BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Leakey Foundation - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Leakey Foundation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210622T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210622T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T003608 CREATED:20210604T185100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210913T224720Z UID:10000397-1624381200-1624384800@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Virtual Lecture: Engaging With Public Audiences on Human Evolution DESCRIPTION:Free Virtual Talk – Register Today! \n  \nWhy are we interested in learning about our evolution? What is the importance of communicating human evolution research? \n  \nJoin The Leakey Foundation and paleoanthropologist Dr. Briana Pobiner for a discussion on the importance of communicating human evolution science. Briana Pobiner discusses her outreach activities and research in science education\, which are part of her broader science communication efforts on human evolution with various public audiences. Dr. Pobiner is the recipient of the 2021 AABA & Leakey Foundation Communication Award in honor of Camilla M. Smith. \n  \nThis live-streamed lecture is part of The Leakey Foundation’s Speaker Series on Human Origins and sponsored by The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation and Camilla and George Smith. \n  \nRegister Now! \n  \n\n  \nAbout the Event \n  \nThis event features a 45-minute live-streamed lecture by Dr. Briana Pobiner followed by a 15-minute Q&A session featuring live viewer questions. \n  \nDr. Briana Pobiner is a research scientist and Museum Educator in the Human Origins Program of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and a Leakey Foundation grantee. Dr. Pobiner’s research centers on the evolution of human diet (with a focus on meat-eating)\, but has included topics as diverse as chimpanzee carnivory and cannibalism in the Cook Islands. She has done fieldwork in modern ecosystems\, conducted excavations\, and studied fossil collections in Kenya\, Tanzania\, South Africa\, Indonesia\, and Romania. \n  \n  \n\n  \nAbout the AAPA and Leakey Foundation Communication Award in Honor of Camilla M. Smith \n  \nThe American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) and Leakey Foundation Communication Award in honor of Camilla M. Smith is awarded annually in recognition of outstanding public communication and educational outreach efforts in the field of biological anthropology. The award was established in 2019 to recognize the importance and urgency of promoting scientific literacy\, clarity of message\, and efforts to foster respect and understanding for the variation\, adaptation\, and evolution of human beings and their living and fossil relatives. \n  \nRegister Now! URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/virtual-lecture-engaging-with-public-audiences-on-human-evolution/ LOCATION:https://youtu.be/4e4pjptHWGs?xembed=true CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pobiner_event-header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210622T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210622T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T003608 CREATED:20210604T185100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210604T185100Z UID:10000398-1624381200-1624384800@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Virtual Lecture: Engaging With Public Audiences on Human Evolution DESCRIPTION:Free Virtual Talk – Register Today! \n  \nWhy are we interested in learning about our evolution? What is the importance of communicating human evolution research? \n  \nJoin The Leakey Foundation and paleoanthropologist Dr. Briana Pobiner for a discussion on the importance of communicating human evolution science. Briana Pobiner discusses her outreach activities and research in science education\, which are part of her broader science communication efforts on human evolution with various public audiences. Dr. Pobiner is the recipient of the 2021 AABA & Leakey Foundation Communication Award in honor of Camilla M. Smith. \n  \nThis live-streamed lecture is part of The Leakey Foundation’s Speaker Series on Human Origins and sponsored by The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation and Camilla and George Smith. \n  \nRegister Now! \n  \n\n  \nAbout the Event \n  \nThis event features a 45-minute live-streamed lecture by Dr. Briana Pobiner followed by a 15-minute Q&A session featuring live viewer questions. \n  \nDr. Briana Pobiner is a research scientist and Museum Educator in the Human Origins Program of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and a Leakey Foundation grantee. Dr. Pobiner’s research centers on the evolution of human diet (with a focus on meat-eating)\, but has included topics as diverse as chimpanzee carnivory and cannibalism in the Cook Islands. She has done fieldwork in modern ecosystems\, conducted excavations\, and studied fossil collections in Kenya\, Tanzania\, South Africa\, Indonesia\, and Romania. \n  \n  \n\n  \nAbout the AAPA and Leakey Foundation Communication Award in Honor of Camilla M. Smith \n  \nThe American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) and Leakey Foundation Communication Award in honor of Camilla M. Smith is awarded annually in recognition of outstanding public communication and educational outreach efforts in the field of biological anthropology. The award was established in 2019 to recognize the importance and urgency of promoting scientific literacy\, clarity of message\, and efforts to foster respect and understanding for the variation\, adaptation\, and evolution of human beings and their living and fossil relatives. \n  \nRegister Now! URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/virtual-lecture-engaging-with-public-audiences-on-human-evolution-2/ LOCATION:https://youtu.be/4e4pjptHWGs?xembed=true CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pobiner_event-header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210625T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210625T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T003608 CREATED:20210602T215402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210714T231749Z UID:10000395-1624640400-1624644000@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Summer Virtual Travel Series: Argentina DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to join our virtual “Summer Travel Series” and explore fascinating archaeological and primate research sites with Leakey Foundation scientists as your guides. \nSupport a good cause while you learn from top experts\, tour places the public will never get to visit\, and “Zoom” to the far corners of the world from the comfort of your own home. \nVirtual tours will take place on June 25\, July 7\, and August 26. All proceeds from this series will go towards the Primate Research Fund. \nRegistration is limited to the first 85 donors. Registration form below. \n\nJune 25 – Argentina \n\nThe first event in the Summer Travel Series takes you to Argentina for a behind-the-scenes virtual tour of the Owl Monkey Project with Dr. Eduardo Fernandez-Duque and Dr. Claudia Vellegia. \nGet an insider’s view of fascinating multi-disciplinary research\, and learn about the habitat and behavior of monogamous owl monkeys from the world’s foremost experts. You will also learn about the flora and fauna that make up the characteristic ecosytem of the Humid Gran Chaco region. \n\n  \nAbout the tour \n\n\n\n• The tour will begin at 5 pm Pacific with a performance of Argentine tango and folkloric music by Guillermo Garcia. \n• Dr. Fernandez-Duque and Dr. Valeggia will give a presentation about their research and lead you on a virtual tour of their field site in Argentina. \n• Following the presentation\, you will have the opportunity to interact with the scientists in a lively question and answer session. \nDonate to register \nThe Summer Travel Series is a fundraiser for the Primate Research Fund\, a fund that provides emergency grants to long-term primate field research sites. \nThis funding supports local communities while ensuring continuity of data collection. \nAll donations will be quadruple-matched by Anne and Jeff Maggioncalda and the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation. \nTicket Types \n$100 Donation\nfor June 25 only \n• Zoom access to the live event\n• Video replay link for the recorded program\n• Opportunity to engage with world-class scholars\n• Your tax-deductible donation is quadrupled\n• 100% of your donation goes to the Primate Research Fund \nRegistration Form \n\n\n\n\nSummer Virtual Travel Series Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n First Name\n *\n \n \n \n \n\n\n Last Name\n *\n \n \n \n \n\n\n Email\n *\n \n \n \n \n\n\n Phone\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n I wish to register for the following programs:\n *\n \n \n June 25 - Argentina\n \n July 7 - Saudi Arabia\n \n August 26 - Democratic Republic of the Congo\, Ethiopia\, Indonesia\, and Senegal\n \n All three programs\n\n \n \n\n\n I cannot attend but wish to receive a recording or make a donation:\n \n \n \n Yes\, send me the recordings\n \n Yes\, I will make a donation.\n\n Check all that apply.\n \n\n\n Curated Gift Boxes\n \n \n \n Yes\, send me the gift boxes\n \n No\, I do not want to receive the gift boxes\n\n \n \n\n\n reCAPTCHA\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n If you are human\, leave this field blank. \n \n \n \n\nSubmit\n\n\n\n\n\nΔ \n\n\n  URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/virtual-travel-series-argentina/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/owl-monkey-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210625T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210625T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T003608 CREATED:20210602T215402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210602T215402Z UID:10000396-1624640400-1624644000@leakeyfoundation.org SUMMARY:Summer Virtual Travel Series: Argentina DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to join our virtual “Summer Travel Series” and explore fascinating archaeological and primate research sites with Leakey Foundation scientists as your guides.\n\nSupport a good cause while you learn from top experts\, tour places the public will never get to visit\, and “Zoom” to the far corners of the world from the comfort of your own home.\n\nVirtual tours will take place on June 25\, July 7\, and August 26. All proceeds from this series will go towards the Primate Research Fund.\n\nRegistration is limited to the first 85 donors. Registration form below.\n\n\nJune 25 – Argentina\n\n\nThe first event in the Summer Travel Series takes you to Argentina for a behind-the-scenes virtual tour of the Owl Monkey Project with Dr. Eduardo Fernandez-Duque and Dr. Claudia Vellegia.\n\nGet an insider’s view of fascinating multi-disciplinary research\, and learn about the habitat and behavior of monogamous owl monkeys from the world’s foremost experts. You will also learn about the flora and fauna that make up the characteristic ecosytem of the Humid Gran Chaco region.\n\n\n\n \n\nAbout the tour\n\n\n\n• The tour will begin at 5 pm Pacific with a performance of Argentine tango and folkloric music by Guillermo Garcia. \n• Dr. Fernandez-Duque and Dr. Valeggia will give a presentation about their research and lead you on a virtual tour of their field site in Argentina. \n• Following the presentation\, you will have the opportunity to interact with the scientists in a lively question and answer session. \nDonate to register\n\nThe Summer Travel Series is a fundraiser for the Primate Research Fund\, a fund that provides emergency grants to long-term primate field research sites.\n\nThis funding supports local communities while ensuring continuity of data collection.\n\nAll donations will be quadruple-matched by Anne and Jeff Maggioncalda and the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation.\n\nTicket Types\n$100 Donation\nfor June 25 only \n• Zoom access to the live event\n• Video replay link for the recorded program\n• Opportunity to engage with world-class scholars\n• Your tax-deductible donation is quadrupled\n• 100% of your donation goes to the Primate Research Fund \nRegistration Form\n\n\n\n\n\nSummer Virtual Travel Series Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n First Name\n *\n \n \n \n \n\n\n Last Name\n *\n \n \n \n \n\n\n Email\n *\n \n \n \n \n\n\n Phone\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n I wish to register for the following programs:\n *\n \n \n June 25 - Argentina\n \n July 7 - Saudi Arabia\n \n August 26 - Democratic Republic of the Congo\, Ethiopia\, Indonesia\, and Senegal\n \n All three programs\n\n \n \n\n\n I cannot attend but wish to receive a recording or make a donation:\n \n \n \n Yes\, send me the recordings\n \n Yes\, I will make a donation.\n\n Check all that apply.\n \n\n\n Curated Gift Boxes\n \n \n \n Yes\, send me the gift boxes\n \n No\, I do not want to receive the gift boxes\n\n \n \n\n\n reCAPTCHA\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n If you are human\, leave this field blank. \n \n \n \n\nSubmit\n\n\n\n\n\nΔ \n\n\n\n  URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/virtual-travel-series-argentina-2/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/owl-monkey-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR