立即发布:2023年8月2日
Cincinnati Museum Center helps land annual meeting of Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Conference expected to draw 1500 scientists to Cincinnati in October
CINCINNATI - Paleontologists from around the world will descend on Cincinnati this fall for the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP). As the lead on bringing the prestigious meeting to Cincinnati辛辛那提博物馆中心 (CMC) will host the opening reception on October 18. 会议将于10月18日至21日举行.
Over 1500 scientists are expected in Cincinnati for the SVP meeting. 在CMC的开幕招待会后, the SVP meeting will take over the Duke Energy Convention Center where paleontologists, 选矿机, 作家, 艺术家 and enthusiasts will convene to share the latest research, attend workshops and go on field trips to view some of the region’s paleontological resources. Colleagues at the University of Cincinnati are also instrumental in organizing the SVP annual meeting.
“Having 1500 scientists come to Cincinnati from around the world highlights our status as a center of excellence in paleontological research and collection care,格伦·斯托斯说, Ph.D.科学副总裁 & Research and Withrow Farny Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at Cincinnati Museum Center. “The meeting caps a nearly 200-year history of paleontological investigation and study here and Cincinnati Museum Center is proud to host this signature event.”
The location for the 2023 SVP annual meeting couldn’t be more perfect, both from an ongoing research and historical perspective. CMC houses one of the largest vertebrate paleontology collections in the country with over 30,000 specimens from a broad range of geographic areas and time periods. The collection has a particular emphasis on Paleozoic and Quaternary fossils from the Ohio Valley tri-state region, 除了侏罗纪恐龙的标本, Mesozoic marine reptiles and Cretaceous/Paleocene microvertebrates. 该系列在CMC的展览会上展出 恐龙大厅 在自然历史博物馆内 & 科学, where six rare dinosaurs are on display, including a 60-foot Galeamopus fully excavated by CMC and the world’s only exhibited 蛮龙 骷髅，一种35英尺长的凶猛食肉动物.
CMC also has a robust invertebrate paleontology collection that includes approximately 110,000 specimen lots and is internationally-known for its Ordovician fossil collection. Many of these will be featured in CMC’s newest permanent gallery 隐藏在眼前的远古世界, opening in late September and sure to draw plenty of interest from SVP meeting attendees.
辛辛那提离大骨舔镇只有几英里远, 美洲古脊椎动物的发源地, 1739年乳齿象骨头首次被发现的地方. Big Bone Lick was also the site of the first American paleontological excavation in 1807, 由刘易斯的威廉·克拉克领导 & Clark fame on the orders of President Thomas Jefferson. The existence of such large bones led to revolutionary theories on extinction, 进化与气候变化.
玛格丽特·刘易斯教授, 古脊椎动物学会主席, 说, “2023年代表83年rd 高级副总裁年度会议. We’re delighted that the society we will be holding the meeting in a venue that is historically important for American and global vertebrate paleontology and a vibrant center for paleontological research.”
The 2023 SVP meeting logo also has a Cincinnati connection. 标志以白垩纪时期的恐龙为特征 Daspletosaurus，可以在中央军委的展览中看到 恐龙大厅. The blue border symbolizes Cincinnati’s location on the banks of the Ohio River and the lower boundary features a silhouette of the city’s skyline, including prominent architectural icons 结合终端, 音乐厅和罗布林桥.
The SVP is the world’s foremost forum on vertebrate paleontology. 这个学会是由科学家组成的, 学生, 艺术家, 选矿机, 提倡, 作家 and scholars around the globe dedicated to the study, 发现, interpretation and preservation of vertebrate fossils. 网上赌搏网站十大排行 vertpaleo.org 了解更多信息.
The 2023 SVP Annual Meeting Host Committee includes:
- 格伦·斯托斯博士.D.辛辛那提博物馆中心
- 约书亚·米勒博士.D.辛辛那提大学
- 乔纳森·卡莱德博士.D.俄亥俄州立大学马里昂分校
- 布鲁克·克劳利博士.D.辛辛那提大学
- Brenda Hunda博士.D.辛辛那提博物馆中心
- 小西拓哉博士.D.辛辛那提大学
- 卡洛斯·佩雷多博士.D.迈阿密大学
- Julie Reizner，北肯塔基大学
- 卡梅隆·施瓦尔巴赫，辛辛那提博物馆中心
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