Joint 52nd Northeastern Annual Section / 51st North-Central Annual Section Meeting - 2017

Session No. 15
Sunday, 19 March 2017: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Conference Center A, Conference Level (Omni William Penn Hotel)

T6. FOSSIL Collaborations II: Enhancing Paleontology through Professional and Amateur Partnerships

 

Eleanor E. Gardner, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
1:30 PM
DIRT PILE DREAMS - ACT III:  FINALE OR PROLOGUE ?
WESTGAARD, John, Paleontology, Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 West Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55102; Natural History, Minnesota Discovery Center - Museum of the Iron Range, 1005 Discovery Dr,, Chisholm, MN 55719 and HANKS, H. Douglas, Paleontology, Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 West Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55102, jwestgaard@smm.org, jwestgaard@smm.org
Handouts
  • 15-1 WESTGAARD.pptx (9.2 MB)
  • 1:50 PM
    CITIZEN SCIENTISTS AND LATE PLEISTOCENE RESEARCH IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
    ANDERSON, Derek T., Mississippi State University, P.O. Box AR, Mississippi State, MS 39762, dta49@msstate.edu, dta49@msstate.edu
    2:10 PM
    THE BELGRADE PALEOBLITZ: A PILOT PROJECT TO ENGAGE AMATEUR PALEONTOLOGISTS
    PEREZ, Victor J.1, LEDER, Ronny M.2, LUNDGREN, Lisa M.3, ELLIS, Shari2, DUNCKEL, Betty A.4 and CRIPPEN, Kent J.5, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)Florida Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate Paleontology Department, Dickinson Hall, 1659 Museum Rd., PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, (3)College of Education, School of Teaching and Learning, University of Florida, 2403 Norman Hall, PO Box 117048, Gainesville, FL 32608, (4)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, (5)College of Education, School of Teaching and Learning, University of Florida, 2403 Norman Hall, PO Box 117048, Gainesville, FL 32611, victorjperez@ufl.edu, victorjperez@ufl.edu
    2:30 PM
    THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY: AN EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL, AMATEUR, AND COMMERCIAL PALEONTOLOGISTS
    CONE, Lee, 216 Pleasant hill Rd, Landrum, SC 29356 and GARDNER, Eleanor E., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, lcone@windstream.net, lcone@windstream.net
    2:50 PM
    THE VALUE OF AMATEUR PALEONTOLOGY: A CASE STUDY FROM THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FOSSIL SOCIETY
    FERRARA, Chuck, Southwest Florida Fossil Society, 2193 Park Rd., Venice, FL 34293, ferrara_307@hotmail.com, ferrara_307@hotmail.com
     
    3:10 PM
    Break
    3:25 PM
    DIGGING INTO THE DATA: EXAMINING RESOURCE USE ON AN AMATEUR PALEONTOLOGY WEBSITE
    KOWINSKY, Jayson, 1232 Ferree St., Jeannette, PA 15644, fossilguy@fossilguy.com, fossilguy@fossilguy.com
    Handouts
  • Kowinsky.pptx (7.1 MB)
  • 3:45 PM
    DESCRIBING SOCIAL PALEONTOLOGY FROM AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
    LUNDGREN, Lisa, College of Education, School of Teaching and Learning, University of Florida, 2403 Norman Hall, PO Box 117048, Gainesville, FL 32608 and CRIPPEN, Kent J., College of Education, School of Teaching and Learning, University of Florida, 2403 Norman Hall, PO Box 117048, Gainesville, FL 32611, lisa.lundgren@ufl.edu, lisa.lundgren@ufl.edu
    Handouts
  • Lundgren_NENCGSA_2017_v1.pptx (7.3 MB)
  • 4:05 PM
    SUSTAINING THE MYFOSSIL COMMUNITY, SOCIAL PALEONTOLOGY, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
    MACFADDEN, Bruce J. and GARDNER, Eleanor E., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, bmacfadd@flmnh.ufl.edu, bmacfadd@flmnh.ufl.edu
     
    4:25 PM
    Discussion
     
    4:45 PM
    Concluding Remarks
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