XIVth Meeting of Willi Hennig Society

Jim Woolley jbw6521 at VENUS.TAMU.EDU
Wed May 3 07:08:26 CDT 1995


Following is a brief announcement of the next meeting of the Willi Hennig
Society.  For complete details, including electronic registration forms, please
reply to JimWoolley at tamu.edu or RHoneycutt at tamu.edu.  Please note that
preregistration and abstracts are due by June 1.  Our apologies for multiple
postings to different list-servers.

                 XIVTH MEETING OF THE WILLI HENNIG SOCIETY

                          30 JULY - 3 AUGUST 1995

                                HOSTED BY
                          TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
                         COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

                          Organizing Committee:

   Dr. Rodney L. Honeycutt, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
             and the Faculty of Genetics, Texas A&M University
     Dr. James Woolley, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University
            Dr. James M. Carpenter, Department of Entomology,
                    American Museum of Natural History


THE FOLLOWING SYMPOSIA ARE SCHEDULED.  In addition, speakers may contribute
papers or posters, or demonstrate computer software.  No concurrent sessions are
scheduled.

   1) Applications of Systematics: Cladistics & the Bottom Line

   2) Confidence in Phylogeny Reconstruction

   3) Studies of Biodiversity: Theory and Practice

   4) Role of Fossils in Systematics

   5) Molecules and Morphology: Is there still a conflict?


PROGRAM

All presentations will be held on the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Campus at the
Memorial Student Center (MSC), Room 206.

Sunday, 30 July 1995

     3:00PM - 7:00PM    Registration: Second Floor, Room 206, Rudder Tower
                        adjacent to MSC
     8:00PM - 10:00PM   Welcome Reception: TAMU Faculty Club, Rudder Tower

Monday, 31 July 1995

     9:00AM - 12:30PM   Opening Session
                               - Tea and Coffee 10:30AM
     12:00PM - 2:00PM   Lunch
     2:00PM - 5:00PM    Symposium
                             - Tea and Coffee 3:30PM
     7:00PM - 9:00PM    Poster Viewing, Room 206, MSC

Tuesday, 1 August 1995

     9:00AM - 12:30PM   Symposium
                             - Tea and Coffee 10:30AM
     12:30PM - 2:00PM   Lunch
     2:00PM - 3:30PM    Computer Software Workshop
                             - Tea and Coffee  3:30PM
     4:00PM - 6:00PM    Contributed Papers

Wednesday, 2 August 1995

     9:00AM - 12:30PM   Symposium
                             - Tea and Coffee 10:30AM
     12:30PM - 2:00PM   Lunch
     2:00PM - 5:00PM    Symposium
                        - Tea and Coffee 3:30PM
     5:00PM - 6:00PM    Fellows Meeting, Willi Hennig Society
     8:00PM             Symposium Banquet

Thursday, 3 August 1995

     9:00AM - 12:30PM   Contributed Papers
                             - Tea and Coffee 10:30AM
     12:30 PM - 2:00PM   Lunch
     2:00PM - 5:00 PM   Symposium
                             - Tea and Coffee 3:30PM
     5:00PM - 5:30PM    Closing Session

NOTE: If there is a large response to the computer software workshop, the time
allocated to this session will be expanded.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Airlines: Connecting airline service to College Station is available through
either Houston or Dallas, Texas, via Continental (800-525-0280), American
(800-433-7300), and Delta Airlines (800-282-3424).  Travellers can book through
to College Station from all major airlines.

Travel by car: There is no direct flight from Austin.  For those wanting to
travel via Austin, the trip by car is approximately 90 miles.  The trip from
Houston to College Station is approximately 100 miles.

Local transportation:  Transportation will be provided for travel to and
from hotels to the conference as well as to and from the airport.  Please notify
the local committee as to the time of your arrival and departure.

Texas Sights and Weather: College Station is located in what is known as the
Post Oak Transition Zone of Texas.  It is part of the "Golden Triangle", being
90 miles from both Houston and Austin.  Both the weather and food are hot, the
pace is slow, the beer is cold, and the horses are fast.  Casual dress is
preferred and eating with your fingers or knives is sometimes necessary.  Howdy
is a common expression, and boots and hats are for real and not for show.  There
are some great sights and restaurants in Houston, Galveston, Austin, and San
Antonio, and the local committee suggests that all travellers, especially those
from abroad, take advantage of these places before leaving our fair state.  In
addition, a number of interesting and unique natural areas are within driving
distance. These areas include the Big Thicket to the east, the Edwards Plateau
to the west, and Aransas Wildlife Refuge, Padre Island National Seashore, and
Welder Wildlife Refuge to the south.  If you would like specific travel
information, contact members of the local committee.

Collections: Several zoological and botanical collections are located on or near
the College Station campus.  The Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection is
located a few miles east of campus (Dr. Kathryn Vaughan and Dr. George
Baumgartner at 409-845- 5783).  The Insect Collection is located in the
Entomology Department on west campus (curators are Dr. Horace Burke,
409-845-9712 and Mr. Ed Riley, 409-845-9711).  The Tracey Herbarium is located
on the main campus near the library (curator Dr. Steve Hatch, 409-845-4328).
Participants interested in visiting or utilizing one of these collections should
contact either the respective curator or local committee.

LOCAL COMMITTEE:

Rodney L. Honeycutt, Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M
University, 210 Nagle Hall, College Station, TX 77843.  Telephone 409-847-9462,
email: rhoneycutt at tamu.edu, and fax 409-845-3096.

Jim Woolley, Dept. of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
77843.  Telephone 409-845-9349, email: jimwoolley at tamu.edu, and fax
409-845-6305.


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Jim Woolley
Department of Entomology
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843
(409) 845-9349
(409) 845-6305  FAX

JimWoolley at tamu.edu
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