Evolution Symposium at Stony Brook: Darwin09

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