paleonet Palaeontology in Brazil

["Andrew Simpson" <asimpson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Palaeonetters,

Last month I was fortunate enough to attend a meeting of the Sociedade
Brasileira de Paleontologia in Aracaju in the north east of Brazil.

I put together a web diary to share the experience with those at home. 
I found an energetic palaeontological community with a different view as
to their potential contributions to science and humanity.  The
conference theme was "a new look for palaeontology" and it was certainly
quite different from most other palaeontological conferences I have
attended.

For those who are interested the web diary is at:-
http://www.es.mq.edu.au/brazil/

For those who find the subject matter of interest or relevance, I'd
welcome your thoughts off-list.

Cheers

Andrew

Andrew Simpson
Science Museums
Division of Environmental and Life Sciences
Macquarie University NSW 2109
ph (61 2) 98508183
fax (61 2) 98509671
email: asimpson@els.mq.edu.au
http://www.museums.mq.edu.au
http://www.els.mq.edu.au/museumstudies

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