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================================================================== PALEONTOLOGY DIVISION GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA THIRTEENTH CANADIAN PALEONTOLOGY CONFERENCE (CPC-2003) September 19th - 21st, 2003 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, EDMONTON, ALBERTA SECOND CIRCULAR Welcome to Edmonton! The 13th annual Canadian Paleontology Conference (CPC-2003) will be held in Edmonton, Alberta, on September 19th-21st, 2003, at the universities Telus Centre conference facility. The University of Alberta's departments of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Biological Sciences are pleased to host this years meeting and to showcase their long, vibrant, and ongoing tradition of paleontological research. The University of Alberta currently has six academic paleontologists on staff, two active professors emeriti, nearly twenty graduate students, and an Honours Paleontology undergraduate degree program boasting twenty-three registered students! The City of Edmonton is firmly anchored to the Upper Cretaceous bedrock of the Edmonton Formation which is beautifully exposed along the scenic banks and ravines of the North Saskatchewan River. Edmonton and its Cretaceous rocks are also the source name for the dinosaur genera Edmontosaurus and Edmontonia - a hadrosaur and ankylosaur respectively. No other Canadian city can claim two dinosaur genera! On behalf of the CPC 2003 we invite you to come experience a bit our paleontological history and to glimpse a bit of our academic future. ___________________________________________________________________________ CPC 2003 Host Committee CO-CHAIRS: Dr. Brian D.E. Chatterton, Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences 1-01A Earth Sciences Building University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E9 ph. 1-780-492-3983 e-mail: brian.chatterton@ualberta.ca and Dr. Michael W. Caldwell, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences & Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta Laboratory for Vertebrate Palaeontology, CW-405 Biological Sciences Building, 11145 Saskatchewan Drive, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E9 ph. 1-780-492-3458, FAX 1-780-492-9234 e-mail: mw.caldwell@ualberta.ca ================================================================== Air Travel The Edmonton International Airport is located 35 km from the University of Alberta. The airport is serviced by a large number of commercial and regional airlines with access to all major Canadian centers. The CPC 2003 has not made travel arrangements with any particular airline carrier, though for student attendees, discounted travel arrangements can be made through Travel CUTS Edmonton (780-492-2592), or any local Travel CUTS outlet. ================================================================== Local Transportation Ground Transportation Ground transportation from the Edmonton International Airport to the University of Alberta Campus can be accomplished in several ways; 1) Car rental at the airport; 2) taxi service costing approximately $30.00 one way; 3) Airport Hotel Shuttle service; 4) Sky Shuttle Service. The final option provides efficient service directly to the university campus and is detailed below. ___________________________________________________________________________ SKY SHUTTLE CHARTERS Door to door service is available anywhere in the city on a prearranged basis. ROUTES Downtown - serves nine hotels and the Greyhound Bus Terminal Westend - serves six hotels and West Edmonton Mall University - serves six hotels and the Southside Campus Towers (University) Note: Service available at other select hotels on a pre-arranged basis, minimum one hour in advance. FREQUENCY University - operates on a 45 minute frequency Sunday to Friday on a 1 hour frequency on Saturdays and holidays. The schedule for travel to the university can be found online at: http://www.edmontonskyshuttle.com/SkySuttle%20Schedule/UniversitySchedule.htm SKY SHUTTLE RATES & TICKET INFORMATION New rates effective March 1, 2002. South of 63 Avenue $10 One-way $13 Open Ended Return $20 Children $6.00 (ages 3-12, one way) Sky Shuttle tickets are available at the airport Sky Shuttle booth, or on shuttles themselves. Cash and all major credit cards are accepted. ================================================================== Parking Parking is available on campus for either personal or rented automobiles. If conference attendees notify the organizing committee in advance, we can arrange for a reduced "Guest" daily parking fee while on campus. See the following: Definition Guests are defined as individuals who visit your office on an occasional basis. An individual employed by or enrolled in a course offered by the University, cannot be considered a guest. Parking reservations made for staff members are charged at the full daily rate for the area reserved. In accordance with Revenue Canada regulations, parking paid for by an office on behalf of a staff member is treated as a taxable benefit for the staff member and, in such instances, Parking Services is obligated to notify Human Resources so the appropriate tax forms can be generated. Payment Options Bookings can only be made for areas where there is a kiosk attendant on duty. The kiosk attendant will be provided with the names of your guests or the name of your function. We request that you advise your guests to identify themselves to the kiosk attendant or provide the name of the function they are attending, and to pay the applicable parking fee. The following payment methods are accepted: indent, Parking Services coupon, Visa or MasterCard. Your office may choose to pay for parking for your guests, in which case the following payment methods are accepted: online booking (indent), indent, Parking Services coupon or the Corporate (Visa) Credit Card. ================================================================== Meeting Location All of the CPC platform presentations, exhibits and social events (Welcoming Social and Evening Banquet) will take place at the Telus Centre for Professional Development located on the main University of Alberta campus at 87 Avenue and 111 Street. An online interactive version of a University of Alberta campus map, giving the location of the Telus Centre, the Earth Sciences Building, and a number of other relevant facilities can be viewed at: http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/UALBERTA/layout/. ================================================================== Hotel Accomodations Hotel accommodations are available both on and off campus. On campus accommodations include the Campus Tower Suite Hotel which has provided discounts for CPC 2003 registrants (see below), and Lister Hall hotel services, booked through Conference Services (approximately 20 ensuite hotel rooms). Campus Tower Suite Hotel CPC 2003 has arranged for the special rates and preferred booking status with Campus Tower Suite Hotel. This facility is situated right off the University of Alberta campus, on the corner of 87th Avenue and 112th Street (#111 on campus map), directly across the street from meeting venue at the Telus Centre. The Campus Tower Suite Hotel is located 30 minutes from the Edmonton International Airport, and is easily accessible by public and private transportation. Sky Shuttle service (see above) from the airport which stops directly in front of the hotel. Rooms must be booked by September 1st, 2003. When booking, quote the reservation as CPC 2003 Conference in order to obtain the preferred rate. Rooms at the Tower Suite Hotel are full-ensuite facilites with multiple bedrooms/beds per suite (see below for details) and are booked on a minimum of double occupancy. Each suite has a complete kitchen (refrigerator, stove, microwave), living room (pull-out sofa), dining area, and a bath. Complimentary in-room coffee and tea are available. Daily maid service is available for suites. Rooms Two-bedroom suite (2 available and reserved for CPC 2003) Queen (bedroom) Two Singles (bedroom) Queen pull-out (living room) :$130.00/night Executive Suites (14 available and reserved for CPC 2003) Queen (bedroom) Queen pull-out (living room) $129.00/night Reservations Reservations can be made through the hotel office at: Toll-Free 1-800-771-1277 Local telephone 1-780-439-6060 Fax 1-780-433-4410 E-mail info@campustower.com; Web www.campustower.com ___________________________________________________________________________ Lister Hall Hotel Suites Contact Information: Conference Services, University of Alberta 44 Lister Hall, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H6 Tel: 780-492-4281 Fax: 780-492-7032 Toll free: 800-615-4807 (Canada only) e-mail: conference.services@ualberta.ca ================================================================== CONFERENCE & PROGRAMS The conference and programs includes a number of social events, museum tours, the opportunity for study visits to collections (daytime, Friday, September, 19th), the platform and poster presentations on the 20th of September, and the potential field trip that will depart Edmonton on the 21st of September. ___________________________________________________________________________ Social Events Welcoming Social - Friday Evening, September 19th, main foyer, Telus Centre, University of Alberta. There is no charge for the food to be served at this social event; the Welcoming Social is being hosted by the Departments of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Biological Sciences. Alcohol will be available at a cash bar. The event, including registration, will begin at 6pm. CPC 2003 Evening Banquet - Saturday, September 20th , Main Dining Room, Telus Centre, University of Alberta. Fees for this banquet are extra to the conference registration fee and are estimated at $45.00/person. The banquet price provides a catered and served four-course meal including wine and bottled water. If individuals wish to attend the banquet we highly recommend you pay for you banquet ticket well in advance as only a small number of 'late arrivals' will be allowed to purchase banquet tickets (caterers restrictions). Cocktail service (cash bar) will begin at 6pm, with dinner to follow for 7pm. The evening ceremonies will involve presentation of this year's Billings Medal winner. ___________________________________________________________________________ Collections Study If anyone is interested in viewing particular specimens from the collections at the University of Alberta Laboratory for Vertebrate Paleontology, or the Paleontology Museum, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, please make advance arrangements with the relevant Curators and Collections Managers so the material will be available on that Monday. ___________________________________________________________________________ Call for Papers - Saturday, September 20th. As was noted in the First Circular, participants of CPC-2003 have the option of submitting either a short paper or an extended abstract for their presentations. Students are particularly encouraged to submit short papers for publication in the volume (short papers will not be refereed). The submission deadline for both short papers and conventional abstracts is extended to August 30th, 2003 to accommodate field seasons, etc. We encourage all contributors to submit their contributions as early as possible. Contributions may be submitted electronically any time after June 1st, 2003 (electronic submissions are preferred). We are accepting abstracts for either platform presentations or poster presentations. Platform presentations will be given in either the morning or afternoon (schedule notices will be sent to presenters in advance), while posters will be mounted in the morning on poster stands set up in the foyer of the Telus Centre; authors are expected to be at their posters for discussion with other registrants between 3:00pm and 3:30pm. Regular abstracts should be no more than 300 words in total length and must include a title, the names and addresses of all others, and be written as a summary of results, etc. Extended abstracts should be no more than three double spaced pages in length, have no more than two small figures, and no more than 15 references in the references list. Regarding stylistic guidelines, we are following CJES format. Improperly formatted extended abstracts will be returned to the corresponding author for corrections; neither the abstracts nor extended abstracts will be refereed, but they will be edited. ___________________________________________________________________________ Field Trip (Sept. 21st-24th) Only a single field trip is being planned for CPC 2003. This trip will be co-lead by Dr.'s Caldwell and Chatterton and will only be undertaken if enough registrants demonstrate advance interest in participating; on-site registrations will NOT be accepted. The estimated cost is $350.00 CDN/person - not including food. The tentative itinerary is a round-trip excursion: Edmonton to Drumheller - visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum View Cretaceous through Paleocene exposures and outcrops Drumheller to the Burgess Shale - day tour to Walcott's Quarry Burgess Shale to Grande Cache - drive the Banff-Jasper highway Grande Cache - visit the dinosaur trackways Grande Cache to Edmonton ___________________________________________________________________________ Conference Registration The registration fee includes admission to the regular programs, i.e., platform sessions, posters, other exhibits, and the Welcoming Social on Friday, September 19th. Registration fees do not cover the cost of the banquet; this cost is additional to the conference registration fee and applies to all attendees (see above). On-site registrations will be accepted, though we encourage you to advance register so that we can better estimate the number of registration packages and account to our caterers regarding numbers of individuals attending the Friday Social and Saturday Banquet. On-site registrations and the pickup of registration packages may be done on Friday: 6:30 pm - 10:00pm, in the foyer of Telus Centre during the Welcoming Reception, and on Saturday, beginning at 8:00 am in the foyer of Telus Centre. ================================================================== REGISTRATION FORM - 1 Advance Conference Registration Form (detach and mail with cheque or money order, made payable to CPC 2003, to Dr. B.D.E. Chatterton) Name (as will appear on Conference ID Badge): Title First Name Surname Institution Mailing Address e-mail/telephone/FAX Please circle one: Cost Social Events Yes/No I will attend the Friday Social N/C Yes/No I will attend the Saturday Banquet 45.00/person _______ Conference Program Student Registration Fee $10.00 ________ (accompanied by proof of student status) Non-Student Registration Fee $40.00 ________ Total _________ ______________ Please send to: Dr. Brian D.E. Chatterton, Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Science 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E9 e-mail: brian.chatterton@ualberta.ca ================================================================== REGISTRATION FORM - 2 Field Trip - Intent to Participate (detach and mail with cheque or money order, made payable to CPC 2003, to Dr. B.D.E. Chatterton) Name: Title First Name Surname Institution Mailing Address e-mail/telephone/FAX ____________ Please send to: Dr. Brian D.E. Chatterton, Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Science 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E9 e-mail: brian.chatterton@ualberta.ca ================================================================== -- Mr. W. Douglas Boyce, M.Sc., P.Geo., Provincial Paleontologist, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Mines and Energy, Mines Branch, Geological Survey Division, Regional Geology Section, P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, NL, Canada A1B 4J6 Phone: (709) 729-2163 Fax: (709) 729-4270 WWW: http://www.geosurv.gov.nf.ca/mapping/boyce.html http://www.geosurv.gov.nf.ca/education/fossils/index.html http://www.canadianrockhound.com/summer97/cr9701301_nfld.html http://www.spnhc.org/documents/fossilprotection.htm ___________________________________________________________________________
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