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The 2011 Fossil Preparation & Collections Symposium, hosted by Fossil Butte National Monument in Kemmerer, Wyoming April 28-30 (immediately after the 9th Conference on Fossil Resources), will feature paper and poster sessions, a field trip to fossil quarries in the Green River Formation, and mutiple hands-on workshops for people who want to improve, expand, and share their knowledge of tools and techniques for fossil preparation.
Workshop topics and presenters include:
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Tool Use
- Pin vises with Connie Van Beek from The Field Museum in Chicago
- Trilobite preparation with Dave Comfort
Tool Maintenance
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Fossil Handling and Storage
- Matrix repair with Warfield Fossils
- Advanced molding with Triebold Fossils
- Plaster cradle construction with William Keyser from the Smithsonian Institution
- Adjustable armature systems with Fossil Butte National Monument
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Images courtesy of Connie Van Beek, William Keyser, and Dave Comfort |
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Sophisticated Imagery
Scientific Writing and Illustration
- Technical writing and writing abstracts with Marilyn Fox and Kenneth Bader
- Pencil drawing with Frank Ippolito from the American Museum of Natural History
- Computer-aided line drawing with Frank Ippolito
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To Register:
- A registration form is available here.
- For more detailed descriptions of events, click here; for a simplified workshop schedule, here.
- A map of Kemmerer is available here (legal-sized PDF).
Questions?
Contact the 2011 conference chair Arvid Aase at arvid_aase@nps.gov or (307) 877-4455. |
