The PIN Calendar lists meetings with a regional, national, or international
scope that focus on primatology or broader meetings that a substantive number of
primatologists might attend. To list a meeting, seminar, workshop, art exhibit
or other event on the calendar, send the appropriate information to Ray Hamel.
Please include the event title, dates, location, contact person with phone, fax
and email, and web addresses for more information (if available). Changes or
corrections to meeting announcements should be sent to
Ray Hamel as
well.
| October 2008 |
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STRESS AND ITS IMPLICATION ON PRIMATE WELFARE |
| October 13, 2008 - October 16, 2008 |
| Location: | German Primate Centre |
| Sponsor: | German Primate Centre |
| Name: | Deike Terruhn |
| Department: | German Primate Centre |
| E-mail: | terruhn@dpz.eu |
| Web site: | http://www.euprim-net.eu/network/courses/course7.htm |
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THE LEAKEY PRIZE |
| October 30, 2008 - November 1, 2008 |
| Location: | San Francisco, California |
| Sponsor: | Leakey Foundation |
| Focus: | Over 40 years ago, guided by the pioneering vision of Dr. Louis Leakey, two early career scientists each embarked on a an unprecedented adventure to explore the world of our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees. Since their journey began, Dr. Jane Goodall and Dr. Toshisada Nishida have defined the field of primatology and dramatically revolutionized our understanding of ape and human evolution.
For their courage, perseverance and achievement, the Leakey Foundation will award Dr. Goodall and Dr. Nishida the distinguished Leakey Prize. |
| Phone: | 415-561-4646 |
| E-mail: | info@leakeyfoundation.org |
| Web site: | http://www.leakeyfoundation.org |
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| November 2008 |
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ASSOCIATION OF PRIMATE VETERINARIANS |
| November 5, 2008 - November 8, 2008 |
| Location: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Held With: | AALAS National Meeting |
| Sponsor: | Association of Primate Veterinarians |
| E-mail: | info@primatevets.org |
| Web site: | http://www.primatevets.org/ |
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59TH AALAS NATIONAL MEETING |
| November 9, 2008 - November 13, 2008 |
| Location: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Sponsor: | AALAS |
| Focus: | The theme for the 2008 National Meeting will be Neurobehavioral Sciences Forum. |
| Abstract Deadline: | September 1, 2008 |
| E-mail: | info@aalas.org |
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FIELDWORK PRIMATOLOGY SYMPOSIUM - SIMPOSI DE PRIMATOLOGIA DE CAMP |
| November 19, 2008 - November 19, 2008 |
| Location: | University of Barcelona, Spain |
| Sponsor: | University of Barcelona, Spain |
| Focus: | There will be 8 talks about several fieldwork studies in primatology, given by international and national researchers from several institutions. Official languages will be Catalan, Spanish and English. |
| Name: | Jordi Galbany |
| E-mail: | jordigalbany@gmail.com |
| Web site: | http://www.microwear.eu/programa_simposi_primatologia.pdf |
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CONFERENCES CYCLE: PRIMATES... A PRIORITY FOR WORLD WIDE CONSERVATION |
| November 26, 2008 - November 29, 2008 |
| Location: | Guadalajara Zoo, Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Sponsor: | Guadalajara Zoo, Wild Fauna and Companion Animal Mexican Institute and Autonomous University of Guadalajara |
| Name: | Luis Soto Rendon |
| Department: | Guadalajara Zoo |
| Address: |
Paseo del Zoológico #600
Guadalajara
Mexico |
| Phone: | 52 (33) 3674 4488 / 01 800 000 8000 |
| Fax: | 52 (33) 3674 3848 |
| E-mail: | luissotorendon@gmail.com |
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| December 2008 |
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SCIENTISTS CENTER FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (SCAW) WINTER CONFERENCE |
| December 1, 2008 - December 2, 2008 |
| Location: | San Antonio, TX |
| Sponsor: | Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) |
| Phone: | 301-345-3500 |
| E-mail: | info@scaw.com |
| Web site: | http://www.scaw.com/conference.htm |
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PRIMATE SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN WINTER MEETING 2008 |
| December 3, 2008 - December 3, 2008 |
| Location: | Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London |
| Sponsor: | Primate Society of Great Britain |
| Focus: | Primate conservation: measuring and mitigating trade in primates. Topics to be covered include overviews and case studies of the bushmeat, medicinal and pet trades; the use of forensics in trade; problems, pitfalls, and successes of rehabilitating and reintroducing confiscated primates; and educational and livelihood strategies to mitigate trade. Posters are welcome on these and related topics; presenters are welcome to submit a full version of their
paper for publication in an edited volume of 'Endangered Species Research'. |
| Registration Fee: | Full PSGB member £25, student member £15, non-member £40 |
| Abstract Deadline: | November 15, 2008 |
| Name: | Giuseppe Donati |
| Department: | School of Social Sciences and Law, Oxford Brookes University |
| Address: |
Gipsy Lane
OxfordOX30BP
UK |
| E-mail: | gdonati@brookes.ac.uk |
| Web site: | http://www.psgb.org/Meetings/Winter2008.htm |
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THE 26TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM FOR NONHUMAN PRIMATE MODELS FOR AIDS |
| December 9, 2008 - December 12, 2008 |
| Location: | The Ritz-Carlton, San Juan Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Sponsor: | Wisconsin National Primate Research Center and Caribbean Primate Research Center |
| Focus: | Scientific topics include SIV virology, immunology, vaccine design and development, nonhuman primate genomics and disease pathology. New to this meeting is a session on disease pathology, neuroAIDS and translational applications of nonhuman primate AIDS research. Also commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Cayo Santiago Field Station. |
| Registration Deadline: | November 1, 2008 |
| Abstract Deadline: | August 15, 2008 |
| Name: | Edi Chan |
| Department: | Wisconsin National Primate Research Center |
| Phone: | 608-263-3500 |
| E-mail: | chan@primate.wisc.edu |
| Web site: | http://nhp2008.primate.wisc.edu |
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| February 2009 |
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11TH MEETING OF THE GERMAN SOCIETY OF PRIMATOLOGY |
| February 24, 2009 - February 26, 2009 |
| Location: | Hannover, Germany |
| Sponsor: | University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover |
| Abstract Deadline: | September 30, 2008 |
| E-mail: | Marina.Scheumann@tiho-hannover.de |
| Web site: | http://www.gfp2009.de |
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| April 2009 |
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XIX MEETING OF THE ITALIAN PRIMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY (API) |
| April 1, 2009 - April 3, 2009 |
| Location: | Asti, Italy |
| Sponsor: | Italian Primatological Society |
| Name: | Daniele Formenti |
| E-mail: | formenti@unipv.it |
| Web site: | http://www-1.unipv.it/webbio/api/api.htm |
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PROSIMIAN WORKSHOP |
| April 30, 2009 - May 2, 2009 |
| Location: | Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Sponsor: | Cleveland Metroparks Zoo |
| E-mail: | info@asp.org |
| Web site: | http://www.clemetzoo.com/prosimianworkshop/ |
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| June 2009 |
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THE PRIMATE MIND: BUILT TO CONNECT WITH OTHER MINDS |
| June 4, 2009 - June 7, 2009 |
| Location: | Erice (Sicily), Italy |
| Sponsor: | Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture; International School of Ethology, Ca' Foscari, |
| Focus: | A high-level workshop of experts of ethology, biology, neuroscience, and cognition that will address how the primate mind relates to other minds through empathy, imitation, and other social cognition. |
| Registration Fee: | €500 for Scientists/Postdoctoral Fellows with Ph.D.; €400 for Graduate students; €350 for Undergrads |
| Registration Deadline: | March 4, 2009 |
| Name: | Frans de Waal and Pier Francesco Ferrari |
| Department: | Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università di Venezia |
| Address: |
Campo della Celestia, 2737/B Castello
Venice30122
Italy |
| E-mail: | pierfrancesco.ferrari@unipr.it |
| Web site: | http://www.emory.edu/LIVING_LINKS/primate_mind/ |
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| August 2009 |
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3ND CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR PRIMATOLOGY (EFP) |
| August 12, 2009 - August 15, 2009 |
| Location: | University of Zürich, Switzerland |
| Sponsor: | Anthropological Institute & Museum of the University of Zürich, Switzerland |
| Registration Deadline: | April 15, 2009 |
| Abstract Deadline: | April 15, 2009 |
| E-mail: | register@aim.uzh.ch |
| Web site: | http://www.aim.uzh.ch/EFP.html |
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| September 2009 |
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VTH INTERNATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL CONGRESS OF ALES HRDLICKA 'QUO VADIS HOMO…SOCIETAS HUMANA? |
| September 2, 2009 - September 5, 2009 |
| Location: | Prague and Humpolec, Czech Republic |
| Sponsor: | Charles University in Prague, Czech Anthropological Society |
| Focus: | Main topics:
* Biological anthropology
* Socio-cultural anthropology
* Human genetics and proteomics
* Orthopedic anthropology (Prague-Sydney-Lublin Symposium)
* Evolutionary anthropology and primatology |
| Name: | Dr. Pavel Blaha |
| Department: | Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague |
| E-mail: | blaha@natur.cuni.cz |
| Web site: | http://www.anthropology-hrdlicka2009.cz |
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32ND MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PRIMATOLOGISTS |
| September 18, 2009 - September 21, 2009 |
| Location: | Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego, CA |
| Sponsor: | American Society of Primatologists |
| Abstract Deadline: | March 1, 2009 |
| Name: | Steve Schapiro |
| E-mail: | sschapir@mdanderson.org |
| Web site: | http://www.asp.org/asp2009/index.htm |
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| October 2009 |
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NEOTROPICAL PRIMATE HUSBANDRY, RESEARCH, AND CONSERVATION CONFERENCE |
| October 13, 2009 - October 15, 2009 |
| Location: | Brookfield Zoo, 3300 Gold Road, Brookfield, IL |
| Sponsor: | Brookfield Zoo |
| Focus: | This conference will focus on a variety of topics pertaining to neotropical primates and will bring together staff from zoological parks, sanctuaries, and universities, as well as field researchers and range country biologists to share the most current information on husbandry, conservation, and emergent issues pertaining to captive and wild populations of neotropical primates. The conference will include three days of presentations, a poster session, as well an icebreaker, silent auction, and banquet. |
| Name: | Vince Sodaro |
| E-mail: | vince.sodaro@czs.org |
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| September 2010 |
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INTERNATIONAL PRIMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY XXIII CONGRESS |
| September 12, 2010 - September 18, 2010 |
| Location: | Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan |
| Sponsor: | International Primatological Society |
| Registration Fee: | 25,000 JP yen (about USD 200) |
| Abstract Deadline: | October 15, 2009 |
| Name: | Juichi Yamagiwa |
| Department: | Chair of the Organizing Committee |
| E-mail: | ips2010@or.knt.co.jp |
| Web site: | http://www.ips2010.jp/ |
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