WHAT IS THEORETICAL BIOLOGY?

A symposium celebrating Rupert Riedl's 100th anniversary

Program:

            9:30      Welcome

  9:35–10:15      Gerd Müller: Rupert Riedl and the Austrian School of Theoretical Biology

10:15–10:55      Manfred  Laubichler: The International Context of Theoretical Biology

10:55–11:20     Coffee Break 

11:20–12:00      Mihaela Pavličev: The Role of Riedl’s Systems Theory for Today's Evolutionary Biology

12:00–12:40      Philipp Mitteroecker: Theoretical Biology and Morphometrics: On the Generation and
                                    Canalization of Morphological Variation During Development

12:40–14:30     Lunch at the KLI

14:30–15:10      Laura Nuño de la Rosa: The Evolvability of Riedl's Ideas

15:10–15:50      Kalevi   Kull: Towards Semiotics in Theoretical Biology

15:50–16:15     Coffee Break 

16:15–16:55      Jan Baedke: O Theory Where Art Thou? The Changing Role of Theory in
                                    Theoretical Biology in the 20th Century and Beyond

16:55–17:35      Discussion: The Future of Theoretical Biology
                                    Barbara Fischer, Gregory Radick, Eörs Szathmary, Günter  Wagner
                 

           17:35     Reception

Due to limited availability of seats, we ask you to register for this event: