Paleontological Society Celebrates 100th Year!
The Paleontological Society Position Statement: Evolution
Evolution is both a scientific fact and a scientific theory. More information.
Journals
For PS Publication Sales go to http://www.yale.edu/ris/paleontology/
What's New
Centennial Campaign in support of grants for research undertaken by students, our investment in the future of paleontology. More information.
Your voluntary contributions help substantially to advance the science of paleontology, to expand our knowledge of lost worlds! Your donations to The Paleontological Society can be mailed to the Secretary (address below) or submitted by credit card at this protected site: donate now. Thanks so much for your support! It is greatly appreciated.
North American Paleontological Convention, 2009, in Cincinnati. Abstracts are now being accepted for NAPC 2009 (submission deadline is February 12, 2009), which will take place on the University of Cincinnati campus, June 21 to June 26. Preliminary details and information about submission of proposals can be found at the meeting website: http://www.napc2009.org/ . For additional information, feel free to contact Arnie Miller, chair of the organizing committee (arnold.miller@uc.edu ), or Carl Brett, who (of course) is organizing the field-trip agenda (brettce@email.uc.edu).
Future Research Directions in Paleontology
The report of the NSF-funded workshop on Future Research Directions in Paleontology has been published, discussed at the GSA meeting in Denver, and since widely distributed. The full report is available here. More information.
Priscum Special GSA 2007 edition. The latest issue of Priscum, the society's online newsletter, is still available.
Teaching Paleontology in the 21st Century - July 30 - Aug 3, 2009; Optional field trip Aug 4. Cornell University and the Paleontological Research Institution. Join us for an exciting collaborative effort focused on enhancing the teaching of paleontology at the undergraduate level. This workshop will bring together college and university faculty who teach paleontology to explore a wide variety of topics related to teaching paleontology effectively both in paleontology courses and as parts of other courses taught in the geoscience curriculum. Application Deadline: February 6, 2009.
For more information visit the website: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/paleo/workshop09/index.html
