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Human Ethology Bulletin Human Ethology Bulletin VOLUME 11, ISSUE 1 ISSN 0739-2036 MARCH 1996 © 1996 The International Society for Human Ethology Thomas Bouchard (University of Minnesota): SOCIETY NEWS "Twin studies and human behavior." Vienna Congress Update Sue Carter: (University of Maryland) "Influence of hormones on human behavior." The 13th biennial conference of the Siegfried Frey (Universitat Duisburg): "Non- International Society for Human Ethology is semantic approach to nonverbal behavior: scheduled for S-10 August 1996 at the Cartographic methods." Biological Sciences site of the University of Vienna, Austria. Glenn Weisfeld (Wayne State University): "Research on emotions and future developments The conference will be dedicated to in human ethology." direct observation of human behavior. Themes will be gender advertisement, mate selection, Delegates who wish to present research environment-behavior interactions, nonverbal must submit an abstract along with their communication, evolution and cognition, registration. Participants are limited to a behavior genetics, development, psychiatry, Single oral or poster paper; authors are and hormonal control of behavior. In addition, requested to indicate their preference, but workshops on epistemological issues in decisions rest with the Organizing Committee. ethology and sociobiology and on digital image Talks are limited to 15 minutes plus 5 minutes analysis will be held. for discussion. Posters must not exceed 120 em. x 90 em. TIley will be on display throughout the conference. Poster talks, Wednesday afternoon, Opening address: lrenaus Eibl-Eibesfeldt are limited to 2 minutes, with no more than one (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft): "Vienna: Cradle of slide or overhead. ethology." Abstract Instructions Keynote address: Robin R. Baker (University of Manchester): "Cupulation, masturbation, and Send your abstract on paper and infidelity: State of the art." diskette or e-mail. Abstract, including title and name, most not exceed 200 words. Use Times Plenaries: Roman 11 font for text. Title (in bold face) should be no more than 60 spaces, in Times 12 Peter K. Smith (University of London font. AUtllorS' full names should be in capitals, Goldsmiths' College): "Observational and with the presenter's name underlined. Title reported data: Children's rough-and-tumble and authors should be centered. Text should be play." left- and right-justified, with no paragraph indentations. A maximum of six (capitalized) Robin Dunbar (University College London): keywords should follow. Lastly, the authors' "The language evolution story." addresses (including fax and e-mail) should appear. On abstract, indicate "pJ/ for poster or Karl Sigmund (Universitat Wien): "Games "0" for oral presentation. If you wish compete evolution plays: Mathematical basics of for the Young Investigator Award (see cooperation. fI following article), mark your abstract title 2 with uYIA". Payment must accompany the conference registration form. There is a second Importallt Dates registration form, for travel, hotel, and social programs. Both forms may be obtained from Abstracts are due on 1 May 1996; send to and must be returned to the Conference Bureau: Dr. Alain Schmitt, LBI for Urban Ethology, cia WKV-Wiener Kongress Management Inst. f. Humanbiologie, Univers!tat Wien, cia Wiener Medizinische Akademie Althanstr. 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria; e-mail Alser Str. 4, A-1090 Vienna, Austria [email protected]. Notification of Tel. 43-1-42-71-65; fax 43-1-42-13-83-23. acceptance will be 1 July. Deadline for reduced registration fees is - 1 April; for regular Again, the abstract must be sent to Alain registration fees, 1 May. 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