Western Interior Paleontological Society | Events Calendar
UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE EARTH SCIENCES
The Western Interior Paleontological Society provides this
calendar listing as a courtesy to the public and the scientific
community. To submit items for our online and newsletter events
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ONGOING
First Mondays, May-September
Western Interior Paleontological Society (WIPS) Meeting
WIPS meets the first Monday of every month from September to May
(except for a December holiday auction which is held on a Saturday). Meetings are held in the Ricketson Auditorium at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Join
us for great lectures and socializing with fellow paleo enthusiasts.
Check
our home page
often for the latest program and announcements.
Monthly
Free USGS Map, Compass, and GPS Classes
USGS continues to offer free classes for the public at the Denver
Federal Center, Lakewood CO, Building 810. Classes are usually held on the second Friday of the month. Mornings (9-11:30) are Map
& Compass, and afternoons (12:30-5) are GPS. Reservations are required. To find out when the next class is being held and to register please call 303-202-4689, or email gpsworkshops@usgs.gov to reserve a place; bring
your GPS unit if you have one.
AUGUST 2010
August 27
Hunting Dinosaurs with Scott Sampson
Dinosaur paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and educator Scott Sampson, PhD, comes to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science with the latest on one of the world's hottest dinosaur spots, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. Only recently have we learned that most dinosaurs in the Western Interior existed on a "lost continent" known as Laramidia. About 100 million years ago, exceptionally high sea levels flooded central North America, isolating the eastern and western landmasses for 30 million years. The western landmass of Laramidia was home to giant dinosaurs and other Cretaceous life-forms of various sizes that somehow all managed to coexist in a rather small area. Grand Staircase has been particularly rich in fossil evidence from this time and has revealed many new dinosaurs. Sampson will share the latest from research news from southern Utah and discuss his recent book, Dinosaur Odyssey: Fossil Threads in the Web of Life. 7 p.m., Ricketson Auditorium, $8 member, $10 nonmember, book sale and signing
Reservations
August 28
25th Anniversary Day at the Denver Zoo
for Western Interior Paleontological Society Members
Come celebrate our 25th Anniversary! As part of a year-long celebration of the Society's quarter century, WIPS members are invited to a day at the Denver Zoo, courtesy of WIPS. The festivities begin at 9 a.m. Free Zoo admission and lunch vouchers. Tour of Predator Ridge with paleopathologist Sue Ware, PhD. Group photo at 1 p.m. RSVP by August 23 by signing up under "Field Trips" on this website (no field trip fee required), or contact the WIPS 1st VP in charge of programs, using the email address on the back page of your
Trilobite Tales newsletter.
SEPTEMBER 2010
September 10-12
Creede Mineral Symposium
A two-day symposium sponsored by the Colorado Chapter, Friends of Mineralogy, and the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. Includes Friday evening reception and lecture, two days of lecture presentations, Saturday evening banquet and field trips on Sunday. Registration (by Aug. 25) is $34, banquet is $26. For more information, contact Lou Conti, 303-797-3205 or dlconti@aol.com.
September 17-18
Denver Gem and Mineral Show
The theme of this year's Denver Gem and Mineral Show is "The Creede Mining District." This popular annual show is the second-largest gem and mineral show in the U.S., combined with the Colorado Fossil Expo held in the same building complex. Dealers, museum displays and club exhibits. (Look for the Western Interior Paleontological Society at table E14.) Public welcome (admission charge). Free parking. Denver Merchandise Mart, 58th Ave. at I-25 (exit 215).
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OCTOBER 2010
October 10-14
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology will hold its 70th Annual Meeting at The David L. Lawrence Center and Westin Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this October. The meeting's host is the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, which has played a vital role in the development of vertebrate paleontology in North America. The meeting's welcome reception will be held in the newly renovated Mesozoic gallery, Dinsoaurs in Their Time. For more information and to register, visit
SVP.
October 13
National Fossil Day
On October 13, special fossil events will tak place across the country at parks and museums, in classrooms and online. The National Park Service and the American Geological Institute are partnering to host the first National Fossil Day on October 13, 2010 during
Earth Science Week. National Fossil Day is a celebration organized to promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils, as well as to foster a greater appreciation of their scientific and educational value. More than 228 parks managed by the National Park Service contain fossil resources. Fossils discovered on the nation's public lands preserve ancient life from all major eras of Earth's history, and from every major group of animal or plant. In the national parks, for example, fossils range from primitive algae found high in the mountains of Glacier National Park, Montana, to the remains of ice-age animals found in caves at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Public lands provide visitors with opportunities to stand where a fossil tree was rooted or where a fossil animal walked millions of years ago. Download free resources and learn more about activities in your area at
National Fossil Day. Join in the celebration today!
