Previous Community Events

The FOSSIL Project has hosted several successful events & workshops over the past two years.  Click on the links below to learn more.

  1. Kickoff meeting at the North American Paleontological Convention in Gainesville, FL (2014)
  2. NAPC symposium “Celebrating Public Participation in Paleontology” (2014)
  3. Florissant Paleontology Field Course with STEPPE in Florissant, CO (2015)
  4. Citizen Science Paleontology Symposium with the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, MD (2015)
  5. 3D Digitization of Fossils Workshop for Educators & Citizen Scientists with the iDigBio & GABI-RET projects in Gainesville, FL (2015)
  6. Nebraska Badlands Paleontology Field Conference with PCP-PIRE in Crawford, NE (2015)
  7. Paleo Synergy – A Mini Conference for Fossil Enthusiasts with the Dallas Paleontological Society in Dallas, TX (2015)
  8. Cincinnati Mini Conference on Paleontology with the Dry Dredgers in Cincinnati, OH (2016)
  9. “Facilitating Effective STEM Learning and Public Engagement in Paleontology” Short Course at National GSA in Denver, CO (2016)
  10. FOSSIL Collaborations: Enhancing Paleontology through Professional and Amateur Partnerships theme session at the Northeast / North-Central joint sectional GSA meeting in Pittsburgh, PA (2017)
  11. FOSSILs 4Teachers! Professional Development Workshop (2017)
  12. Belgrade Community Science Project at the Belgrade Mine in Maysville, NC (2018, 2019)
  13. North American Paleontological Convention (2019)
  14. Imaging and Digitization for Amateurs Workshop (2019)