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EVOLUTION in EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS A SYMPOSIUM & WORKSHOP At NABT Conference in Denver, CO Friday, 13 November 2009 Evolution in Extreme Environments, a symposium and workshop cosponsored by (the American Institute of Biological Sciences and (the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, will take place at the National Association of Biology Teachers Professional Development Conference, Denver, CO, on Friday, November 13, 2009. 8:30 12:30 Symposium * Human Evolution and Adaptation to High-altitude - Cynthia M. Beall, Anthropology Department, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH * Life in the Deep Sea: Only the Fragile Survive -Steven Haddock, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA * Cavefish: Evolution in the Dark -William R. Jeffery, Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD * Arctic Winter Sea Ice: A Biological Museum or Evolutionary Playground? -Jody W. Deming, School of Oceanography and UW Astrobiology Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2:00 5:00 Workshop Plant Desiccation Tolerance: Evolutionary Biology Teaching Workshop * Kirsten Fisher, California State University * Anna Thanukos, Understanding Evolution * Kristin Jenkins, NESCent For complete program description including registration information and teaching resources from previous events, visit http://www.aibs.org/special-symposia or contact Susan Musante, AIBS Education Programs Manager, at smusante@aibs.org, 202-628-1500 x249.