2009 was a special year.  It was not only the 150th anniversary of the publication of one of the most important books ever written, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, but also the 200th Anniversary of his birth.  The Vancouver Evolution Festival was a year-long celebration of these anniversaries.  Events throughout the year and throughout the city explored Darwin's many contributions to science, the latest findings in evolution & biodiversity, and, importantly, the profound implications of these discoveries for society today.

The VEF Organizing Committee was:

	Rosie Redfield, Zoology, UBC (Chair)	redfield (at) zoology.ubc.ca
	John Beatty, Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies, UBC	john.beatty (at) ubc.ca
	Arne Mooers, Biological Sciences, SFU	amooers (at) sfu.ca
	Mark Collard, Archaeology, SFU	mcollard (at) sfu.ca
	Rowan Barrett, Zoology, UBC	rbarrett (at) zoology.ubc.ca

Sponsors

	Sponsorship for Daniel Dennett, "Darwin’s 'Strange Inversion of Reasoning" by:
	The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
	Sponsorship for the Darwin and You Lecture Series provided by:
	UBC Faculty of Science SFU Faculty of Science	SFU Faculty of Arts SFU Continuing Studies
	Sponsorship for Outreach Contests provided by:
	SFU Society for the Study of Evolution SFU Darwin and You Fund SFU Department of Biology	UBC Beaty Biodiversity Museum UBC Departments of Zoology, Botany and Microbiology
	Additional Sponsorship from:
	SFU Centre for Wildlife Ecology	SFU Dean of Science