Human Evolution Symposium

Symposium Schedule

Events take place in the Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University Campus

8:00 am
REGISTRATION
9:00 am 

WELCOME
President Shirley Strum Kenny, Stony Brook University
9:10 am 
INTRODUCTION
Richard Leakey, Stony Brook University
9:25 am 
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKERS
John Fleagle, Stony Brook University
9:30 am 

WHO IS AUSTRALOPITHECUS?  
Richard Leakey, Stony Brook University

10:00 am 
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 am 
LINEAGES IN AUSTRALOPITHECUS
William Kimbel, Arizona State University 
11:00 am 
AUSTRALOPITHECUS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Ronald Clarke, University of the Witwatersrand
11:30 pm 
PANEL DISCUSSION
Panelists: Frederick Grine, Andrew Herries, Charles Lockwood, Zeresenay Alemseged, Francis Kirera, David Strait, Carol Ward, Susan Larson
12:15 pm 
LUNCH
1:40 pm 
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKERS
Kaye Reed, Arizona State University
1:45 pm 

KENYANTHROPUS AND EARLY HOMINID DIVERSITY
Meave Leakey, Stony Brook University

2:15 pm 

THE DIET OF AUSTRALOPITHECUS
Matt Sponheimer, University of Colorado at Boulder
2:45 pm 
COFFEE BREAK
3:15 pm 

DIVERSITY IN AUSTRALOPITHECUS: THE ROLE OF ECOLOGY
Kaye Reed, Arizona State University
3:45 pm 

WALKING WITH AUSTRALOPITHECUS: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE PAST
Jack Stern, Stony Brook University
4:15 pm 
PANEL DISCUSSION
Panelists: Francis Brown, Anna Kay Behrensmeyer, Elizabeth Harmon, Gary Schwartz, Fredrick Manthi, Adam Gordon, William Jungers, Terry Harrison
5:00 pm 
SPEAKERS' RECEPTION
6:00 pm 
END OF SYMPOSIUM