The Royal Tyrrell Museum will be host to the sixth annual Fossil Preparation and Collection symposium this year from April 20 to 22.
Palaeontologists from all over North America in the field of preparation and collections will travel to the museum to discuss and learn more about preparation, fieldwork, handling collections, and everything that goes along with it.
“It’s a major learning and networking opportunity for people involved in technical aspects of palaeontology,” said the museum’s director of preparation and research, Don Brinkman.
“There are always new developments, new technology, new materials and situations people have run in to that give them a chance to share how they’ve responded to those situations.”
An icebreaker will take place on the evening of April 19 where renowned palaeontology artist, Julius Csotonyi, will have a signing for the book, Dinosaur Art: The World’s Greatest Paleoart.
The symposium will feature two full days of presentations and workshops based on preparations and collections, as well as a field trip to Dinosaur Provincial Park on April 23.
Opening sessions will start at 8:40 a.m. on Saturday, 8 a.m. on Sunday with a banquet in the evening starting at 5:30 p.m., and another 8 a.m. session on Monday.
This is the first time the Museum has ever been host to such an event, and the first time the event has ever been held in Canada.
“There’s a lot of awareness and interest in what’s going on here, and recognition that it’s a place people in the field can learn from,” said Brinkman.
“We’re quite looking forward to it.”
