Tag: presentation
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The December 10, 2016 Mineral Study Group Meeting Has Been Canceled!
The Mineral Study Group meeting for December 10, 2016 has been cancelled due to bad weather. See you next month!
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ESCONI Best Fossil 2016 Winners – Saturday, October 15th, 2016
On Saturday, October 15th, 2016, the ESCONI Paleo Study Group held the 2nd Annual “Best Fossil Contest”. There were three categories, vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants. The winners in the vertebrate category were: The winners in the invertebrate category were: The winners in the plant category were:
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November 2016 Paleo Meeting – Ozarkian mollusks from eastern Missouri
The November program for the Paleo Study Group will be presented by ESCONI member Chris Cozart and is entitled; Ozarkian mollusks from eastern Missouri.
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ESCONI Best Fossil 2016 – Saturday, October 15th, 2016
BEST FOSSIL 2016Saturday, October 15th, 2016 7:30 PMRoom 1038B Tech Ed (TEC) BldgCollege of DuPage Glen Ellyn, Illinois See lots of great fossils!Bring your own fossils for identification. PUBLIC INVITED FREE! No cash prizes. Flyer and Rules
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Reminder October 2016 General Meeting: Roy Plotnick “Jurassic Pork: What Could a Jewish Time Traveler Eat?”
Octobers’s General Meeting will feature a presentation by Roy Plotnick. The presentation is entitled “Jurassic Pork: What Could a Jewish Time Traveler Eat?” Roy has spoken to us many times in the past. All of his presentations are very interesting and this one sounds just a provocative as all of the previous ones! It all…
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ESCONI Paleo Meeting for September 2016 – Show and Tell
The September 2016 Paleo Study Group Meeting was “Show and Tell”. Traditionally, after the long summer, members bring in their finest finds. This year was no different. There were many great finds from Mazon Creek, to St. Paul IN, and back to the Plattville of IL. Here is a good sample of what was on…
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October 2016 General Meeting: Roy Plotnick “Jurassic Pork: What Could a Jewish Time Traveler Eat?”
Octobers’s General Meeting will feature a presentation by Roy Plotnick. The presentation is entitled “Jurassic Pork: What Could a Jewish Time Traveler Eat?” Roy has spoken to us many times in the past. All of his presentations are very interesting and this one sounds just a provocative as all of the previous ones! It all…
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Tully Monster Presentation: Waubonsee Community College on September 22nd, 2016
Here is a presentation which is likely to be of interest to ESCONI members. David Voorhees, an Associate Professor in geology at Waubonsee Community College (and our January 2017 General Meeting speaker) organizes a series of talks called “Asset Earth“. The talk is scheduled for September 22nd, 2016. Coincidentally, the September talk is on the…
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September 2106 General Meeting Title Change: Paul Mayer “How Digitization Helped Tame the Tully Monster”
September’s General Meeting will feature a presentation by Paul Mayer of the Field Museum. He is one of the co-authors of the paper “The Tully monster is a vertebrate“, which appeared in Nature back in March. It should be a very interesting presentation. It starts at 8:00 in room 1038B of the Tech Ed (TEC)…
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June Paleontology Meeting – Canceled
The June 2016 Paleontology Study Group meeting has been canceled. Have a great summer! See you in September for "Show and Tell"!
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Lecture: “The End of Water As We Know It”, May 18th, 2016 6:00 PM
The End of Water As We Know It” Wednesday, May 18, 2016 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. International House at the University of Chicago Assembly Hall 1414 E. 59th Street, Chicago, IL (directions) Event Agenda 6:00 – 6:30 p.m.: Reception 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.: Presentation and Q&A Abstract We are witnessing the end of the golden…
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Free Lecture: Prehistoric Dogs in Illinois, May 22nd 2016 at the Evanston Public Library
Free Lecture – Chicago Archaeology Society Sunday, May 22, 2016, 3:30 pm The Archaeology of Man's Best Friend: Recent Studies of Prehistoric Dogs in Illinois Dr. Steven Kuehn Evanston Public Library 1703 Orrington Evanston, Illinois
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ESCONI May 2016 General Meeting – Mid-Continent Rift
Our May general meeting program will be presented by Carol Stein from UIC on the Mid-Continent Rift System of North America. She passed along a link to a YouTube video about the rift and the work being done to study it. Consider it a preview of the upcoming program! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4kkKx-Wcoo
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Field Museum: It’s What I Do: An Evening with Renowned Photojournalist Lynsey Addario – Monday May 16th, 2016 at 5:30 PM
We are excited to announce that The Field Museum will host MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario for a free public lecture to celebrate the opening of Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment. It’s What I Do: An Evening with Renowned Photojournalist Lynsey Addario Monday, May 16 | 5:30 pmJames Simpson Theatre Lynsey Addario has survived death threats…
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April 2016 Mineral Study Group Meeting – Tuscon Gem Show
On Saturday April 9, 2016, the ESCONI Mineral Study Group Meeting will be held at 7:30 pm at the College of Dupage TechEd (TEC) Building Room 1038B(Map). The topic will be the “Tucson Gem Show”.
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ESCONI January Mineral Study Group Cancelled
The ESCONI January Mineral Study Group meeting is canceled due to a winter weather storm advisory (3-6 inches of snow). We were planning to do a video.
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Change for November Minerology Study Group Meeting
Jeff Anderson has cancelled his November presentation. The study group will be watching videos from the Tuscon shows.
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National Fossil Day 2015: ESCONI Best Fossil Competition on Saturday, October 17th
At the Paleontology Study Group Meeting on October 17th, 2015, ESCONI will hold our first ever Best Fossil Competition. Come on out for a night of fossils! There were be many local experts to help identify what you’ve brought and then enter it in the Best Fossil Competition. Here are the ESCONI Best Fossil Rules for…
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Paleontology Study Group: Show and Tell!
Tonight at 7:30 College of Dupage – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) – Topic: “Show and Tell” Come on out, bring your fossils and your stories!
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Speaker Change for the September 2015 Meeting, Jamie Fearon, Wheaton College on Burrowing Dinosaurs
There is a speaker change for the September General Meeting. The new speaker will be Jamie Fearon of Wheaton College. He will be speaking on a new find of burrowing dinosaurs.
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Archaeology Meeting Canceled for September
The Archaeology study group meeting has been canceled for September. See you in October!
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Last Study Group Meeting Until September
ESCONI Archaeology Study Group Meeting, 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) – Topic: “Primitive Money – design and use; 3000 BCE to 500 CE” In addition to the fascinating talk about ancient and primitive coinage-feel free to bring a coin or two that you need identified. Eric will…
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Reminder: General Meeting in June Will Be Held the Friday, on June 5th, 2015
Due to a scheduling conflict, June's general meeting will be held on the first Friday of the month, June 5th, 2015. The speaker will be Adam Smith of the Field Museum. His topic is a good one, "The Evolution of Birds". See you there!
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General Meeting in June Will Be Held on June 5th, 2015
Due to a scheduling conflict, June’s general meeting will be held on the first Friday of the month, June 5th, 2015. The speaker will be Adam Smith of the Field Museum. His topic is a good one, “The Evolution of Birds”. See you there!
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Pictures From Rob Sula’s Presentation at the May 2015 General Meeting
Here are some pictures from Rob Sula’s great presentation at the May 2015 General Meeting.
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NOTE: Room Change for Friday’s General Meeting, BIC Room 1528
The general meeting, which includes Rob Sula’s talk about the dinosaurs of the Hell Creek Formation, will occur in the Berg Instructional Center building in room 1528 (map).
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May General Meeting: Rob Sula, The Hell Creek Formation: The Twilight of Non-Avian Dinosaurs
The Hell Creek Formation: The Twilight of Non-Avian Dinosaurs Take a trip 66 million years back in time and explore the late Cretaceous Hell Creek formation with Rob Sula. We’ll explore interpretations of fossils of Triceratops, Edmontosaurus and, of course, the legendary Tyrannosaurus rex. We’ll also examine some of the more obscure flora and…
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The April General Meeting is on April 17th
Due to the MAPS show April 10th-12th. The general meeting has been moved to Friday, April 17th at 8:00 PM. The presentation will be by Paul Mayer on ‘Niagaran’ Fossils and the Silurian Reef Digitization Project’. Paul works at the Field Museum. Sounds like a good one, hope to see you there!
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Jim Holstein to Speak on Fossil Meteorites at the January, 2015 General Meeting
Spinel group minerals in unequilibrated ordinary chondrites: How oxide minerals can aid in the understanding of the flux of extraterrestrial materials in Earth’s history. Fossils found in sediments have long been used to piece together the evolution of life on Earth. However, extraterrestrial materials are also found in sedimentary deposits. Fossil meteorites that date back…
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Next Archaeology Meeting, Saturday, November 22, 2014 – This History of Money in the US
This history of money in the United States: Colonial Currency and its evolution from the early 1700’s to the Revolutionary War: By Eric Schmidt Travel back in time to when the British controlled the colonies. The Paper Currency system that was used has changed dramatically over the last 230+ years. Eric will take you on…
