Special Events ~ Evolution 2011
New Information for:
- History of Science and Art Museum Tour Attendees - Saturday evening 18th June
- Field Trips (June 22nd)
Gould Award Lecture
Saturday 18th June – noon – 1:30 P.M.
Embassy Suites Conference Center
The winner of the 2011 Stephen Jay Gould Prize is Kenneth R. Miller, a Professor of Biology at Brown University. Through his writings, teaching and appearances in court, Dr. Miller has proved an eloquent and passionate defender of evolution and the scientific method. His passion and skill at rebutting the claims of creationists eventually led him to serve as a key witness in several important and high-profile evolution-creationist court cases. Dr. Miller is also well known for his widely used and evolution-themed high-school biology textbook, Biology (with Joseph Levine) and his most recent book, Only a Theory - Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul (2008) was named to Amazon's list of Best Science Books of 2008 and was a finalist for the National Academy of Sciences' Communication Award in 2009.
Dr. Miller will receive his award and will present a lecture on June 18 (noon) at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center, Norman, Oklahoma. This lecture is open to the general public. For a longer biography of Dr. Miller, please see http://www.evolutionsociety.org/awards.asp.
Opening Reception
Friday 17th June – 7:00 – 9:00 P.M.
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (SNOMNH)
The opening reception for the Evolution 2011 meeting will be held Friday evening 17th June starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural Historyon the OU campus (see map). Buses will be running between the Conference Center and the SNOMNH during and after the opening reception. For those staying in the dorms, it is a short 5-10 minute walk from the dorms to the SNOMNH (see map). For those driving, free parking will be available in the SNOMNH parking lot (north side of the museum).
Evolution 2011 Conference Picnic
Saturday 18th June – 6:30 – 10:00 P.M.
Thurman J. White Forum Building / grounds – University of Oklahoma Campus
The picnic venue for Saturday 18th June has been changed!! The picnic will be held at the Thurman J. White Forum Building, College of Continuing Education (CCE) and surrounding grounds on the OU Campus, starting at 6:30 pm on Saturday evening (June18th). Buses will be running between the Conference Center and OU campus during and after the picnic. For those staying in the dorms, it is a short 5-minute walk from the dorms to the Forum Building/grounds. For those driving, free parking will be available in the parking lot (south/east side) of the Forum (see map).
For those who have signed up for the special self-guided tour (Darwin exhibit) of the History of Science Collections in the Bizzell Library (5th floor, see map), the first group with assigned tickets (in 30-min time intervals) will begin their tour at 6:30 pm. We ask that you please adhere to your assigned time so that we do not run into a problem with overcrowding in the exhibit area. In addition, for those who have signed up for the guided tour of the Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art on the OU campus (see map), the tour will be from 7:00-8:00 pm (please wear your name tag).
Information for Museum visits during the Conference Picnic
- History of Science and Art Museum Tour Attendees - Saturday evening 18th June
Conference Banquet
Tuesday, June 21st 6:30 – 10:00 P.M.
Embassy Suites Conference Center
The conference banquet will be held in the Embassy Suites Conference Center, starting with a reception at 6:30-7:00 pm on Tuesday evening (June 21st). Buses will be running between the Conference Center and OU campus during and after the banquet.
Banquet ticket pricing is as follows:
- $65 – regular members and all non-members (including non-member postdocs and non-member students)
- $50 – member postdocs (of any of the three societies)
- $35 – member students (of any of the three societies)
Please indicate society membership affiliation (check all that apply) during the registration process.
Evolution 2011 Tours of the National Weather Center
Tours of the National Weather Centeron the OU campus can be arranged. This is a federal facility and some restrictions apply. Please contact Dan Hough (dhough@ou.edu 
) for more information.
