The Mind of the Chimpanzee

An international multidisciplinary conference on chimpanzee cognition
March 22–25, 2007
Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, Illinois
Hosted by the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes

In light of recent advances made in studies of chimpanzee cognition, the publication of the fully sequenced chimpanzee genome and the catastrophic destruction of chimpanzee populations around the world, the time is right to convene an international conference focusing on the mind of our closest living relative.

In the tradition of the “Understanding Chimpanzees” conferences, which started 20 years ago, “The Mind of the Chimpanzee” conference will bring together the top experts in the fields of chimpanzee cognition and conservation as well as the “next generation” of chimpanzee researchers in order share new research findings, generate new collaborative research partnerships and examine how studying chimpanzee cognition impacts chimpanzee conservation. The Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes is proud to host this historic event organized by Dr. Elizabeth Lonsdorf and Steve Ross.

The three-day conference has garnered the support of some of the world’s most eminent primatologists. The steering committee is made up of Dr. Frans de Waal (Living Links Center of Emory University), Dr. Tetsuro Matsuzawa (Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University), Dr. Andrew Whiten (Center for Social Learning and Cognitive Evolution at University of St. Andrews), Dr. Lisa Parr (Yerkes Primate Center at Emory University), Dr. Brian Hare (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology), Dr. Tatyana Humle (University of Wisconsin at Madison), and Dr. Crickette Sanz (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology). Dr. Jane Goodall and Dr. Paul Heltne are serving as Conference Advisors.

For more information contact chimpmind@lpzoo.org

The Mind of the Chimpanzee Conference is generously supported by: