RE: Palaeo Workshop

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In message Thu, 8 Jun 1995 14:30:25 +1200, Michael.Hannah@vuw.ac.nz  writes:

> High Latitude Southern Ocean Palaeontology Workshop.
>
> Expressions of Interest


>>>>Please keep me on your list of "interested" people.  As the details
develop, I will be able to determine if I can attend.

Dave Clark
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>
> Where: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
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> When:May 1996.
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> Duration: Three days.
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>
> Aims
>
> The primary aim of the workshop is to increase our practical understanding
> of the southern high latitude biotas and in particular the
> biostratigraphic relations between them. The major output of the workshop
> will be a compilation of the biostratigraphic zonations for as many
> fossil groups as possible. It is recognised that in the time available
> for the workshop such a document would have to be considered to be very
> tentative. However, documentation of areas of agreement and disagreement
> between the various fossil groups should provide a guide for future
> research. This document should be published.
>
> The end of 1996 marks the beginning of the Cape Roberts Antarctic Drilling
> project which makes this workshop extremely timely. The document to be
> produced at this meeting should provide a firm foundation for the Cape
> Roberts Palaeontology.
>
>
> Accomplishing the Aims
>
> The workshop is entirely open and it is hoped that as wide a cross section
> of workers as possible (foraminifera, nannofossils, diatoms, radiolaria,
> dinoflagellates, spores and pollen) will attend. Participants will be
> encouraged to bring slides, photographs and samples for group discussion.
>
> The workshop will open with a plenary session which will outline the aims
> of the workshop. The participants will then break up into separate
> disciplines to review material and discuss zonations. Microscopes will be
> available for each group to use in its review. A "reporter" will deliver
> the reviews to a plenary session on the final day. This session should
> work towards the production of the final workshop document. The reporters
> from each group together with the workshop conveners will be responsible
> for the final form of the document and its eventual publication.
>
>
> Interested?
>
> Please send expressions of interest to the co- ordinators:
>
> Dr Mike Hannah,
> Antarctic Research Centre/Research School of Earth Sciences
> Victoria University of Wellington
> E-Mail: michael.hannah@vuw.ac.nz
> Fax: 64-4-495 5186
> Post: PO Box 600,
> Wellington
> New Zealand
>
> Dr I Raine,
> Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
> E-Mail: i.raine@gns.cri.nz
> Post: PO Box 30-368
> Lower Hutt
> New Zealand
>
> We are aware that there may be problems in getting to New Zealand, and we
> would be interested in hearing from people that would be interested in
> attending the workshop if it were held in another (?Northern Hemisphere?)
> location.
>