[Bgsa] NAS conference in Irvine (from Hannon)

[Darren Rebar]

Hello everyone,

This is an upcoming conference given by the National Academies of Science.  These conferences are usually pretty good (this is the third one I will be attending).  Check it out.


In the Light of Evolution III:
Two Centuries of Darwin

Organizers:  John C. Avise and Francisco J. Ayala
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
Irvine, CA
January 15-17, 2009

Website for conference:
http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Sackler_darwin

Meeting Overview

The year 2009 will mark the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of his most influential publication, On the Origin of Species, in which he developed the equally revolutionary concept that a natural but non-random process—natural selection—yields biological adaptations that otherwise can give a superficial impression of intelligent conscious design.
 
This colloquium will bring together leading evolutionary biologists and science historians to reflect upon and commemorate the Darwinian Revolution.  One goal of this symposium will be to canvass modern scientific thought and research approaches regarding each of the three main categories of selection (natural, artificial, and sexual) that Darwin addressed during his career.  Although Darwin is associated most often with his elucidation of natural selection in The Origin, he also thought and wrote extensively about artificial and sexual selection, as reflected for example in two other books titled, respectively, The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication (1869) and The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871).  Other goals of this colloquium will be to place Darwin’s seminal contributions in historical perspective, and in general to celebrate Darwin’s ongoing scientific legacy. 

See Program Agenda 

Registration

Click Here to Register

Registrations are limited to 230 and will be accepted online only when the registration fee is included and in the order in which they are received.  The registration fee includes some meals and a reception (see agenda).

Before December 15
Early Registration                                                             $250
Graduation and Postdoctoral Student Registration          $150

After December 15 all registrations                                 $350

Online registration accepts MasterCard and Visa only.  To arrange payment via University Department or company check, please contact sackler at nas.edu.

Hotel Information

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa at the federal per diem rate of $128 plus tax per night, single or double until December 10, 2008.  Your registration confirmation email will include a link enabling you to reserve a room in the discount block.  After December 10, we cannot guarantee that the discount rate or a room will be available.

Graduate and Postdoctoral Student Travel Awards

To facilitate participattion by younger researchers, the organizers will award a minimum of 25 travel reimbursements.
 $125 hotel reimbursement - must live >50 miles from Irvine (roommate matching available by request)
 $150 maximum airfare transportation reimbursement - CA, NV, and AZ residents
 $300 maximum airfare/transportation reimbursement - outside CA, NV, and AZ area

Application for travel awards are on a first come basis and approved as registration, including payment, is received.  Reimbursements are made after the colloqium with receipts.
   View Presentations from Recent Colloquia: 



Linking Knowledge with Action for Sustainable Development

Gene Networks in Animal Development and Evolution

In the Light of Evolution II: Biodiversity and Extinction 

Therapeutic Cloning: Where Do We Go From Here?

Related Links:
Completed Colloquia 
Annual Sackler Lectures 
Arthur M. Sackler Biography 

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 
National Academies Press Publications 


 
 
 
Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia 
of the National Academy of Sciences
100 Academy
Irvine, CA 92617
949.721.2213
sackler at nas.edu 

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Darren Rebar
EEOBGSA President
MS Student
Department of Biology
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
Cell: 951.202.9377
Email: darren.rebar at email.ucr.edu