TriState (Plus) Conference on Animal Learning & Behavior

Description: TriState(Plus) provides an opportunity for investigators of animal behavior to get together regularly to discuss their work, share ideas, and generally have a good time.  The conference has occurred more or less annually since 1987, and originally involved psychologists from Indiana, Kentucky, & Ohio.  Recent meetings have drawn people from Michigan, ..., and even Ontario, Canada.

The conference is loosely organized at best - even the existence of this web page bothers some regular attendees because it suggests a level of organization that does not exist.  Nonetheless, the conferences typically run smoothly and offer lots of fertile scientific discussion.

TriState normally occurs in April or May, depending on the schedule of the hosting institution.  The conference typically lasts from early afternoon on one day to lunchtime the next day.  There is no registration fee, and the host institution provides lodging, dinner, and breakfast.

Next Meeting:  

• 2009: April 3 & 4, Albion College (MI). 

  Times are now definite:

   

• Registration 2:00 - 3:00pm on Friday April 3
• Talks 3:00 - 6:10pm
• Dinner 7:00 - ?
• Breakfast 8:00 - 9:00 on Saturday April 4
• Talks from 9:00 - 12:15

Meet on Friday in Olin Hall, Room 112.

Meet on Saturday in Bobbitt Auditorium.

Hope to see you there!

The 22nd annual meeting of the Tri-State+ Conference on Animal Learning and Behavior will be held at Albion College on April 3 & 4, 2009 (3:00 Friday afternoon through Saturday 1:00 pm - times still somewhat tentative). The meeting offers a chance for you and your students to interact with others with shared interests, and to hear about current research. Over the past several years people have attended from the original three states (IN, KY, OH) as well as from MI, and Ontario, Canada. In accordance with (recent) past practice, priority will be given to student presentations; faculty presentations are also welcome and will be scheduled if time permits.

Please let me (wjwilson@albion.edu) know by Feb 27 how many people are coming from your institution.

Call for Abstracts: If you (or a student) plan to present a talk (20-min including time for questions - maybe reduced to 15 min if there are lots of submissions) please email (wjwilson@albion.edu) a title and an abstract (250 words or less) by March 20. Please be sure to include the names of all authors, and specify which will be the presenting author. Receipt of the abstract by March 20 will allow time for scheduling and for the preparation of a program. I will try to accommodate all who wish to present, but preference will be given to student presenters and to presenters traveling to the meeting (sorry, Albion folks). 

Jeff Wilson
Albion College
wjwilson@albion.edu

Past Meetings:  

• 2008: March 28-29, Hosted by University of Kentucky, organized by Tom Zentall

  • Program

• 2007: Hosted by Purdue University, April 27 - 28 and organized by Peter Urcuioli.
  • Program (Word document)
• 2006: Hosted by Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis, April 7 - 8, and organized by J. Gregor Fetterman.
  • Program
  (in Word format) or HTML format if you prefer
• 2005: Hosted by the University of Windsor, May 13 - 15, and organized by Jerry Cohen.  This was the first TriState Conference to have been held outside of the US (and perhaps the first outside of the original three states?).
• Program
(in Word format)
• 2004: Hosted by Kent State University and organized by Steve Fountain & Dave Riccio.
• Program
  
• 2003: Hosted by Indiana University and organized by William Timberlake.
• 2002: Hosted by Ohio State University and organized by Sally Boysen.
• 1997: Hosted by Indiana University and organized by William Timberlake.
  • Meeting program (copied from CISAB web page).
• Info about previous meetings will be posted as it becomes available.