The Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences address scientific topics of broad and current interest, cutting across boundaries of traditional disciplines. Each year, four to six  colloquia are scheduled, typically two days in length and international in scope. Each colloquium is organized by a member of the Academy, often with the assistance of an organizing committee, and feature presentations by leading scientists in the field and discussions with a hundred or more researchers with an interest in the topic. These colloquia are made possible by a generous gift from Jill Sackler, in memory of her husband, Arthur M. Sackler.

Upcoming Colloquia:

In the Light of Evolution IV: The Human Condition Organized by John C. Avise and Francisco J. Ayala, Date: December 10-12, 2009. Location: Beckman Center; Irvine, CA

Meeting Overview:
The year of Darwinian celebration will close with a Sackler Colloquium devoted expressly to human evolution.  Darwin addressed the topic at length in The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871).  Much has been learned since then, not least from the evidence of paleontology, comparative vertebrate biology, and comparative genomics.  This Sackler Colloquium will bring together leading biologists with special expertise about human evolution, both biological and cultural.

Quantification of Behavior. Organizers:  Donald Pfaff and Alan Leshner
Date: June 11-13, 2010; Location: Washington, D.C.

Telomerase And Retotransposons: Reverse Transcriptases That Shaped Genomes Organized by M. Joan Curcio, Neal Lue, Marlene Belfort, and Elizabeth Blackburn. Date: September 29-30, 2010; Location: Irvine, CA

Dynamics Of Social, Political And Economic Institutions
Organized by Avinash Dixit, Eva M Meyersson Milgrom and Paul Milgrom. Date: December 2-4, 2010; Location: Irvine, CA

Recently Completed Colloquia:
Microbes and Health. November 2-3, 2009; Irvine, CA. Organizers: Todd Klaenhammer and Jeffrey Gordon

Colloquia are held at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, California, unless noted otherwise.

If you have questions on the NAS Sackler Colloquia or would like to be notified when registration is open, please contact sackler@nas.edu.

Beckman Center, 100 Academy, Irvine, CA. 92617

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