity. =20
