3rd Annual Meeting of
Society for Anthropological Sciences (SASci)
meeting jointly with the
Society for Cross-Cultural Research (SCCR),
February 21-24, 2007, San Antonio, TX.
Main Theme:
Four-Field Anthropology and Science
Sub-Theme:
Culture and/in Cognition
Organised by Giovanni Bennardo (bennardo@niu.edu), Victor De Munck (victor@bestweb.net), or Eric Jones (ecojones@uncg.edu)
Keynote Speaker:
Dwight Read, Anthropology, UCLA
“From Anthropological Reasoning to Mathematical Reasoning and Back”
Invited Sessions:
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1.Formalization as a Tool for Empirical Research: What it Buys us and What it Doesn't. Description
Organized by David Kronenfeld, University of California, Riverside
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2.Socio-Cultural and Political Evolution: Patterns, Trends, Mechanisms, and Mathematical Models. Description
Organized by Andrey Korotayev, Russian State University for the Humanities, and Leonid Grinin, Volgograd Center for Social Research
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3.Using Archaeological Data to Answer Anthropological Questions. Organized by Winifred Creamer, Northern Illinois University Description
In addition, there will be four workshops:
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1.A Cross-cultural Research Course, run by Douglas White, UC Irvine
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2.Personal Social Network, run by Chris MacCarthy, University of Florida
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3.Where's the Money at NSF? Cultural Anthropology and Beyond, run by Deborah Winslow, NSF
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4.AnthroMethods and AnthroGrid, run by Michael Fischer, University of Kent, Canterbury
Workshops are free for any registered participant to the meeting.