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Date Posted: January 22, 2009
The Patterson Memorial Grant application process for 2009 is closed Thursday, January 22, 2009 at midnight, Central Time Zone (USA). Any applicant who has submitted an application by this deadline must submit their sponsor-signed application by Thursday, February 5, 2009. Go to the Patterson Memorial Grant Web page to find out more about this award.
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Date Posted: January 21, 2009
Dear Texas SVP members,
Dr. Eugenie Scott, the Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education, has requested that Texas SVP members write letters to your representatives on the Texas State Board of Education. Apparently the teaching of evolution is under attack. As she wrote, "The teaching of evolution is under attack in Texas yet again. Many members of the Board of Education are attempting to compromise the state’s science education standards by watering down treatment of evolution, and opening a door to creationism in science classes. Because it is a large market for textbooks, Texas has a disproportionate effect on their content, and decisions made in Texas affect textbooks in other states as well. I encourage you to take this issue seriously."
Below I copy (and I attach) talking points provided by Dr Scott and information on how to contact your representative on the state board. I strongly urge you to write a letter as soon as you can as the board will meet again on March 25-27, and please encourage any other friends of evolution in Texas to do so as well. Dr. Scott feels that letters from folks outside Texas will have little or no impact relative to those from inside. If you would like more information on the Texas situation, you will find a summary and links to newspaper articles here: http://ncseweb.org/news/2009/01/victory-over-weaknesses-texas-004236
Thanks for doing this and
Best wishes,
Blaire
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http://ncseweb.org/creationism/analysis/analysis-proposed-texas-educational-knowledge-skills-teks-am Attachment: How to Contact SBOE members & Analysis of Amendments
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Date Posted: January 19, 2009
Online Submission Site Now Available
The Alfred Sherwood Romer Prize recognizes an outstanding scientific contribution in vertebrate paleontology by a predoctoral student. The Romer Prize is awarded on the basis of the scientific value and quality of an abstract summarizing an original research project in vertebrate paleontology in the broadest sense and an oral presentation of the research at the anual meeting of the SVP.
From the field of abstracts submitted for the Romer Prize, only sixteen are chosen for oral presentation during the Romer Prize Session at the SVP Annual Meeting. Of these sixteen presentations, one is selected at the Romer Prize awardee. Both the sixteen finalists and the final Romer Prize awardee are selected by the Alfred Sherwood Romer Prize Committee, chaired by David Fox.
Visit the Romer Prize Web page to find out more about: eligibility, submission guidelines and what to submit with your abstract.
The Alfred Sherwood Romer Session and Prize abstract submission site for the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 69th Annual Meeting is available from Monday, January 19, 2009 at NOON Central Time Zone (USA), through Thursday, March 19, 2009 at NOON, Central Time Zone (USA).
IMPORTANT! Please read the following clarification of the Alfred Sherwood Romer Prize eligibility and cover letter content requirements:
ROMER PRIZE APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY:
* Candidates should hold an SVP membership for the year of the competition.
* For the Romer Prize, a predoctoral student is defined as a student in an undergraduate or graduate degree program who has not received a doctoral degree or has held a doctoral degree for less than one year at the time of the annual meeting.
ROMER PRIZE SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE A SIGNED COVER LETTER THAT:
* States the student's current degree program, estimated date of completion, and institution
* Lists all undergraduate and graduate degrees previously awarded, degree dates, and awarding institutions
* States the current position and institution in the case of an application who already has a doctorate but that will be within one year of the degree date at the time of the annual meeting
* States that this is the student's first and only application for the Romer prize
NOTE:
* All abstracts must be submitted to this site within this interval.
* Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances.
* Romer Prize abstract submissions not selected for presentation at the Romer Prize Session will be given the option to be reviewed as a possible regular session presentation at the meeting.
Visit the Abstract Submission Site and view the complete Presentation/Abstract Guidelines.
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Date Posted: January 14, 2009
The E-mailed (unsigned) application is now due: THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009. The Patterson Memorial Grant application date is earlier than most SVP awards so the winners can utilize the grant funds for summer projects. The award, named in honor of Dr. Bryan Patterson, supports graduate and undergraduate student field work in vertebrate paleontology. To apply for this award, follow the instructions on the Patterson Memorial Grant award Web page.
Questions can be directed to Patrick O'Connor at: oconnorp@ohiou.edu . Patrick O'Connor
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Bring the brightest minds and newest finds in paleontology to your city and institution – host an SVP annual meeting! SVP is currently accepting proposals for annual meeting sites for 2011 and beyond. To get started, simply form a prospective host committee of no fewer than 2-3 members and submit a brief proposal (details below). The host committee will work closely with the SVP executive committee and business office on various aspects of the planning and execution of the meeting. A brief (one-page) proposal letter, addressed to the SVP Executive Committee, should contain the following: or faxed or mailed to:
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 111 Deer Lake Road, Suite 100 Deerfield, IL 60015 USA Phone: +1 847 480 9095, extension 249 Fax: +1 847 480 9282 Questions? Contact the business office at the contact information above.
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Date Posted: January 9, 2009
 CV Volker FahlbuschBorn on February 22nd 1934 in Celle (Germany); third of four children
1955 Achieved the “abitur” graduate exam, with subsequent practical training at Mobil Oil petroleum company and start of studies in Geology at the University of Göttingen (Germany) 1957 Successful completion of the Vordiplom, an intermediate graduate degree, with transfer to the University of Munich 1960 Master Diploma; geological-paleontological thesis on alpine Mesozoic rocks and fossils 1961 -1964 PhD student
1964 PhD graduation; title of PhD thesis "Die Cricetiden (Mamm.) der Oberen Süßwasser-Molasse Bayerns", regarded today by specialists as a fundamental, groundbreaking study in small mammal paleontology 1964 – 1970 Assistant professor at the Institut für Paläontologie und Geologie of the University in Munich 1965 Half year sabbatical research visit at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 1968 Research Associate Carnegie Museum 1969 Habilitation, "venia legendi" for Paleontology and Historical Geology; Lecturer with title of the “Habilitationsschrift” thesis: ”Populationsverschiebungen bei tertiären Nagetieren, eine Studie an oligozänen und miozänen Eomyidae Europas”; 1970 Universitätsdozenten level of professorship at the University of Munich 1975 Außerplanmäßigen Professor, effectively Associate Professor, at the University of Munich 1978 Full Professor at the University in Munich It is our sad duty to inform the vertebrate paleontology community, that Prof. Volker Fahlbusch passed away on October 30th at the age of 74. His death is a serious loss of a highly respected teacher, colleague and friend, not only for Paleontology in Munich (Faculty of Geosciences of the University and Bavarian State Collection for Paleontology and Geology), but also of the global scientific community of paleontologists. Over 40 years Volker Fahlbusch represented vertebrate paleontology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich and promoted science and training of students. As a specialist of rodents he contributed fundamentally to the stratigraphy of terrestrial European Cenozoic deposits and fossils, especially through establishment of the biochronological MN-units of the Miocene. His studies on the lineages of Oligocene and Miocene rodents were also key components of international projects on the Oligocene of China and the Miocene of USA. He also was the driving force behind the extremely fruitful field campaign with the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Beijing, that reopened the paleontology of the famous Mio-Pliocene localities of Ertemte and Harr Obo, Inner Mongolia. His investigations are still fundamental to this field. One of his great passions throughout several decades was the vertebrate fossil site Sandelzhausen (Southern Germany, Miocene) where he and his team excavated for about 20 field seasons and recovered several tens of thousands of specimens representing about 200 different taxa. In 1974 he founded the thriving „Arbeitskreis Wirbeltierpaläontologie der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft“, by which the entire vertebrate paleontology community in the German language area is united and inspired to intensively collaborate. His extremely high commitment for teaching is reflected by the supervision of 40 master and PhD theses. As a referee for the German Science Foundation he wrote over 500 reviews in 20 years. More over, he played a part on many scientific committees and boards. During the last year he was affected by an illness, which kept him away from his beloved science and normal life. Nevertheless his death came suddenly, but released him from suffering. In our memory he will always remain a lively, inquisitive scientist and contributing individual. Ursula Göhlich & Gertrud Rössner
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Date Posted: January 5, 2009
Program for Scientists from Economically Developing Nations is Now Open To Receive Applications SVP has established a new program to promote opportunities for international scientists to attend the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP). This annual award provides travel expenses to enable recipients from economically developing nations to present research in any area of vertebrate paleontology at the Annual Meeting. Application materials will be accepted (by E-mail, fax or standard postal mail) between December 1, 2008 and January 31, 2009 at midnight Central Time USA. For more information on how to apply, go to the new Program for Scientists from Economically Developing Nations Web page . If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Stevens, chair of the Program for Scientists from Economically Developing Nations Committee at: stevensn@ohio.edu. For information on how to support this program, contact Kate VanZanten at kvanzanten@vertpaleo.org. (Originally posted Dec. 1, 2008.)
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2009 SVP Election Slate (Originally posted Dec. 12, 2008.)
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