The Southern California Primate Research Forum (SCPRF) was founded in 1994 as a way to bring together primatologists, students of primate
behavior, and other interested persons for regular exchanges of ideas and
information. The Forum meets one Saturday each year for a mini-conference featuring lectures by local and visiting scholars
in the fields of primatology and human behavioral origins. We
also encourage students from local universities to become involved and
present findings from their graduate research. The Forum host rotates
among the campuses of any interested southern California college or
university, as well as the major zoological parks. Recent hosts have been
USC, UC San Diego, UCLA, CSU Fullerton, CSU Long Beach, the Los Angeles
Zoo, and the San Diego Zoo. Some meetings have themes, such as primate
conservation, Darwinian feminism or the study of primate culture, and we
invite speakers from across the US who can address topics that are of
interest to local researchers, students, and zoo personnel.
Proceeds from the gate donations are used to fund airfares and stipends for
future forum speakers.
Please note that this website tends to get updated shortly before the 'next' forum, with the result that the "Program for the Next Forum" stays up for a good while after that forum has taken place. Hopefully that does not cause too much confusion.
