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Table of Contents NAPC Organizing Committee.................................................................................................. page 2 General Information.................................................................................................................... page 3 Map................................................................................................................................................. page 4 Program Schedule........................................................................................................................ page 5-28 Special Events Calendar.................................................................................................................. page 29 Notes................................................................................................................................................. page 30-34 10th North American Paleontological Convention 1 Organizing Committee NAPC Organizing Committee NAPC Student Organizing Committee Michal Kowalewski, Chair | Florida Museum of Natural History Sarah Allen Troy Dexter, Associate Chair | Florida Museum of Natural History D.J. Douglas Barry Albright | University of Northern Florida Sahale Casebolt Richard Aronson | Florida Institute of Technology Paul Morse Jonathan Bloch | Florida Museum of Natural History Jon Bryan | Northwest Florida State College Laurel Collins | Florida International University Peter Harries | University of South Florida Austin Hendy | Florida Museum of Natural History Greg Herbert | University of South Florida Richard Hulbert | Florida Museum of Natural History Douglas Jones | Florida Museum of Natural History Bruce MacFadden | Florida Museum of Natural History Steve Manchester | Florida Museum of Natural History Jim Mead | East Tennessee State University G. Harley Means | Florida Geological Survey Arnie Miller | University of Cincinnati Roger Portell | Florida Museum of Natural History Mike Savarese | Florida Gulf Coast University David Steadman | Florida Museum of Natural History Peter Swart | University of Miami Hongshan Wang | Florida Museum of Natural History Aaron Wood | Florida Museum of Natural History Peg Yacobucci | Bowling Green State University 2 15-18 , February 2014 Gainesville, Florida, USA General Information Dates and Location: Poster Set-up and Breakdown: Saturday, February 15 - Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Poster Presenters will be present from 4:45pm-6pm on the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center day of their poster session. Gainesville, Florida, USA Set-up and Breakdown: Boards will be set up at the Hilton Host Hotels: by 6:30pm on Friday, February 14th. Hilton University of Florida Conference Center Saturday Posters -Please hang poster by 11:00am on Saturday/ 1714 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32607 Remove poster immediately following the poster session 1-352-371-3600 Sunday Posters - Please hang poster by 11:00am on Sunday/ The Lodge at Gainesville Remove poster immediately following the poster session 3726 SW 40th Blvd., Gainesville, Florida 32608 Monday Posters - Please hang poster by 11:00am on Monday/ 1-352-375-2400 Remove poster immediately following the poster session Registration: Exhibitor Set-up and Breakdown: Conference registration includes admission to all sessions, Set-up: Tables will be set up by 6:30pm on Friday February, 14th. Please set up your exhibit booth no later than 2:00pm on conference materials, AM & PM coffee breaks, Ice Breaker and th Banquet. Saturday, February 15 . Breakdown: Please break down your exhibit booth no later than 11:00am on Tuesday, February 18th. Breakfast and Lunch will be on your own. Lunch options include the following: Transportation*: - Hilton lunch buffet inside Albert’s Restaurant Bus transportation to and from the convention and offsite - Local Food Trucks located just outside the Hilton events (Icebreaker and Banquet) will be provided from The - Off-site Dining options at your discretion Lodge at Gainesville and UF Hilton. Registration/Information Hours: Friday: 4:30pm-7pm (Lodge to UF Hilton for Registration Friday, February 14th: 3:00pm-7:00pm Check-in before Icebreaker at Florida Museum) (Please check in with Registration at the UF Hilton for your 5:45pm-7:00pm (UF Hilton to Icebreaker) nametag prior to attending the Ice Breaker) 7:30pm-8:30pm (Return to UF Hilton and Lodge) Saturday, February 15th - 18th: 7:30am-6:00pm Saturday: 7:30am-9:00am (Lodge to UF Hilton) 5:00pm-6:30pm (UF Hilton to Lodge) Sunday: 7:00am-8:30am (Lodge to UF Hilton) th Ice Breaker: Friday, February 14 from 6pm-8pm 5:00pm-6:30pm (UF Hilton to Lodge) The Ice Breaker will be held at the Florida Museum of Natural Monday: 7:00am-8:30am (Lodge to UF Hilton) History. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served and each attendee 5:00pm-6:30pm (UF Hilton to Lodge) will receive two drink tickets upon check-in at the UF Hilton Tuesday: 7:00am-8:30am (Lodge to UF Hilton) on Friday from 3-7pm. Complimentary bus transportation 4:45pm-5:30pm (UF Hilton to Banquet) will run between the UF Hilton and the Florida Museum 7:30pm-8:30pm (Return to UF Hilton and Lodge) beginning at 5:45pm. Attire is casual and non-registered guests *Separate Florida Museum vans will be running continuously will be charged $50 on-site. throughout the day between the Lodge and UF Hilton. Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida Cultural Plaza Gainesville Airport Shuttles - The Hilton provides a shuttle 3215 Hull Road, Gainesville, Florida between 7:00am and 10:00pm. Please email Diana Benintend 1-352-846-2000 at [email protected] with your name, date, arrival time, flight number and contact phone number so th Banquet: Tuesday, February 18 from 5:30pm-8:00pm they can schedule the shuttle for you. The Lodge also provides The Banquet will be held at the University of Florida an airport shuttle. Please contact them for reservations. Touchdown Terrace. Complimentary bus transportation will run between the UF Hilton and Touchdown Terrace Contacts: beginning at 4:45pm . Attire is casual. If you plan to bring a For questions about Registration & Logistics: non-registered guest, please go to the Registration Desk at the Jenn Jasinski; [email protected] Hilton before Tuesday to pay the $50 banquet guest fee. For questions about Meeting Content and Field Trips: Touchdown Terrace at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Troy Dexter; [email protected] 10th North American Paleontological Convention 3 Map of Hotel Hilton University of Florida Conference Center Pool Fitness Center Main Dining 2-Bits Entrance Pavilion Lounge Board Albert’s Private Registration Restaurants Dining elevators Check-In Room Room Business Gift Front Center Shop Desk Restrooms Dogwood Bus Poster Viewing Pick-up Poster Viewing Viewing Poster & Drop-off Century Century Ballroom C Ballroom B Exhibitors Poster Viewing Viewing Poster Century Exhibitors Patio Ballroom A Coffee Breaks Coffee Food Truck Exhibitors Vendors Azalea Hickory Hawthorne Poster Viewing Viewing Poster Exhibitors Poster Viewing Program Room Exhibitors General Sessions and Century Ballrooms A/B/C Break out sessions Break out sessions Azalea and Dogwood Speaker Ready Room Hickory Exhibitor Storage Room Hawthorne 4 15-18 , February 2014 Gainesville, Florida, USA Friday, February 14, 2014 Registration Check-in and Ice Breaker Registration Check-in: UF Hilton Lobby Registration Check-in at Hilton Lobby 3:00pm-7:00pm Please check in at the Registration Desk prior to attending the Ice Breaker 4:30pm-7:00pm Bus Transportation From The Lodge at Gainesville to the UF Hilton (Continuous) 5:45pm-7:00pm Bus Transportation to the Ice Breaker from the UF Hilton (Continuous) 6:00pm-8:00pm Ice Breaker at the Florida Museum of Natural History 7:30pm-8:30pm Bus Transportation Available to return to the UF Hilton and the Lodge at Gainesville 10th North American Paleontological Convention 5 Saturday (AM), February 15, 2014 Opening Ceremony & Plenary Session Room: Ballroom A&B Welcoming Statement from the Organizing Committee 9:00am-9:10am Michal Kowalewski, Chair, NAPC Organizing Committee Welcoming Statement from the University of Florida 9:10am-9:20am Bernie Machen, 11th President of the University of Florida Welcoming Statement from the Florida Museum of Natural History 9:20am-9:30am Douglas Jones, Director of the Florida Museum of Natural History Welcoming Statement from the Paleontological Society 9:30am-9:40am Steven Holland, President-Elect, the Paleontological Society 9:40am-10:00am - COFFEE BREAK Where Do We Go From Here? 10:00am-10:30am Sandy Carlson, Keynote Speaker Into the Great Wide Open 10:30am-11:00am Catherine Forster, Keynote Speaker Bringing Paleontology into the Era of Big Data 11:00am-11:30am Shanan Peters, Keynote Speaker 11:30am-1:30pm - LUNCH BREAK Lunch options: Hilton lunch buffet inside Albert’s Restaurant Local Food Trucks located just outside the Hilton Conference Center Off-site dining options at your discretion 6 15-18 , February 2014 Gainesville, Florida, USA Saturday (PM), February 15, 2014 Ecological fidelity and resolution of the fossil record across broad Session 1 spatial and temporal scales Chairs: Adam Tomašových, Joshua Miller, James Nebelsick, & Room: Ballroom A Martin Zuschin Temporal resolution of normal marine sedimentary records: Is it good enough for 1:30pm-2:00pm Matthew A. 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