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For those scrambling to make the January 15 abstract submission deadline 
(today), I've just heard that the organising committee have extended the 
deadline to Jan. 20, midnight Saskatchewan time.

Thanks,

Martin.




                   ********* CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ************
                          JANUARY 20, 2002 DEADLINE

     THE PALYNOLOGY AND MICROPALEONTOLOGY OF BOUNDARIES - A CAP-sponsored 
     special session at the GAC/MAC meeting in Saskatoon, May 26-29, 2002
              co-convened by Alwynne Beaudoin and Martin J. Head

Boundaries in time and space can leave distinct signatures in the 
palynological record. Diffuse or sharp, gradual or abrupt, boundaries can 
tell us much about the response of biotic systems to environmental change 
in both marine and terrestrial realms. Sponsored by the Canadian 
Association of Palynologists (CAP), this Special Session explores the 
identification and characterization of boundaries through palynology and 
micropaleontology. 

Dr NORMAN MACLEOD (Keeper of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, 
London UK) is the guest speaker for this session.  His talk will be on 
"Identifying long-term controls on Phanerozoic extinction and 
diversification patterns"

The session is being co-convened by Alwynne Beaudoin (Provincial Museum 
of Alberta, Edmonton, e-mail: abeaudoi@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca) and Martin J. 
Head (University of Cambridge, UK, e-mail: mh300@cam.ac.uk). Anyone 
interested in participating is invited to contact either of the 
convenors. 

A symposium volume is planned. Please indicate whether you wish to 
contribute to this volume. PAPERS NOT PRESENTED AT THIS SYMPOSIUM WILL 
ALSO BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION. 

Further details about the GAC/MAC meeting, abstract submission, 
registration etc., may be found at the conference website at 
http://www.usask.ca/geology/sask2002 Abstracts in digital format will be 
accepted until *JANUARY 20, 2002*. Please monitor the conference website 
for additional information about the meeting.



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Martin J. Head
Senior Research Associate, and Visiting Fellow of Wolfson College
Godwin Institute for Quaternary Research
Department of Geography
University of Cambridge
Downing Place, Cambridge  CB2 3EN
ENGLAND, U.K.

Phone:      (01223) 339751
Fax:        (01223) 333392
Email:      mh300@cam.ac.uk
Home page:  http://www.cus.cam.ac.uk/~mh300
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