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Dear Paleontologists of the World: The International Palaeontological Association is the official representative for the palaeontological sciences on the global scene, especially to the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS). Other essential activities include sponsorship of International Palaeontological Congresses and publication of free online directories at http://ipa.geo.ku.edu. The IPA aims to promote and coordinate international cooperation in palaeontology and to encourage the integration and synthesis of all palaeontological knowledge. IPA ANNUAL REPORT 2005: The Annual Report of IPA for 2005 is available on the IPA web site: http://ipa.geo.ku.edu. IPC2006: The IPA wishes to draw the attention of all paleontologists to the Second International Palaeontological Congress (IPC 2006) to be held in Beijing, China, 17-21 June 2006. The IPA is co-sponsoring IPC2006 with the China Association of Science and Technology, the Chinese Academy of Science, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Palaeontological Society of China, the Geological Society of China, and the China Geological Survey. Full details are on the website at [http://www.ipc2006.ac.cn]. The deadline for abstracts is 1 March. The conference theme is 'Ancient Life and Modern Approaches' and there will be a wide variety of plenary sessions, general and topical symposia, short courses, workshops and special group meetings. The program will also feature mouth-watering field excursions to the fossil sites that have helped Chinese paleontology to grab so many headlines in recent years. This conference will be a major event, so please don't miss the opportunity to get informed and involved. We look forward to meeting all of you there. IPC2006 T23: "PALEO PARKS" At IPC2006 the International Palaeontological Association is sponsoring the Topical Symposium T23: "Paleo Parks" on the conservation of outstanding fossil sites. For more information about this symposium, please contact the Conveners: Dr. Jere H. Lipps <<mailto:jlipps@berkeley.edu>jlipps@berkeley.edu> and Dr. Javier Gaitan-Moran <jgaitan@uabcs.mx>. IYPE: INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PLANET EARTH On December 22, 2005, in response to years of planning by the IUGS, the United Nations proclaimed the International Year of Planet Earth: http://www.yearofplanetearth.org/proclamation.htm . Information about IYPE may be found in the online Status Reports and brochures at www.esfs.org and in Bulletins of the IUGS at http://www.iugs.org . The IPA is an Associate Partner of the International Year of Planet Earth. All IPA Members who have ideas for how paleontological objectives and activities ought to be incorporated into IYPE are encouraged to bring their suggestions to the officers of IPA. IPA TREASURER: Dr. Roger L. Kaesler resigned as IPA Treasurer effective December 31, 2005 for reasons of health, after serving in this office since 1992. The officers and members of IPA thank him for his capable and dedicated services to IPA during trying times and send our warmest wishes for a full recovery. The IPA Executive Committee elected Dr. Bruce S. Lieberman (University of Kansas) as Treasurer for the remainder of the term. IPA PROPOSED REVISED CONSTITUTION: The Officers and Executive Committee of IPA have prepared a Proposed Revised Constitution of IPA, which will be presented to the membership for ratification at the IPA General Assembly in Beijing in June. Both the current and the proposed Constitution are available on the IPA website. IPA ELECTION OF OFFICERS 2006-2010: Elections of IPA officers for the term 2006-2010 will be held at the next IPA General Assembly, which will meet during IPC2006 in Beijing in June. Delegates of Corporate Members of IPA and Individual Members of IPA will be eligible to vote at that meeting. A Nominating Committee has been formed and charged to prepare a slate of nominations for office: Dr. Richard Aldridge (UK), Dr. Mary Droser (U.S.A.), Dr. Bruce Lieberman (U.S.A.), Dr. Tatsuo Oji (Japan), Dr. Jiayu Rong (China), and Dr. Rosalie F. Maddocks (U.S.A.) (chair, non-voting). All Corporate Members and Individual Members are invited to suggest names for consideration by the Nominating Committee, by e-mail to Dr. Rosalie F. Maddocks, Chair of Nominations Committee (nonvoting). Best wishes to all, Dr. Richard J. Aldridge, President IPA Dr. Bruce S. Lieberman, Treasurer IPA Dr. Rosalie F. Maddocks, Secretary-General IPA
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