Interdisciplinary Forum on Human Origins, Behaviour, Environment and Technology

Dear All,

The University of Liverpool will be hosting the Interdisciplinary Forum on Human Origins, Behaviour, Environment and Technology (HOBET) on January 26th - 28th, 2012.

Please find attached the first call for papers, and details to which you can send abstracts to for consideration. We are looking for papers and posters to cover the broad areas of the archaeology of human origins, environmental change and human origins, and the origins of modern human behaviour. Papers are expected to be no longer than 15 minutes in duration, with a 5 minute question period after each presentation.

If you would like to present your research to the HOBET forum, please send an abstract of 150 words to andysh@liverpool.ac.uk. Please specify whether you would like to submit your abstract for a poster or paper presentation. All paper presentations will be considered for poster presentation if they are not successful. The deadline for abstract submission is 5pm on November 30th, 2011 and successful applicants will be informed by e-mail no later than 5pm on December 7th, 2011.

For further details please contact either Andy Shuttleworth on andysh@liverpool.ac.uk or Sally Hoare on s.a.hoare@liv.ac.uk or on (+44) (0)151 794 5792.

Would it be possible for you to forward this e-mail to any contact lists which you think are appropriate? Many thanks! We look forward to your submissions!

Best, Andy and Sally

(On behalf of the HOBET committee).