Western Interior Paleontological Society | Symposium
FOUNDERS SYMPOSIUM
Theme: Paleoclimates
March 2009
Location to be Announced
Golden, Colorado
Watch for details on our next symposium which will focus on paleoclimates and the fossil record. A title will be announced soon.
Designed for anyone interested in the earth and life sciences, this two-day event will feature:
- Presentations by leading paleontologists and other scientists
- Workshops and field trips
- Affordable Continuing Education credit for science educators
- Discounts on registration for students and teachers
- Poster sessions and displays of fossils
- Gallery of paleontological art
About WIPS and the Founders Symposium
In 1985, a small group met to organize the amateur and professional fossil lovers of the Western Interior. The result was the formation of the Western Interior Paleontological Society (WIPS), a non-profit organization dedicated to scientific, educational and charitable activities relating to paleontology.
Held biennially, the Founders Symposium honors those individuals who formed and guided WIPS in its early years. It brings together avocational and professional paleontologists, educators and fossil enthusiasts from the region and across the country.
Past Founders Symposia
March 3-4, 2007, Evolution and the Fossil RecordMarch 12-13, 2005, Extinctions: Punctuations in Time
March 29-30, 2003, Volcanoes, Camels Carnivores: The Eocene/Oligocene Story
March 24-25, 2001, Exploring Colorado in the Late Cretaceous: When the Mountains Met the Sea
March 20-21, 1999, The K-T Boundary: Extinction and Emergence