The Burpee Museum in Rockford, IL is holding PaleoFest 2022 from March 4th - March 6th, 2022. There are many interesting lectures, with topics that span the Pre-Cambrian to the Pleistocene. It's always a good time!
Burpee Museum is once again hosting one of the coolest paleontology festivals in the world. Don't miss PaleoFest 2022, as we join forces with scientists from around the world and going live on:
Join the Fun
Dino-lovers, rock collectors, and fossil diggers unite for an internationally attended festival. Our audience includes scientists and researchers, aspiring scientists, students, paleo-lovers, and even dino-loving kiddos! Many of the talks focus on our speakers' cutting edge research and amazing new finds.
Not Just for Professional Scientists
Students, interested community members, and aspiring scientists are encouraged to join the experts as they share stories, research, and experiences. It is a great opportunity to make connections and become inspired! Not ready for the lectures? Families can still enjoy hands-on workshops, lectures for children, and activities for families throughout our museum...paleo science is presented in a fun, big way.
Family Fun
Bring your best dino roar, paleo costume, and jump into so many fun ways to win contests, learn about prehistoric animals and explore the halls of Burpee!
Burpee Museum's PaleoFest offers multiple ticket packages. Use the graphic below to help navigate what is the best fit for you, or your group! Questions? Do not hesitate to contact the museum. We would be happy to help you pick the best package for your best PaleoFest adventure!
The Keynote Speaker is Dr. Joe Sertich, who is Curator of Dinosaurs at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
The list of lectures looks very interesting. A few have given lectures at ESCONI meetings.
Saturday
10:00 -10:30am: Heidi Allen
“Tiny but mighty: how microbes shaped the course of life on Earth”
10:30-11:00am BREAK
11:00-11:30am Dr. Lauren Sallan
“How Mass Extinctions Fundamentally Changed Early Fishes”
11:30 - 1:00pm LUNCH
1:00 - 1:30pm Dr. Diego Pol
“What is the link between the rise of giant dinosaurs, massive volcanoes, and climate change in the Jurassic?”
1:30 - 2:00pm BREAK
2:00 - 2:30pm Nancy Engelhardt-Moore
“Rig Life: The Role of a Micropaleontologist”
2:30 - 3:00pm BREAK
3:00 - 3:30pm Dr. Dave Hone
“The North African giant theropod Spinosaurus – what was it doing?”
3:30 - 4:00pm BREAK
4:00 - 4:30pm Dr. Steve Salisbury
“Beyond the 'mid' Cretaceous; new insights into the nature and composition of Australia's dinosaurian fauna during the Early Cretaceous and Jurassic using ichnological data"
Sunday
10:00 -10:30am: Dr. Caitlin Colleary
“Investigating Molecular Preservation in Fossils Using Museum Collections”
10:30-11:00am BREAK
11:00-11:30am Dr. Rex Hanger
"The First Paleontologists of the Midwest: Linear Effigy Mounds are Representations of Fossils”
11:30 - 1:00pm LUNCH
1:00 - 1:30pm Dr. Spencer Hellert
“Understanding the Causes of Phenotypic Integration Patterns in the Evolution of Flightless Birds”
1:30 - 2:00pm BREAK
2:00 - 2:30pm Dr. Julie Meachen
“Frozen in time: An Ice Age pup from Canada named Zhùr”
2:30 - 3:00pm BREAK
3:00 - 3:30pm Eric Scott
"North American Bison: an American success story”
3:30 - 4:00pm BREAK
4:00 - 4:30pm Dr. Thomas Holtz
“Jane's Part-time Summer Job: Tyrannosaurid Niche Shifts in Light of Changing Theropod Guild Structures”