Future Meetings

May 15th, 2014 by

FOSSIL Kickoff Meeting February 19, 2014 Future Meetings Breakout Session FOSSIL timeline: Year 1 of FOSSIL: October 1, 2013-September 30, 2014 Year 2 of FOSSIL: October 1, 2014-September 30, 2015 Year 3 of FOSSIL: October 1, 2015-September 30, 2016 Year 4 of FOSSIL: October 1, 2016-September 30, 2017 Timing of meetings? Year 2 meeting: Spring […]
Digitization

May 15th, 2014 by

FOSSIL Kickoff Meeting February 19, 2014 Digitization Breakout Session myFOSSIL Website: needs to provide guidance on appropriate software, equipment and best practices for digital photography. myFOSSIL will have image-ingestion capabilities myFOSSIL image galleries should not take the form of the Fossil Forum. Images will need to be searchable, and tagged with appropriate contextual and metadata (e.g., […]
Communication

May 15th, 2014 by

FOSSIL Kickoff Meeting February 19, 2014 Communication Breakout Session  What we currently do? E-mail lists – typically members only; perhaps the main form of communication other than at meetings or newsletters Facebook page –usually public but may be limited to members Google+ – not very populated – more of a network building tool Fossil Forum – forum style; notable […]
Clubs in the Museum

May 15th, 2014 by

FOSSIL Kickoff Meeting February 19, 2014 Clubs in Museum Breakout Session National network between clubs and museums Adopt a paleontologist/honorary members Professionals gain access to fossil finds prior to publication [should this be amateurs?] Clubs gain access to professionals via webinar Museums offer meeting rooms, library access Dedicated exhibit space for club in museum