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2016 Annual Meeting - The Real Jurassic Park is in the Connecticut Valley

Friday, November 18, 2016

 - Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert T. Bakker, noted Paleontologist and Author
When: November 18, 2016
  • 4:00-5:00 pm: Student scholarship fundraiser – wine tasting with Dr. Bakker (tickets purchased separately from meeting registration, does not include dinner, limited to first 25 people)
  • 5:00-7:30 pm: GSC Dinner & Meeting
  • 7:30 pm: The Real Jurassic Park in the Connecticut Valley, A public lecture by Dr. Robert Bakker
Where: Wesleyan University, 265 Church St, Middletown, CT - See Campus Map for building and parking info
  • Reception and Dinner: Exley Science Center Lobby, 1st floor.
  • Keynote Lecture: Tishler Hall (Exley 150), access from the south side of the lobby

2016 was the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the dinosaur track site that became Dinosaur Sate Park in Rocky Hill.  The 8th Annual Meeting of the Society, held on Friday November 18th at Wesleyan University, celebrated this fact by welcoming world-renowned vertebrate paleontologist Dr. Robert Bakker for an engaging lecture on Connecticut’s Jurassic geology and its role in the history of the science of paleontology entitled “The Real Jurassic Park is  in the Connecticut Valley.”  Ahead of the lecture, attendees enjoyed student poster displays and dinner while society business was completed. In addition, a successful scholarship fundraising event including wine-tasting and meet-&-greet with Dr. Bakker was held before the meeting.

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