HBES 2006
Welcome to the home page of the 18th Annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. This year's meeting attracted 545 participants from five continents. The remarks by the Provost of the University of Pennsylvania that kicked off the Conference are HERE.
Thank You
The Organizers would like to thank the Invited Speakers, Committee Members, Judges, Volunteers, and the participants of the 2006 HBES meeting. Updates from the meeting will be available soon. Please feel free to leave feedback about the conference in the "Discussion Forums."
Competition Winners
The winners of this year's competitions, each of whom will receive a laptop computer, are:
- POSTER COMPETITION: Vladas Griskevicius, Arizona State University -- Going Along Versus Going Alone: When Fundamental Motives Facilitate Strategic (Non)Conformity
- NEW INVESTIGATOR COMPETITION: Jane Mendle, University of Virginia -- Age of Menarche in Children-of-Twins: A Re-Evaluation of the Belsky-Draper Hypothesis
- POSTDOCTORAL COMPETITION: Norman Li, University of Texas, Austin -- Sex Similarities and Differences in Preferences for Short-Term Mates
The Postdoctoral Competition Committee would like to extend Honorable Mentions to Matthew Keller and Andreas Wilke.
Many thanks to the judges of the Competitions, and congratulations to this year's winners, who faced a tremendous field in both quality and quantity.
Pictures
Some pictures from the conference are now available, in no small part due to the efforts of Glenn Geher. Glenn has placed photos from the conference here. A small number of pictures are here. If you have any pictures, please feel free to send them along to us. At left, obviously, is Dan Dennett, delivering the Keynote Address. Photo Credit: Frank Sulloway.