-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Please Post: Evolution Symposium at Stony Brook: Darwin09 Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 12:20:47 -0400 From: Jeffrey Levinton <[email protected]> To: morphmet_moderator <[email protected]> Darwin 2009: 150 Years of Evolutionary Biology On November 4-8 2009, the Department of Ecology & Evolution at Stony Brook University will celebrate the 150^th 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 Jeffrey Levinton, For the Organizing Committee -- Jeffrey Levinton Distinguished Professor Department of Ecology and Evolution Stony Brook University Stony Brook NY 11794-5245 tel (631) 632 8602 fax (631) 632 7626 Marine Biology Web Page http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/mbweb.html Research Web Site http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/levinton.main.html -- Replies will be sent to the list. For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
