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67th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Oct 17-20, 2007
Hilton Austin
Austin, Texas USA
May 13, 2007
Mark Your Calendar 67th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
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18:51:50 | Meagan Comerford
The abstract submission system and call for all awards for the 67th annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology closed May 15, 2007, at Noon Central Time. Contact the SVP business office if you have any questions
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18:46:11 | Meagan Comerford
Send a letter to your senator and representative TODAY! It is urgent that SVP members from the United States write their legislators in Washington in support of the Paleontological Resources Protection Act. Read the informative report from Ted Vlamis (Chair, SVP Government Affairs Committee) about the status of the legislation. Model letters are included for you to tailor and send to your Senators and Representative. I strongly urge you to write these letters soon, so that this legislation can finally be passed. Thank you.
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18:44:47 | Meagan Comerford
The Journal of Paleontological Sciences was recently announced by the Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences. Part of the journal’s mission is to publish information about fossils held in private collections. While it is important that scientifically significant fossils and fossil assemblages are described in an accessible format, the SVP has several concerns about the new journal. In response, members of the SVP Executive Committee have opened a dialogue with the sponsors of the new journal to revisit long-standing differences about fossils held in private collections.
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18:42:29 | Meagan Comerford
Margaret Matthew Colbert, who illustrated popular books on dinosaurs and prehistoric life, and who designed the SVP logo, passed away on February 24 at the age of 95. Read more…
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17:13:00 | Meagan Comerford
The 2007-2008 SVP election candidate slate and biographies are available to society members. Login to learn more.
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17:09:49 | Meagan Comerford
The SVP is a strong and vibrant society, in part because of its ongoing plans and initiatives. Learn more about SVP's strategic plans.
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16:44:37 | Meagan Comerford
The SVP is a strong and vibrant society, in part because of its ongoing plans and initiatives. Learn more about SVP's strategic plans.
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16:44:37 | Meagan Comerford
The Program Committee for the 67th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Austin Texas, Oct. 17-20, is calling for symposia proposals. Proposals should include a concise description of the symposium topic including its significance and specific relevance to the particular meeting time and location (if appropriate), and a list of speakers and preliminary titles, not to exceed 15 speakers in total. Five to six poster presentations are also welcome. Proposals should not exceed two pages in length. Please send proposals to Jason Head, Program Committee Chair. The deadline for proposal submission was Dec. 1, 2006. -Archived 2.16.2007
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16:35:48 | Meagan Comerford
To encourage student participation in the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting, the Development and Executive Committees are pleased to announce initiation of the Student Member Travel grant program beginning with the 2006 SVP Annual Meeting in Ottawa, Canada. We plan to expand the Student Travel grant program in subsequent years and to develop an endowment to fund grants. For more information, visit http://vertpaleo.org/meetings/studenttravel.cfm.
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16:29:30 | Meagan Comerford
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology takes seriously allegations of procedural or ethical improprieties by any of its members. The Burke Museum Report, released to the public via the Seattle Weekly on Jan. 25, 2006, contains allegations of improper procedures for the field collection of vertebrate fossils from U.S. public lands and for incomplete, and in some cases, inaccurate, documentation of fossils in the museum’s records. The individual accused of these improprieties is a member of SVP. The Ethics Education Committee is in the process of investigating further this report and its allegations. This committee and the SVP Executive Committee stand by the Statement on Ethics in the SVP Bylaws and are also committed to a fair investigation. The SVP Executive Committee will make a statement about the Burke Museum Report after a fair inquiry has been conducted. -Archived 9.18.2006
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16:10:13 | Meagan Comerford
The SVP Executive Committee is concerned with reports about the sale of vertebrate fossils by some members of SVP. When individuals join SVP, they sign an agreement to abide by the bylaws of the Society, including the code of ethics, which states, "the barter, sale, or purchase of scientifically significant vertebrate fossils is not condoned unless it brings them into or keeps them with, a public trust" (Bylaws of SVP, Article 12, Code of Ethics, Section 6). We are compelled by our Bylaws to enforce the Code of Ethics.
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16:07:33 | Meagan Comerford
April 11, 2007
The results of the SVP 2006 Executive Committee Election, which ran from June 5, 2006, CDT, through to Sept. 1, 2006, CDT are as follows:
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09:48:57 | MIchael
March 14, 2007
The Program Committee for the 67th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Austin Texas, Oct. 17-20, is calling for symposia proposals. Proposals should include a concise description of the symposium topic including its significance and specific relevance to the particular meeting time and location (if appropriate), and a list of speakers and preliminary titles, not to exceed 15 speakers in total. Five to six poster presentations are also welcome. Proposals should not exceed two pages in length.
Please send proposals to Jason Head, Program Committee Chair (headjas1@utm.utoronto.ca). The deadline for proposal submission was Dec. 1, 2006.
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12:34:52 | Michael Patti
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