SVP Annual Meeting
The SVP 70th Anniversary Meeting takes place October 10-13, 2010 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. See the annual meeting Web pages to learn more about special events as they are scheduled.
Journalists attending the SVP 70th Anniversary Meeting for the purpose of editorial coverage will be granted complimentary press credentials. Register now.
All press registration applications are subject to review.
Press Event
Members of the media are invited to attend the 2010 SVP meeting to learn about and report on the proceedings.
Monday, October 11
4:15-5:45 p.m.
Location: Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh
This informal "speed-dating" event will provide an opportunity for members of the media to get exclusive insights into some of the latest research in vertebrate paleontology from the authors themselves. Further details will soon be available.
Organizers, Media Liaison Committee Co-Chairs:
Annual Meeting Embargo Policy
Press and photographers (this term includes all electronic recording technicians) are required to abide by the embargo policies governing the SVP Annual Meeting. Unless specified otherwise, coverage of abstracts presented orally at the Annual Meeting is strictly prohibited until the start time of the presentation, and coverage of poster presentations is prohibited until the relevant poster session opens for viewing. As defined here, "coverage" includes all types of electronic and print media; this includes blogging, tweeting and other intent to communicate or disseminate results or discussion presented at the SVP Annual Meeting. Content that may be pre-published online in advance of print publication is also subject to the SVP embargo policy.
Journalists should explicitly ask the lead or presenting author whether any other journals (e.g. Science, Nature etc.) or entities (e.g. universities etc.) have embargoes on the research in question that might impact press coverage. Merely abiding by SVP"s embargo policy does not necessarily mean on is in compliance with the policies of these other entities.
Onsite Guidelines
Press registration badges are given only after acceptable press credentials have been presented and registration has been processed. SVP reserves the right to refuse press registration to an applicant for any reason. Photographers must have a press registration. Press representatives and photographers are required to wear SVP press badges at all times while on site at the SVP Annual Meeting. All scientific sessions, education sessions, oral and poster abstract sessions and the exhibit and poster hall at the Annual Meeting are open to registered press representatives, but NOT photographers. All interviews and other contact between members of the press and members of the SVP should be held outside of oral scientific sessions, poster-viewing areas, and other similar venues, so as not to disturb the proceedings.
Still photography, video and/or audio taping or any other electronic recording at the SVP annual meeting is strictly prohibited, with the exception of the designated SVP press event. (The SVP reserves the right to engage professional photographers or audio/videotape professionals to archive sections of the meeting for the Society"s use.)
Media Response Team
Are you a journalist looking for a source for an article on vertebrate paleontology? Let SVP assist you. The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology and its leaders are excellent sources for vertebrate paleontology, evolution and climate change stories.
Find an expert source in the SVP Media Response Team.
Media Response Team member |
Areas of expertise |
General mission, operations, and policies of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology and ethics issues involving vertebrate fossils |
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Fossil mammals, paleobiology and climate/habitat change |
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Dinosaur paleontology (especially sauropods) and general dinosaur evolution and paleobiology |
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Early Mesozoic terrestrial ecosystems , mass extinctions, collecting on federal lands and commercial collecting |
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Mammalian paleontology (especially carnivores, whales and primates), biomechanics and paleoecology |
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Mammalian evolution, evolutionary development, morphometrics, macroevolution, general paleobiology and wildlife conservation |
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Reptile paleontology, climate change, dinosaurs, evolution, evolutionary developmental paleontology and morphometrics |
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Cenozoic mammals, marine mammals, Pleistocene extinctions, isotope biogeochemistry and paleoclimatology |
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Paleozoic fishes, origin of tetrapods, Australian dinosaurs and other fossils and general evolutionary theory |
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Carnivores living and fossil, African paleontology, evolutionary biology and conservation |
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General mission, operations, and policies of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology and ethics issues involving vertebrate fossils |
SVP Press Releases
Search the SVP & Paleo News area for society press releases. The easy-to-navigate section also links you to the latest SVP and vertebrate paleontology news, events and attractions.
SVP Policy Statements
Learn about the society's position on key issues including, but are not limited to, protection of fossils on public lands, the role of vertebrate paleontology and evolution in education, ethics, joint agreements with other professional societies or governmental agencies, and other significant issues.
Vertebrate Paleontology Resources
Contact Information
Members of the media are encouraged to contact co-chairs of the SVP Media Liaison Committee with requests or questions.
Media Liaison Committee Chairs:
Lars Werdelin
Swedish Museum of Natural History
Department of Paleozoology
Stockholm, Sweden
E-mail: werdelin@nrm.seDarin A. Croft
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Dept of Anatomy
10900 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106-1712
E-mail: dcroft@case.edu