BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Darwin Day - ECPv6.9.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://darwinday.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Darwin Day REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20150101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150212T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150220T190000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150242 CREATED:20150211T070433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150211T070433Z UID:1145-1423731600-1424458800@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Eco-Arts Exhibition DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of crafts by primary to university school students from Porto. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/eco-arts-exhibition/ LOCATION:Palácio de Cristal e Biblioteca Municipal Almeida Garrett\, Rua de D. Manuel II\, Porto\, 4050-346 Porto\, Portugal ORGANIZER;CN="CIBIO-InBIO":MAILTO:mjfonseca@cibio.up.pt END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150212T101000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150312T221000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150242 CREATED:20150123T061536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150123T061536Z UID:515-1423735800-1426198200@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Darwin Day 2015 DESCRIPTION:Events Include\nPnV Club presents \na. Wildlife Photography Exhibition \nb. Paintings of a lifetime ( Prof. T. R. Rao’s works ) \n2) Arts Club presents Doodle and cartoon \n3) Pictionary Challenge \n4) IMQC presents The Voyage of the Beagle (Quiz) \n5) Public Lecture \n6) Student Talks \n7) Essay Writing \n8) Documentary Screening \n9) Great Backyard Bird Count Challenge \nTentative Schedule: \nThursday: Exhibition + Talk: Prof. T. R. Rao (7: 00 PM) + Student talk + Documentary (after dinner?) \nFriday: Essay writing (7-8 PM) + Pictionary (9:00 PM) \nSaturday: \nQuiz (11 AM) + Cartoon and Doodle (4:00 PM) + Public lecture (6:30 PM) + Student talk (7: 30 PM) \nSunday: Documentary screening (?) \nPrizes and certificates: \nCertificates for volunteers \nCertificates for prize winners URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-2015-3/ LOCATION:Indian INstitute of Science Education and Research Mohali\, Sector 81 SAS Nagar Knowledge City\, Mohali\, Punjab\, 140306\, India ORGANIZER;CN="Biology Discussion Forum IISERM":MAILTO:rituroych@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150212T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150313T153000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150242 CREATED:20150122T040504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150122T040624Z UID:458-1423737000-1426260600@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Darwin Day 2015 Tyler\, Texas DESCRIPTION:This year’s Darwin Day celebration features three main events: a keynote address\, evolutionary themed video screenings\, and a teacher development workshop. The keynote speaker for this year’s Darwin Day is Dr. Massimo Pigliucci\, K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. In addition to his distinguished research career in evolutionary biology\, Dr. Pigliucci is the co-host of the Rationally Speaking Podcast and editor in chief for the online magazine Scientia Salon. His keynote address is called “Pseudoscience: Why Bother?” Other events include video screenings for three episodes of Neil Shubin’s PBS series “Your Inner Fish” and a teacher development workshop to provide teachers with activities about evolutionary biology to share with their classes. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-2015-tyler-texas-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/PRINT-Darwin-Day-poster1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Josh Banta":MAILTO:jbanta@uttyler.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150212T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150312T133000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150242 CREATED:20150201T001041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150201T001041Z UID:838-1423742400-1426167000@darwinday.org SUMMARY:SIU Darwin Week - Public Lecture DESCRIPTION:Endless Tales Most Beautiful – A Crash Course in Science Storytelling\, a free lunchtime public lecture presented by author\, blogger and amateur paleontologist Brian Switek. Come for the talk\, stay for the refreshments afterwards! URL:https://darwinday.org/event/siu-darwin-week-public-lecture/ LOCATION:John C. Guyon Auditorium\, Morris Library\, Southern Illinois University\, Carbondale\, IL\, 62901\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150212T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150313T220000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150242 CREATED:20150124T081456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150124T081519Z UID:475-1423751400-1426284000@darwinday.org SUMMARY:UAB Darwin Day Celebration DESCRIPTION:Third Annual Darwin Day Celebration \nIn honor of Charles Darwin’s birthday\, the Department of Biology at UAB will be hosting its 3rd annual Darwin Day. This event aims to celebrate scientific research with an emphasis on (but not limited to) evolutionary biology. \nDarwin Day will be held on Thursday & Friday\, February 12 & 13. \nFeb 12 \nPoster session from 2:30 – 5:00 \nEdge of Chaos\, 4th floor Lister Hill Library \nThis poster session will showcase research from UAB students and faculty. If you would like to present a poster\, please send an email to: darwinday@uab.edu. Please include you name\, department\, poster title\, and indicate whether you are a student\, postdoc or faculty. \nLecture by Carl Zimmer from 6:00 – 8:00 \nMcWane Science Center\, 200 19th Street North \nAdmission is free \nDarwin’s Ebola: The Evolution of Deadly Viruses (And Not-so-Deadly Ones) \nCarl Zimmer is an award-winning author & New York Times Science Columnist \nBook sale and signing will immediately follow the lecture \n  \nFeb 13 \nLecture by Frans de Waal from 4:00 – 6:00 \nUAB Highlands Media Center\, 1201 11th Avenue South \nAdmission is free \nWar and Peace Among the Primates \nFrans de Waal is a world-renowned primatologist from Emory University \nPlease RSVP\, email: darwinday@uab.edu \nAdaptation Party from 7:00 – 10:00 pm \nDesert Island Supply Company\, 5500 First Avenue North \nCome dressed as your favorite adaptation! \nRefreshments and drinks will be provided during all events\, and Darwin Day t-shirts will be for sale. For more information\, please contact Dr. Peggy Biga (pegbiga@uab.edu) or Dr. Dan Warner (dawarner@uab.edu). URL:https://darwinday.org/event/uab-darwin-day-celebration/ LOCATION:McWane Science Center\, 200 19th Steet N\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150212T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150228T180000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150242 CREATED:20150211T021923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150211T021923Z UID:1127-1423764000-1425146400@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Darwin-Wallace Day at SUNY-ESF's Moon Library DESCRIPTION:ESF will highlight research in evolutionary biology to celebrate the legacy of biological evolution’s co-discoverers: Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin.\nStudents taking Evolution (EFB 311) have created mini-posters highlighting some of the most compelling research in evolutionary biology from 2014 and 2015. The posters will be on display in Moon Library on the ESF campus until late February.\nBetween 12:45 and 1: 40 p.m. (known on campus as the weekly “college hour”) Wednesday\, Feb. 11 — the day before Darwin’s birthday\, and a month and three days after Wallace’s — Moon Library will give away a permanent book plate in honor of the occasion. The library will also feature a display of books by and about Darwin and Wallace. Members of the campus community are invited to stop by to admire the posters and enjoy a snack.\nAround the world\, people celebrate Darwin Day to honor Darwin’s contributions to our understanding of the life sciences. This year\, ESF added the lesser-known\, but no less intrepid\, naturalist Wallace to the billing in recognition of the fact that a pivotal moment in our modern understanding of biology was a joint presentation by Darwin and Wallace of their 1858 paper: “On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection.” URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-wallace-day-at-suny-esfs-moon-library/ LOCATION:Moon Library\, 1 Forestry Drive\, Syracuse\, NY\, 13210\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150218T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150218T200000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150242 CREATED:20150217T002035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150217T002035Z UID:1241-1424286000-1424289600@darwinday.org SUMMARY:DARWIN DAY – NATURAL SELECTION (EN) DESCRIPTION:Planetarium program dedicated to International Darwin Day URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-natural-selection-en/ LOCATION:KITION PLANETARIUM & OBSERVATORY\, 9 Ammochostou\, Kiti\, Larnaca\, Larnaca\, 7550\, Cyprus ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-02-18NaturalSelectionPoster.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="KITION PLANETARIUM &%3B OBSERVATORY":MAILTO:planetarium@cytanet.com.cy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150219T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150219T220000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150242 CREATED:20150122T062818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150122T062818Z UID:472-1424367000-1424383200@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Darwin Conversations: Oregon's Wild Horses DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Natural and Cultural History presents the second in the 2014 series of Darwin Conversations. Mustangs have few natural predators\, and they are protected under federal law. Today\, thousands of wild horses are kept in holding facilities across the West. Join the conversation. How should Oregon’s wild mustangs be managed? \nPanelists\nRob Sharp\nSupervisory Wild Horse and Burro Specialist\nBureau of Land Management – Burns District \nScott Beckstead\nSenior Oregon Director\nThe Humane Society of the United States \nModerator\nVince Patton\nOregon Field Guide Producer\nOregon Public Broadcasting URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-conversations-oregons-wild-horses/ LOCATION:Knight Law Center room 175\, 1515 Agate St.\, Eugene\, OR\, 97403\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DarwinBanner2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150221 DTSTAMP:20260414T150242 CREATED:20150213T072458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150213T072458Z UID:1210-1424390400-1424476799@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Utah Valley University Darwin Day Cellebration DESCRIPTION:Biology and Evolution Displays 10 to 3 PM in Science Building atrium.\nGuest Speaker: Dr. David Carrier\, U of Utah\, “The Anatomical Basis of Aggression in Homins” at noon in SB 134.\nDarwin birthday cake at 2PM in SB atrium. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/utah-valley-university-darwin-day-cellebration/ LOCATION:Utah Valley University Science Building\, 800 W University Parkway\, Orem\, UT\, 84058\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/UVUDarwinDay2015_Posters_96dpi_2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="UVU College of Science and Health":MAILTO:robbinro@uvu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150223 DTSTAMP:20260414T150242 CREATED:20150206T053748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150206T072354Z UID:993-1424476800-1424649599@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Międzynarodowy Dzień Darwina 2015 na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim DESCRIPTION:It’s the second edition of International Darwin Day at the University of Warsaw. This year we also invite all people interested in natural sciences\, evolution or Darwin. The scientists from the Faculty of Biology have prepared six lectures on the origin of species. This year we’ll be having evolutionary workshop for kindergarten and primary school kids. In addition\, there will be an opportunity to play biology-themed tabletop games. \nTo już druga edycja Międzynarodowego Dnia Darwina na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim. W tym roku pracownicy Wydziału Biologii przygotowali 6 wykładów poświęconych powstawaniu gatunków. Oprócz tego\, najmłodsi uczestnicy będą mogli wziąć udział w warsztatach ewolucyjnych. Natomiast wszyscy\, niezależnie od wieku\, będą mogli pograć w gry planszowe o tematyce przyrodniczej. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/miedzynarodowy-dzien-darwina-2015-na-uniwersytecie-warszawskim/ LOCATION:Wydział Biologii UW\, ul. Miecznikowa 1\, Warszawa\, mazowieckie\, 00-096\, Poland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/DarwinLogo2015.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150221T070000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150221T180000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150242 CREATED:20150215T235335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150215T235335Z UID:1237-1424502000-1424541600@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Darwin Day 2015 to the Monitoring Station of Wildlife "I Variconi" DESCRIPTION:Quest’anno anche la Stazione di Monitoraggio della Fauna promuove una giornata all’insegna dell’evoluzione e degli adattamenti animali e vegetali della biodiversità che popola i Variconi. Questa spettacolare Zona Umida è l’ultima della Campania\, pertanto è protetta da numerosi vincoli Regionali\, Statali ed Europei. SIC\, ZPS e Ramsar\, quest’area è fondamentale per la vita di numerosissime specie.\nPer un giorno Darwin sarete Voi!\nLo staff della S.M.F.V. vi supporterà nell’osservazione e nella comprensione dell’ecosistema che vi circonda; vi darà\, inoltre\, l’opportunità di assistere alle attività di ricerca scientifica in atto. Per i più piccoli un’attenzione speciale: un piccolo Taccuino del Naturalista da compilare insieme.\nAttività previste:\nMonitoraggio avifaunistico\nMonitoraggio erpetologico\nInanellamento a scopo scientifico\nFotografia naturalistica\nCensimenti floristici URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-2015-to-the-monitoring-station-of-wildlife-i-variconi/ LOCATION:Ente Riserve Naturali Regionali “Foce Volturno-Costa di Licola”\, Stazione di Monitoraggio della Fauna "I Variconi" - Via Giotto\, Castel Volturno (CE)\, Italy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Copertina_Variconi.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Marianna Savarese":MAILTO:merysavarese@hotmail.it END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150221T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150221T130000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150242 CREATED:20150116T043628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150116T043628Z UID:283-1424512800-1424523600@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Darwin Day Recognition--Humanists of Minnesota DESCRIPTION:“Understanding Warfare: An Evolutionary Approach\,” Michael L. Wilson\, Associate Professor\, Department of Anthropology and Department of Ecology\, Evolution and Behavior\, University of Minnesota. Join us at our February chapter meeting to recognize and honor the legacy of Charles Darwin. Our guest speaker Michael Wilson is an Evolutionary Anthropologist who studies the behavior and ecology of primates to gain insights into the evolution of human behavior. He will discuss how an evolutionary perspective on warfare can help shed light on why people fight and what they can do to make war less likely to occur. Stay for a buffet lunch for further discussion with Prof. Wilson and fellow humanists. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-recognition-humanists-of-minnesota/ LOCATION:Field Community School\, 4546 4th Ave. South\, Minneapolis\, MN\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20131031-Mike-@-Downe-House-A.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Humanists of Minnesota":MAILTO:president@humanistsofmn.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150221T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150221T180000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150242 CREATED:20150115T000645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150219T234011Z UID:227-1424523600-1424541600@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Darwin Day 2015 DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Tulane Anthropology and NOSHA URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-2015-2/ LOCATION:Tulane Unversity Dinwiddie Hall\, Room 103\, 6823 St Charles Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70118\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150221T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150221T180000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150242 CREATED:20150215T164505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150215T164505Z UID:1233-1424523600-1424541600@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Darwin Day DESCRIPTION:You are invited to see a Nobel Prize winner speak\, and meet him\, on Darwin Day!\nSee Dr. William Moerner\, Stanford professor and winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics\, lecture on: “Fun With Single Molecules – Tiny Nanoscale Points of Light Inside Cells”. You see\, he is the first person to see a single molecule! He will lecture in simple terms\, easily comprehensible to the non-scientist. He gives this talk to high school students\, who easily understand it. His lecture will be given on:\nDARWIN DAY\, a celebration of science honoring the birthday of Charles Darwin\nSee David Seaborg\, renowned evolutionary biologist and President of the World Rainforest Fund (worldrainforest.org)\, do his very popular lecture and act\, dressed as and impersonating Charles Darwin\, combining science and theater\, giving an exciting lecture\, with new scientific findings\, called: “Preserving the Endangered Web of Life”.\nSee Rajen Thapa speak on “The Global Environmental Crisis as a Human Rights and Welfare Issue”. Learn how the illegal wildlife trade and environmental destruction is related to the human slave trade\, human rights\, and employment\, and what you can do to help solve this problem.\nSee exotic animals\, including a tortoise\, and unusual\, interesting fossils. You will have a rare opportunity to hold these\, but do not have to if you do not wish to.\nBuy your tickets before the event at Eventbrite and save money with the Early Bird Special discount!\n$24.20—Early Bird Special through Eventbrite\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/darwin-day-celebration-tickets-15643760910\n$33.00—Paid day of event at the door\n$9.43—Children 16 and under\, Early Bird Special through Eventbrite\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/darwin-day-celebration-tickets-15643760910\n$12.00—Children 16 and under\, paid day of event at the door\n$106.49—Private reception after lectures with Nobel Prize winner Dr. William Moerenr\, David Seaborg\, and Rajen Thapa\, with wine and cheese\, Early Bird Special through Eventbrite\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/darwin-day-celebration-tickets-15643760910\n$130.00–Private reception after lectures with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Moerner\, David Seaborg\, and Rajen Thapa\, with wine and cheese\, paid day of the event at the door\nFor further information\, and discounts to the event or reception if you truly lack the funds\, email the event organizer\, David Seaborg\, at: davidseaborg@juno.com URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-9/ LOCATION:Warehouse 416\, 416 26th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Dave-Seaborg-winter-2009-012.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="David Seaborg":MAILTO:davidseaborg@juno.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150221T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150221T150000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20150116T052142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150202T232220Z UID:287-1424527200-1424530800@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Saturday\, Lecture February 21\, 2015 – The Scars of Human Evolution Time: 2:00 PM Location: Community College of Philadelphia\, Room W2-47 Details Speaker: Alan Mann DESCRIPTION:Professor Alan Mann will discuss “The Scars of Evolution”\nEvolution results in function\, not perfection. A good example is the evolution of human upright posture. We have evolved from four legged ancestors with the ability to move using our rear limbs only\, leaving our front limbs free to carry and use objects. But our bipedality has also resulted in numerous problems associated with this evolu-tionary development\, including lower back problems and difficulty in giving birth.\nAlan Mann\, Professor Emeritus\, University of Pennsylvania\, Ph.D. University of California\, Berkeley 1968\, cur-rently Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University\, is a physical anthropologist whose interests include pa-leoanthropology and human evolution. He is the author of Some Paleodemographic Aspects of the South African Australopithecines and is the co-author (with Mark L. Weiss) of Human Biology and Behavior: An Anthropological Perspective. Professor Mann is also affiliated with Evolution at Princeton. Professor Mann teaches courses on hu-man adaptation and evolution and a summer field course on modern human origins in France.\n*** Note: This lecture will take place in Room W2-$47 in the West Building on the southwest corner of 17th & Spring Garden Streets. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/saturday-lecture-february-21-2015-the-scars-of-human-evolution-time-200-pm-location-community-college-of-philadelphia-room-w2-47details-speaker-alan-mann/ LOCATION:W47 at Philadelphia Community College\, 17th and Spring Garden\, Philadelphia\, PA\, \, United States ORGANIZER;CN="PhACT":MAILTO:erickrieg@verizon.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150221T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150221T170000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20150128T010814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150128T010814Z UID:738-1424527200-1424538000@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Darwin Movie and Discussion DESCRIPTION:We’ll be screening the A&E Biography: Charles Darwin – Evolution’s Voice\, followed by discussion. Bring a snack to share if you like. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-movie-and-discussion/ LOCATION:Singles Outreach Services\, 435 New Karner Road (Hill Street Entrance)\, Albany\, NY\, 12205\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DarwinMovie.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Capital District Humanist Society":MAILTO:webmaster@humanistsociety.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150221T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150221T193000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20150117T055745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150117T060343Z UID:322-1424538000-1424547000@darwinday.org SUMMARY:10° Darwin Day in Correggio: "Nature\, wisdom and happiness after Darwin" DESCRIPTION:Nature\, wisdom and happiness after Darwin.\nAfter Darwin the man acquires the awareness of being part of a bio-cosmic evolution without end and has to contend with this its natural condition. Hence the need and the opportunity to lead responsibly its existence.\nMeeting with prof. Orlando Franceschelli\nPhilosopher whose thought has developed in several publications among which “God and Darwin. Nature and man between evolution and creation”; “The nature after Darwin. Evolution and human wisdom” and the recent “Praise of possible happiness”. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/10-darwin-day-in-correggio-nature-wisdom-and-happiness-after-darwin/ LOCATION:Sala Conferenze Palazzo Principi\, Corso Cavour\, 7\, Correggio\, 42015\, Italy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Darwin-15-loc-Def-OKb.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Associazione Al Simposio":MAILTO:simposio@alsimposio.it END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150223 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20150304T131011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150304T131507Z UID:1273-1424563200-1424649599@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Darwin Day at CFI Canada – Toronto DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, February 22nd CFI Canada – Toronto belatedly (due to freezing weather) celebrated DARWIN DAY ! \nWe honoured Charles Darwin’s 206th birthday and “this view of life” at our National Headquarters. Birthday cake and pizza was served as members and supporters watched the series “The Genius of Charles Darwin” presented by Richard Dawkins. We began the day having a good laugh with the documentary film “Flock of Dodos: The Evolution and Intelligent Design Circus.” URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-at-cfi-canada-toronto/ LOCATION:Center for Inquiry Canada National HQ\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Cake.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150222T133000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150222T160000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20150208T033821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150208T033821Z UID:1028-1424611800-1424620800@darwinday.org SUMMARY:NJ Humanist Network Darwin Day Program DESCRIPTION:Donald Lovett\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Biology at The College of New Jersey\, will give a presentation on The History of Anti-Evolution Movements in the United States. Free and open to the public. A Q&A session will follow the talk. Refreshments provided. Please bring a nonperishable\, unexpired food item to donate to the Franklin Twp Food Bank. Post-meeting dinner at Ruby Tuesday in Somerset at 4pm. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/nj-humanist-network-darwin-day-program/ LOCATION:Franklin Twp Public Library\, 485 DeMott Lane\, Somerset\, NJ\, 08873\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/anti-evolution.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="New Jersey Humanist Network":MAILTO:njhn.org@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150225T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150225T200000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20150217T002753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150217T002753Z UID:1245-1424890800-1424894400@darwinday.org SUMMARY:SCIENCE CAFÉ “THE HUMAN EVOLUTION IN THE LAST 8 MILLION YEARS” (GREEK) DESCRIPTION:«Η ΕΞΕΛΙΞΗ ΤΟΥ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΥ ΤΑ ΤΕΛΕΥΤΑΙΑ 8 ΕΚΑΤΟΜΜΥΡΙΑ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ» (ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ)\nFree discussion – will be held by prof. Iris Charalambidou (University of Nicosia\, Cyprus) URL:https://darwinday.org/event/science-cafe-the-human-evolution-in-the-last-8-million-years-greek/ LOCATION:KITION PLANETARIUM & OBSERVATORY\, 9 Ammochostou\, Kiti\, Larnaca\, Larnaca\, 7550\, Cyprus ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-02-25HumanEvolutionGrPoster.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="KITION PLANETARIUM &%3B OBSERVATORY":MAILTO:planetarium@cytanet.com.cy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150225T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150225T213000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20150214T100024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150214T100227Z UID:1225-1424890800-1424899800@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Pittsburgh CFI Celebrates Darwin Day DESCRIPTION:As in our past Darwin’s birthday celebrations\, our presenter is the always interesting and knowledgeable Dr. Charles E. Jones\, of the Department of Geology and Planetary Science at the University of Pittsburgh. \nThe abstract for his talk is as follows:\nHe will introduce us to a variety of terrestrial vertebrates that lived and died in Pittsburgh some 75 million years before the earliest dinosaurs. Although not as famous as the dinosaurs\, they deserve our love because while some are entertainingly weird\, others are our direct ancestors. In addition\, coming only 30 million years after the very first vertebrates to walk on land\, the fossils around here preserve two key moments in our past: An evolutionary radiation out of lakes\, rivers\, and swamps into fully terrestrial habitats\, and the evolution of the world’s first herbivores. Thus\, although the animals were completely different\, the region’s rocks capture the beginnings of what we think of today as a fully developed terrestrial ecosystem. \nThis should prove to be quite an interesting talk. And as always when we are celebrating a birthday\, there will be cake for all who desire. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/pittsburgh-cfi-celebrates-darwin-month/ LOCATION:First Unitarian Church Shadyside\, 605 Morewood Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15668\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CEJw_Glove.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150226T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150226T210000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20150129T041817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180303T063709Z UID:729-1424977200-1424984400@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Science Café: ‘Science in the family: Darwin at home’ DESCRIPTION:SIU Darwin Week\n‘Science in the family: Darwin at home’\nPresented by Richard Thomas URL:https://darwinday.org/event/science-cafe-science-in-the-family-darwin-at-home-2/ LOCATION:The Science Center\, 1237 E Main\, Sp 1048\, Carbondale\, IL\, 62901\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150226T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150226T210000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20150130T005408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150130T005408Z UID:790-1424977200-1424984400@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Science Café: ‘Science in the family: Darwin at home’ DESCRIPTION:SIU Darwin Week\nScience Café: ‘Science in the family: Darwin at home’\nPresented by Richard Thomas URL:https://darwinday.org/event/science-cafe-science-in-the-family-darwin-at-home/ LOCATION:The Science Center\, 1237 E Main\, Sp 1048\, Carbondale\, IL\, 62901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DarwinWeekEvents2015vSmall2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150313T093000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150313T190000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20150227T012405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150227T012405Z UID:1269-1426239000-1426273200@darwinday.org SUMMARY:VIII Parma Darwin Day: "Ethology & Evolution" DESCRIPTION:Darwin Day celebration Organized by the University of Parma (Department of Life Sciences) and dedicated to Ethology on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the famous XIV International Ethological Conference held in Parma (Italy) in 1975 which was attended by many famous ethologists including Konrad Lorenz immediately after the award of the Nobel Prize. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/viii-parma-darwin-day-ethology-evolution/ LOCATION:Aula Magna – Università di Parma\, Strada dell'Università 32\, Parma\, 43100\, Italy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Darwin-Day-Brocure.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150413T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150417T160000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20150210T173501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150221T152138Z UID:1123-1428940800-1429286400@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Evolution Week DESCRIPTION:A series of popular lectures and scientific workshops for the youngest researchers + publication of a colorful history of evolutionary thought. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/evolution-week/ LOCATION:Biblioteka Jagiellońska\, Oleandry 3\, Krakow\, 31-007\, Poland ORGANIZER;CN="Szymon Drobniak":MAILTO:geralttee@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150429T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150429T170000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20150328T071204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150328T071728Z UID:1283-1430298000-1430326800@darwinday.org SUMMARY:III Darwin Day Ribeirão Preto 2015 DESCRIPTION:In Brazil\, the events related to the Darwin Day have been made since 2004\, according to Phd. Maria Isabel Landim\, Teacher of Zoology Museum of the University of São Paulo. In Ribeirão Preto\, the first edition was held in 2013\, March 5\, in the auditorium Lucien Lison School of Philosophy\, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto\, led by student of the Graduate Program in Comparative Biology\, Veronica de Barros Slobodian Motta\, with the support of FFCLRP and Graduate Program in Comparative Biology and Entomology. The second edition was held in 2014\, on the 10th of April\, in the Ribeirão Preto law school auditorium. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/iii-darwin-day-ribeirao-preto-2015/ LOCATION:School of Philosophy\, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto\, Avenida Bandeirantes\, 3000\, Ribeirão Preto\, São Paulo\, 1\, Brazil ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Banner-Facebook.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150502 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20150502T033109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150502T033109Z UID:1303-1430438400-1430524799@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Darwin Day DESCRIPTION:Celebrate reason and Evolution URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-10/ ORGANIZER;CN="Adam Bourque":MAILTO:apbourque@miskeptics.org- END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160123T060000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160123T210000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20160123T144955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160123T144955Z UID:1657-1453528800-1453582800@darwinday.org SUMMARY:Gunther Toody's DESCRIPTION:We are considered one of the best restaurants in Colorado Springs because of the quality they offered. Gunther Toody’s is a family restaurant that offers all sorts of American cuisine in a fun and safe environment for families. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/gunther-toodys/ LOCATION:Gunther Toody’s\, 301 w. 104th Ave\, Northglenn\, CO\, 80234\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/GuntherToodys_180x180.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160130T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160130T150000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20160131T083416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160131T083416Z UID:1818-1454155200-1454166000@darwinday.org SUMMARY:GBH Darwin Day Celebration Talk: 'Was Darwin a Dunce?' DESCRIPTION:We’ll get together to celebrate upcoming Darwin Day 2016 (February 12) with this\, our first GBH lecture of the new year\, at the Humanist Hub in Cambridge (there will be NO free parking this time\, sorry to say; see below for parking discount info.) \nOur gathering will take place Saturday\, January 30\, from 12:30 – 3:30 pm at the Humanist Hub. We’ll have some snacks and drinks available as we hear a special talk by our President\, Joe Gerstein\, on ‘Was Darwin a Dunce?’ \nWhen Wolfgang Mozart was 7\, it was clear where he was headed. Jascha Heifetz made his NYC debut at a sold-out Carnegie Hall in knee pants at the age of 12. John Stuart Mill was fluent in Greek at 5. Most Nobel Science prize winners have done their most meritorious work before age 30. Galileo was an esteemed celebrity from his earliest days…a true Renaissance Man! \nCharles Darwin trained to be a physician but didn’t make the grade. He then got “gentleman’s C’s” at Cambridge and failed to proceed to his planned career in the clergy. His father\, a successful physician\, despaired his second son would ever amount to anything and told him so. Charles operated in the shadow of his grandfather\, Erasmus Darwin\, a well-reputed intellectual. Who could have predicted the eventual outcome of this ineffectual performance? \nAnd then he sat on his revolutionary insights for 12 years and almost got scooped by a schoolteacher from New Zealand.\nWhat were the psychological and sociological and theological and medical issues which resulted in this bizarre procrastination of success in a man of genius? This man was sitting on top of a volcano that was about erupt into Victorian England. Perhaps he feared the controversy that would likely engulf him with the publication of his magnum opus. Actually\, one of the major struts supporting his initial thesis was mistaken\, but he had no way of knowing that the the time. \nJoe Gerstein will review some of the issues percolating in Darwin’s life and times that might have influenced his behavior. Then let’s all speculate about the importance and pertinence of each as we approach Darwin Day\, one of organized humanism’s most important tributes to science and humanity. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/gbh-darwin-day-celebration-talk-was-darwin-a-dunce/ LOCATION:The Humanist Hub\, 30 JFK Street\, 4th Floor\, Cambridge\, MA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160130T163000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160130T180000 DTSTAMP:20260414T150243 CREATED:20160124T091121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160124T091121Z UID:1661-1454171400-1454176800@darwinday.org SUMMARY:SF Atheists -- Galapagos Expedition DESCRIPTION:San Francisco Atheists January meeting \nIn early honor of the upcoming International Darwin Day\, please join us for a photographic tour of the Galapagos Islands. Visited by Charles Darwin in 1835\, the Galapagos are home to unique species that helped inspire Darwin’s theory of evolution. Boobies\, marine iguanas\, giant tortoises\, and many other colorful endemic species populate the rugged volcanic landscapes. SFA volunteer Susan Fink will share photos from her May 2015 Galapagos expedition– eight days of trekking\, snorkeling\, kayaking\, and swimming amidst an abundance of amazing wildlife. URL:https://darwinday.org/event/sf-atheists-galapagos-expedition/ LOCATION:Club Quarters Hotel\, lower level\, 424 Clay St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94111\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://darwinday.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_0243.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="San Francisco Atheists":MAILTO:sfatheists@live.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR