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SECOND INTERNATIONAL TRILOBITE CONFERENCE
Brock University, August 22nd-25th, 1996
Final Circular
Organising committee: Jonathan Adrain, Brian Chatterton, Greg Edgecombe,
Nigel Hughes, Ed Landing, Rolf Ludvigsen, Brian Pratt, Dave Rudkin and
Steve Westrop (chair)
ABSTRACT AND REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 12th, 1997
The conference will extend over four days and will begin on August 22nd
with a special symposium on "Phylogeny, Morphometrics and Trilobite
Systematics" (see below). Three days of general sessions will follow and a
concurrent meeting (Trilo-Fest '97) is being organized for amateur
trilobite enthusiasts.
Program. We welcome oral presentations on all aspects of trilobite
paleobiology -- phylogeny, evolutionary patterns, extinctions,
paleoecology, taphonomy, biogeography and biostratigraphy. Theme areas of
particular interest include:
Phylogenetic position of Trilobita within the Arthropoda: phylogenetic
limits of Trilobita; evidence for trilobite monophyly; relationships of
naraoiids; are agnostids trilobites?; cladistic analysis of Cambrian
arachnomorphs.
Bridging the Cambrian-Ordovician gap: relationship between Cambrian and
post-Cambrian clades
Evolutionary studies: speciation; stasis; heterochrony
Extinctions and radiations. Trilobites and mass extinction events:
environmental contexts; turnover rates; environmental and biogeographic
patterns in extinction and survival. Patterns and processes of recovery
from extinction. The Middle Ordovician radiation of trilobites.
Late Paleozoic decline of trilobites and the changing role of trilobites in
Paleozoic communities
Ontogenetic studies: ecologic, evolutionary and phylogenetic contributions.
The fundamental data base: systematic and biostratigraphic studies. We are
particularly interested in revisions of major groups and in studies of
morphologic variability and its implications. Biostratigraphic studies,
especially regional to provincial syntheses.
Trilobite paleoecology. Empirical studies of biofacies and functional
morphology. Trace fossils. Evolutionary aspects of biofacies: coordinated
stasis; biofacies-related patterns of turnover and longevity.
Taphonomy of trilobite assemblages.
Trilobites and the "Cambrian explosion": all aspects of the early radiation
of the group (e.g. evolutionary rates; ecologic aspects [onshore-offshore
patterns in the origin of clades, etc.]).
A refereed proceedings volume is planned, and will be edited by Jonathan
Adrain and Steve Westrop.
Speakers in the general sessions will be allocated 20 minutes (15 minutes
plus a 5 minute question period). The lecture theatre will be equipped
with two 35 mm slide projectors and an overhead projector.
Registration. Registration fees are $80.00 for professionals and $40.00
for students and amateurs. Registration form is enclosed.
Accommodation. A block of rooms has been reserved at the residence of the
Brock University Conference Centre. All rooms are single occupancy, with
two rooms sharing a bathroom. Towels, etc. will be changed daily. The
cost is $37.74 per day. The front desk at the residence is staffed on a 24
hour basis, so that delegates will be able to check in at any time. Use
registration form to book residence accommodation.
There is only one hotel close to the University (easy walking distance ---
about 5-10 minutes): Embassy Suites Hotel, 3530 Schmon Parkway, Thorold.;
phone: (905) 984-8484; fax: (905) 984-6691 Rates: Single occupancy:
$94.00; double occupancy: $99.00. Participants who would prefer hotel
accommodation should contact the Embassy Suites directly.
Meals. There are few restaurants within easy walking distance of the Brock
campus, so we will be offering a meal plan, with meals served in the
residence dining hall. Breakfast, lunch and an evening meal are available
for $28.73 per day. A closing reception/dinner will be held on Monday,
August, 25th. Use registration form to book meals.
Note that payment for accommodation and meals must accompany the
registration form. We have funds available to pay for registration fees,
accommodation and meals for the period of the conference sessions (August
22nd-25th) for up to eight participants from non-western countries.
Funding will be allocated on the basis of need; preference will be given to
those presenting papers and to those in the early to mid-stages of their
careers. Individuals who wish to apply for funding should return the
application form or e-mail the information to Steve Westrop as soon as
possible.
Receptions. A mixer/reception will be held on the evening of August 21st
from 7.00 until 10.00 pm at the Pond Inlet Cafeteria. A reception will
follow the Trilobite Systematics Symposium in the Faculty and Staff Club on
August 22nd, from 5.00-7.00 pm. A second reception/mixer for participants
of both the conference and Trilo-Fest '97 will be held in Pond Inlet
Cafeteria on the evening of August 23rd from 7.00 until 10.00 pm. A
feature of this reception will be displays of museum-quality material from
private collectors in Ontario and the north-eastern United States. A
closing reception and dinner will be held in the Faculty and Staff Club on
August 25th, 7-10 pm.
Getting to St. Catharines.
By air. St. Catharines cannot be reached directly by air but Niagara
Airbus, an airport shuttle service, serves both Toronto and Buffalo
International Airports. The trip from Toronto typically takes 1.5 to 2
hours and costs $71.69, return, whereas the trip from Buffalo usually takes
about 1 to 1.5 hours and costs $80.00, return. In order to use this
service, it is essential that you contact Niagara Airbus (905 374-8111) in
advance, giving them your arrival date, flight time and number. Check in
at the Ground Transportation Desk at the arrivals level of the airport
terminal building.
By road. St. Catharines is on the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW), the major
highway linking Toronto and Fort Erie (and the bridge to Buffalo, N.Y.).
Direct access to Brock University (see maps) from the QEW is via Highway
406 South. To reach the Brock campus, leave Highway 406 at the St. Davids
Road West exit.
Abstracts. The abstract should be no more than 500 words, including title.
Electronic submissions are preferred, either pasted into the body of an
e-mail message or as an attached file (Binhex or uuencoded attachments). In
the case of papers with more than one author, indicate who will be
presenting the paper. Indicate also if the paper will be submitted to the
proceedings volume. An e-mail acknowledgement will be sent upon receipt of
each abstract. Participants without access to e-mail should send a
print-out of the abstract and a file on a 3.5 inch diskette (Macintosh or
IBM format; use Microsoft Word or Word Perfect if possible; for other word
processing software, send file in text-only format). If it is not possible
to provide a diskette, send a typescript of the abstract, which will be
word-processed at Brock. Note that there are no restrictions on the
number of abstracts that may be submitted by individual authors.
E-mail abstracts to Steve Westrop (swestrop@spartan.ac.brocku.ca). Mailing
address: Department of Earth Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines,
Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada. Fax: (905) 682-9020
FIELD TRIPS
Three field trips are offered as part of the symposium. See enclosed
registration forms for details, including prices. Note that all field
trips have limited enrollment, and may fill quickly.
Field trip 1 (pre-meeting). Avalon Terrane, Newfoundland and New Brunswick
August 11th-August 20th, 1997
Co-leaders: Ed Landing (New York State Museum) and Steve Westrop (Brock
University)
Field trip 2 (pre-meeting). Canadian Rocky Mountains
August 15th-August 20th, 1997
Co-leaders: Brian Chatterton (University of Alberta) and Brian Pratt
(University of Saskatchewan)
Field trip 3 (post-meeting). South-Central Ontario
Tuesday, August 26 - Friday, August 29, 1997
Co-leaders: Kevin Brett (University of Alberta) and Dave Rudkin (Royal
Ontario Museum)
Symposium: Phylogeny, Morphometrics and Trilobite Systematics
August 22nd, 1997
This one day symposium is intended as a synthetic review of current theory
and methods in systematic paleobiology, with emphasis on the integration of
cladistic and morphometric approaches, and with examples drawn from a
single major invertebrate group, the trilobites. Topics covered will
include an introduction to basic concepts and assumptions, details of the
standard methods with specific case studies, and the ways in which
cladistics and morphometrics may be used to address major problems in
evolutionary paleobiology. Papers from the symposium will be published in
a volume edited by the organisers: J.M. Adrain, G.D. Edgecombe, and N.C.
Hughes.
Speakers and topics will include:
Dan Brooks, University of Toronto: "An introduction to phylogenetic systematics"
Lars Ramskold, University of Uppsala: "Ontogeny and character analysis"
Bruce Lieberman, Harvard University: "A phylogenetic approach to tempo and
mode of evolution"
Jonathan Adrain, Natural History Museum: "Parsimony, monophyla, and
evolutionary paleobiology"
Greg Edgecombe, Australian Museum: "Cladistic methods in biogeography"
Steve Westrop, Brock University: "Cladistics, diversity, and taxonomic turnover"
Richard Fortey, Natural History Museum: "Phylogenetics in the history of
trilobite classification"
Nigel Hughes, Cincinnati Museum Center: "Morphometric approaches to
trilobite paleobiology"
Loren Smith, University of Southern California: "Morphological integration
and phenotypic variability in trilobites"
Miriam Zelditch, University of Michigan: "Phylogenetic analysis of
ontogenetic shape transformations"
Roger Kaesler, University of Kansas: "The role of databases in trilobite
paleontology"
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND HOUSING FORM
NAME _______________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Phone ______________________Fax _____________________ e-mail ___________________
ALL COSTS ARE LISTED IN, AND SHOULD BE PAID IN, CANADIAN DOLLARS (Can$1.00
= U.S.$0.75). Make cheque or money order payable to Brock University
Conference registration, Professional: $80.00; student/amateur: $40.00
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(After May 12th, registration is $100.00 for all participants).
Housing, $37.74 per night
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Meal Plan, $28.73 per day, August 22nd, 23rd, 24th; Breakfast and lunch on
25th,
$16.69; breakfast on 26th, $6.89
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Closing dinner, August 25th, $20.00.
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We will try to accommodate individuals with particular dietary requirements
(vegetarian meals; food allergies, etc.). If you have particular needs, please
specify:
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TOTAL REGISTRATION, HOUSING AND MEALS _________
The registration form and payment should be sent to Dr. Steve Westrop,
Second International
Trilobite Conference, Department of Earth Sciences, Brock University, St.
Catharines,
Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada by May 12th. Housing cannot be guaranteed after
this date.
FIELD TRIP REGISTRATION FORMS
Field trip 1
Avalon Terrane, Newfoundland and New Brunswick
August 11th-August 20th, 1997
Co-leaders: Ed Landing (New York State Museum) and Steve Westrop (Brock
University)
Eastern Newfoundland, with the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary Global
Stratotype Section and
Point (GSSP), and southern New Brunswick have the most fossiliferous and
best exposed Cambrian sections on the ancient Avalon continent. The field
trip will impart a through understanding of latest Precambrian to earliest
Ordovician geological evolution and faunal sequence of the most completely
and best researched exotic terrane. Key themes include:
1. Relationship of a classic trilobite-small shelly fossil faunal zonation
to the sequence stratigraphy of an insular, cool water continent.
2. Volcanic ash distribution and realtionship to strike-slip epeirogeny
and basin development.
3. Precise U-Pb volcanic zircon chronology and global correlation of the
Cambrian.
Participants should arrive in St. John's, Newfoundland, on August 11th and
make their own
arrangements for travel from Saint John, New Brunswick, to Toronto on
August 21st
Cost: A deposit of $340 American, to cover airfare from St. John's
Newfoundland to Saint John, New Brunswick is due by April 1st. Send cheque
payable to New York State Museum Institute, c/o Dr. Ed Landing, New York
State Geological Survey, State Education Department, Albany, New York
12230).
Approximately $400 American for lodging and meals and registration will be
due June 1. Participants will advised of exact amount of this second
payment by May 1st .
Limit: 12 participants.
Field trip 1
Avalon Terrane, Newfoundland and New Brunswick
Registration form
NAME _______________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Phone ______________________Fax _____________________ e-mail ___________________
RETURN FORM AND DEPOSIT OF $340 (American) BY APRIL 1st TO:
Dr. ED LANDING, NEW YORK STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, STATE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT, ALBANY, NEW YORK 12230, U.S.A.
e-mail: ELANDING@museum.nysed.gov
Make cheque payable to: New York State Museum Institute
Field trip 2
Canadian Rocky Mountains
August 15th-August 20th, 1997
Co-leaders: Brian Chatterton (Univ. of Alberta) and Brian Pratt (Univ. of
Saskatchewan)
The Rocky Mountain trilobite field trip will leave Edmonton, Alberta, the
morning of 15 August and will return to Edmonton afternoon of 20 August.
Participants will be given an overview of the geology, structure and
scenery of the Rocky Mountains; paleontological sites to be visited include
the Middle and Upper Cambrian at the Columbia Icefields; the Burgess Shale
and Stephen Formation trilobite beds at Field, British Columbia; the Lower
and Upper Cambrian near Cranbrook, British Columbia; and the Royal Tyrrell
Museum at Drumheller, Alberta. Collecting is prohibited in the national
parks, but can be done at the Cranbrook localities. Participants will
make their own flight arrangements to be in Edmonton by August 14th and to
get from Edmonton to Toronto on August 21st. For further details, contact
Brian Chatterton [bchatter@maildrop.srv.ualberta.ca] or Brain Pratt [phone:
(306) 966-5725; e-mail: brpratt@pangea.usask.ca]
Cost: $400 Canadian per person, includes transportion by van/minivan and
hotel/hostel
accommodation and excursion guidebook, but not airfare or food and drink.
Limit: 10 participants.
Field trip 2
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Registration form
NAME _______________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Phone ______________________Fax _____________________ e-mail ___________________
RETURN FORM AND CHEQUE FOR $400 (CANADIAN) BY MAY 12th TO:
Dr. BRIAN CHATTERTON, DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES,
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, EDMONTON, ALBERTA T6G 2E3, CANADA
e-mail: bchatter@pop.srv.ualberta.ca
Make cheque payable to: Dr. Brian Chatterton
Field trip 3
Ordovician Stratigraphy and Trilobite Faunas of South-Central Ontario
Tuesday, August 26 - Friday, August 29, 1997
Co-leaders: Kevin Brett (University of Alberta) and Dave Rudkin (Royal
Ontario Museum)
The field trip will provide an overview of Middle and Upper Ordovician
rocks and fossils centred on the Lake Simcoe area of south-central Ontario,
with a particular emphasis on trilobite faunas and palaeoenvironmental
interpretations. The 4-day long excursion will visit a series of stops
beginning in shallow water siliciclastics at the base of the succession,
passing upward through mixed carbonates, and ending in lime mudstones and
shales representing deep shelf deposits. Trilobites are consisitent and
occasionally abundant elements of the diverse marine faunas in many of
these units. Most stops will examine exposures in operating quarries or at
road cuts, with ample opportunity for collecting. For further details,
contact Dave Rudkin [phone: (905) 586-5592; e-mail: davidru@rom.on.ca]
The field trip will depart from Brock University on the morning of August
26th, with three overnight stops along route. The trip will end around
mid-day on August 29th at Pearson International Airport in Toronto.
Participants are urged to book return air travel from Toronto for the late
afternoon or evening of the 29th, or to make their own accommodation
arrangements if staying over. Please be aware that Friday August 29th is
the beginning of the Labor Day holiday weekend in Canada and the U.S., and
is an extremely busy time for travel. Flight and accommodation bookings
should be made as early as possible.
Cost: $400 Canadian per person, includes transportion by van/minivan
(approx. 700 km roundtrip), 3 nights shared accommodation, all lunches, and
excursion guidebook.
Limit: 24 participants
Field trip 3
South-Central Ontario
Registration form
NAME _______________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Phone ______________________Fax _____________________ e-mail ___________________
RETURN FORM AND CHEQUE FOR $400 (CANADIAN) BY MAY 12th TO:
Dr. STEVE WESTROP, SECOND INTERNATIONAL TRILOBITE CONFERENCE, DEPARTMENTOF
EARTH SCIENCES, BROCK UNIVERSITY, ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO L2S 3A1, CANADA
Make cheque payable to: Brock University
APPLICATION FOR FUNDING TO PAY FOR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION,
ACCOMODATION AND MEALS
(Participants from non-western countries only)
Limited funds are available to pay for registration fees, accommodation and
meals for the period
of the conference sessions (August 22nd-25th) for up to eight participants
from non-western
countries. Funding will be allocated on the basis of need; preference will
be given to those
presenting papers and to those in the early to mid-stages of their careers.
All expenses will be
pre-paid by the conference. Note that funding does not include the cost of
field trips.
NAME _______________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Phone ______________________Fax _____________________ e-mail ___________________
Are funds available to cover the cost of transportation from your home
country to St. Catharines?
Yes______ No ___________
Does your participation in the conference depend upon an award of funds to
cover registration,
accommodation and meals? Yes _______ No __________
Will you be presenting a paper? Yes ________ No __________
Title of paper:
_________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Return the form or e-mail the information to Dr. Steve Westrop, Second
International
Trilobite Conference, Department of Earth Sciences, Brock University, St.
Catharines,
Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada as soon as possible. e-mail:
swestrop@spartan.ac.brocku.ca
Fax (905) 9020
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