Tag: presentation
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Reminder: ESCONI General Meeting on November 9th, 2018
The ESCONI General Meeting for November 2018 will be held on November 9th, 2018. The presentation will be given by Dr. Rex Hanger of the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. His presentation is entitled “Cretaceous Reef Paleoecology of Central Texas”. Don’t miss it!
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Reminder: ESCONI General Meeting on October 12th, 2018
The October General Meeting will be held on October 12th, 2018 at the College of Dupage, Room 1038B TEC in the Tech Ed building. The topic is “The Mazon Creek Cnidarian Essexella: The World Turned Upside Down” by Dr. Roy Plotnick from the University of Illinois – Chicago. See you all there!
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ESCONI Paleontology Meeting: Saturday, October 20th, 2018 – Show and Tell
The October Paleontology Meeting will be “Show and Tell”. Reminder: Wednesday, October 17th is National Fossil Day, so bring in some specimens and tell us some stories!
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Reminder: September 2018 General Meeting is “The Origin of Crinoids” by Dr. Tom Guensburg of the Field Museum
The speaker at our September meeting will be Dr. Tom Guensburg, Research Associate at the Field Museum. The title of his program is “The Origin of Crinoids”. Don’t miss it!
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September 2018 General Meeting is “The Origin of Crinoids” by Dr. Tom Guensburg of the Field Museum
The speaker at our September meeting will be Dr. Tom Guensburg, Research Associate at the Field Museum. The title of his program is “The Origin of Crinoids”. Don’t miss it!
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Report: ESCONI Paleontology Meeting: Saturday, June 16th, 2018 – Jurassic Treasures Revealed
At June’s Paleo meeting, four ESCONI members (Marie Angkuw, Jann Bergsten, Rhonda Gates, and Deborah Lovely) delivered a lively and fascinating slide presentation of their February collecting trip to the Jurassic Coast of Lyme Regis, England. Numerous pictures of the local beaches and town accompanied their storytelling, which highlighted not only the variety in landscape…
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Reminder: ESCONI Paleontology Meeting: Saturday, June 16th, 2018 – Jurassic Treasures Revealed
Jurassic Treasures Revealed Collecting along the Black Ven of Lyme Regis and beneath the cliffs of neighboring Charmouth, England Enjoy a slide presentation as four ESCONI members share their recent fossil collecting experiences and discoveries along southern England’s Jurassic Coast. If a trip to this part of the world is on your bucket list, learn some tips on what…
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Speaker Change for the June General Meeting: Crinoids of the Muschelkalk Triassic Germany by Tom Williams
Due to a medical emergency, there is a change to the speaker and topic for the June General Meeting. Tom Williams will present "Crinoids of the Muschelkalk Triassic Germany". Come on out, it should be interesting!
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ESCONI Paleontology Meeting: Saturday, June 16th, 2018 – Jurassic Treasures Revealed
Jurassic Treasures Revealed Collecting along the Black Ven of Lyme Regis and beneath the cliffs of neighboring Charmouth, England Enjoy a slide presentation as four ESCONI members share their recent fossil collecting experiences and discoveries along southern England’s Jurassic Coast. If a trip to this part of the world is on your bucket list, learn some tips on what…
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Reminder: June General Meeting is on Friday, June 8th, 2018 – Dr. Rex Hanger from the University of Wisconsin
The June 2018 General Meeting is on Friday, June 8th, 2018. The speaker will be Dr. Rex Hanger from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. His program is entitled “Cretaceous Reef Paleoecology of Central Texas”. Don’t miss it!
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June General Meeting is on Friday, June 8th, 2018 – Dr. Rex Hanger from the University of Wisconsin
The June 2018 General Meeting is on Friday, June 8th, 2018. The speaker will be Dr. Rex Hanger from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. His program is entitled “Cretaceous Reef Paleoecology of Central Texas”. Don’t miss it!
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May General Meeting is on Friday, May 11th, 2018 – Jared Freiburg from ISGS
The speaker at our May 11th meeting will be Jared Freiburg, a geologist with the Illinois State Geological Survey. Several years ago he was involved in extracting exceptional calcite crystals, some with inclusions of marcasite or pyrite, from the Conco mine in North Aurora. The title of his program is “Mississippi Valley-type Mineralization at the…
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Reminder: The General Meeting for April 20th, 2018 is at 7:30
Note: New time – 7:30 and different bldg and room – HSC, Room 1234ESCONI General Meeting, 7:30 PM College of Dupage – Health and Science Center (HSC) Building, Room 1234 (Map) – Topic: “Great Steps in the History of Life: The Origin of Limbed Vertebrates” by Dr. Ted Daeschler from the Academy of Natural Sciences…
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Reminder: March General Meeting is on Friday, March 9th, 2018 – Dr. Dan Gebo “Human Evolution – An Update”
The speaker will be Dr. Dan Gebo from the Department of Anthropology at NIU. The title of his talk is "Human Evolution – An Update". Come on out, we missed you in February!
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The February General Meeting has been rescheduled for March 9th, 2018
The February General Meeting has been rescheduled for March 9th, 2018. The speaker will be Dr. Dan Gebo from the Department of Anthropology at NIU. The title of his talk is “Human Evolution – An Update”. Come on out, we missed you in February!
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The February General Meeting has been POSTPONED!
The February General Meeting for Friday, February 9th, 2018 has been postponed. COD will be closed due to the predicted snow storm. We plan to reschedule with the speaker. Expect to hear more shortly!
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Reminder: Next General Meeting is on Friday, January 12th, 2018 – Dennis Whitney on the Ordovian of Morocco
The title of Dennis Whitney's talk at our January 12, 2018 meeting is “The Ordovician of the Anti-Atlas Mountains.” In the talk he will discuss his 2011 and 2013 trips to Morocco and the geology and paleontology of the various collecting sites which were visited.
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Reminder: General Meeting November 10th, 2017: What do we know about life on early Earth?
The title of Dr. D’Arcy Meyer-Dombard’s program at our November 2017 meeting is “What do we know about life on early Earth?” The speaker at our February 9, 2018 meeting will be Dr. Dan Gebo from the Department of Anthropology at NIU. His research focuses on understanding locomotor adaptation and evolution in living and…
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General Meeting November 10th, 2017: What do we know about life on early Earth?
The title of Dr. D’Arcy Meyer-Dombard’s program at our November 2017 meeting is “What do we know about life on early Earth?” The speaker at our February 9, 2018 meeting will be Dr. Dan Gebo from the Department of Anthropology at NIU. His research focuses on understanding locomotor adaptation and evolution in living and…
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Dinner & A Little History: Coal, Shale, and Ironstone: The Geology & Paleontology of Mazon Creek
October Dinner Lecture October Dinner Lecture October Dinner Lecture October Dinner Lecture October Dinner Lecture October Dinner Lecture 33 Years of Powerful Partnerships Exciting events, engaging lectures, and outdoor activities along the I&M Canal! Dinner & A Little History: Coal, Shale, and Ironstone: The Geology & Paleontology of Mazon Creek Join the Canal Corridor Association, Thursday October…
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October General Meeting on October 13th, 2017: Fluorite and Rare Earth Elements in the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District
The program at our October 13, 2017 meeting will be presented by F. Brett Denny, Associate Economic Geologist with the Illinois State Geological Survey. His talk is titled “Fluorite and Rare Earth Elements in the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District”. Please bring your best fluorite specimens to show the group!
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Reminder: September General Meeting on Friday, September 8th, 2017 – “Calymene blumenbachii and the Discovery of Trilobites”
The speaker at our September 8, 2017 meeting will be Dr. Don Mikulic, Senior Paleontologist with the Illinois State Geological Survey. The title of his program is “Calymene blumenbachii and the Discovery of Trilobites”. The program is based on a chapter in “Fantastic Fossils – 300 years of worldwide research on trilobites”, New York State…
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September General Meeting Topic: “Calymene blumenbachii and the Discovery of Trilobites”
The speaker at our September 8, 2017 meeting will be Dr. Don Mikulic, Senior Paleontologist with the Illinois State Geological Survey. The title of his program is “Calymene blumenbachii and the Discovery of Trilobites”. The program is based on a chapter in “Fantastic Fossils – 300 years of worldwide research on trilobites”, New York State…
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ESCONI General Meeting June 9th, 2017: “Coal Swamps, Coral Reefs, and Continental Glaciers: A Look at Prairie-State Geology”, by Ray Wiggers
The program at the June 9, 2017 ESCONI General Meeting is titled “Coal Swamps, Coral Reefs,and Continental Glaciers: A Look at Prairie-State Geology”, by Ray Wiggers. Ray is the author of five books including “Geology Underfoot in Illinois”. His resume includes jobs at the Illinois EPA, Vermont Public Radio, Illinois State Museum and National Park…
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May 2017 General Meeting: “Tropical Permian Pangaea: Cradle of Biodiversity, Museum, or Both?”, by Dr. Ken Angielczyk of the Field Museum
Our speaker at the May 12th general meeting will be Dr. Ken Angielczyk from the Field Museum. The title of his talk is: “Tropical Permian Pangaea: Cradle of Biodiversity, Museum, or Both?” A new early Permian continental tetrapod fauna from South America in tropical Western Gondwana sheds new light on patterns of tetrapod distribution. …
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Lyme Regis Presentation Announcement for Paleo Group meeting, April 15th, 2017
ESCONI Presentation – Saturday, April 15, 2017Paleontology Study Group Meeting – 7:30 PM College of Dupage – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B In the Footsteps of Mary Anning: Collecting England’s Jurassic Coast.This past February, five ESCONI Women took to the beaches of Lyme Regis and Charmouth of famed Dorset County where Mary Anning made…
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April 2017 General Meeting: “Venus’ Craters, Coronae, and Chasmata: What’s Going On?”
At our April 14th meeting Dr. Paul Stoddard of NIU will present a program called: “Venus’ Craters, Coronae, and Chasmata: What’s Going On?” This will be a brief history of the exploration of Venus, the results of that exploration, and the questions raised by those results.
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Dr. Ken Angielczyk of the Field Museum will be the May 2017 General Meeting Speaker
The speaker for the May general meeting will be Dr. Ken Angielczyk, Associate Curator at the Field Museum. His program will center on his field work in locations such as Antarctica, Tanzania and South Africa recovering fossils of anomodont therapsids, an extinct clade of non-mammalian synapsids (“mammal-like reptiles”).
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The February 2017 General Meeting is “An examination of a historic collection of hadrosaurid dinosaur material from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico”
The program at the next ESCONI general meeting (Feb 10 at 8 PM TEC 1038B at COD) will be “An examination of a historic collection of hadrosaurid dinosaur material from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico” by Dr. Merrilee Guenther of Elmhurst College. Come out and join us for an interesting night!
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The February 2017 General Meeting is about historic hadrosaurid material from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico
Our February program will be presented by Dr. Merrilee Guenther, Associate Professor, Department of Biology Elmhurst College. The title of her talk is “An examination of a historic collection of hadrosaurid dinosaur material from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico” It should be a good one, come on out!
