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(Rich Palmer introducing symposium)
(Brian Hall receiving t-shirt)
(Nick Butterfield receiving t-shirt)
(Mark Martindale receiving t-shirt)
(Phil Currie receiving t-shirt)
(Mimi Koehl receiving t-shirt)
(Thanks to Glenys Gibson
for these pictures)
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2006 Annual CSZ Meeting: Edmonton May 2 - 6
Inaugural
Symposium
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The inaugural symposium of the CMD section premiered on May 4:
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Development, Morphology, Evolution:
The Triple Helix
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(Audience at opening presentation)
Five distinguished Canadian and international speakers highlighted aspects of their research that bridged two of the three themes of the section (development, morphology, evolution).
- Brian Hall (Dalhousie)
Penguins, Platypus, Peripatus and Polypterus: Embryos in Evolution
(abstract)
- Nick Butterfield (Cambridge)
From Microbes to Morphology: The Cambrian Explosion and Origins of the Modern Biosphere
(abstract)
- Mark Martindale (Hawaii)
The Evolution of Morphological Complexity: Developmental Tails (sic) from an Anemone Embryo
(abstract)
- Philip Currie (Alberta)
On the Shoulders of Giants: Development, Size and the Evolution of Tyrannosaurid Dinosaur Crania
(abstract)
- Mimi Koehl (Berkeley)
Sniffing with Hairy Noses: Fluid Mechanics and Convergent Evolution of Odor Capture by Antennae
(abstract)
SPONSORS Generous support for this symposium was provided by:
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Mini-symposium
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In addition to normal contributed paper sessions, the CMD section also sponsored a mini-symposium where professors and students were invited by a session chair to give a normal-length contributed paper, all on a common research theme.
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Silent Auction
Donations
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Nearly $2,000 was raised from the 2006 silent auction at the annual meeting, and all proceeds will go to support activities of the new CMD section.
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Executive for 2005-2006
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