Presidential Symposium

Talks in Memory of Ed Kravitz & Harvey Karten

Ed Kravitz
Harvey Karten

Program Details

Monday
July 27

  • 09:00 – 10:30 PRESIDENTAIL SYMPOSIA
  • Chair: Cynthia Moss (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
  • Location: Plenary Hall
  • 09:00 – 09:05 ISN President’s welcome and introduction to the symposium
  • Cynthia Moss, Johns Hopkins University, USA
  • 09:05 – 09:25 Tribute to Ed Kravitz
  • “You Have to Care About Your People”: Teaching, Mentoring, and Inclusive
    Excellence According to Ed
  • Alo Basu, Holy Cross University, USA
  • 09:25 – 09:45 Remembering Ed: Scientist, Mentor, Educator, and Mensch
  • John Hildebrand, University of Arizona, USA
  • 09:45 – 09:50 Tribute to Harvey Karten: The Voyage of the Night Heron
  • Andrew Iwaniuk, University of Lethbridge, Canada
  • 09:50 – 10:10 Harvey Karten and the mystery of the avian DVR. Pigeons and squirrels under suspect
  • Jorge Mpodozis, University of Chile, Chile
  • 10:10 – 10:30 More foresight from Harvey Karten: Pigeons use stereopsis when landing
  • Doug Wylie, University of Alberta, Canada