The Eighth Stony Brook Human Evolution Workshop is being organized in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the discovery of "Zinjanthropus" by Louis and Mary Leakey at Olduvai Gorge. It was this discovery, OH5, the type specimen of Zinjanthropus boisei, that first brought attention to East Africa as an area of major importance in the study of human evolution.
Half a Century after Zinj - Paranthropus boisei in Context
A symposium was held at U.S. International University, Nairobi August 8, 2009 (see details below)
Schedule for the Symposium at USIU
| 9:00 | Registration | |
| 10:00 | USIU Vice Chancellor | Welcome |
| 10:10 | Eric Kaler | Introduction to TBI Symposium Series |
| 10:20 | Frederick E. Grine | Introduction to Symposium and Speakers |
| 10:30 | Phillip V. Tobias | The launch of Zinjanthropus: a personal reminiscence |
| 10:40 | Richard Leakey | The significance of "Dear Boy" |
| 11:00 | Coffee/Tea Break | |
| 11:30 | Carol Ward | What does the postcranial skeleton tell us about Paranthropus boisei? |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:50 | Frederick E. Grine | Introduction of Speakers |
| 2:00 | David Strait | The feeding biomechanics of Paranthropus boisei. |
| 2:30 | Matt Sponheimer | Isotopes, environments and diets: South and East African Paranthropus |
| 3:00 | Coffee/Tea Break | |
| 3:30 | Frank Brown | Half a century after K/Ar at Olduvai - advances in dating hominin evolution |
| 4:00 | Panel Discussion | |
| 4:30 | Richard E. Leakey | Closing remarks |
| 6:00 | Reception for Speakers and Guests hosted by Stony Brook University. |
