The University of Texas

The 2005 HBES conference will be held on June 1-5 at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, situated in downtown Austin, on the scenic Town Lake. The conference has a very special $80/night room rate. We are anticipating record attendance this year, and hotel rooms at this highly discounted rate are limited -- if you are planning on attending and want a room at this rate, you are strongly encouraged to book now by calling (512) 477-1234 or using the Hyatt's HBES conference online reservations.

HBES 2005 Invited Speakers

Keynote Speaker:

Steven Pinker

Harvard University

“The Blank Slate”

Plenary Speakers:

Robert Trivers

Rutgers University

"Selfish Genetic Elements and Social Behavior"

Edward O. Wilson

Harvard University

"Thirty Years After Sociobiology: Some Thoughts"

Margo Wilson and Martin Daly

McMaster University

"Gambling on the Future"

Leda Cosmides and John Tooby

University of California at Santa Barbara

“The Functional Architecture of Human Motivation”

Douglas Mock

University of Oklahoma

"Children Left Behind: Contrarian Views of the Nuclear Family"

Napoleon Chagnon

University of California at Santa Barbara

"Warre and Striving for Security Among the Yanomamo and Paleolithic Peoples"