T. P. Crimes & J. C. Harper (Eds.). 1970. Trace Fossils. (Proceedings of an International Conference held at Liverpool University,January 1970,under the auspices of Liverpool Geological Society and sponsored by the International Union of Geological Sciences.) Geological Journal Special Issue No 3. viii + 547 pp., 114 figs., 88 pls. Seel House Press, Liverpool. Price £8; U.S.$20.

1971 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-268
Author(s):  
D.J.W.P.
Keyword(s):  
Trace Fossils ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
International Union ◽  
Geological Society ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Geological Sciences

scholarly journals What If the ‘Anthropocene’ Is Not Formalized as a New Geological Series/Epoch?

Quaternary ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentí Rull
Keyword(s):  
Present State ◽  
Executive Committee ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Environmental Sciences ◽  
International Union ◽  
Quaternary Stratigraphy ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Geological Sciences

In the coming years, the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) will submit its proposal on the ‘Anthropocene’ to the Subcommission of Quaternary Stratigraphy (SQS) and the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) for approval. If approved, the proposal will be sent to the Executive Committee of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) for ratification. If the proposal is approved and ratified, then the ‘Anthropocene’ will be formalized. Currently, the ‘Anthropocene’ is a broadly used term and concept in a wide range of scientific and non-scientific situations, and, for many, the official acceptance of this term is only a matter of time. However, the AWG proposal, in its present state, seems to not fully meet the requirements for a new chronostratigraphic unit. This essay asks what could happen if the current ‘Anthropocene’ proposal is not formalized by the ICS/IUGS. The possible stratigraphic alternatives are evaluated on the basis of the more recent literature and the personal opinions of distinguished AWG, SQS, and ICS members. The eventual impact on environmental sciences and on non-scientific sectors, where the ‘Anthropocene’ seems already firmly rooted and de facto accepted as a new geological epoch, are also discussed. This essay is intended as the editorial introduction to a Quaternary special issue on the topic.

Arthropod paleobiology

Paleobiology ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek E. G. Briggs
Keyword(s):  
Earth Sciences ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Rare Events ◽  
Trace Fossils ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Advanced Study ◽  
Study Institute

An international conference on “Fossil Arthropods as Living Animals” was held at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on October 25–27, 1984. Major international conferences devoted to fossil arthropods are rare events. The previous one, which was held in Oslo in July 1973 as a NATO Advanced Study Institute, resulted in a volume on “Evolution and Morphology of the Trilobita, Trilobitoidea and Merostomata” (Martinsson 1975). Participants in the Edinburgh meeting heard 28 contributions covering all aspects of arthropod paleobiology. Most are published as a special issue of the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences (Waterston 1985). All four major arthropod groups are treated (trilobites, crustaceans, chelicerates, and uniramians), as well as trace fossils and some groups of problematic status.

tti2002: Introduction and Conference Overview

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. H. Robson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
International Convention ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Introductory Paper ◽  
Personal Reflections ◽  
Selection Of

This special issue of Industry and Higher Education is devoted to a selection of papers and reports from tti2002, an international conference on technology transfer and innovation held at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham, UK in July 2002. In this introductory paper, the author provides the context of the conference, summarizes the presentations given by invited speakers and offers personal reflections on the event.

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