Australasian Society for Human Biology

Australian National University27th November to 1st December 2011

Hosted by the ANU School of Supported by the ANU Research Hub

25th Annual ashb ConferenceHuman Biology: Through the Looking Glass

Conference Secretary:

Fellow’s Oval, ANU

Conference Pack

ASHB 2011 ConferenceThis year is a big year for the Australasian Society for Human Biology. It is our 25th anniversary and we will be celebrating it at the Australian National University in Canberra. Our theme for this year is Human Biology: Through the Looking Glass, and gives an opportunity not only to see what has changed and progressed in the last 25 years, but to look to the future and examine where human biology research is going.

Due to the generous support of the ANU CASS Research Hub, we have been able to invite several internationally renowned researchers as keynote speakers to the conference, including Professor Jane Buikstra and Professor J R Lukacs.

We encourage you to be imaginative with your interpretation of the 'Looking Glass'. It could be an eye on the past or the future, or the view through a microscope or other lens.We look forward to a wide variety of presentations this year in all areas of human biology, including Biological Anthropology, Bioarchaeology, Evolution and Primatology, Anatomy and Medicine.

The Australasian Society for Human BiologyThe Australasian Society for Human Biology, formed in 1987, comprises mostly members from the Australasian region (broadly defined as encompassing Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and neighbouring Indian and Pacific Ocean countries). However, the Society has active members from all around the globe and welcomes all participants in our disciplinary field of study and research, including: modern human biology, medicine, biological anthropology and extending through to primatology and evolutionary biology, as well as bio-archaeology and forensic anthropology.

The Society has a large focus on encouraging and supporting student members and their research, including subsidizing the costs of the Annual Conference through reduced fees, conference travel awards and student prizes for the best presentations at the conference.

More information about ASHB can be found on our website: http://school.anhb.uwa.edu.au/ashb/

Australian National UniversityThe Australian National University (ANU) is a public teaching and research university located in Canberra, Australia. ANU was established by an act of the Parliament of Australia on 1st August 1946 with the legislated purpose of conducting and promoting research in Australia. The Australian National University consistently ranks among the top universities in Australia and is one of the top universities in the world in a number of fields.

The university's main campus occupies most of the Canberra suburb of Acton. The campus covers 1.45 square kilometres (360 acres) adjoining native bushland, Black Mountain, Lake Burley Griffin, the suburb of Turner and the city centre. The ANU campus is divided into eight precincts, with three on the west side of Sullivans Creek; Dickson Precinct, Linnaeus Precinct, Daley Precinct; and five on the east side; Kingsley Precinct, Baldessin Precinct, Ellery Precinct, Liversidge Precinct and Garran Precinct. With over 10,000 trees on its campus, the ANU was awarded the Silver Greenhouse Challenge Award at the annual Australian Engineering Excellence Awards in 2003.

The ANU website is at: http://www.anu.edu.au

Conference Registration We have worked really hard this year to minimise registration costs, especially for students. Registration includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, as well as tea and coffee before the morning sessions.

Full Conference One Day Registration**

Early Bird* Late

ASHB MembersNon-student $250 $350 $100

Student $110 $210 $80

Non-MembersNon-student $300 $410 $140

Student $160 $260 $110

*Early Bird registrations end on Friday 30th September 2011**One Day Registration fees half-price for Thursday 1st December (includes morning tea as well as tea and coffee before morning session)

All registrations need to be completed online (please see the ASHB website for links) before 21st November 2011. There are several payment options available and you will need to select your preferred option online. Due to catering requirements it will NOT be possible to register in person at the conference, however, you can subscribe or renew your ASHB membership at the conference.

The conference dinner celebrates our 25th anniversary. It will be held in the Common Room at University House, and includes a beautiful two-course meal. Please ensure that if you wish to attend the conference dinner you select this when you register and indicate whether or not you require a vegetarian meal (dinner menu provided below).

AbstractsAll abstracts must be submitted to the Conference Secretary on the Submission Form (see copy of form at end of pack). These can also be downloaded from the Conference website as an rtf file. Students applying for awards and prizes must also complete the back of the form: you will need your supervisor to sign the attestation of your eligibility and you must sign the declaration that that you will be attending the conference and presenting. Only oral presentations are eligible for the Conference Travel Awards. Both poster and oral presentations are eligible for the Presentation Prizes. Please ensure that you read the attached Guidelines for oral and poster presentations as well as the Guidelines for the Conference Travel Award.

Notes on completing the submission form:Please complete all fields.

Text Fields: Double click on the field (grey area) to open the [Text Form Field Options] dialogue and enter the details into the ‘Default Text’ box section. Click ‘Okay’ to close the dialogue window.

Check Boxes: Double click on the check box to open the [Text Form Field Options] dialogue. For ‘Default Value’ select ‘Checked’. Click ‘Okay’ to close the dialogue window.

Conference Dinner

2525thth Anniversary Celebrations Anniversary Celebrations

$55 PER PERSON COMMON ROOM, UNIVERSITY HOUSE, ANU TUESDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 7PM FOR A 7:30 START

Mains

All main meals served with Seasonal Vegetables & Fresh Bread Rolls with Butter

Crispy Skin Salmon Fillet served on Dill Creamed Potatoes with a Saffron Cream Reduction

Pan-fried Sirloin of Beef served on a Pearl Barley Risotto Cake with a Grain Mustard Jus

VEGETARIAN OPTION*

Fennel & Chickpea Croquettes with Roast Vegetable Ragout & Tomato Thyme Compote

Dessert

Baked Passionfruit Tart with a Mascarpone Custard, Fresh Berry Coulis & Cream

Layered Milk Chocolate Mousse Cake topped with White Chocolate Profiteroles served with Compote & Fresh Cream

Tea or Freshly Brewed Coffee & After Dinner Mints

Meal service will consist of alternating dishes for both mains and desserts. A cash bar will be available for people to purchase alcohol and other drinks.

*IF YOU REQUIRE THE VEGETARIAN OPTION YOU MUST SELECT THIS OPTION WHEN YOU REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE DINNER.

Membership Subscription/RenewalASHB membership subscriptions and renewals for 2011 are due. If you register for the conference at Membership rates you must complete your subscription/renewal before or at this year’s conference.

Membership OptionsThere are four types of ASHB Membership:

Full membership: for those actively involved in the research, teaching, or practice of human biology - $40pa

Associate membership: for those with an interest in the area of human biology - $15pa

Student membership: for students not in receipt of a full salary - $15pa

Life membership: one-off payment of $250

Notes on completing the attached form:Please complete all fields.

Text Fields: Double click on the field (grey area) to open the [Text Form Field Options] dialogue and enter the details into the ‘Default Text’ box section. Click ‘Okay’ to close the dialogue window.

Check Boxes: Double click on the check box to open the [Text Form Field Options] dialogue. For ‘Default Value’ select ‘Checked’. Click ‘Okay’ to close the dialogue window.

If paying by cheque or money order please make it out to: Australasian Society for Human Biology

When completed, print and sign the form before sending it, along with payment, to:

Dr Debra Judge(ASHB Treasurer)School of Anatomy & Human BiologyUniversity of Western Australia35 Stirling HwyCrawley WA 6009

If you are paying by card, the completed and signed form can be faxed to Debra Judge on +61 8 6488 1051

Memberships can also be completed online at:

http://school.anhb.uwa.edu.au/ashb/memberships.html

If you need more information, or do not know two members of the ASHB to propose you, please e-mail Debra Judge.

Australasian Society for Human Biology – ABN: 11 821 324 701

ASHB Membership Subscription/Renewal Form

New Applicant Renewing MembershipTitle      Family Name       Given Names      

Home Address Work DetailsStreet Number       Department      Street Name       Institute      Suburb       Street Number      State/Region       Street Name      Country       Suburb      Post/Zip Code       State/Region      

Country      Post/Zip Code      

Home Phone       Work Phone      Email Address      

Note: your name and email address will be placed on the ASHB membership list on the website unless you indicate that you do not consent to this by checking this box

Professional DetailsQualifications      Current Position      Areas of human biology interest 1:     

2:     3:     

Proposers To be completed by new applicants onlyName       Email Address      Name       Email Address      

Membership Requested NB: Fees in AUDFull - $40pa Associate - $15paStudent - $15pa Life - $250

Method of PaymentCheque enclosed Money order Visa Mastercard

If paying by credit card, please complete the following detailsCredit card number       Card expiry (mm/yy)    /    Name as it appears on card      Payment amount       Cardholder Signature

Australasian Society for Human Biology – ABN: 11 821 324 701

Email completed form along with any other required documents as attachments to the Conference Secretary

25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Human Biology

November 27th – December 1st 2011, The Australian National University, Canberra

Presentation Submission Form

DetailsName:       Position:      

Institution:      Email:      Phone:      

Please select whether you prefer to present an oral podium presentation or poster presentation*Poster Presentation Oral Podium Presentation

*The conference selection panel will make the final decision on whether a paper will be presented as an oral podium presentation or poster presentation.

TitlePaper/Poster Title:      

Author(s): enter all authors below and select which author is presenting the paper/poster.Surname First Name Initials Affiliation/Organisation Presenting                                                                                                         

Abstract: enter your abstract below (maximum 250 words). Use minimal formatting (no capitals, bold, underline, italics, superscripts, paragraph formatting etc) unless required by convention (eg acronyms, species names etc).     

Email completed form along with any other required documents as attachments to the Conference Secretary

Student prizes (postgraduate and honours students only)

Please select which, if any, of the student prizes you wish to be considered for. You must provide an attestation from your supervisor of your eligibility.

Conference Travel Award Student Presentation Prize

Supervisor details and attestation:Name:       Position:      Institution:       Email:      

Phone:      

Attestation: I attest that supervision.

      is currently an honours/postgraduate student under my

Supervisor Signature: Date:      

Student Declaration:I declare that I will be attending the 2011 Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Human Biology and that I will be presenting this paper as an oral presentation.

Student Signature: Date:      

ASHB conference travel award guidelines1. The intention of the awards is to provide assistance for students to travel to the annual ASHB Scientific Conference to

present an oral research paper.2. The value of each award is up to $500. The Scholarship committee may reduce the value of an award to below $500 if

the cost of return travel to the conference is less than $500.3. The Society will provide up to $3,500 for awards in any one year.4. Applicants must be a bona fide Postgraduate or Honours student.5. The deadline for submissions is the 30th September 2011.6. Awardees must attend and make an oral presentation of their paper at the Conference.7. The decisions of the selection panel will be emailed to students and supervisors within one week of the due date.

Travel award applicationsA Travel Award application consists of:

a) A short written paper describing the research that will be presented at the forthcoming meeting. The paper should be concise and of a length consistent with a 10-15 minute presentation. It would not normally be more than 6 pages, including all text, figures, tables and references. It must be on A4 paper with a margin of at least 2cm, single spaced in at least 10 point font. Your paper should be emailed as an attachment to the organisers together with this form.

Note: Applicants are also requested to post a summary of their paper on the ASHB Forum in the section entitled "Student Travel and Conference Prize Awards".

b) An abstract in the form requested by the meeting organizers.c) A declaration from the student that they will be attending the meeting and presenting their paper as an oral

presentation.d) An attestation from the Supervisor of the applicant's eligibility.

Office Use OnlyDate received:       Paper accepted: Yes

No Presentation type:

Poster Oral

Conference Day:       Session:       Time:      Author(s) Notified:

Conference Travel Award:

Yes No

Amount awarded:

     

Oral Presentation Guidelines*General Comment: good oral presentations should:

1. define the problem or state the central question being addressed;2. indicate its importance;3. tell what was done; 4. state what was found; and5. consider the broader implications of the findings.

It is not possible to cite all previous work, provide detailed descriptions or methods, or include all the data obtained in a 10-15 minute talk. A good presenter seeks to make a single point, and to make it simply, clearly, and concisely. Oral presentations are greatly enhanced by the use of good visual material. Good visuals convey the essential material of the talk, including key points and research results. They allow the listener to both see and hear; this enhances understanding. To maximize the effectiveness of your oral presentation, please consider the following guidelines.

Specific Suggestions

Clear purpose: Effective visuals and talks make a single main point and tell a unified, coherent story. Organize your talk around a central theme. Develop a clear train of thought that does not get bogged down in detail. Provide a conclusion that summarizes the main points, and raises the important issues posed by the material you presented.

Freedom from non-essential information: Unless the purpose of the talk is to present research methods or techniques, omit all but the key methodological details. Save non-essential information for responding to questions during the discussion period.

Graphs, diagrams, and tables: Study results are best presented in graphic form. Diagrams can be used t resent research design or study hypotheses. Avoid tables, especially those with more than a few rows and columns. Simplify your presentation so that you do not have to tell your audience “I know you can’t read the table in this slide but …” Keep graphs and diagrams simple. Avoid gratuitous three-dimensional graph hat provide no more information than their two-dimensional equivalents.

Projection of presentations: A Windows PC will be available at the podium for projection of PowerPoint or Adobe Acrobat presentations. Do not bring a personal laptop to the podium! Please bring your presentation on a USB device. Macintosh users must add the “.ppt” extension to the end of the filename. Use common fonts such as Times Roman, Arial, and Helvetica. Please virus check your entire USB device. A final word to the wise: Always check your presentation on a Windows PC other than the one on which you prepared the presentation. This is the easiest way to detect compatibility “issues” before heading to the airport/podium.

Audio-visual equipment: We will provide equipment for computer projection. Overhead and traditional slide projectors will not be available.

*Guidelines based on the American Association of Physical Anthropologists Guidelines for Poster and Oral Presentations.

Poster Presentation Guidelines*General Comment: poster presentations provide more opportunities for discussion with interested viewers – several hours instead of the 15 minutes that are available for podium presentations. An oral presentation can be heard at one and only one time; a poster presentation is available for several hours, and thus its viewing can be tailored to fit the interested person's schedule. Therefore, the opportunities for reaching a large audience, receiving useful feedback, and discussing your research are at least as great for a poster as they are for an oral presentation. Good oral and poster presentations entail equal effort.

Specific Suggestions

Dimensions: The maximum poster size is A0 or 84.1 by 118.9 centimetres. Minimum poster size is A1 or 59.4 by 84.1 centimetres. Bring your own pushpins or thumbtacks.

Single page posters: Effective posters can be prepared using software such as Powerpoint. It is recommended that posters be rolled with the text to the outside for transport. However, be careful to protect the ink from being scratched. If you prepare your poster with a graphics program, the background of the poster should be a solid colour, not a pattern or a distracting photographic image.

Organization: Make an initial sketch of your poster presentation, allocating space for Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Summary and Conclusion. Focus attention on a few important points. Try different styles of presentation to achieve clarity and simplicity. Graphs and diagrams provide a clearer statement of your research results than tables. Use limited text to convey the essential information concerning the problem under investigation, methods, results and salient concluding points.

Legibility: The title should be legible 2.5 meters away; viewers should be able to easily read the remaining words from 1.5 meters away. Poster legibility suffers greatly when the type you use is to small. The letter size should be at least 18 point, with 20-24 even better. Smaller point size is strongly discouraged. Headings (e.g., Materials, Methods, and Results) should be bold type. Heading letter size should be larger than the text (30-36 point). Use short, informative ("headline" style) titles to state the essential point of each figure. Avoid abbreviations, acronyms, and jargon. Use consistent type styles and letter sizes throughout. Some individuals have the misperception that posters are simply mounted papers (as though the author attaches a paper to a poster board). However, this is not the case. You will need to simplify the text of your paper to create an effective poster presentation. Avoid presenting lengthy bibliographies. These take up space and are distracting. The presenter might provide photocopies of figures and tables for distribution.

Create a balance between figures, tables and text: Figures and tables should occupy approximately half the viewing area. If you have only a few illustrations, make them large. Try to limit the amount of text in your poster to 1500–2000 words so that it can be read in less than 10 minutes. Studies have shown that most people can read technical text at a rate of 250 words per minute or less.

Eye movement: The pathway travelled by the eye should be natural, either top-to-bottom or left-to-right.

*Guidelines based on the American Association of Physical Anthropologists Guidelines for Poster and Oral Presentations.

Other Useful Information

AccommodationThe ANU has limited accommodation available for visitors, including hotel rooms at University House, furnished self sufficient apartments and rooms in student residences. There are also numerous hotels, motels and apartments located in the CBD within walking distance of the campus. The University Accommodation website is the first stop for visitors to find accommodation on campus, and also has information on other accommodation in the city area: http://accom.anu.edu.au/UAS/186.html .

Visitor ParkingVisitor parking at ANU is often very limited, due to the large number of people on campus every day. If you do decide to bring a vehicle there are several options available. These can be found at the ANU Parking and Transport website: http://transport.anu.edu.au/?pid=101 . The best time to find a park is before 8am. The closest pay and display parking to the conference location are at University House and along Fellows Road (Map ref: D2 and D3 http://transport.anu.edu.au/files/542_Visitor-Parking-Map-Feb2011.pdf).

Campus Dining, Shops and ServicesThe ANU has a number of shops and services conveniently located on campus, along with a variety of cafes and restaurants. The majority of these are located in Union Court, but there are a range of cafes and restaurants around campus. Information on these can be found at: http://www.anu.edu.au/about/campus.html. There are also many restaurants on Childers Street (East of the campus) and it is a 10 minute walk into the CBD.

Tourist InformationThe Visit Canberra website http://www.visitcanberra.com.au/ has just about everything you need to know about what is happening in and around Canberra, as well as all of the tourist venues and places of interest.

ASHB 2011 Conference Contacts

Catherine Fitzgerald: Conference SecretaryCatherine.Fitzgerald@anu.edu.au

School of Archaeology and AnthropologyAD Hope Building #14The Australian National UniversityCanberra, ACT 0200Australia

Phone: + 60 2 6125 5163

Dr Debra Judge: ASHB Treasurerdebra.judge@uwa.edu.au

School of Anatomy and Human Biology M309 University of Western Australia35 Stirling HighwayCrawley, WA 6009Australia

phone: + 61 8 6488 3304fax: + 61 8 6488 1051 (attn: JUDGE)

Dr Marc Oxenham: Conference Organising Committee

Marc.Oxenham@anu.edu.auPhone: + 61 2 6125 4418

Dr Nick Milne: ASHB Presidentnick.milne@.uwa.edu.au

Please email all queries regarding the conference to the Conference Secretary. Abstracts submissions can be posted or emailed to the Conference Secretary. If posted they must be received by last post on the due date.