The Palaeontology Newsletter Contents 79 Editorial 2 Association Business 3 News: awards and prizes 10 Association Meetings 16 From our correspondents Encore des Buffonades, mon cher … 20 PalaeoMath 101: Elliptic Fourier … 29 Future meetings of other bodies 44 Meeting Reports Silicofossil/Palynology joint meeting 50 Lyell Meeting 2011 53 55th PalAss Annual Meeting 2011 55 Obituary Arthur Cruickshank 64 Reporter: the Palaeontology of Pop 71 Sylvester-Bradley reports 75 Virtual Palaeontology 82 Book Reviews 88 Palaeontology vol 55 parts 1 & 2 101–102 Reminder: The deadline for copy for Issue no 80 is 11th June 2012. On the Web: <http://www.palass.org/> ISSN: 0954-9900 Newsletter 79 2 Editorial The publication of Newsletter 79 marks the end of the beginning of my new post as Newsletter editor. Many thanks to my predecessor Dr Richard Twitchett, who prepared a most useful guide to my editorial duties and tasks before moving to the even more demanding Council role of Secretary. Unlike the transition to editor in the world of journalism, I did not inherit an expenses account, tastefully furnished office and a PA, but I do now have the <
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