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Second Announcement: Fossil Preparation and Collections Symposium at Petrified Forest National Park
A symposium will be held at Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, Arizona from April 10th through 12th 2008. The symposium will include both invited and volunteered platform and poster presentations. Fossil preparators and collections professionals will present papers regarding care and preservation of fossil resources, to compliment a day of workshops and field trip through the park and collections facilities. Conference attendees will receive a copy of a proceedings volume, including papers generated by the meeting.
Petrified Forest National Park was established in 1906 to protect petrified wood and other fossils from the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation in northeastern Arizona. These fossils have been researched for over 100 years resulting in the publication of hundreds of papers, forming a cornerstone for Late Triassic paleontological studies in North America.
April 10th
Paleontological Resources field trip
Evening: Welcome Reception in Holbrook, Arizona
April 11th
Preparation and Collections Symposium, Petrified Forest National Park
Evening: BBQ Social, Petrified Forest National Park
April 12th
Choice of Morning and Afternoon Workshops
Evening: Dinner Reception, Holbrook, AZ
Registration Fee: $65. Covers all events and includes a copy of proceedings volume.
For more information contact:
Matthew Brown
Fossil Preparator
Petrified Forest National Park
Box 2217
Petrified Forest, AZ 86028
Phone: 928-524-6228 ext. 281
Fax: 928-524-3567
E-mail: Matthew_A_Brown@nps.gov