Bristol 2009
The 57th Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy & 18th Symposium of Palaeontological Preparation and Conservation will be held in Bristol. This will be a joint meeting with the SVP.
SVP
The idea that there should be a joint meeting of the SVPCA and the SVP was raised in 2005. This was the cause of a lot of discussion within the SVPCA community, with strong opinions on both sides of the argument. A proposal to share a meeting with the EAVP was made during the 2007 meeting in Glasgow, and after further discussion it was decided to invite members of the community to vote on their preferred option. The final result was a vote in favour of combining SVPCA/SVP in 2009. 133 votes were cast in total, with 75 people voting for SVP, 54 for EAVP and 5 casting no opinion. Hence the winning margin was fairly substantial in the end.
The Meeting
Details will be announced as and when they become available.
Organisers:
Mike Benton (SVPCA)
