CAVEPS 2003 CONFERENCE CIRCULAR 3
Scott Hocknull
ScottH at qm.qld.gov.au
Wed Feb 26 10:12:58 EST 2003
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CAVEPS 2003 CIRCULAR 3 (ACCOMODATION)
CONTENTS OF THIS CIRCULAR
1. ACCOMODATION INFORMATION
2. CONFERENCE INFORMATION
3. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
ACCOMODATION
CAVEPS 7-11 JULY 2003
DUE TO A NUMBER OF CONFERENCES BEING HELD IN BRISBANE AT THIS TIME IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU BOOK ACCOMODATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL PRICES ARE INTENDED TO BE A GUIDE ONLY, AND SHOULD BE CONFIRMED WITH THE HOTEL WHEN BOOKING. ALL PRICES QUOTED IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS.
BRISBANE BACKPACKERS RESORT
110 Vulture Street, WEST END QLD
07 3844 9956
$52.00 Double/single/twin
$20.00 4 bed dorm
$19.00 6 bed dorm
$17.00 8 bed dorm
$1 discount for YHA card holders
Facilities: pool, spa, sauna, beer garden, ensuite in each of the rooms, fan, fridge, tv.
CITY BACKPACKERS
380 Upper Roma Street, BRISBANE CITY QLD
07 3211 3221
$50.00 Double/Twin
$42.00 Single
$65.00 Double w ensuite
$21.00 4 bed dorm without air con
$23.00 4 bed dorm with air con
$19.00 6 bed dorm with fan
$21.00 6 bed dorm with air con
$17.00 32 share dorm
$1 discount for VIP/YHA cards
Facilities: pool, bar, roof terrace, kitchen, job workshop.
HOTEL CONRAD
Queens Street, BRISBANE CITY
07 3306 8888
reservations 1800 506 889 (Australia only)
Corporate rate
$200.00 Room only (single/twin/double)
$210.00 Room + breakfast
MEDINA SERVICED APARTMENTS
45 Kemp Place, BRISBANE
07 3218 5800
reservations 1300 300 232
$115 Studio – Hotel style room (city views)
$140 Studio – Hotel style room (river views)
$135 1 bedroom apartment (city views)
$160 1 bedroom apartment (river views)
*can be a combination of Queen bed, or 2 x singles
$222 2 bedroom apartment (city views)
$260 2 bedroom apartment (river views)
* can be a combination of 2 x queen bed; 1 x queen, 2 x singles; or 4 x singles.
CONEFERENCE INFORMATION
CAVEPS 2003
Heber A Longman Symposium
JULY 7-11TH
CALL FOR PAPERS AND CHAIR SESSIONS
NINTH CONFERENCE ON AUSTRALIASIAN VERTEBRATE EVOLUTION, PALAEONTOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS
The Heber Longman Memorial Symposium
KEY DATES:
JULY 7TH -11TH 2003 Conference Sessions and End Conference Activities
JUNE 26TH - JULY 6TH Preconference Field Trip to Central Queensland
JULY 12TH - 17TH JULY Postconference Field Trip through SE Queensland
REGISTRATION DUE 28TH MARCH
Abstracts Due 28th March
Registration Payment Due: Early Bird 2nd June
LOCATION:
Queensland Museum, Brisbane Australia
The Queensland Museum is host to the 9th CAVEPS. We invite you to be part
of a unique palaeontological experience combining technical and scientific
excellence in vertebrate palaeontology at a time of growth and heightened
public interest in the discipline.
The conference will be held in and around the Queensland Museum southbank
campus, allowing you to experience the best of Queensland's captial city
and also provide access to one of Australia's largest collections of
vertebrate fossils spanning the Palaeozoic to Present!
Papers are invited on any area within the general categories listed below.
We encourage as many students as possible to participate in the conference,
with the attraction of several student prizes for presentations, posters
and communication. We are also looking for participation of vertebrate
palaeontology technicians in a special workshop concerning the many facets
of their work.
GENERAL THEMES
The 9th CAVEPS conference is in honour of Heber Albert Longman. Heber
Longman was born in Wiltshire, England 24th June 1880, and moved to Australia
in 1902 for medical reasons. He lived in Toowoomba for a period where he met
and married Irene, a local Reverend's daughter. His fascination and pioneering
work in Australian natural history won him the Mueller Medal in 1952, two
years before his death. Throughout his years in Queensland Heber published
over seventy papers, mostly in the Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. Among
others, Heber described: Rhoetosaurus brownei, Austrosaurus mckillopi,
Kronosaurus queenslandicus and Euryzygoma. Heber also began initial work on
many of the cave faunas that are currently the focus of our Cainozoic research
at the QM. Heber died on 16th February 1954. We shall honour his magnificent
contribution to our science in Australia.
PHYLOGENETICS, SYSTEMATICS & TAXONOMY
Papers are invited on the latest research in phylogenetic analyses of key
vertebrate groups. Allocation of talk times will not follow generalised taxonomic
order, therefore, we intend to spread the phylogenetics, systematics and taxonomic
talks throughout the program.
FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY
Functional morphology papers that examine the palaeobiological aspects of fossil
research and their modern biological and structural analogies.
EVOLUTION
We call for papers that synthesise information based on phylogenetic reconstruction,
including evolution of anatomical structures in vertebrates through to
developmental systems and heterochrony.
INTERACTIONS
Behaviours, interactions with the environment and inter and intraspecific interactions
inferred from the fossil record
EXTINCTIONS
Papers discussing the causes, expressions, complexities and palaeontological evidence
for extinction events, and recoveries.
PALAEOECOLOGY AND PALAEOBIOLOGY
Specific papers on the palaeoecological setting of significant vertebrate faunas and
the autecology
PALAEOBIOGEOGRAPHY
The global and regional distribution of faunas and their implications for climatic
and tectonic factors, provincialism and international correlation.
FOSSIL SITE PRESERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
The maintenance, sustainable management and on-going issues related to in situ deposits
and the implications of such for research
PALAEOTOURISM, EDUCATION & AMATEUR COLLECTING
The growth and effects of global niche tourism in palaeontology, its future directions
and implications for local communities and research scientists. The impacts on amateur
collectors and their role in the future of palaeontology. The use of palaeontologists as
educators for the environment. How to express the practical values of and need for
palaeontologists in a resource-free science World.
NEW TECHNIQUES IN PALAEONTOLOGICAL PREPARATION
A session specifically designed for the presentation of new techniques in the preparation,
preservation, maintenance and presentation of fossil material. This program will consist
of informal workshops with some 'hands on' sessions. The aim is to present new technical
information relating to the preparation and storage of vertebrate fossils.
Preparators are so far apart that exchange of ideas is essential for growth.
A full session at the end of the conference has been scheduled for technician interaction
and communication...so let's fill it up!
AN OPEN FORUM
The above themes are by no way set in concrete, so we invite anyone to offer a theme that
they wish to chair and bring together speakers on. These forums will have a restricted
timeframe, therefore, we look for dynamic ideas that encompass a variety of topics of
specific VP interest.
PAPERS, ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS
Oral presentations
Invited Key note speakers will be allocated 25 minutes plus five minutes for questions
General oral presentations of papers will be of 15 minutes duration plus 5 minutes question
time.
Poster presentations
Size up to 2 *2 m
Informal sessions will be arranged for question times addressing poster presentation
Alternative presentations
Negotiated Video, CD, DVD and other presentation media can be arranged, please contact
the organising committee.
Abstracts
Abstracts are to be submitted electronically by April 1st 2003 in the following format.
A MS word file or equivalent in rtf. Times new roman font, double-spaced, 10 point with
no indents or use of tabs. Italics are only to be used for taxonomic names. Avoid use
of jargon and ensure that your abstract is able to be understood by a general audience.
Maximum length 250 words including any references. Please restrict references to the bare
minimum. No figures in abstracts.
Layout should be:
Title in capitals
Author(s) name(s)
Authors addresses and affiliation with email contact for principle author.
4 key words
Abstract body
References in the following format
BLOGGS, B.S., 2007. Dinosaurs in the Silurian of the Great Artesian Basin. Journal of
Creative Palaeontology 45: 78-121.
NB. Submission of an abstract is subject to acceptance and refereeing as required.
Submission of research papers
Proceedings of the conference will be published in the Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.
All papers are subject to rigorous peer and editorial review.
Papers for publication MUST be submitted by the last day of the conference.
Authors are advised to consult the Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Guide to authors at
the following web address.
http://www.qmuseum.qld.gov.au/organisation/publications/
STUDENT PRIZES
Prizes will be awarded in the following categories.
1. Best Student oral presentation
2. Best Student poster presentation
3. Most Creative presentation
CONFERENCE FEES
The conference fees have been designed to keep costs to a minimum and allow maximum
flexibility and affordability for students. Registration includes an abstract volume,
programs and morning and afternoon teas.
REGISTRATION FEE:
Early Bird Registration before 2nd June
$88
$110 $88 (student/unemployed)
PROCEEDINGS VOLUME: $55
CONFERENCE DINNER $66
LAST DAY ACTIVITIES:
Travel to Collection $30
Clifton Field Trip $100
ACCOMODATION
We will advise on cheapest accommodation when it becomes available. We advise you make
your own arrangements if booking from overseas as rates vary.
END CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES (for those who do not wish to attend the technicians sessions)
Clifton Pleistocene Fossil site
Located on the Eastern Darling Downs, only 1.5 hours from Brisbane this site contains the
remains of Australia's megafauna and minifauna from fluviatile deposits of late
Pleistocene age. A tour would encompass a site inspection and collection of material,
visit to a local amateur palaeontologist's collection and overview of the southeast
Queensland regional geology.
Queensland Museum Geology and Palaeontology Collections incorporating the University of
Queensland Collections.
Over seven million items of geological heritage under the one roof. This activity is for
those needing access to research materials and interested in the new laboratories and
facilities at the recently acquired Hendra Complex. Requirements: The GeoSciences Staff
will require information on specific specimens or local faunas needed so that we have
them out and ready.
CONFERENCE DINNER AND ICE BREAKER
The conference Ice breaker/BBQ will be held on the Sunday night, 6th July in the
Dinosaur Garden.
The Conference Dinner will be held in the Museum on the Thursday Evening. Fully
catered and a "Field Trip Theme". Cost $66.00
PRECONFERENCE FIELD TRIP
Outback Palaeontology: The Great Artesian Basin
9 nights cost $2100, meals included on rail portion. Lunches provided.
Departing Brisbane on the majestic QR "Spirit-of-the-Outback", the trip will take in;
1. Central Queensland Geology, 2. Dinosaur Stampede Site at Lark Quarry, Winton; 3.
The Merton Tablelands; 4. The "Elliot - the dinosaur site; 5. Hughenden;
6. Marine reptile and fish sites of the Richmond region; 7. Kronosaurus Korner;
8. Porcupine Gorge; 9. A brief interlude on the great fossil reef deposits of the
Charters Towers area; 10. Townsville and the Museum of Tropical Queensland;
11. Coastal Queensland Geology on your way back to Brisbane travelling on the "Sunlander".
In addition you will experience the outback hospitality unique to the region and a
uniquely Queensland Rail experience!
POSTCONFERENCE FIELD TRIP
Central and Southern Queensland
5 nights $600, main meals not included. Lunches provided. You will need to provide your
own caving light. (helmets are required, please let us know if you require the use of one).
The fossil sites of the Murgon, Gladstone, and Rockhampton regions give a diverse window
into the early Tertiary, and Plio-Pleistocene of eastern Australia. As well as enjoying
the diverse ecologies of the subtropical north, you will travel to some of the newest and
most interesting sites in Queensland, including Mt Etna Caves National Park, Mt Etna
Limestone Mine, Stuart Oil Shale Mine, Tarong Coal Mine and the famous Murgon Mud.
Please forward your Registration to
Scott Hocknull
CAVEPS 2003
Queensland Museum
PO Box 3300
South Brisbane 4101
or via EMAIL:
scotth at qm.qld.gov.au
CONTACT PERSONNEL
Scott Hocknull Dr. Alex Cook
Assistant Curator Senior Curator
scotth at qm.qld.gov.au alexc at qm.qld.gov.au
Int + 738407663 Int + 738407665 (w)
Int + 738461918 Int + 738461918 (fax)
Scientific Program Committee
Current
Scott Hocknull (Tertiary)
Dr. Alex Cook (Education / Interpretation)
Joanne Wilkinson (Technical)
Dr. S Turner (Palaeozoic / Mesozoic fishes)
Dr. R. A. Thulborn (Palaeozoic / Mesozoic tetrapods)
Dr. Bernard Cooke (Tertiary)
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REGISTRATION FEE (EARLY BIRD 2ND JUNE)
$88.00/$110.00
$88.00 STUDENT/UNEMP.
PROCEEDINGS VOLUME $55.00
cONFERENCE DINNER $66.00
LAST DAY ACTIVITIES:
FIELD TRIP $100.00
COLLECTION $30.00 (MAY NOT BE REQUIRED)
Please specify the material you
wish to see in an attachment.
TECHNICIANS WRKSHP
PRECONFERENCE FIELDTRIP BOOKING Deposit $500.00 ($2100 total)
POSTCONFERENCE FIELDTRIP BOOKING Deposit $100.00 ($600 total)
Total to be paid by 5th July, 2003.
PAYMENT SENT: CASH CHEQUE MONEY ORDER
CHEQUES TO BE MADE OUT TO: CAVEPS2003 QUEENSLAND MUSEUM
ORAL PRESENTATION: 25MINS 15MINS
PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
OHP, POWERPOINT, VIDEO, DVD, OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY)
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