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Upcoming Meetings/Programs
PS Sponsored, GSA Field Trip
Geologic History of the Gold Belt Byway and Western Pikes Peak Country
November 4-5, 2010
Leaders: Herb Meyer, National Park Service–Florissant Fossil Beds N.M.; R.A. Wobus; T.W. (Woody) Henry.
The field trip information is trip #422 posted at http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2010/ft-post.htm
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
The Paleontological Society is offering student scholarships for this field trip. Criteria for selection are: 1) membership in The Paleontological Society, 2) current enrollment as a student, 3) relevance of the student’s interests to the field trip topic, and 4) willingness to assist with minor tasks during the field trip. Early applications may receive priority for selection, but there is no application deadline. To apply, submit a statement addressing the above criteria including a paragraph about what
you would hope to gain from this trip, names and e-mails of two references, and evidence showing current enrollment (transcript or comparable). For more information or to submit an application, contact Herb_Meyer@nps.gov.
PS Sponsored Sessions at GSA This Year - Denver, CO
Paleontological Society Short Course on Quantitative Methods in Paleobiology
Saturday, 30 October, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Free of Charge!)
Topical Sessions
T22. Exposing Myths and Misrepresentations of Climate Change and Evolution Science: Strategies and Case Studies for Geoscientists, Educators, Policy Makers, and the Press
Organizers: George T. Stone, Michael E. Mann, Andrew M. Buddington
T66. Geochronology of the American West: In Honor of the Careers of Bill Cobban and John Obradovich and the Roots of EARTHTIME
Organizers: S.A. Bowring, Kirk R. Johnson, Brad S. Singer
T70. Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Fossils
Organizers: Matthew J. Kohn, Dennis O. Terry, David Grandstaff
T77. Common Approaches to Investigating Patterns and Processes of Bioerosion across Substrates
Organizers: Anthony Walton, Ferran Garcia-Pichel/Elisabeth Chacon, Mark Wilson, Patrick Wyse Jackson
T111. Teaching Paleontology in the Twenty-First Century: Resources for Teaching Paleontology at the Undergraduate Level
Organizers: Margaret M. Yacobucci, Rowan Lockwood, Warren D. Allmon, Bruce J. MacFadden
T112. Paleontology, Paleobiogeography, and Stratigraphy of the Late Cretaceous North American Seas: A Tribute to Bill Cobban
Organizers: Richard A. MacKenzie, Corinne Myers
T113. Geological and Paleobiological Collections: Best Practices for Preservation, Access, and Use in a Changing World
Organizers: Ann Molineux, Tim White, Christopher Michael Holl
T114. Symbiosis as a Driver of Global Change in Ancient and Modern Earth Systems (Posters)
Organizers: Laurie Anderson, Annette Summers Engel
T115. The Precambrian-Cambrian Ecosphere (R)evolution: Insights from Chinese Microcontinents
Organizers: Christoph E. Heubeck, Maoyan Zhu, Shaoyong Jiang
T116. Links between Mesozoic Climate and Biodiversity
Organizers: Gregory D. Price, Richard J. Twitchett, Peter J. Harries
T117. Lagerstatte through Time: An Examination of Exceptional Preservational Pathways from the Terminal Proterozoic through Today
Organizers: James D. Schiffbauer, Marc Laflamme
T118. Filling the Hole: Sedimentary Geology and Paleontology of Caves and Karst
Organizers: Roy Plotnick, Ira D. Sasowsky
T121. The Western Interior Seaway Revisited (Posters)
Organizers: Dee A. Cooper, Roger W. Cooper
T143. Stratigraphic Standards: Where Have They Gone, What Should They Do, Where Should They Go?
Organizers: Arthur Donovan, Brian R. Pratt, L.E. Edwards
The PS is also listed as a sponsor for a Pardee Symposium entitled “Symbiosis as a Driver of Global Change in Ancient and Modern Earth Systems,” which is tied to T114 above.
Contemplating an event to be sponsored by PS?
If you are thinking of organizing a future short course or a GSA topical session, please contact the PS Program Coordinator, Tom Olszewski (tomo@geo.tamu.edu).
