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In a message dated 96-05-22 15:49:45 EDT, jclark@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu (James M. Clark) writes: Hello everyone. Just got this off the Vertpaleo listserver. Regards, Thomas R. Lipka Paleontological/Geological Studies >The North American Paleontological Convention, sponsored by the National >Museum of Natural History Department of Paleobiology, will be held at >the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, June 9-12. To facilitate >planning for the meeting by those who will attend, the tentative schedule >is as follows: > >SATURDAY JUNE 8 >Field trips > >SUNDAY JUNE 9 >Registration 10AM-5PM >Reception 530-7PM > >MONDAY MORNING JUNE 10 >Plenary session: "Precambrian evolution of the biosphere" J.W. Schopf > and B. Runnegar >Reef paleoecology >Paleontological databases - applications and accessibility >Morphospace concepts in paleontology I >Precambrian-Cambrian paleontology >Open sessions I and II > >MONDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 10 >Reconciling fossil and geochemical data and model results for periods of > global warmth >Understanding biodiversity patterns: Historical and biogeographic > perspectives >Morphospace concepts in paleontology II >Quantitative stratigraphic paleontology >Paleoecology >Land access issues in fossil collecting > >MONDAY EVENING JUNE 10 >"Friends" gatherings 6-8 and 8-10PM > >TUESDAY MORNING JUNE 11 >Biological recoveries after mass extinctions I >Recent advances in dinosaurian distribution and paleobiogeography/ > Preserved DNA and other biomolecules in fossils >Applications of integrated, diverse chronostratigraphic data >Cambrian topics and trilobites >Pan-American paleontological perspectives >The conodont animal > >TUESDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 11 >Biological recoveries after mass extinctions II >Community unity? >The origin and early evolution of whales I >Origin and evolution of terrestrial herbivory >Evolution/macroevolution/extinction >Taphonomy > >TUESDAY EVENING JUNE 11 >Plenary session: "Human evolution and climate change" R. Potts and S. >Stanley > >WEDNESDAY MORNING JUNE 12 >Dinosaurs in the public eye* >Exceptional preservation >Biological signatures of sequence stratigraphic units >Paleoceanography/paleoclimate >Calcareous microfossils >Fossil mutualism: Implications for speciation and community organization > >WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 12 >Origin and early evolution of whales II >Ordovician radiations and extinction event >Invertebrate paleoethology: The fossil record of animal behavior >Functional morphology >Phylogenetic studies >The role of paleontology in geological and environmental problems/ > The History of American Paleontology > > >*The cryptically titled symposium "Dinosaurs in the Public Eye" will >consist of talks by eight leading dinosaur paleontologists (R. Bakker, D. >Chure, C. Forster, J. Horner, L. Jacobs, M. Lockley, M. Norell, and P. >Sereno), followed by a panel discussion of how the high public profile >accorded to dinosaur research affects dinosaur paleontology. The panel >will also include H. Gee (Nature), C. Zimmer (Discover) and W. Mitchell >(U. Chicago). > > >For further information on NAPC, please contact Dr. Marty Buzas (202) >357-1390, Dr. Ellis Yochelson (202) 343-4330, or Dr. Ken Towe (202) 357-2406. > > >Also of interest to vertebrate paleontologists, the Society of Avian >Paleontology and Evolution will meet at the NMNH June 3-7. A "Symposium >and roundtable on the origin and early evolution of birds" will be held >on Friday, June 7 and a "Workshop on early Nornithes" will be scheduled >Tuesday June 4 or Wednesday June 5. For more information, please >contact SAPE, NMNH Bird Division, via fax at (202) 786-2979. > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > James M. Clark > NAPC Liaison, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology > Department of Biological Sciences > George Washington University > Washington, D.C. 20052 > (202) 994-7144 or 994-9210; fax - 994-6100 > > > > --------------------- Forwarded message: From: jclark@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu (James M. Clark) Sender: owner-vrtpaleo@usc.edu Reply-to: vrtpaleo@usc.edu To: vrtpaleo@usc.edu CC: vrtpaleo@usc.edu (vrtpaleo) Date: 96-05-22 15:49:45 EDT The North American Paleontological Convention, sponsored by the National Museum of Natural History Department of Paleobiology, will be held at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, June 9-12. To facilitate planning for the meeting by those who will attend, the tentative schedule is as follows: SATURDAY JUNE 8 Field trips SUNDAY JUNE 9 Registration 10AM-5PM Reception 530-7PM MONDAY MORNING JUNE 10 Plenary session: "Precambrian evolution of the biosphere" J.W. Schopf and B. Runnegar Reef paleoecology Paleontological databases - applications and accessibility Morphospace concepts in paleontology I Precambrian-Cambrian paleontology Open sessions I and II MONDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 10 Reconciling fossil and geochemical data and model results for periods of global warmth Understanding biodiversity patterns: Historical and biogeographic perspectives Morphospace concepts in paleontology II Quantitative stratigraphic paleontology Paleoecology Land access issues in fossil collecting MONDAY EVENING JUNE 10 "Friends" gatherings 6-8 and 8-10PM TUESDAY MORNING JUNE 11 Biological recoveries after mass extinctions I Recent advances in dinosaurian distribution and paleobiogeography/ Preserved DNA and other biomolecules in fossils Applications of integrated, diverse chronostratigraphic data Cambrian topics and trilobites Pan-American paleontological perspectives The conodont animal TUESDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 11 Biological recoveries after mass extinctions II Community unity? The origin and early evolution of whales I Origin and evolution of terrestrial herbivory Evolution/macroevolution/extinction Taphonomy TUESDAY EVENING JUNE 11 Plenary session: "Human evolution and climate change" R. Potts and S. Stanley WEDNESDAY MORNING JUNE 12 Dinosaurs in the public eye* Exceptional preservation Biological signatures of sequence stratigraphic units Paleoceanography/paleoclimate Calcareous microfossils Fossil mutualism: Implications for speciation and community organization WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 12 Origin and early evolution of whales II Ordovician radiations and extinction event Invertebrate paleoethology: The fossil record of animal behavior Functional morphology Phylogenetic studies The role of paleontology in geological and environmental problems/ The History of American Paleontology *The cryptically titled symposium "Dinosaurs in the Public Eye" will consist of talks by eight leading dinosaur paleontologists (R. Bakker, D. Chure, C. Forster, J. Horner, L. Jacobs, M. Lockley, M. Norell, and P. Sereno), followed by a panel discussion of how the high public profile accorded to dinosaur research affects dinosaur paleontology. The panel will also include H. Gee (Nature), C. Zimmer (Discover) and W. Mitchell (U. Chicago). For further information on NAPC, please contact Dr. Marty Buzas (202) 357-1390, Dr. Ellis Yochelson (202) 343-4330, or Dr. Ken Towe (202) 357-2406. Also of interest to vertebrate paleontologists, the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution will meet at the NMNH June 3-7. A "Symposium and roundtable on the origin and early evolution of birds" will be held on Friday, June 7 and a "Workshop on early Nornithes" will be scheduled Tuesday June 4 or Wednesday June 5. For more information, please contact SAPE, NMNH Bird Division, via fax at (202) 786-2979. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. Clark NAPC Liaison, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Department of Biological Sciences George Washington University Washington, D.C. 20052 (202) 994-7144 or 994-9210; fax - 994-6100
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