We envision this symposium as a venue to explore the interface between development and evolution from the perspective of insect biology.  We hope to bring together (on the podium, in the audience, throughout the conference and at this web site) - and facilitate a dialog among - entomologists with a wide range of perspectives and expertise in insect biology.  Towards that end, each of the speaker's pages will allow for an ongoing dialog among entomologists interested in Evo-Devo.  At the conclusion of the symposium, we will transcribe the question-and-answer sessions from each talk, and include a comments box at the bottom of each of the speaker's pages to extend the dialog beyond the 30 minute speaker time limit.  In so doing, we hope to include the perspectives of interested individuals who did not have the opportunity to attend the symposium in Brasil.  Ideally, this site will provide for a free exchanges of ideas, represent a spring-board for collaborations among disparate entomologists (with respect to background, approach and geography), and provide a forum for developing a generalized research program for this relatively young and extremely exciting field.