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Registration for the 4th Fossil Preparation and Collections Symposium April, 28-30, 2011 in conjunction with the 9th Conference on Fossil Resources, April 26-28, 2011.


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Held at the South Lincoln Training and Events Center in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
Registration for each conference is $100. Attend both conferences for $160, a $40 savings (no coupon necessary).

Deadlines


Critical deadlines are:
January 10, 2011: abstracts or extended abstracts for oral and poster presentations
January 10, 2011: abstracts for full-length papers for proceedings volume
February 15, 2011: full-length, pre-peer-reviewed manuscripts for the proceedings volume
March 28, 2011: early registration due
All topics related to preparing, mounting, curating and conserving fossils are welcome.

Workshops

Workshops at the FPCS will include air-abrasion, percussion tools, and pin-vises using real fossil fish samples participants collect on the field trip (weather permitting). Trilobite preparation techniques by Dave Comfort. Other workshops include abstract writing, maintenance of pneumatic hand tools (e.g. Chicagos and Arrows) by Bill Murray and archival plaster cradle construction by Bill Keyser. Negotiations are underway for a workshop on macrophotography.

Registration

Click here to download the registration form. The early registration deadline is March 28, 2011, after which the registration fee will increase from $100 to $140 with no combined conference discount.
DonÕt forget, the 9th Conference on Fossil Resources immediately proceeds the 4th Fossil Preparation and Collections Symposium.
Motel rooms will be scarce during spring of 2011 due to industrial projects in the Kemmerer area! Roommates are encouraged so enough rooms are available for all who want to attend. (Evanston is the next closest town at 45 miles away) Make reservations now!! Only 24 rooms remain in the host hotel as of Sept. 7, 2010 (April in Kemmerer = very cold camping)
Update:
A few rooms are still available in the host hotel as of January 7, 2011
Host motel is Best Western Fossil Country Inn Mention ÒFossil ConferenceÓ to receive $70 room rate. The block of 50 rooms will be held until February 26, 2010. 307-877-3388
Other motels are:
Antler Motel
307-877-4461
Energy Inn
307-877-6901
Fairview Motel
307-877-3938
Fossil Butte Motel
307-877-3996
Frontier Suites
307-877-3377