CMNH Vertebrate Paleontology

Members and Friends of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology:

The Section of Vertebrate Paleontology at Carnegie Museum of Natural History is excited to host the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Pittsburgh in 2010. This meeting celebrates the 70th anniversary of the SVP, and the official title for the meeting this year will be SVP 70th Anniversary Meeting.

From its founding in 1895 right up to the present day, Carnegie Museum of Natural History has played a vital role in the development of vertebrate paleontology in North America. The SVP 70th Anniversary Meeting represents a homecoming for the Society, and it provides us with the opportunity to showcase the Museum’s recently renovated Mesozoic gallery Dinosaurs in their Time.

Pittsburgh is conveniently located in southwestern Pennsylvania, affording easy travel connections by air, rail, and major highways. The city is home to numerous scientific and cultural institutions, as well as several major universities. Autumn visitors to the region may enjoy the fall foliage in the Laurel Highlands, which is home to the Museum’s field research station, Powdermill Nature Reserve, as well as Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpiece Fallingwater.

For more information on the SVP 2010 conference, please visit the SVP Web site:
http://www.vertpaleo.org

Co-Chair		Chris Beard, Ph.D. Mary R. Dawson Chair of Vertebrate Paleontology Curator, Head of the Section of Vertebrate Paleontology Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.622.5782 beardc@carnegiemnh.org

Co-Chair		Luo Zhe-Xi, Ph.D. Curator and Associate Director of Research and Collections Section of Vertebrate Paleontology Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.622.6578 luoz@carnegiemnh.org

Collections Access		Amy Henrici Collections Manager & Scientific Preparator Section of Vertebrate Paleontology Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.622.1915 henricia@carnegiemnh.org

Logo Design		Mark Klingler Scientific Illustrator Section of Vertebrate Paleontology Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.622.1946 klinglerm@carnegiemnh.org

Field Trip Coordinator		David Berman, Ph.D. Curator Section of Vertebrate Paleontology Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.622.3248 bermand@carnegiemnh.org

Student Coordination		Bi Shundong, Ph.D. Department of Biology Weyandt Hall 114 Indiana, PA 15705 724.357.2352 shundong.bi@iup.edu

Hospitality & Volunteers		Ilona Weyers Curatorial Assistant Section of Vertebrate Paleontology Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.622.1957 weyersi@carnegiemnh.org

Speaker Organization		Matthew Lamanna, Ph.D. Assistant Curator Section of Vertebrate Paleontology Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.578.2696 lamannam@carnegiemnh.org

Workshop Coordinator/ Education Workshop		Patrick McShea Program Officer of the Educational Loan Collection & Distance Learning Program Section of Education Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.622.3292 mcsheap@carnegiemnh.org

Preparators’ Workshop		Allen Shaw Scientific Preparator & PaleoLab Manager Section of Vertebrate Paleontology Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.578.246 shawa@carnegiemnh.org

Local Information & Media Coordination		Leigh Kish Communications & Media Relations Manager Department of Marketing Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.622.3361 kishl@carnegiemnh.org

Carnegie Museum Web Site Manager		Cathy Klingler Web & Communications Project Manager Department of Marketing Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.622.5522 cmnhweb@carnegiemnh.org






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