Behavior & Individuality - International Conference

Behavior and Individuality in Primates and other Mammals

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Auditorium Agostinho da Silva, Lusófona University, Lisboa, March 17-18, 2008

The conference Behavior and Individuality in Primates and other Mammals is held as part of the celebrations of the 6th anniversary of BioCEL - the association of Biology students at Lusófona University. The conference, organized by BioCEL and by faculty of the Biology group is intended both for students and professionals.

The conference aims to launch a creative debate and brainstorm for future research on a rather new topic of research: the study of inter-individual variation in animal behaviour. As we get to know more about each animal species the evidence of individuality also grows.

We are honoured to have as guest speakers, experts engaged in researching primate personality and behavior individuality, who will share with us their latest findings and methods and address future directions for this fascinating subject. We cordially invite you to submit abstracts for poster presentations and video documentaries of your research as well in related topics.

This conference will also feature video and poster sessions and a photo exhibit and contest. There will also be a prize for the best video (mini-documentary) and for the best student- poster.

Organizing Committee

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Augusta Gaspar, Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Instituto Superior de Ciências do trabalho e da Empresa and Biology Group, Lusófona University
Carolina Cadório, NUBISA
Clara Pinto Correia, Lusófona University
Conceição Soeiro, Administration, Lusófona University
Cristina Guerra, Biotechnological Engineering Direction Board, Lusófona University
Frederico Almada, Lusófona University
Lina Lopes, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Lusófona University
Manuel Pinto de Abreu, Environmental Engineering Direction Board, Lusófona University
Sandra Abrantes, Biology Group Direction Board secretariat , Lusófona University
Sílvia Rocha, Faculdade Ciências Universidade de Lisboa
Stephane Besson, Biology Group Direction Board, Lusófona University

BioCEL and student members:

Bruno Galrito
Cátia Traça
Carina Máximo
Inês Marques
Leonor Crespo
Mafalda Pereira
Sérgio Bexiga

Contact us: behav.individuality@ulusofona.pt

Scientific Committee

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Alex Weiss
The School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences, University of Edinburg, Scotland, UK

Augusta Gaspar
Instituto Superior de Ciências do trabalho e da Empresa, and Lusófona University, Lisboa, Portugal

Clara Amorim
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada and Lusófona University, and Lusófona University, Lisboa, Portugal

Kim Bard
Centre for the study of Emotion, Dept. of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, UK

Luís Vicente
Faculdade Ciências Universidade de Lisboa, and Natural History Museum Lisboa, Portugal

Instructions for photo submission

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Candidates can are allowed to enter the competition in one or two subject categories (maximum). Submitted photos should be assigned to one of the following categories:
«Animal Lifel»
«Zooming the individual»
«The human animal»
« Asymmetric interactions»

Photos (two prints of each submitted photo) should be sent to: Behavior & Individuality conference; Coordenação da Lic. Em Biologia, att: Sandra Abrantes Universidade Lusófona, Campo Grande, 376 1749 - 024 Lisboa.

Print dimensions should not exceed A4 but be framed within A4 maximum capacity leaving a narrow white border. Author must send a written title and legend, explaining the photo content and not exceeding 25 words. Both Portuguese and English are accepted (preferably both) and exceptionally Spanish.

Each photo will be assessed by each member of the jury in a 1-7 scale in relation to the following criteria: 1- aesthetics, 2- form & content relation, relevance within the chosen theme. The jury is comprised of photo experts, biology experts and members of the general audience.

Deadline for entering the competition is February 15, 2008

The prize for the best photo will be announced shortly.

Important note: participation in the photo competition implies that you register for the conference.

Instructions for video presentations

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Video presentations will firstly be valued for their communication efficiency in reporting the pertained research. Creativity, aesthetics and the potential for being presented to a wider audience as a science mini-documentary are also highly valued. Notwithstanding, video presentations must contain all the information reported in an oral/poster presentation, i.e. theoretical background, problem, methods, results and a discussion.

Video presentations should not exceed 15 minutes and must have a minimum duration of 10 minutes. After the video presentation author(s) have 5 minutes for questions and answers

Accepted formats are AVI and MPEG4, although exceptionally other formats may be acceptable.

All video presentations will enter the video contest unless otherwise indicated by the author(s).

Conference Programme

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Day 1 - March 17

9.30h -10.00h - Registration and welcome.

10.00h - 10.15h - Opening Session – Conceição Soeiro, Clara Pinto Correia.

10.15h - 10.30h - Augusta Gaspar "Overview: Individuality in Primates and other Mammals – Introductory remarks on a rather intriguing title."

10.30h - 11.30h - Kim Bard "Responsive care, emotions, and attachment in nursery-reared chimpanzees. New data on individual differences in attachment classifications."

11.15h -11.45h - Coffee break

11.45h - 12.45h - Olga Feliu "Socialization of humanized chimpanzees: a case study at the MONA primate rescue center."

12.45h - 14.30h - Lunch break

14.30h - 15. 30h - Miquel Llorente "Individual differences in chimpanzee handednesss."

15.30h - 16.30h - Alex Weiss "Monkey Do, Rater See? Examining Possible Rater Bias in Primate Personality Research."

16.30h - 16.50h - Coffee break

16.50h - 17.30h - Poster Session and Photo exhibit.

Day 2 - March 18

10.00h - 11.00h - Video Session
- Miquel Llorente, David Riba, Mei Ventura & Olga Feliu "Predatory behavior in semi-captive chimpanzees from the Mona Foundation."
- Gonçalo Jesus "Distinct Individual responses to novel stimuli in semi-captive chimpanzees: the surprises of experiments designed to induce startle."
- Constança Carvalho "The chimpanzees at the Jane Goodall Institute’s Chimp Eden, South Africa."

11.00h - 11.50h - Coffee break

11.50h - 12.40h - Guest Video Presentation
- Emanuel Caetano "O que somos nós (humanos)?"

12.45h - 14.30h - Lunch break

14.30h -15.30h - Simone Pika "Our gesturing cousins: Similar or different?"

15.30h -16.00h - Bruno Galrito "A Brief History of Biocell, its “personalities” and current projects"

16.00h - 16.20h - Coffee break

16.20h - 17.00h - Results & Prizes:
- Best video presentation;
- Best poster;
- Best photo competition winners.

17.00h - Conference closes.

Instructions for abstract submission

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Deadline for abstract submission is February 15, 2008.

Abstracts for poster and video presentation should not exceed 200 words and they should be written in English as this is the official language of the conference. They must provide the institutional affiliation of all authors and 3 keywords. They should clearly state the goals of the study, the research questions, methods, results and conclusions. Acknowledgement of funding sources may be included if space allows.

Those wishing to submit an abstract for a poster presentation or video-session should register at the time of submission or prior to submission (which assumes payment of registration fee)
Submission of abstracts for video presentations must be accompanied by a DVD with a copy of the video being submitted in Accepted formats are AVI or MPEG4 formats.

Fees and registration form

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Registration form [doc]

E-Mail Registration to behav.individuality@ulusofona.pt

Or mail it to:

Behaviour & Individuality Conference
Coordenação da Lic. Em Biologia
Att to: Sandra Abrantes
Faculty of Engeneering & Natural Sciences
Universidade Lusófona
Campo Grande 376, Lisboa, Portugal

Restaurants

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Os Tibetanos - Rua do Salitre, n.º117. 1250 Lisboa

TERRA - Rua da Palmeira, n.º15. 1200-311 Lisboa

Jardim dos Sentidos - R. da Mãe d'Água, n.º3. 1250 Lisboa (Junto à Praça da Alegria)

Oriente Chiado - R. Ivens, n.º28. 1200 Lisboa

Restaurante Pap’Açorda - Adress: R. da Atalaia, n.º57/59. 1200-037 Lisboa

Bica do Sapato - Av. Infante Dom Henrique, B, Cais da Pedra. 1900 Lisboa (Santa Apolónia)

Velha Gruta – R. da Horta Seca, N.º1B. Lisboa (Bairro Alto)

A Camponesa – R. Marechal Saldanha, N.º23-25. Lisboa (Bairro Alto)

Hotels

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HOTEL NH CAMPO GRANDE –
Adress: Campo Grande, 7, 1700-087 LISBOA
Telefone: (+351) 217 917 600 / (+351) 217 957 555 / (+351) 217 917 690 (Reservations)

HOTEL ROMA –
Adress: Avenida de Roma, 33 - 1749-074 LISBOA
Telefone: (+351) 217 932 244

AMERICAN DIAMOND’S HOTEL –
Adress: Rua Tomás Ribeiro, 47 -1050-226 LISBOA
Telefone: (+351) 213 521 177

HOTEL IBIS SALDANHA –
Adress: Av. Casal Ribeiro, 23 -1000-090 LISBOA
Central Reservations: (+351) 213 300 541

YOUTH HOSTEL PICOAS
Adress: R. Andrade Corvo, 46 1050-009 LISBOA
Telefone : (+351) 213 532 696

YOUTH HOSTEL PARQUE DAS NAÇÕES
Adress: Rua de Moscavide, Lt 47 – 101 1998-011 Lisboa
Telefone: (+351) 218 920 890

How to get to us

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The Lusófona University is located in Lisboa the capital and largest city of Portugal.

HOW TO GET TO LISBOA?
Lisboa is easy to get to. It is a short flight away from most European cities, and is just as easily accessible by road, railway or sea.

By Air
Lisboa International Airport, 7 km from the city centre, has daily flights to and from the major cities in Europe and the world. The Portuguese airlines TAP - Air Portugal and PGA - Portugália Airlines, as well as major international airlines, fly to and from Lisboa.

By Road
The city has good road accesses and the most frequently used routes are: the A1 motorway. the 25th April Bridge, the new Vasco da Gama Bridge, and the CREL, the outer ring-road for the Lisboa region.

By Rail
Scores of national and international trains arrive in Lisboa every day. In addition to Santa Apolónia terminal station, the city now has the new Gare do Oriente, which opened in 1998 adjacent to the Parque das Nações. Both stations have direct bus or underground connections to the city centre.

By Sea
It has three terminals for cruise ships: the Alcântara, Rocha de Conde d’Óbidos and the Santa Apolónia terminals.

HOW TO GET TO CAMPUS?

Adress: Lusófona University, Campo grande, 376. 1749-024 Lisboa (see map)

Biographies

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In Construction.

Guest Speakers

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Kim Bard
Center for the study of Emotion, Dept. of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, UK

Olga Feliu
Centre de Recuperació de Primats, Fundació Mona
Riudellots de la Selva, Girona, Spain

Miquel Llorente
IPHES, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social
Terragona, Spain

Lindsay Murray
Department of Psychology, University of Chester, UK

Simone Pika
School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK

Alex Weiss
The School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences, University of Edinburg, Scotland, UK