 |
Schedule |
Meeting Dates | Field Trips
Smithsonian Paleontological Training Program
Meetings are scheduled on a quarterly basis and for Saturdays. Meetings are scheduled to begin promptly at 12:30 PM in the conference room on the top floor of the CMM. All meetings are open to the public - you do not have to be a current CMMFC member to attend a meeting. Members are encouraged to come early to see the new on-goings at the CMM and to bring and set-up their own recent fossil finds. Various related fossil topics, club issues, etc. are discussed at the meetings as well as updates from the Paleo Staff of the CMM are given on recent finds and new additions to the Museum's permanent collection. Whenever possible, these new items will be on display. Beverages and snacks are usually provided and additional "finger food" contributions are always appreciated. Meetings are usually an hour to an hour and a half in length and are, whenever possible, followed by a free public lecture by a visiting distinguished guest in the auditorium downstairs.
The meeting/event schedule for 2008 is as follows:
June 23 - July 2
Paleo Summer Camp for Middle School Students
Saturday, July 12
Sharkfest at the Calvert Marine Museum
Volunteers are needed to help with the Paleo Department and our Fossil Club exhibits. Please contact Stephen Godfrey at godresj@co.cal.md.us or by calling 410-326-2042, ext. 28.
Saturday, September 20
Fossil Club Meeting
Meeting at 1 p.m. in the conference room on the top floor of the CMM.
Saturday-Sunday, October 11-12
Patuxent River Appreciation Days at CMM, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Please contact Stephen Godfrey at godresj@co.cal.md.us or by calling 410-326-2042, ext. 28, if you will be able to lend assistance for the event or wish to display some of your collection on one or both days.
Saturday, December 6
CMMFC Meeting and Holiday Pot-Luck Lunch Party & Lecture
At 12:30 p.m. come one, come all and bring your fossils, a hot or cold dish, drink, or dessert to share. Free public lecture will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium
..
Please remember to call in for yourself and family members, or for another club member, on the date and time indicated. Current memberships in both the fossil club and the Calvert Marine Museum are needed to go on the trips. Information on directions, lodging, meeting times and meeting places will be provided at the call-in. Unless otherwise stated, all call-in’s are to Kathy at (410) 549-4701
Upcoming CMM Club Meetings and Field Trips
To be announced.
Non-CMMFC Field Trips
 | Smithsonian Paleontological Training Program OFFERED BY |  |
Do you ever wonder what it's like to be behind the scenes at the Smithsonian? Here's your chance to find out! The Department of Paleobiology is offering a series of programs on fossils at a nominal fee to help train current and future volunteers. Call 202-357-4030 to reserve a place.
The purpose of the Paleontological Training Program (PTP) is to acquaint interested members of the public with fossils and the history of life, as well as methods of paleontological collecting, conservation, collections management, and the nature of research at the Museum of Natural History. We hope the PTP will also serve to encourage participants to volunteer in areas of research, collections management, or other departmental activities as well as increasing the knowledge of current volunteers.
A fee per student is charged to cover the cost of the term.
Contact: Jennifer Young, young.jennifer@nmnh.si.edu, (202) 357-4030.
Web Information: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/departments/paleo.html/ptp.html