AAAS Caribbean Division Meeting to Mark Darwin Milestones and International Year of Astronomy

The AAAS Caribbean Division will convene 24 October in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with a program that honors the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and explores the importance and impact of astronomy in Latin America and beyond.

The division’s day-long annual conference will feature two speakers of special prominence: Biologist Antonio Lazcano, a researcher and best-selling author who has devoted his career to studying the origins of life and advancing the importance of science education; and Daniel Altschuler, former director of Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory, the world's largest and most sensitive radiotelescope.

The conference will also include scientific sessions and workshops of interest to teachers and their students.

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