Please share meeting information with members of the network. All meetings are posted to both Primate-Science and to Primate Info Net. We welcome listings for regional, national, or international primate society meetings and other primate-related activities.
To list a meeting, seminar, workshop, art exhibit or other event on the PIN Meetings Calendar, send information to Matt Hoffman, Internet Services Librarian, at mhoffman@primate.wisc.edu or 1220 Capitol Court, Madison, WI, 53715. Listings should include title, dates, location, contact person with phone, fax and email, and web addresses for more information (if available). Listings are limited to regional, national, or international meetings which focus on primatology or broader meetings which a substantive number of primatologists might attend. Changes or corrections to meeting announcements should be sent to Matt Hoffman as well.
All meeting announcements are posted to both Primate-Science and Primate Info Net.
PRIMATES IN ART AND ILLUSTRATION--visit Primate Info Net to see the
work of many of the artists who exhibited at the Primates in Art and
Illustration Exhibit at the 1996 IPS/ASP meetings in Madison, WI. Copies of the
commemorative poster from this exhibit are still available. On-going at:
http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/art/.
THE SOUL OF AFRICA -- A solo exhibition by Bart Walter will be featured
at the Canton Ohio Museum of Art beginning March 24, 2002. "The Soul of Africa"
will highlight over twenty-five works in bronze including small sculptures
created in the wild, a series of charcoal sketches, and more than fifteen life
size sculptures, all derived from Africa. The exhibit will run through July 21,
2002.
SPEAKER SERIES: FAT, FAMINE AND FERTILITY: ORANGUTAN REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY
May 23, 2002
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Sponsor: Leakey Foundation and The Commonwealth Club of San Francisco
Focus: Dr. Cheryl Knott will speak.
Contact: Tel: (415) 597-6705 or
http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/newsandevents/n2_x.jsp
PRIMATE BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY: SESSION #1 2002
May 25 - June 19
Location: La Suerte Biological Field Station, Costa Rica and Ometepe
Biological Field Station, Ometepe Island Nicaragua
Focus: This course covers the behavior and ecology of Old and New
World primates from an evolutionary perspective. Emphasis will be given to the
three species present at La Suerte: Cebus capucinus, Alouatta palliata, and
Ateles geoffroyi. The material and topics covered in this course are equivalent
to an upper division university course in primate behavior and ecology. A
background in biology or physical anthropology is helpful but not required. It
is far more important to have a serious interest in learning about primates and
a desire to do field work in a tropical rainforest.
Flora and fauna of interest will be pointed out and discussed as they are
encountered.
Students are encouraged to familiarize themselves in advance with general
information about primates, tropical ecosystems and Costa Rica. A list of books
of reference for the course is available at our web site
www.studyabroad.com/lasuerte.
Contact: To request an information pack contact us at: La Suerte
Biological Field Station; Ometepe Biological Field Station PO Box
55-7519 Miami Fl 33255-7519 Phone: (305) 666-9932 Miami Office (9-5
eastern) E-mail: lasuerte@safari.net
Website:
www.studyabroad.com/lasuerte
APPLIED PRIMATOLOGY
May 30, 2002
Location: 236 Farnsworth Hall, SUNY Delhi Campus, NY
Sponsor: SUNY Delhi, College of Technology at Delhi, New York
Focus: This is an introduction to the biology and husbandry of non human
primates used in biomedical research. It includes hands-on experience in
catching and restraining primates, administering drugs and compounds, collecting
samples plus a description of different housing regimes, anesthesia, TB testing
and physiological data collection i.e. ECG, blood pressure and pulse oximetry.
Registrants must provide evidence of a current (within one year) negative TB
test (P.P.D.)
Registration Deadline: May 16, 2002
Contact: Jackie Howard, E-mail:
howardja@delhi.edu, Tel: (607) 746-4305.
Website: http://www.delhi.edu/
15th NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE ITALIAN PRIMATOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
May 30 - June 1, 2002
Location: Rome
Sponsor: Associazione Primatologica Italiana
Host: Istituto di Psicologia del CNR
Contact: Dott.Annarita Wirz; C.N.R., Istituto di Psicologia del CNR; Via
Ulisse Aldovandi 16/B, 00197 - Roma;
Tel. 06-3221252 - 3221437; Fax 06-3217090; E-mail:
api2002congresso@yahoo.it
Web site:
http://www.unipv.it/webbio/api/cong15/15con.htm
VETERINARY DENTISTRY
May 31, 2002
Location: 112 Farnsworth Hall, SUNY Delhi Campus, NY
Sponsor: SUNY Delhi, College of Technology at Delhi, New York
Focus: "Brush up" on your skills, or learn the basics of Dental Prophylaxis
and Periodontal Therapy. Ultrasonic and Rotosonic techniques for cats, dogs and
primates will be used.
Registration Deadline: May 17, 2002
Contact: Jackie Howard, E-mail:
howardja@delhi.edu, Tel: (607) 746-4305.
Website: http://www.delhi.edu/
JOINT BOS-CBSG WORKSHOP ON ORANGUTAN REINTRODUCTION PRACTICES
June 2002
Location: Nyaru Menteng and Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Sponsor: The Balikpapan Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS-F), The
Balikpapan Orangutan Society - USA (BOS-USA) and The Gibbon Foundation
Focus: We are pleased to announce that the CBSG of the SSC/IUCN will
again collaborate with the Balikpapan Orangutan Survival Foundation in
conducting this orangutan workshop. This will enable us to conduct a high-level
international workshop that addresses the recommendations for orangutan
reintroduction as formulated in the report of our international workshop held
June 15-18 in 2001. This follow up meeting will focus on practical issues of
orangutan reintroduction and especially people actively involved in operational
issues related to orangutan reintroduction are hoped to participate.
The workshop will be held in the city of Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan.
Details on hotels and other facilities will be sent with the second
announcement. The first day a visit will be made to the BOS Nyaru Menteng
orangutan reintroduction center, including the halfway house and a visit to the
Kaja Island where BOS has released orangutans before. In the evening a reception
will be held with local dignitaries. The second and the third day the
participants will be working in smaller groups on the practical issues for which
an agenda will be announced in the second announcement.
The workshop will be limited to a maximum of 50 persons to keep things
manageable and focused.
Contanct: Jeane Mandala, Email:
boswan@indo.net.id
ADVANCED DENTISTRY TECHNIQUES
June 1, 2002
Location: 112 Farnsworth Hall, SUNY Delhi Campus, NY
Sponsor: SUNY Delhi, College of Technology at Delhi, New York
Focus: A one day course for Laboratory Animal Veterinarians and Technicians
to enhance basic knowledge and add to a set of skills by performing hands-on
work with dogs, cats and monkeys. Topics include radiographic positioning and
techniques, periodontics and surgical extraction. Also included will be dental
grinding as an alternative to endodontics and extraction for disarming the
canines of NHP's.
Registration Deadline: May 17, 2002
Contact: Jackie Howard, E-mail:
howardja@delhi.edu, Tel: (607) 746-4305.
Website: http://www.delhi.edu/
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PRIMATOLOGISTS 25th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
June 1-4, 2002
Location: Oklahoma City, OK - Myriad Convention Center
Sponsor: University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma City Zoo
Registration: Registration
packet in PDF format. Symposia, workshop and individual
abstract deadline is January 18, 2002.
Contact: Janette Wallis, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, &
Behavioral Sciences; University of Oklahoma; Health Sciences Center; P.O.Box 26901 ;
Oklahoma City, OK, 73190; Phone: (405) 627-8820; Fax: (405) 271-3808
E-mail: janette-wallis@ouhsc.edu
Website:
http://www.asp.org/asp2002/
NURSERY REARING OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES IN THE 21st CENTURY
June 1, 2002
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Held with: the American Society of Primatologists Conference
Focus: Participants will stimulate discussion regarding changes in the new
century in (1) goals of nursery rearing, (2) concepts concerning these goals,
(3) new methods for goal attainment, and (4) new data concerning effects of
nursery or hand rearing on health, biobehavioral, and social development.
Registration: To prepare logistic support we need to estimate the number of
attendees. Please send a brief email to
Jsackett@bart.rprc.washington.edu if you will definitely attend or are
considering attendance. As we hope to produce a book on the topic based on the
workshop, we will consider preparation of additional chapters by workshop
attendees. If you are interested in contributing to a book, please indicate that
in your email along with a brief description of your potential contribution.
Website:
http://www.asp.org/asp2002/nurseryworkshop.htm
WORKSHOP: TEACHING THE UNDERGRADUATE PRIMATE COURSE: TIPS, TECHNIQUES AND
STRATEGIES
June 2, 2002
Location: Oklahoma City, OK - 2:45p-5:00p, Room 18, Cox Convention
Center
Held with: the ASP meetings in Oklahoma City on Sunday
Focus: Many primatologists are educators and we often teach undergraduate
primate courses. Whether these courses are large, lecture-oriented classes or
small, discussion-oriented classes, many of us have developed various strategies
and techniques for conveying pertinent information and our love of the topic to
our students. In this workshop/roundtable session, presenters will share what
they have developed or discovered over the years. The presenters are from a
variety of educational settings community college, small, private liberal-arts
college, large state university and disciplines. As such, the techniques shared
will have been used in a variety of undergraduate teaching situations. This
workshop is geared towards anyone who currently teaches, or who anticipates
teaching, primatology. It is meant to assist those who are just starting their
teaching careers by providing them with a head start on finding effective
classroom strategies and those who have been teaching for years who are
interested in how their colleagues address similar classroom issues. The first
half of the workshop will be structured as several short, more formal,
demonstrations and presentations and the second half will be a more informal
question-and-answer and sharing of ideas period. Confirmed participants are:
Vicki Bentley-Condit, Irwin Bernstein, Claud Bramblett, Matt Hoffman, Lynne
Miller, Linda Taylor, and Russell Tuttle. The workshop is open to
all who might care to participate.
Web site:
http://web.grinnell.edu/anthropology/ASPworkshop/index.htm
IACUC - ADVANCED WORKSHOPS - ADVANCE CORE TRAINING FOR IACUCs
June 2, 2002
Location:
Philadelphia, PA - Adams Mark Hotel
Focus: GOAL: The Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) has
developed a new, advanced program to train members of Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committees (IACUC): IACUC-Advanced. IACUCs are mandated by the Animal
Welfare Act to oversee the welfare, care and use of animals used in research,
testing and teaching. Therefore, IACUCs, composed of a veterinarian, a community
member, and scientists from the institution, playa very significant role in
research animal well-being. IACUC-Advanced will give IACUC members an
opportunity to learn new information, to discuss complicated protocols with
fellow IACUC members, and to keep current with new and developing events.
METHOD: IACUC-Advanced will provide one-day workshops to be held in
different regions of the United States. Each workshop will be developed around
Core I, II, and In. The format will let small groups discuss specific, complex
topics that are relevant to IACUC functions. Each workshop will be structured in
similar design, with slight changes made to update information and to meet
special needs. The workshop is not an introduction to IACUC
responsibilities and deliberations, but will focus on advanced training for
IACUC members. For example, regulations and guidelines that affect IACUCs will
not be discussed unless there has been a recent change that will impact IACUC
protocol review. Specific example: The U.S. Department of Agriculture issues
guidelines for recognition of pain and distress in laboratory animals. IACUC-Advanced
workshops will focus on advanced protocol review and other issues, like what to
look for in a protocol that includes relieved and/or unrelieved pain and
distress; how to recognize and evaluate the level of pain and distress;
appropriate end points stated in the protocol; special environmental conditions
required because of potential pain and/or distress.
PREREQUISITES: Attendance at entry-level workshops such as IACUC 101, or
three (3) years experience as a member of an IACUC.
The intent is to reach as many people as possible to provide information about
current best practices so that IACUC members may make informative decisions
regarding the animals. By holding the workshops in different areas of the
country more people can attend with little additional cost to the modest
registration fee. SCAW will encourage local institutions and others to
co-sponsor IACUC-Advanced workshops.
Contact:. Ellen Levee, Tel: (914) 594-4217, Email:
ellen_levee@nync.edu. Or contact
the SCAW office. Tel: (301)345-3500, Email:
info@scaw.com
Website: http://www.scaw.com
2002 PRIMATE PATHOLOGY WORKSHOP
June 3-7, 2002
Location: Washington D.C.
Focus: Basic molecular techniques, cytology, and clinical pathology will be
covered, in addition to the lectures on basic description and practical
exercises that have been the mainstay of the course since it debuted 10 years
ago. For more information, including online registration, please visit the
website.
Website:
http://www.afip.org/Departments/edu/coursehtm/02descvpfs.htm
APPLIED PRIMATOLOGY
June 8, 2002
Location: 236 Farnsworth Hall, SUNY Delhi Campus, NY
Sponsor: SUNY Delhi, College of Technology at Delhi, New York
Focus: This is an introduction to the biology and husbandry of non human
primates used in biomedical research. It includes hands-on experience in
catching and restraining primates, administering drugs and compounds, collecting
samples plus a description of different housing regimes, anesthesia, TB testing
and physiological data collection i.e. ECG, blood pressure and pulse oximetry.
Registrants must provide evidence of a current (within one year) negative TB
test (P.P.D.)
Registration Deadline: May 24, 2002
Contact: Jackie Howard, E-mail:
howardja@delhi.edu, Tel: (607) 746-4305.
Website: http://www.delhi.edu/
ENCROACHMENT ON WILDLIFE ECOSYSTEMS: NEW AND RE-EMERGING VIRAL EPIDEMICS
June 9-11, 2002
Location: Artis Zoological Gardens, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Focus: The meeting focuses on the consequences of altering eco-systems
alterations that affect an established virus-host balance, with new and
re-emerging diseases as a consequence. Agents often persist in their natural
reservoirs until an ecological imbalance, such as the destruction of forests,
results in contact with a new and susceptible species. All to frequently we have
witnessed the result as an epidemic with high morbidity and mortality. Several
new and re-emerging viral epidemics, like West Nile fever, Rift Valley fever,
foot-and-mouth disease, were witnessed during the last decade and illustrate the
importance and timeliness of this meeting. Reservoirs of viruses in exotic
species (such as fruit bats for Nipah virus) and in aquatic vertebrates
(influenza B virus) were recognized, and their impact on human and animal health
was significant. It is the aim of the organizers to have experts on wildlife and
zoo animal virology discuss the consequences of trans-species transmission on
wildlife, domestic animals and on the human population. The meeting will be an
informal opportunity to exchange experience and expertise in the monitoring,
diagnosis, prevention (including wildlife vaccination) and control of
outbreaks.
Contact: Ms. Jeanette Schouw, Department of Virology, Biomedical Primate
Research Centre, PO Box 3306, 2280 GH Rijswijk, The Netherlands, E-mail:
wildlife@bprc.nl
Website:
http://www.wildlife2002.nl
LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNOLOGIST REVIEW
June 9-14, 2002
Location: Farnsworth Hall, SUNY Delhi Campus, NY
Sponsor: SUNY Delhi, College of Technology at Delhi, New York
Focus: The 21st annual offering of this formal lecture and demonstration
course is designed to aid the qualified candidate in preparing for the national
AALAS Certification Examination for Laboratory Animal Technologists. The
candidate is encouraged to take the exam as soon as possible after completion of
the review class. The goal of the course
is to embellish the course outline for the technologist certification level and
to concentrate on those areas where the candidate feels an academic weakness.
The candidate must submit his/her application to AALAS according to protocol.
Reference study material will be mailed to participants when Delhi College
receives registration for the review class.
Registration Deadline: May 17, 2002
Contact: Jackie Howard, E-mail:
howardja@delhi.edu, Tel: (607) 746-4305.
Website: http://www.delhi.edu/
GENOME SEQUENCE ANALYSIS: THEORY AND PRACTICE
June 12-19, 2002
Location: Bar Harbor, Maine
Sponsor: The Jackson Laboratory - Supported by a grant from The National
Institute of Health.
Focus: This course will focus primarily on the process of analyzing
genomic sequences to identify biologically significant features using
computational and comparative approaches. Additional attention will also
focus on the prediction and annotation of the function of genes and gene
products. The course will bring together scientists trained in
computational biology, mathematics, and computer science with wet bench
biologists who are seeking to introduce bioinformatics methods into their
research. Enrollment limited to 35. The course is designed for
advanced graduate students, postdocs, and established investigators.
Registration Fee: $1500 includes lodging, food, and course materials.
Contact: Karen Grant, The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor,
Maine, 04609, Tel: (207) 288-6263, Fax: (207) 288-6080, Email:
kgk@jax.org.
Website: http://www.jax.org/courses
3rd INTERNATIONAL CANOPY CONFERENCE
June, 2002
Location: Cairns, Australia
Sponsor: The Queensland Government of Australia and the Smithsonian
Institution
Focus: The conference theme is "Science, Policy and Utilisation" and is
intended to bring together scientists, environmental managers and policy makers
concerned with the discovery and sustainable use of forests around the world.
Contact: Eileen Domagala, e-mail:
Eileen
Domagala@premiers.qld.gov.au for further information or look on the website.
Website:
http://www.premiers.qld.gov.au/whatsnew.htm
PRIMATE BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY: SESSION #2 2002
June 22 - July 17
Location: La Suerte Biological Field Station, Costa Rica and Ometepe
Biological Field Station, Ometepe Island Nicaragua
Focus: This course covers the behavior and ecology of Old and New
World primates from an evolutionary perspective. Emphasis will be given to the
three species present at La Suerte: Cebus capucinus, Alouatta palliata, and
Ateles geoffroyi. The material and topics covered in this course are equivalent
to an upper division university course in primate behavior and ecology. A
background in biology or physical anthropology is helpful but not required. It
is far more important to have a serious interest in learning about primates and
a desire to do field work in a tropical rainforest.
Flora and fauna of interest will be pointed out and discussed as they are
encountered.
Students are encouraged to familiarize themselves in advance with general
information about primates, tropical ecosystems and Costa Rica. A list of books
of reference for the course is available in our web site
www.studyabroad.com/lasuerte
Contact: To request an information pack contact us at: La Suerte
Biological Field Station; Ometepe Biological Field Station PO Box
55-7519 Miami Fl 33255-7519 Phone: (305) 666-9932 Miami Office (9-5
eastern) Email: lasuerte@safari.net
Website:
www.studyabroad.com/lasuerte
PRIMATE BEHAVIOR AND BIOLOGY AND ADVANCED PRIMATE BEHAVIOR
July 20 - August 14 - *see web for course descriptions
Location: La Suerte Biological Field Station, Costa Rica and Ometepe
Biological Field Station, Ometepe Island Nicaragua
Focus: This course covers the behavior and ecology of Old and New
World primates from an evolutionary perspective. Emphasis will be given to the
three species present at La Suerte: Cebus capucinus, Alouatta palliata, and
Ateles geoffroyi. The material and topics covered in this course are equivalent
to an upper division university course in primate behavior and ecology. A
background in biology or physical anthropology is helpful but not required. It
is far more important to have a serious interest in learning about primates and
a desire to do field work in a tropical rainforest.
Flora and fauna of interest will be pointed out and discussed as they are
encountered.
Students are encouraged to familiarize themselves in advance with general
information about primates, tropical ecosystems and Costa Rica. A list of books
of reference for the course is available in our web site
www.studyabroad.com/lasuerte
Contact: To request an information pack contact us at: La Suerte
Biological Field Station; Ometepe Biological Field Station PO Box
55-7519 Miami Fl 33255-7519 Phone: (305) 666-9932 Miami Office (9-5
eastern) Email: lasuerte@safari.net
Website:
www.studyabroad.com/lasuerte
15th ANNUAL OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH INSTITUTE
July 29 - August 2, 2002
Location: Concord, California - Sheraton Concord Hotel
Focus: You can find a complete set of courses along with their topics and
prices at:
http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~coehce/courses.html
Registration Deadline: Discount rates available for 3 or more. Call
(510) 643-7277 for more information. July 1st is the cut-off for early
registration.
Contact: COEH-CE office, 2223 Fulton Street, 2nd floor,
Berkeley, CA 94720-5120; Tel: (510) 643-7277; Email:
coehce@socrates.berkeley.edu
Website:
http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~coehce/
FIRST EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON BEHAVIORAL BIOLOGY
July 31 - August 4, 2002
Location: Muenster, Germany
Focus: The European Societies for Behavioural Biology, including the
Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB), Ethologische Gesellschaft,
Nederlandse Vereniging voor Gedragsbiologie, Sociedade Portuguesa de Etologia,
Société Française pour l'Étude du Comportement Animal, Groupement de Recherche
en Ecologie Comportementale, Societa
Italiana di Etologia and the Sociedad Española de Etología agreed to begin a new
tradition of biannual joint meetings. They are pleased to announce that the
First European Conference on Behavioural Biology will take place in Muenster,
Germany, from July 31 to August 4, 2002 (including arrival and departure day).
The meeting is organized by Norbert Sachser (Department
of Behavioural Biology) and Nico Michiels (Department of Evolutionary Biology)
at the University of Muenster. The broad theme is: "Conflict & Resolution", at
all levels, from genes to individuals and species, using causal as well as
functional, applied as well as fundamental approaches. This theme applies to
spoken papers and is optional for other contributions like posters or workshops.
Registration Deadline: January 1, 2002 is the beginning of registration.
February 28, 2002 is the end of "early bird" registration (End of "early bird"
abstract submission). April 30, 2002 is the end of standard registration
(End of standard abstract submission).
Contact: For additional information, contact Dr. Norbert Sachser,
Institut fuer Neuro- und Verhaltensbiologie, Abteilung für
Verhaltensbiologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Badestraße 9,
D-48149 Münster. Tel.: 0251-83 23884 Fax: 0251-83 23896. E-mail:
sachser@uni-muenster.de
Website:
http://www.behaviour2002.de/index.html
ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 87th ANNUAL MEETING - JOINT WITH THE
ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF MEXICO
August 4-8, 2002
Location: Arizona, USA
Contact: Details from: ESA, 1707 H St., NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC
20006, USA. Tel: + (202) 833 8773 or Fax: + (202)833 8775. E-mail:
esahq@eas.org
THE XIX CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY
August 4-9, 2002
Location: Beijing, China
Organized By: Mammalogical Society of China - Institute of Zoology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sponsored By: Chinese Academy of Sciences - National Natural Science
Foundation of China
Focus: The main themes of the conference will be focusing on the progress
and prospect of primatology and conservation of the non-human primates in the
21st Century. China is one of the richest biodiversity countries in the world
and together with a history of about 5,000 years, its culture diversity is
equally as diverse. It is also an important and crucial region in terms of
non-human primates and scientific research and conservation. Twenty-one species
of primates occur in China including three endemic golden monkeys and two
species of macaques. Primatology is comparatively new to China, however, it has
become a very active discipline, and international co-operation has been
increasing in recent two decades.
First deadline for symposium and workshop titles: August 31, 2001.
Contact: For more details please access to the web site at:
http://www.ips.ioz.ac.cn Professor
Fuwen WEI, Secretary General,19th Congress of the International Primatological
Society c/o Institute of Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19
Zhongguancun Lu, Haidian, Beijing 100080, China Fax: (86-10)82627388
E-mail: IPS_Beijing@panda.ioz.ac.cn
2002 PRIMATE PATHOLOGY WORKSHOP
August 5-9, 2002
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Focus: Basic molecular techniques, cytology, and clinical pathology will be
covered, in addition to the lectures on basic description and practical
exercises that have been the mainstay of the course since it debuted 10 years
ago. For more information, including online registration, please visit the
website.
Website:
http://www.afip.org/Departments/edu/coursehtm/02descvpfs.htm
CANOPY BIOLOGY TREE CLIMBING STRATEGIES AND PRIMATE ECOLOGY
Held in conjunction with
THE XIX CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY (See above listing)
Location: Beijing, China
Focus:
This is a mixed Workshop/Symposium during which we will explore the ecology
of the canopy from a primate's point of view. The first part of this half-day
gathering will present communications for better understanding the primate
canopy (field study and modeling). The second part will focus on both tree
climbing techniques and canopy access strategies. Each tree is now accessible,
regardless of its height, size, shape and complexity. Canopy
access is safe and provides the exceptional advantage of complete autonomy
to the researcher (individual trees can be climbed on a needed basis). The
first section of the Workshop will be used by experienced climbers to
present and exchange ideas on techniques, tricks, gears and strategies. A
teaching lesson will be provided thereafter to interested volunteers. The
following themes are proposed for the Symposium: habitat and microhabitat
description like physical milieu, light availability, food (color vision,
distribution in crowns, biomass, quality, density and defendability),
foraging efficiency (the concept of giving-up density), sleeping sites, nest
building and nesting behaviour of apes, lemurs and galagos (live galagos and
nests of galagos were accidentally found within chimpanzees' nests in
Kibale), DNA analyses derived from hairs collected in nests, information
sharing (visual scan from adjacent and emergent trees), and physical
anthropology (branch structures and strength, limited number of paths).
Accessing the canopy contributes to our knowledge of primates by bringing
original information otherwise unavailable.
Contact: Alain Houle, Département des Sciences Biologiques, Université du
Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal Québec, Canada H3P
3C8, Tel: +1 (514) 483-6665, Fax: +1 (514) 987-4647, Email:
ahoule@globetrotter.net
FOURTH WORLD CONGRESS ON ALTERNATIVES AND ANIMAL USE IN LIFE
SCIENCES
August 11-15, 2002
Location: New Orleans, LA - The Hyatt Regency at the Louisiana Superdome
Focus: Some of the sessions scheduled deal with such issues
as: Trends in Animal Use in Research, Testing, & Education; Ethical
Challenges in Animal Research; Genomics, Protemics, Metabonomics as
Alternatives; The Development of a Virtual Human; Reducing Animal Distress
and Promoting Good Science; Use of Alternatives and Animals in Education;
Contact Sensitivity Testing.
Registration Deadline: July 1, 2002
Contact: The Alternatives Congress Trust, 700 Professional Drive,
Gaithersburg, MD 20879; Tel: (301) 548-7771, Fax: (301) 548-7726, E-mail: fourthworldcongress@starpower.net
Website: http://www.worldcongress.net
ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE IUCN/SSC CONSERVATION BREEDING SPECIALISTS GROUP
(CBSG)
August 10-13, 2002
Location: Hofburg Palace, Redoutensale, Vienna
Host: Schoenbrunn Zoo
Contact: Austropa Intercovention, Conference Office, Friedrichstrasse 7,
A-1010 Vienna, Austria. Fax: +43.1.315.56.50 E-mail:
austra.congress@verkehrsbuero.at
THE WORLD ZOO ORGANIZATION
August 13-17, 2002
Location: Hofburg Palace, Redoutensale, Vienna
Host: Schoenbrunn Zoo
Contact: Austropa Intercovention, Conference Office, Friedrichstrasse 7,
A-1010 Vienna, Austria. Fax: +43.1.315.56.50 E-mail:
austra.congress@verkehrsbuero.at
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ZOO EDUCATORS
August 17-22, 2002
Location: Hofburg Palace, Redoutensale, Vienna
Host: Schoenbrunn Zoo
Contact: Austropa Intercovention, Conference Office, Friedrichstrasse 7,
A-1010 Vienna, Austria. Fax: +43.1.315.56.50 E-mail:
austra.congress@verkehrsbuero.at
Xº. CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE PRIMATOLOGIA
August 26-30, 2002
Location: Universidade Federal do Pará, Belem.
Sponsor: Sociedade Brasileira de Primatologia (SBPr).
Contact: Stephen Ferrari, Departamento de Psicologia, Universidade
Federal do Pará, Campus do Guamá, Caixa Postal 8607, 66075-150, Belém, Pará,
Brazil
4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH
August 27-30, 2002
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Focus: We are pleased to announce that the 4th International Conference
on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research
will be held at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 27-30
August 2002. Conference host Dr. Gerrit van der Veer and the fellow members of
the scientific program committee are busy designing an exciting scientific,
technical and social program. Details on presentation formats, deadlines,
fees, Amsterdam, practical information, etc., can be found on the extensive
conference website.
Registration Deadlines: March 1st: Submission of abstract for oral
papers, posters and demonstrations. The Abstract Submission Form can be accessed
directly at
http://www.noldus.com/events/mb2002/registration/index_sec.html. March 1st:
Submission of proposals for SIGs, workshops, tutorials and user meetings.
May 15: Early registration (reduced fee)
Contact: Measuring Behavior 2002, Conference Secretariat, P.O. Box 268,
6700 AG Wageningen, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-317-497677, Fax: +31-317-424496,
E-mail: mb2002@noldus.nl
Website:
http://www.noldus.com/events/mb2002
19th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIA (EAZA)
September 17-22, 2002
Location: Barceloa, Spain - Pompeu Fabra University, next to the
Barcelona Zoo
Sponsor: Barcelona Zoo
Focus: The main theme of the Conference will be Central and South America,
with emphasis on their current fund-raising and awareness campaign the Atlantic
forest of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
Registration Deadline: Early registration deadline is June 30,
2002
Contact: The registration and hotel booking forms can be downloaded from the
Resource Centre in the Member Area of the website (below). Alternatively they
can obtained on request from the EAZA Executive Office:
info@eaza.net
Website:
http://www.eaza.net/index.html
October 2002
9th CONFERENCE ON NEUROIMMUNE CIRCUITS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
October 3-6, 2002
Location: Clearwater Beach, Florida
Sponsor: The Society on Neuroimmune Pharmacology (SNIP) and the National
Institute on Drug Abuse
Focus: The program this year includes a poster session, workshops,
special sessions on psychoneuroimmunology , neurodegenerative diseases, and T
helper polarization, and a panel discussion on drugs of abuse and infectious
diseases.
The major symposia are: Neurobiological basis of drug dependence and its effects
on the immune system; Mechanisms of drug action -ligands, receptors, and second
messengers; Stress, cytokines, and neuroimmunregulation ( co-sponsored by PNIRS);
T helper polarization in response to neuroactive agents; Neurodegenerative
diseases and the neuroimmune axis (co-sponsored by SNIP Corporate member, A
ventis Phannaceuticals); The role of drugs of abuse in infectious disease
progression
Abstract Deadline: All abstracts must be submitted electronically by July
1 for consideration for inclusion in either the symposia or poster session.
Contact: Dr. Thomas Klein, Tel: 813-974-2502,
Email: tklein@hsc.usf.edu
Website:
http://www.s-nip.org
7TH WORKSHOP OF EUROPEAN MARMOSET RESEARCH
GROUP
October 14-16th, 2002
Location: Paris, France
Sponsor: The European Commission
Focus: This is a "High-Level Scientific Conference" for up to 100
participants, and there will be an emphasis on graduate and postdoctoral
training in callitrichid biology and biomedical science. Topics of discussion
and presentations will include: Brain structure, function and disease;
Development and aging; Genetics and Colony management; Ecology and social
organization. A substantial number of European Commission and EMRG
training grants are available. For details of abstract (lecture and
poster) submission, grant application, and registration, please see the web
page.
Contact: Christopher Pryce, Email:
pryce@behav.biol.ethz.ch
Website:
http://www.dpz.gwdg.de/emrg/emrgcons.htm
SCAW ANNUAL WINTER MEETING
December 9-10, 2002
Location: New Orleans, LA
Sponsor: Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
Focus: research animal welfare and IACUC issues
Contact: For more information regarding program and registration
information for current conference, please visit the SCAW website at
www.scaw.com. Email:
info@scaw.com Tel: (301)345-3500
VIII SIMPOSIO DE ANTROPOLOGÍA FÍSICA “LUIS MONTANÉ” IV CONGRESO PRIMATES COMO
PATRIMONIO NACIONAL I COLOQUIO PRIMATES A TRAVÉS DEL CARIBE I ENCUENTRO
CUBANO-CANARIO DE ANTROPOLOGÍA
February 24-28, 2003
Location: Habana, Cuba
Focus: El Museo Antropológico “Montané” y la Cátedra de Antropología
“Luís Montané” de la Facultad de Biología de la Universidad de La Habana, la
Sociedad Cubana de Antropología Biológica, la Sociedad de Estudios
Primatológicos Eopithecus de México, y el Organismo Autónomo de Museos y Centros
del Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, convocan al VIII Simposio de
Antropología Física “Luis Montané”, el IV Congreso Primates como Patrimonio
Nacional, el I Coloquio Primates a través del Caribe y el I Encuentro
Cubano-Canario sobre Antropología, del 24 al 28 de febrero del 2003.
El comité organizador se complace en invitarle a este cónclave científico
multidisciplinario que permitirá el intercambio de experiencias y conocimientos
en los principales campos de la Antropología y disciplinas afines y disponer de
un espació que permita la proyección de trabajos conjuntos.
La segunda circular con toda la información sobre la organización del evento
será enviada posteriormente.
A la espera de contar con su participación, aprovechamos la ocasión para hacerle
llegar nuestros saludos desde Cuba.
Registration Deadline: Los interesados en participar deberán enviar a la
Secretaría del Congreso, antes del 15 de julio.
Contact: Museo Antropológico Montané, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de
La Habana, Calle 25 # 455, entre J e I. El Vedado, Ciudad de La Habana 10400.
Cuba, Email: montane@fbio.uh.cu
, eopithecus@hotmail.com.
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