Conference programme
Tuesday, October 5th 2010
Paläontologische Gesellschaft, board meeting
Evening: Ice Breaker Party in the Paläontologisches Museum
Pre-conference excursions (Oct. 5th 2010)
- Field trip A: Jurassic of the Franconian Alb (Neuburg, Mörnsheim, Solnhofen, Eichstätt)
Contact: Dr. W. Werner, BSPG München
Charge: 35 € per person - Field trip B: Upper Freshwater Molasse (Miocene) in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps
Contact: PD Dr. G. Rößner & Prof. Dr. K. Heissig, BSPG München
Charge: 35 € per person - Field trip C: Triassic/Jurassic boundary in the Karwendel-syncline, N Alps (GSSP Kuhjoch)
Contact: Prof. A. von Hillebrandt, TU Berlin & K. Kment, Bad Tölz
Charge: 35 € per person
Good physical condition needed – there is an altitude difference of 650 m and one way will take about 2 to 2.5 hours. Walking boots and appropriate clothing required.
Workshops
Proposals for workshops to be held on October 5th are welcome.
Wednesday, October 6th 2010
Morning
Opening session, Symposia
Afternoon
Symposia
Evening
Reception in the Museum Mensch und Natur and public lecture by J. Thiede (Geocenter Denmark, Copenhagen): Altes und neues Leben in den Polargebieten (Ancient and new life in polar regions) (in German)
Thursday, October 7th 2010
Morning & Afternoon
Symposia and open sessions, poster-session
Evening
General assembly of the members of the Paläontologische Gesellschaft (elections, reports etc.)
Friday, October 8th 2010
Morning & Afternoon
Symposia and open sessions
Evening
Conference dinner, including presentation of honours and awards
Charge: 15 € per person
Saturday, October 9th 2010
Post-conference one day field trip
Field trip D: Obere Meeresmolasse (Upper Seawater Molasse, Miocene) in Lower Bavaria
Contact: M. Pippèrr, S. Schneider & B. Reichenbacher
Charge: 35 € per person
October 11-15 2010
Post-conference workshop
"Methods in Molecular Palaeobiology"
Contact: G. Wörheide & D. Erpenbeck
Lab-course, maximum number of participants: 12
