Paleonet: INTERNATIONAL FOSSIL DAY

[Jere LIPPS]

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*Celebrating Fossils Worldwide*


*Join the International Palaeontological Association in spreading the joy,
fun and interest in the life of the past.  *

*Celebrate International Fossil Day this coming October 15th and 16th with
an open house at your museum, university or institute, lectures, treks
through the fossil beds, posters, kid activities, blogs, or other creative
ways to let people know about fossils.  Focus on the fun and importance of
fossils and their preservation.*

*For further information to join in International Fossil Day, visit *
*www.ipa-assoc.org/* <http://www.ipa-assoc.org/internationalfossilday>



*For  examples of what two other organizations have done see: *

*USA National Fossil Day
(http://nature.nps.gov/geology/nationalfossilday/index.cfm
<http://nature.nps.gov/geology/nationalfossilday/index.cfm>)**International
Archaeology Day (https://www.archaeological.org/archaeologyday/
<https://www.archaeological.org/archaeologyday/>)*

*Please join the IPA in the celebration:*

*Zhonghe Zhou, President of IPA, China                              *

*James Crampton, New Zealand*

*Lars Holmer, Secretary-Sweden               *

*Hiroshi Kitazato, Japan*

*Olga Kossovaya, Russia                                     *

*Thomas Servais, Belgium*

*Roger Thomas, United States                             *

*Michael Benton, United Kingdom*

*Qun Yang, China                                               *

*Takenori Sasaki, Japan                                      *

*Mahendra Pal Singh, India*

*Dayon Zhai, China                                   *

*Eric Buffetaut, France*

*Vachik Hairapetian, Iran                         *

*Yongdong Wang, China*

*Yuan Wang, China*

*Jere H. Lipps, United States *


*For questions, suggestions or your intent to participate in IFD, please
email **jlipps at berkeley.edu* <jlipps at berkeley.edu>* and/or *
*zhouzhonghe at ivpp.ac.cn* <zhouzhonghe at ivpp.ac.cn>
*.  When you develop your activity please send a link for the website
to **Yongdong
Wang at ydwang**@nigpas.ac.cn <http://nigpas.ac.cn> for inclusion on the
IPA IFD web pages.*


*Feel free to contact your colleagues and others interested in fossils in
your country or region by forwarding this email to them.*


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