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Dear All Paleonetters---

PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY CALL FOR ABSTRACTS---

The GSA 2004 Annual Meeting (and PS) Abstract submission is currently open (April 1) and closes on July 13 (http://www.geosociety.org). This year, the Paleontological Society has arranged to have four sub-categories from which you can choose to help place your abstract in the proper session. If your abstract does not logically fit into any of these categories, then just submit it under the general session. The list includes:

Paleontology, Phylogenetic/Morphological Patterns
Paleontology, Diversity, Extinction, Origination
Paleontology, Biogeography/Biostratigraphy
Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy

This year, the PS will be sponsoring 7 Topical Sessions and 2 Pardee Sessions:

P5

Adversity, Advantage, Opportunities: Phanerozoic Stromatolites as "Survivor" vs. "Disaster" Taxa

P6

Pre-Mesozoic Impacts: Their Effect on Ocean Geochemistry, Magnetic Polarity, Climate Change, and Organic Evolution----ORAL

T50

Marine Hard Substrates: Colonization and Evolution

T52

The Hunters and the Hunted: Predation on and by Gastropods

T53

Critical Events in the Evolution of Terrestrial Arthropods

T55

Anatomy of an Anachronistic Period: The Early Triassic Environment and its Effect on the History of Life

T56

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of the Late Eocene Florissant Formation, Colorado

T112

Geologic Time and CHRONOS: Databases, Tools, Outreach, Education and the Geoinformatics Revolution

T143

Pre-Mesozoic Impacts: Their Effect on Ocean Geochemistry, Magnetic Polarity, Climate Change, and Organic Evolution---POSTERS

We are very pleased to bring you this outstanding program. Our meeting continues to grow every year. Last year, we had over 360 abstracts in our program, representing 10% of the GSA Annual Meeting. We hope that trend continues.

CALL FOR PS MEMBERSHIP---

Finally, if you are not already a member of the Paleontological Society, or have let your membership lapse, we would like you to please consider joining as a regular or student member.

The PS has served our scientific community for nearly 100 years. It publishes two very high quality journals (e.g. The Journal of Paleontology, and Paleobiology), organizes annual and sectional meetings, provides opportunities for student research grants and professional recognition (e.g. the Schuchert Award, Strimple Award and PS Medal). It sponsors an annual Short Course and a Society-wide Distinguished Lecture series.

By joining the PS, you will be shaping the future of paleontological inquiry in this new century. If you are already a member, please do not forget to renew your membership for 2004. This is an important step in keeping the programs of our Society strong. In the coming year, in addition to our regular activities, the PS will be introducing a website called the Paleontological Portal, as well as sponsoring Focus Groups at GSA for feedback as to how our Society may better serve you.

We hope that you have a successful 2004 and continue to participate and support the Society. We greatly appreciate it! Together, we will shape the future of our discipline in research and teaching!

Sincerely,

Lisa Park, PS Councilor At Large (under 40) and JTPC PS Committee Chair

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Dr. Lisa E. Park

Department of Geology

University of Akron

Akron, OH 44325-4101 USA

(email: lepark@uakron.edu)

(phone: 001-330-972-7633)