We received a fantastic diversity of submissions and we are now happy to announce the schedule for the first annual Sapiens Symposium. The Symposium will take place in luxurious Waters 137. Participants should submit their papers to Professor Wesch (mwesch@ksu.edu) at least 2 days in advance of the symposium so they can be distributed to faculty and students who might like to comment. Each participant will have 15 minutes to present. After all participants in the session have presented there will be time for discussion led by a faculty member.

This will be a great opportunity for those hoping to submit a paper for the Ibn Battuta award as final submissions for that award will be due soon after the symposium. Comments from the symposium should give you just what you need to polish it up.

The schedule for this year’s Symposium is as follows:

March 30th 2007
Waters 137
12 Noon - Session One: Sapiens Past and Present

12 pm - Caroline Chapman examines Multiregional Evolution

12:15 - Mitch Frye and Eric Skov report on the 2006 Kansas Archaeological Field School’s New-McGraw site (14LV601) in
Leavenworth County

12:30 - Daniel Elliott recounts the complex career of Dr. Clark Wissler

12:45 - Nick Timmons examines the role of T-Shirts in the creation and “buying” of identity

1 pm - Leshia Hansen looks at the role of compassion in various world religions

1:15 - Discussion

** Break **

2-3:30 pm - Session Two - The Ethnography of YouTube

This will be a one hour presentation of the YouTube project currently being conducted by the KSU Digital Ethnography Working Group under the guidance of Professor Wesch. Thirty minutes of discussion will follow.

We hope to have a large and lively turnout. Even if you are not presenting, please come support your fellow students and start gearing up for next year!