barb@violet.sybase.com (02/24/91)
Subject: Announcement: Symposium on Human Origins The Institute of Human Origins in Berkeley will hold an all-day symposium on Saturday, March 16, 1991, to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The Institute, founded by "Lucy" discoverer Donald Johanson, does research in two areas: Paleoanthropology and Geochronology. The title of the conference is: Bed Partners: Old Fossils and the Rocks that Date Them. The morning session will focus on paleoanthropology, and will feature the following speakers: Dr. Johanson: "Introduction: Origins and IHO"; Tim White (Professor of Anthropology at U.C. Berkeley and co-discoverer of "Lucy"): "Hominid Evolution: A Biased Perspective"; Bruce Latimer (Curator of Physical Anthropology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History): "These Feet were Made for Walking"; Bill Kimbel (Director of Paleoanthropology at the Institute): "Who's Who, and Why Do We Care?" A panel discussion among the participants will wrap up the morning session. The afternoon session adresses geochron issues, and will feature: Garniss Curtis (Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics at U.C. Berkeley, and Director of Geochronology and the Institute): "Introduction: Dating Techniques and IHO"; Derek York (Professor of Physics at the University of Toronto): "The Dating Game" (about radioactive isotopes, ancient bacteria, among other wonders); Robert Christiansen (U.S. Geological Survey): "A Time Clock in the Belly" (about vulcanology); Ian McDougall (Senior Fellow, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University): "Counting the Rings on the Family Tree" (about the dating of hominid evolution). The afternoon session will also conclude with a panel discussion. Time: 8:15 a.m. Saturday, March 16, 1991 Place: U.C. Berkeley, Clark Kerr Campus, 2601 Waring Street, Berkeley Cost: $65.00 Symposium attendance (there are a few $40 seats for students) $ 7.00 Box lunch $ 6.00 Parking $ 5.00 Pre-conference reading materials For an extra $50, you can also attend a dinner Saturday evening and hear author Roger Lewin speak about "A Bird's Eye View of Human Evolution" Deadline for reservations: Friday, March 1. For reservations, call the Institute at (415) 845-0333, FAX the Institute at (415) 845-9453, or send reservations by mail to: Institute of Human Origins 2453 Ridge Road Berkeley, CA 94709 You can charge your reservations to MasterCard or Visa.