A Note from Cal Paleo (April 14th)

A note from Cal Paleo:

A brief update concerning registration and abstract submission for Cal Paleo 2012:

The Cal Paleo 2012 website (http://calpaleo.ucr.edu) is now up! We will be adding more information concerning the conference program, parking, lodging, etc. in the next few weeks.

Please register at http://calpaleo.ucr.edu/registration.html. The registration deadline is March 31^st, 2012.

In addition to graduate and undergraduate students, post-doctoral researchers, faculty and non-university affiliated researchers are invited to submit abstracts for poster presentations; graduate students will be given preference for oral presentations. Using the downloadable abstract template at http://calpaleo.ucr.edu/abstract.html, please submit abstracts as attachments by email to calpaleo1@gmail.com. Please be sure to include your last name in the subject line. Please also note (in the email body): 1) whether you are a faculty member, post-doc, graduate student, undergraduate student or other and 2) whether you would prefer an oral or poster presentation. Abstracts are due by March 1^st, 2012.

Once again, please pass on this information to your paleontological colleagues and students! Also feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns at calpaleo1@gmail.com.

 Hope to see you at UC Riverside on Saturday, April 14^th!

Cheers,

Lidya Tarhan

Ryan McKenzie

Paleobiology Program

Department of Earth Sciences
University of California, Riverside
900 University AveRiverside, CA 92521

Cal Paleo on April 14 at UC Riverside

From Cal Paleo...

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to announce that this year’s Cal Paleo will be held at UC Riverside on Saturday, April 14^th, 2012. We encourage you to attend and take part in this California paleontological tradition!

The focus of the conference will be on student research: graduate students are invited to give oral or poster presentations and undergraduate students are encouraged to participate through poster presentations (though, subject to availability and advisor request, undergraduates may also give talks). The time allotted for each oral presentation will be 10-15 minutes, depending on the number of speakers.

The deadline for abstract submission is March 1^st, 2012. Registration will close on March 21^st, 2012. There is no registration fee. Additionally, breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided on the day of the conference. We will shortly supply further details concerning registration, abstract publication, accommodation and possible Sunday, April 15^th activities.

An informational website will be up shortly. An abstract template has been attached to this email and a formal registration form will be sent out soon as well. In the meantime, in order to help us gauge numbers and plan accordingly, please reply as to your interest in attending Cal Paleo: “definitely,” “maybe” or “no.” Also let us know if you wish to be removed from the Cal Paleo mailing list to avoid receiving further emails.

Please direct all email correspondence to calpaleo1@gmail.com.

We hope very much to see you all on April 14^th!

Ryan McKenzie (neil.mckenzie at email.ucr.edu)
Lidya Tarhan (lidya.tarhan at email.ucr.edu)

Paleobiology Program

Department of Earth Sciences

University of California, Riverside