[ECOLOG-L] Darwin 2009: 150 Years of Evolutionary Biology

[Dianna Padilla]

Darwin 2009: 150 Years of Evolutionary Biology

On November 4-8 2009, the Department of Ecology & Evolution at Stony Brook
University will celebrate the 150th anniversary of Darwin’s “The Origin of
Species” by hosting a four-day meeting where leading evolutionary biologists
will lecture and help lead discussions on the current status and future of
the study evolutionary biology. We will have three stimulating days of
keynote addresses, evening panels and discussion groups, and ample
opportunity for communication on the important issues of the present and
future of evolutionary biology. All lectures will be in modern and pleasant
facilities at Stony Brook University, with available nearby lodging and
convenient transportation to the meeting site.

To register, secure lodging, and get further information on transportation,
our Advisory Board, and other matters, please visit our web site

http://darwin09.org

Below is our schedule of events and speakers.
Wednesday, November 4
6:00 – 8:00            Welcoming Reception for Participants

Thursday, November 5
8:45 – 9:00            Welcome from Stony Brook University
9:00 – 9:40            Opening Keynote Address, Douglas J. Futuyma, Stony
Brook University
9:40 – 10:00            Q&A
10:00 – 10:30            Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:10            History, Peter Bowler, Queens University, Belfast
11:10 – 11:30            Q&A
11:30 – 12:10            Natural Selection, Mark Kirkpatrick, University of
Texas at Austin
12:10 – 12:30            Q&A
12:30 – 2:00            Lunch
2:00 – 2:40            Behavioral Ecology, Hanna Kokko, University of Helsinki
2:40 – 3:00            Q&A
3:00 – 3:40            Evolutionary Ecology, Anurag Agrawal, Cornell University
3:40 – 4:00            Q&A
4:00 – 4:30            Coffee Break
4:30 – 5:10            Organismal Adaptation, May R. Berenbaum, University
of Illinois
5:10 – 5:30            Q&A
6:00 – 8:00            Dinner
8:00 – 10:00            Informal Discussions

Friday, November 6
8:45 – 9:00            Welcome and Announcements
9:00 – 9:40            Philosophy, Roberta L. Millstein, University of
California, Davis
9:40 – 10:00            Q&A
10:00 – 10:30            Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:10            Evolutionary Genetics, Jianzhi George Zhang,
University of Michigan
11:10 – 11:30            Q&A
11:30 – 12:10            Genetics of Population History, John Wakeley,
Harvard University
12:10 – 12:30            Q&A
12:30 – 2:00            Lunch
2:00 – 2:40            Genomics, Doris Bachtrog, University of California,
Berkeley
2:40 – 3:00            Q&A
3:00 – 3:40            Speciation, Richard G. Harrison, Cornell University
3:40 – 4:00            Q&A
4:00 – 4:30            Coffee Break
4:30 – 5:10            Evolvability, Günter Wagner, Yale University
5:10 – 5:30            Q&A
6:00 – 8:00            Dinner
8:00 – 10:00            Informal Discussions
 
Saturday, November 7
8:45 – 9:00            Welcome and Announcements
9:00 – 9:40            Ancient Origins, Antonio Lazcano, Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México
9:40 – 10:00            Q&A
10:00 – 10:30            Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:10            Tree of Life, David Hillis, University of Texas at
Austin
11:10 – 11:30            Q&A
11:30 – 12:10            Evolution in the Fossil Record, to be determined
12:10 – 12:30            Q&A
12:30 – 2:00            Lunch
2:00 – 2:40            Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Gregory Wray,
Duke University
2:40 – 3:00            Q&A
3:00 – 3:40            The Fossil Record of Diversity, Michael Foote,
University of Chicago
3:40 – 4:00            Q&A
4:00 – 4:30            Coffee Break
4:30 – 5:10            Evolutionary Radiations, Jonathan B. Losos, Harvard
University
5:10 – 5:30            Q&A
6:00 – 8:00            Dinner
8:00 – 10:00            Informal Discussions
 
Sunday, November 8
8:45 – 9:00            Welcome and Announcements
9:00 – 9:40            Human Origins, Tim D. White, University of
California, Berkeley
9:40 – 10:00            Q&A
10:00 – 10:30            Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:10            Cultural Evolution, Peter J. Richerson, University
of California, Davis
11:10 – 11:30            Q&A
11:30 – 2:30            Lunch
12:30 – 1:10            Applied Evolution, Joanne P. Webster, Imperial
College London
1:10 – 1:30            Q&A
1:30 – 2:10            Closing Keynote Address, Hopi E. Hoekstra, Harvard
University
 
Meeting web site address:
http://darwin09.org

For more information contact Jeffrey Levinton and the Organizing Committee