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, 2009.)

A Call for Symposia 
The Program Committee for the 68th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, to be held at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio, October 15-18, 2008, is calling for symposia proposals.

Proposals should include a concise description of the symposium topic including its significance and specific relevance to the particular meeting time and location (if appropriate), and a list of speakers and preliminary titles, not to exceed 16 speakers in total. Five or six poster presentations are also welcome. Proposals should not exceed two pages in length.

Please send proposals to Jason Head, Program Committee Chair at: jason.head@utoronto.ca.

The deadline for proposal submission is Thursday, December 13, 2007.

Jason J. Head
SVP Program Committee Chair

A Call for Field Trips and Workshops
The Host Committee for the 68th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, to be held at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio, October 15-18, 2008, is calling for workshop and field trip proposals, including pre and post-meeting events. 

The Proposal Outline contains a list of all of the information you must provide to the Host Chair in order for your proposal to be considered.  Examples of previous field trips and workshops can be viewed in the 2007 Second Circular.

Proposals and questions should be submitted to Darin Croft, Host Committee Chair at: dcroft@case.edu. 

The deadline for proposal submission is Thursday, December 13, 2007.