Pacific Micromount Conference

The Mineralogical Society of Southern California

Proudly Presents the 43^rd Pacific Micromount Conference

January 25-27, 2008 at the

San Bernardino County Museum

2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2008

3:00-6:00 PM REGISTRATION, greeting friends and microscope time.

6:00-7:00 Famous POTLUCK BUFFET Dinner.

7:00-10:00 PM “WHAT’S NEW IN MINERALS” by Sugar White.

SHORT CONTRIBUTED TALKS AND MEMBER SLIDES.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2008

8:00-9:00 AM DOORS OPEN, REGISTRATION.

Setting up scopes, filling “Give-away” and

"Sales" Tables, and greeting friends.

10:00 AM WELCOME, Introductions and Special Announcements.

10:15 AM “New finds in the Southwest” by Joe Marty

NOON LUNCH. Subway sandwiches (pre-selected). Served at Museum. (No cost)

1:30 PM VERBAL AUCTION, followed by silent auction of member donated materials.

3:15 PM “Mining Archaeology and Ore Deposit Geology at Laurium, Greece (the ore deposit part opens up the mineralogy)” by Jack Kepper

6:00 PM BUFFET DINNER. Served at Museum.

SHORT CONTRIBUTED TALKS AND MEMBER SLIDES.

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Registration Fee is $10.00 before Conference, $15.00 at door.

Friday night Potluck – Each family, please bring an hors d’oeuvre, salad, hot dish, dessert, etc.

Saturday lunch – Subway sandwiches – pre-selected on Registration slip. (No cost to attendees.)

Saturday night Buffet dinner is $5.00. Advance reservations necessary. (See Registration slip.)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2008

Field Trip – Lead Mountain

Possible minerals to be found include barite, hemimorphite, malachite, alunite, coronadite, cerussite, wulfenite, pyromorphite, jarosite, duftite, smithsonite, celestine, ulexite, and several unidentified minerals."

Conference Guidelines

Now is the time for you to make your advance registration for the 2008 Pacific Micromount Conference.

Registration: Please provide the names of all in your party. We really like to have a name tag waiting for everyone. In addition to registration fees you will be asked to make reservations for Saturday dinner and pay an extra fee for that.

While we encourage the swapping of minerals, we cannot allow participants to sell minerals at the conference.

For more information contact: Robert Housley at rhousley@its.caltech.edu.

Registration: Please give us the names of all in your party. We really like to have a name tag waiting for everyone.
In addition to registration fees you will be asked to make reservations for Saturday dinner and pay an extra fee for that.

Conference Lodging

Redlands Motor Lodge, 1151 Arizona St., Redlands (Alabama off-ramp)

909-798-2432

Good Nite Inn, 1675 Industrial Park Ave., Redlands (Alabama off-ramp)

909-793-3723

Starlight Motel, 1371 W. Redlands Blvd., Redlands (Alabama or Tennessee off-ramp)

909-792-3333

Super 8, 1160 Arizona St., Redlands (Alabama off-ramp) 909-335-1612

Also, if you have an RV, a trailer, or van and are self-contained, you may camp at the outer edge of the Museum parking lot. Quite a few do this, and you will not be alone. (Use Registration slip to let us know).

The San Bernardino County Natural History Museum is located just north of the 10 Freeway, at 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, California. (Take California Street exit and go north to Orange Tree Lane, then turn right to Museum Entrance.)

The Conference will be in the Fisk Auditorium of the San Bernardino County Museum as usual.

For a registration package please download here and send to the address on the registration packet.

Advance Registration Slip

PACIFIC MICROMOUNT CONFERENCE

January 25-27, 2008 (Field Trip on Sunday, Jan. 27)

Registration $10.00 per person by mail, $15.00 at the door

Total No. of people _____ Amount $________

Names

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Friday Night Potluck Dinner

Bring your appetizer, salad, main dish, or dessert for an old-fashioned Potluck dinner. Your

contribution will assure the success of the Potluck! (We will have the use of the kitchen facilities.)

Saturday Lunch (No cost to participants)

Subway sandwiches will be ordered based on your advance selection

Turkey (__) Beef (__) Ham (__) Veggie (__)

Saturday Night Buffet Dinner

$5.00 per person – number of people attending: ____ Amount $________

Field Trip on Sunday

Are you interested in attending the field trip? Yes ___ No ___

Number of participants ____

Parking – Do you plan to park your self-contained

RV, trailer or van overnight at the Museum? Yes __ No __

Total Amount $________

Send Payment to:

Mineralogical Society of Southern California

P.O. Box 41027

Pasadena, CA 91114-8027

Make check payable to MSSC

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I plan on presenting a short contributed talk (__)

The topic will be: _______________________________ Approximate length of time __________

I can present: Friday night __ Saturday afternoon __ Saturday evening __