Register as a participant or presenter at the conference.
Programme
You can view our programme here, and the abstract book here
Sponsorship
We are grateful for the sponsorship we have received from the institutions listed at the bottom of this page. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor and advertising your organisation to our delegates, email info@efp-psgb2019.com for more information on sponsorship opportunities.
Registration closed on 30th July 2019. There are a limited number of late registration tickets available here.
Information
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Welcome
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Keynote speakers
Learn about our primate heritage and legacy with a great cohort of speakers
Prof Erica van de Waal
SNSF Professor, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Dr Alejandra Pascual-Garrido
Research Affiliate at ICEA, University of Oxford
Dr Alejandro Estrada
Professor at Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Prof Anne Yoder
Braxton Craven Professor of Evolutionary Biology, Duke University, USA
Prof Erik Meijaard
Founder of Borneo Futures and Center of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, University of Queensland
Prof Hannah Buchanan-Smith
Recipient of the Osman Hill Medal 2019
Thank you to our current sponsors: Primate Society of Great Britain; European Federation of Primatology; Oxford Brookes University; University of Oxford Anthropology; St Hugh’s College, Oxford; Karger (https://karger.com); Cambridge University Press (https://cambridge.org/). And for donations from the Carr Foundation (http://carrfoundation.org) and Jonathan Kingdon.
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If you have any doubts regarding the meeting, please don’t hesitate on contacting us.
Welcome
University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University look forward to hosting you at the EFP-PSGB Conference 2019
The theme of the conference, “Our Primate Heritage, Our Primate Legacy” celebrates this collaboration between the two universities, bringing together their key research interests. Spread over four days and multiple venues in an iconic city, the conference promises five excellent keynote speakers and a full program of talks, posters, workshops, and symposia, as well as a banquet in an Oxford college.
The EFP-PSGB 2019 organizing committee looks forward to welcoming you to Oxford this September. An up to date programme can be found on the home page of our website. Registration will be open from 3pm until 7pm on the first day of the conference (Sunday September 8) at Oxford Brookes and again from 8am until noon on Monday September 9 on the Mezzanine level of the Mathematical Institute.
Venues
Day 1 - The Terrace and Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, Gipsy Ln, Oxford OX3 0BP Days 2 & 3 - Mezzanine Level, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Andrew Wiles Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter (550), Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG Day 4 - Gibbs Building, Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, Gipsy Ln, Oxford OX3 0BP
For more information and maps, see our Venues page.
Transport
To Oxford
From London: Oxford can be easily reached by trains running from London Paddington and London Marylebone. The Oxford Rail Station has easy access by foot to the city centre. Oxford can also be reached by bus via the OxfordTube or the X90 which leave from convenient central London locations including Victoria Station, Marble Arch, and Marylebone Road and finish their route at Gloucester Green Station in Oxford city centre. From Airports: The Airline (run by the Oxford Bus Company) runs day and night connecting Oxford with Heathrow and Gatwick airports by bus. Stansted airport is connected to Oxford via a National Express bus (route 737). At certain times of the day, traveling from Stansted to Oxford via train through London may be more time effective.
Within Oxford
Most locations in Oxford city centre (including St Hugh’s College and the Mathematical Institute) are easily reachable by foot. Rentable cycles are also often parked throughout and can be paid for via mobile. The Oxford Bus Company runs buses throughout Oxford day and night, providing a convenient connection between Oxford Brookes University and the city centre. The following buses run from city centre (near the Mathematical Institute) to Oxford Brookes (Stop B2 and B5) throughout the day: Line 8 / 9 towards Barton/Risinghurst from Westgate Stop E2 or High Street Stop T2 U1 BrookesBus towards Wheatley from High Street Stop T1 400 Park and Ride towards Thornill from St Aldates Stop G6 275 towards High Wycombe from High Street Stop T1 280 Sapphire towards Haddenham from High Street Stop T1 A map of stop locations can be found here.
Food
What is provided?
A complimentary drink along with some nibbles will be provided during both the opening reception and the poster session. Non-alcoholic options will be available. Coffee breaks on the 9th and 10th at the Mathematical Institute will be catered and will include coffee, tea, and various snacks. In an effort to reduce our environmental impact we will not be providing water bottles and recommend that attendees bring their own reusable water bottles and/or coffee cups. The banquet hosted at St Hugh’s is included only in the tickets of the first 160 submitted registrations. All 160 attendees have been notified and dietary requirements requested. If you are unsure whether or not your ticket includes a banquet place, please email info@efp-psgb2019.com.
Other options
View a map of the venues and nearby food and grocery options here.
Other goings on
St Giles’ Fair
St Giles’ Fair will be taking place on the 9th and 10th of September near the Maths Institute. It may limit vehicular access to the conference and cyclists will also be asked to dismount to walk down St Giles’ Street. For more information about road closures and diverted public transport over the two days, please see this page.
Accessibility and welfare
Both the Maths Institute and Oxford Brookes are wheelchair accessible. Entrance to the banquet at St Hugh’s College is also accessible, although not all accommodation is, so please request a wheelchair accessible room when you book. All three buildings contain wheelchair accessible and gender neutral toilets. The Maths Institute has a lift that is accessible through keycards; please let us know if you will need to use the lift, and a keycard will be provided to you. The Maths Institute also has hearing aid loops installed in all lecture theatres, and a quiet room accessible upon request. More information on accessibility for specific lecture rooms can be found here. For any questions regarding accessibility or welfare, please contact EFPPSGB.Welfare@gmail.com.
We adhere to the PSGB policy on inclusion. You can read more about it here.
Code of conduct
At EFP-PSGB 2019, we believe that an attending body representing diverse backgrounds, people and topics promotes an environment of learning and knowledge exchange. The EFP-PSGB 2019 conference operates as a platform for an open and respectful exchange and discussion of research and ideas within a respectful and tolerant community. We expect all participants to treat each other with respect and dignity, and without discrimination or harassment of any kind. We will have several assigned welfare officers on site throughout the conference. We welcome attendees to discuss questions or concerns with these officers in person or by emailing EFPPSGB.Welfare@gmail.com.
You can learn more about our Code of Conduct and our welfare officers here.
Childcare
Information on complimentary child care has been shared with registered attendees. If you would like more information or are interested in registering a child, please email EFPPSGB.Welfare@gmail.com.
In addition to conference-provided childcare, the buildings where the conference will take place host a variety of facilities to make life easier for conference attendees with young children. The Maths Institute contains nappy changing stations and access to a quiet room upon request. The MI also contains keycard accessible lifts which can accommodate prams. St Hugh’s College and Oxford Brookes are similarly accommodating.
Finally, Oxford Sitters, a child-minding service endorsed by the University of Oxford, is able to provide individual childcare for parents at a charge of £15 per booking, and an additional £10 per hour paid directly to the sitter. For more information, please visit Oxford Sitters. If you have any further questions regarding childcare, please contact us at info@efp-psgb2019.com or using the site’s contact form.
Looking for help at the conference?
We have lots of friendly committee members and volunteers around to answer your questions. Look out for people wearing the following lanyard colours: Green - Committee, Yellow - Volunteers, Rainbow - Welfare Officers.
We offer a special coupon code to acquire accommodation at St Hugh’s college, close to the center of Oxford.
The St Hugh’s college is located close to city center and The Mathematical Institute (where the talks will occur). The college has agreed to offer nearly 200 rooms at a cheaper price, and the deadline has now been extended to August 31st. Please book soon to secure a room. Guests can book accommodation direct via their website: Accommodation at St Hugh’s
If you are unable to get a room at St Hughs’ College, we recommend using Booking.com or other similar services to find accommodation at Oxford during the conference days (8 to 11 of September). It is not always easy to find central and affordable accommodation in Oxford, so we recommend you take care of this as soon as possible.
You can also check this list of Best hotels in Oxford. For those looking for other alternatives, there is an independent ‘open doors’ initiative started by conference attendees on Facebook, aimed at helping delegates in need of free accommodation.
Information on presentation formats and uploads during the conference.
PODIUM AND SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS
Each presenter will be given a 15-minute slot, including 12 minutes of presentation and 3 minutes for questions. The chair of the session will give a 2-minute warning at the 10-minute mark. Presentations must be in .ppt or .pptx, in the Standard (4:3) format. Please bring you presentation on a USB drive to be uploaded to the system in your presentation room during the following time slots.
• Monday Morning Presentations - Upload between 7:30 and 8:30am on Monday • Monday Afternoon Presentations - Upload between 12:30 and 1:15pm on Monday • Tuesday Morning Presentations - Upload between 4:00 - 4:30pm (coffee break) or 5:30 - 6:00pm on Monday • Tuesday Afternoon Presentations - Upload between 12:30 - 1:15pm on Tuesday • Wednesday Morning Presentations - Upload between 8 and 8:45am Wednesday morning at Oxford Brookes University.
See the Venues page for information on room locations.
SPEED PRESENTATIONS
Each speed presentation will be allocated a 5-minute slot, including 4 minutes of presentation and 1 minute for a question and transition to the next speaker. Please pre-automate your slide progression before sending it to us with your preferred timings per slide and we will add it to the slideshow queue. Please keep the presentation at 12 slides or less and 4 minutes or less. For instructions on how to set automated slide changes, see the “Set a time to advance to the next slide” section here. If you prefer, prepare a presentation with 12 slides and we are happy to automate the presentation for you at 20 seconds per slide. Presentations must be in .ppt or .pptx, in the Standard (4:3) format. Final presentations must be sent to info@efp-psgb2019.com by Aug. 30, 2019.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
All posters must be in A0 Portrait format. Due to the space requirements we are not able to accommodate any other formats. Presenters are expected to print and bring their poster with them to the meeting and are responsible for hanging their own poster on the designated board on Monday, Sep. 9, and for removing them by the end of the day on Tuesday, Sep. 10. The poster session will be run from 5:30pm - 7pm on Monday, Sept 9 with all presenting throughout.
There are two nearby poster printing locations in Oxford: Brookes Print (for Oxford Brookes), and Oxford Print Centre (for the city centre/Maths Institute). If you choose to use these services, we recommend that you contact them in advance to ensure that your poster is printed and ready to be picked up on time for your presentation.
Prof Susana Carvalho Prof Vincent Nijman Prof Anna Nekaris Prof René Bobe Dr Susan M. Cheyne Dr Magdalena Svensson Dr Caroline Phillips Dr Giuseppe Donati Dr Ravinder Kanda Dr Lydia V. Luncz Dr Thomas Püschel Dr Alexander Mielke Daniel Schofield Jana Muschinski João d’Oliveira Coelho Katarina Almeida-Warren Lucy Baehren Lynn Lewis-Bevan Megan Beardmore-Herd Philippa Hammond
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