Conference on Evolution in Kearney, Sept 3 and 4, 2009
From the blurb:
Join the University of Nebraska at Kearney in celebrating the sesquicentennial of Darwin's On the Origin of Species with a special symposium on evolution. The program will feature presentations by some of the foremost figures in modern biology, including dinosaur paleontologist Jack Horner, Nick Matzke, who prepared testimony for the Dover, PA trial, and environmental virologist Shannon Williamson of the J. Craig Venter Institute.
The conference will open Wednesday evening, September 2, 2009, with a welcome BBQ and mixer (see Program for full schedule of events). The closing plenary session will take place on the afternoon of Friday, September 4, 2009. On Saturday, September 5, there will be a high school/college teaching evolution workshop.
CHECK OUT THE CONFERENCE WEB SITE: www.Evolution2009.org
The conference will open Wednesday evening, September 2, 2009, with a welcome BBQ and mixer (see Program for full schedule of events). The closing plenary session will take place on the afternoon of Friday, September 4, 2009. On Saturday, September 5, there will be a high school/college teaching evolution workshop.
CHECK OUT THE CONFERENCE WEB SITE: www.Evolution2009.org
Sponsored by
The National Science Foundation
New England BioLabs, Inc
Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society
University of Nebraska at Kearney, College of Natural and Social Sciences and the College of Fine Arts and Humanities
Click on through for the schedule of events.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
12:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Arrival/Registration at Ramada Inn
6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Welcome BBQ and Mixer
Thursday, September 3, 2009
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Juice and coffee
9:00 - 9:50 a.m. Plenary Session:
Michael Kanost, Kansas State Univ
Evolution of the Innate Immunity in Insects
9:50 - 10:40 a.m. Plenary Session:
Nick Matzke, Univ of California- Berkeley
Evolution of the Immune System
10:40 a.m.- 1:15 p.m.
All Posters Available for Viewing
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 - 2:20 p.m. Plenary Session:
Michael Purugganan, New York Univ
Evolution of Plant Development
2:20 - 3:10 p.m. Plenary Session:
Brad Davidson, Univ of Arizona
Evolution of the Heart
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
All Posters Available for Viewing
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Mixer
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Special Guest Speaker:
Shannon Williamson, J. Craig Venter Institute
Decoding the Oceans Project
Friday, September 4, 2009
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Juice and coffee
9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
Plenary Session:
Rob Knight, Univ of Colorado
Evolution of the Genetic Code
9:50 - 10:40 a.m.
Plenary Session:
Scott Gilbert, Swarthmore College
Evolution of the Turtle Shell
10:40 - 12:15 p.m.
All Posters Available for Viewing
11:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 - 2:05 p.m.
Plenary Session:
Randy Moore, Univ of Minnesota
The Creationist Threat to Science Education
2:15- 3:05 p.m.
Plenary Session:
Jack Horner, Montana State Univ
Evolution of the Dinosaurs
Saturday September 5, 2009
Special Teaching of Evolution Workshop for High School and College Teachers
8:30 am until 4:00 pm
posted by Cheryl Shepherd-Adams
