The event centers around data analysis and an overview of the state of the art in morphometric techniques. We would like to achieve this by GMM analysis hands-on training and exposition to a variety of techniques for quantification of biological form, and by discussions about power & limitations.

• Beginner`s Day: Sunday July 6
• Summer School: Monday July 7 – Wednesday 9
• Symposium: Thursday July 10

and plenty of social events

Local committee

Katrin Schaefer, Fred L. Bookstein, Monika Tanzer & Gerhard Weber

Location

Department of Anthropology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria

Invited Lecturers

Instructors

Dennis E. Slice, University of Florida, Tallahassee, & Dept. of Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria,   dslice(at)morphometrics.org

F. James Rohlf, Dept. of Ecology and Evolution, State University of New York, Stony Brook, USA, rohlf(at)life.bio.sunysb.edu

Philipp Mitteroecker, Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, Altenberg, Austria, philipp.mitteroecker(at)univie.ac.at

Stanislav Katina, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria, stanislav.katina(at)univie.ac.at

Philipp Gunz, Dept. of Human Evolution, Max-Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany, gunz(at)eva.mpg.de

Fred Bookstein, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Vienna & Dept. of Statistics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, flb(at)stat.washington.edu

Symposium speakers

Paul O‘Higgins, Functional Morphology and Evolution Group, Hull York Medical School, University of York, UK, paul.ohiggins(at)hyms.ac.uk

Charles Oxnard, School of Anatomy and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley,  AUS,  coxnard(at)anhb.uwa.edu.au

James M. Cheverud, Dept. of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis,  USA, cheverud(at)pcg.wustl.edu

Rainer Schubert, Institute for Biomedical Image Analysis, University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall, Austria, rainer.schubert(at)umit.at

Fred L. Bookstein, University Vienna & Dept. of Statistics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA,
flb(at)stat.washington.edu

Some impressions of the Summer school 2008, please click here

Detailed Program

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Local Information

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Overview:

Beginner'S Day, July 6
Demonstration of every step of the basic GMM workflow: From data acquisition to visualization & analysis

led by F. James Rohlf and Dennis E. Slice

Data transfer from specimens/images into tpsDig or other, then out to other tps, Morphologika, Edgewarp, and other
2D dataset (possibly human facial photographs)
"hands-on" training

Summer School, July 7 – 9, Demonstration and practical analysis training

6 units of state-of-the-art lectures based on current EVAN requirements
3 units of "R" group training
3 more advanced sessions for a smaller group on "semilandmarks" parallel to
3 sessions of supervised individual training
3 sessions of "questions & answers"

≤ 20 participants

Symposium, July 10

"Different Varieties of Morphometrics"

Basic idea: morphometrics other than the EVANtool way explains „why we do it this way“
— formal schemes from other fields that drive the use of morphometrics there in diverse styles.
Broad intellectual science-studies content as well as technical coverage.
Invited sessions, plus a final panel discussion on open questions and future possibilities.

  9:00 - 10:15    Statistical Modeling of Shape and Appearance
                        as a Chance to Understand Interactions between Geometry and Function
                        Rainer Schubert, University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics & Technology, Hall, Austria

10:15                coffee

10:45 - 12:00    Modeling Primate Cranial Form and Function
                        Paul O'Higgins, Hull York Medical School, University of York, U.K.                      

12:00                lunch

13:15 - 14:30    Biology Clearly Needs Morphometrics: Does Morphometrics Need Biology?
                        Charles Oxnard, School of Anatomy & Human Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley,  AUS

14:30               coffee

15:00 - 16:15    Evolutionary Genetics and Morphology
                        James F. Cheverud, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, U.S.

16:15               coffee

16:30 -17:30    What it Means to Say that Geometric Morphometrics is a Biomedial Methodology
                       Fred. L. Bookstein, University of Vienna, and  University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.

17:30 - 18:00  Panel

19:00               Heuriger Schübel Auer (typical Viennese vinery)

Registration

deadline May, 15, 2008

EVAN fellows have priority over non-fellows as long as they register in time

Registration via e-mail to Monika Tanzer: monika.tanzer(at)univie.ac.at

Registration fee for event attendance is €11 per day (contribution towards running expenses for soft drinks, snacks, etc.).

Please specify which sections and herein which sessions you would like to attend. Summarize your experience in GMM and your expectations.

Do you need child care? If so, please specify the number of children, their age and language.

Accommodation, July 5 – 10

Preliminary reservations have been made already. Please mention the reservation for the Department of Anthropology, University of Vienna, when you contact one of the following hotels.

Pension Ani Falstaff:
http://www.freerooms.at/falstaff/englisch
Phone: (+ 43 1) 31 79 127
single room, € 50,-

Pension Brigitta:
http://www.pensionbrigitta.at
Phone: (+ 43 1) 40 80 899
single room, € 59,
double room for single use, € 69,-

Hotel Alexander:
http://www.alexander.co.at
Phone: (+ 43 1) 31 71 50 8
single room, € 60,-

Hotel Bleckmann:
http://www.hotelbleckmann.at
Phone: (+ 43 1) 40 80 899
single room, € 70,-