ESCONI Events December 2013

Fri 12/6	ESCONI General Meeting, Board Meeting & Holiday Party 5:30 to 7:30 dinner, 8:00 p.m. lecture College of Dupage,  - Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) Topic: The Discovery of a Marine Apex Predator from the Triassic by Jim Holstein,Robert A. Pritzker Center for Meteoritics and Polar Studies, The Field Museum. Come learn about the discovery and research of Thalattoarchon saurophagis with Jim Holstein from the Field Museum.  He will discuss the 1998 Field Museum expedition to Nevada where this 'T-rex" of the sea was discovered as well as what scientists learned from this fossil.  ESCONI ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY      It is time to celebrate the holiday season with our annual ESCONI get together.                           FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 2013                                          5:30 to 7:30 pm                                     Cozymel’s Restaurant                                         311 East Loop Road                                         Wheaton, IL 60187                                     [email protected]                                            (630) 871-1030 PLEASE NOTE: The Holiday party will be at a new restaurant: Cozymel's in Wheaton on Butterfield just east of Naperville Rd. For $15.99 per person, they will provide us a buffet with 3 entree choices (fajitas, enchiladas and tamales) along with chips and salsa, hot flour or corn tortillas, rice and refritos or black beans. Be prepared to pay with CASH! We will continue our tradition of a Secret Santa gift exchange. This grab bag is optional. If you do want to participate, please make sure that your gift is earth science related, has a value of $15.00 and is labeled “male” or “female” if it is a gender specific gift. If you would like to attend the Holiday Party, please RSVP by December 5th to Rob Sula (630) 236-9695 e-mail: [email protected].
Sat 12/14	ESCONI Mineralogy Meeting 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, - Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) - Topic: Annual Holiday Rock Identification Contest
Sat 12/21	ESCONI Paleontology Meeting No meeting
Sat 12/28	Archaeology Study Group Meeting. No Meeting