19 November 2021 - Australasian Palaeontologists Annual General Meeting Details: The AAP AGM will include a dinner, awards and reports from the committee. Dinner is $50 for 2-courses or $60 for 3 courses. Pay at the end of the dinner by cash or card at the bar. Members can also watch the AGM remotely online via Zoom Location: Public House, 263 Adelaide Terrace, Perth Time: Dinner will start from 6pm AWST, with AGM starting at 7pm AWST Dinner: Register here Zoom: Register here
11-15 July 2022 - Palaeo Down Under 3 Details: Australasian Palaeontologists (AAP) cordially invites all palaeontologists from Australia, New Zealand and around the world to participate in Palaeo Down Under 3 (PDU3) in Perth (Australia) on 11-15 of July 2022.
To find out more or to register for updates visit: https://www.australasianpalaeontologists.org/pdu3
Australasian Palaeontologists (AAP) is a specialist group of the Geological Society of Australia for palaeontologists working on Australia. AAP publishes 3 publications (see AAP Publication page), organises events including seminars and conferences (see AAP Events page) and awards outstanding palaeontologists and students (see AAP Awards page). AAP is also managing the Fossil National Species List (NSL), and the contributing to the NOW database (AAP Databases page).
The Queensland Palaeontological Society formed by Dorothy Hill and Jack Woods in 1962 was the beginning of AAP. In 1969, Martin Gleissner, Mac Dickins and Max Banks formed the GSA Specialist Group ‘Palaeontology and Biostratigraphy”, which then merged with the Queensland Palaeontological Society in 1974 as ‘The Association of Australasian Palaeontologists’. In 2015 members elected to shorten the name from The Association of Australasian Palaeontologists to Australasian Palaeontologists.
How to Join AAP
First join the GSA under the Member tab on the GSA website. With your primary GSA membership, you will be able to select a journal subscription to either AJES or Alcharinga. To be part of AAP, you must select one of the following specialist group affiliations:
‘Palaeontology (Alcheringa)’ - $40.00 ‘Palaeontology (No Alcheringa) (AAP)’ - $15.00 ‘Palaeontology Student (No Alcheringa) (AAP)’ - $4.95
If you are only a member of GSA but not AAP, you will not be eligible for the AAP awards and will not receive correspondence about AAP activities.
Social Media
In 2018, AAP started a Facebook page and Twitter, YouTube and Instagram accounts to promote events, awards and Australasian palaeontology in general. Please follow us using the links below:
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Chair Dr Kenny James Travouillon Western Australian Museum, Perth
Vice Chair Dr John Gorter
Secretary Ms Heidi Allen Dept. Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety Treasurer Dr Daniel Jack Mantle MGPalaeo E: [email protected] Sarah Martin Elizabeth Dowding