Iridescence More than Meets the Eye Day 1 Mechanisms and Measurement Day 2 Development Day 4 Education Final Banquet

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW 3 A unique, integrative 4–day conference on iridescent colors in nature, Iridescence: More than Meets the Eye is a graduate student proposed and organized conference supported by the Frontiers in Life Sciences program in Arizona State University's School of Life Sciences. This conference intends to connect diverse groups of researchers to catalyze synthetic cross– disciplinary discussions regarding iridescent coloration in nature, identify new avenues of research, and explore the potential for these stunning natural phenomena to provide novel insights in fields as divergent as materials science, sexual selection and primary science education. We invite you to join us for this exciting event February 6 – 9, 2008 Each day of the conference will be dedicated to a specific area of study. We have invited twelve main speakers from all over the world and from disciplines ranging from biology to nanotechnology. The day will begin with a series of plenary–style talks by invited speakers, followed by shorter talks by other participants as time allows. Afternoon break–out sessions centered on the day's topic will give interested participants a chance to discuss and share ideas, leading to new collaborations and several publications. We will also have an evening poster session on Thursday February 7. On the final evening, we will host a banquet and iridescent art event in collaboration with ASU's Herberger College of the Arts and the Phoenix Art Museum. Please see the links below for more information about our invited speakers, daily themes and activities, and the final banquet. 4 IRIDESCENCE " Iridescence: More Than Meets the Eye " would not have been possible without the generous grant provided by the School of Life Sciences Research and Training Initiatives Committee as part of the new Frontiers in Life Sciences program. This innovative program, to our knowledge unique to Arizona State University, provides an annual award of $30,000 to a group of graduate students at the School of Life Sciences to initiate and organize a conference or workshop. Frontiers in Life Sciences (FiLS) seeks to " highlight cutting-edge issues and discoveries in the life sciences " and " call attention to the excellent life science research going on in SoLS, publicizing our work both within and beyond ASU. " Proposals are accepted annually by the RTI committee, and are evaluated based on many criteria, including the intellectual scope and novelty of the meeting theme, an interdisciplinary emphasis, and a solid …