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JunTMS Foraminifera Festival
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We are delighted to invite you to the TMS Foraminifera Festival: a virtual foram-themed day of talks and posters on Friday 27th August, 06:00-16:30 UTC (07:00-17:30 BST) taking place on Zoom. The Festival features four sessions of talks (15 min) and posters, each convened by a group of 4-5 early career researchers.
Provisional schedule
| Session | Time (UTC) | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1 | 06:00 | Intro to Foram Festival Session 1 | |
| 06:05 | Dharma Andrea Reyes Macaya | Carbon isotopes in modern Southeast Pacific Benthic Foraminifera: Paleoceanographic implications | |
| 06:20 | Takashi Toyofuku | Little by little Foraminifera laboratory culture goes far | |
| 06:35 | Lukas Jonkers | Large variability in Neogloboquadrina pachyderma stable isotope ratios from isothermal conditions: implications for single foraminifera analysis | |
| 06:50 | Jennifer Scott | Monsoon evolution in the western Arabian Sea: insights into hemispheric controls and temperature evolution over the last 120 ka BP | |
| 07:05 | Eleanor John | Keynote: TBC | |
| 07:20 | Flavia Boscolo-Galazzo | Keynote: Matches and mismatches of Mg/Ca and δ18O in planktonic foraminifera: a multispecies comparison through time and across space | |
| 07:35 | BREAK | ||
| 08:00 | Poster Session | ||
| 08:30 | Break-out A | ||
| Session 2 | 09:00 | Intro to Foram Festival Session 2 | |
| 09:05 | Giulia Margaritelli | Keynote: Planktonic foraminifera and climate changes: the last 2000 years | |
| 09:20 | Mónica Bolívar Feriche | Correlation of planktonic and shallow-benthic zonations in a middle Miocene succession from SE Spain | |
| 09:35 | Louise Callard | Virtual foraminifera: using eSlide for online microfossil identification | |
| 09:50 | Allison Hsiang | Automated community ecology of planktonic foraminifera using deep learning | |
| 10:05 | Anieke Brombacher | 3Dforam: an R package to analyse shell growth in 3 dimensions | |
| 10:20 | BREAK | ||
| 10:35 | General Poster Session | ||
| 11:05 | BREAK | ||
| Session 3 | 11:30 | Intro to Foram Festival Session 3 | |
| 11:35 | Haruka Takagi | Keynote: Advances in planktonic foraminiferal photosymbiosis research: Partnership, photophysiology, and implications on evolution | |
| 11:50 | Rikza Nur Faqih An Nahar | Study of the September 28th 2018 Tsunamigenic Landslide Deposits in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Based on Foraminifera Data | |
| 12:05 | Johanna Schmidt | How to distinguish contourites and turbidites using benthic foraminifera | |
| 12:20 | James Mulqueeney | Assessing the impact of climate change on the structural integrity of benthic foraminifera during the Palaeocene Eocene Thermal Maximum – implications for future climate change | |
| 12:35 | Kate Darling | Not seeing the wood for the trees: A case for obligate alternation of generation in non-spinose planktonic foraminifera | |
| 12:50 | Daniel E. Gaskell | CO2 capture explains δ13C vital effects in foraminifera | |
| Session 4 | 13:05 | Poster Session | |
| 13:35 | Break-out B | ||
| 14:05 | Intro to Foram Festival Session 4 | ||
| 14:10 | Sulia Goeting | Diversity and depth distribution of modern benthic foraminifera offshore Brunei Darussalam | |
| 14:25 | Anna Saupe | Biogeographic patterns of benthic foraminifera in contourite drift systems of the high-latitude North Atlantic Ocean | |
| 14:40 | Maxime Daviray | Ecology of benthic foraminifera in a mudflat subjected to cable bacterial activity | |
| 14:55 | Tiago Menezes Freire | Paleoceanographic conditions through MIS 4 in the mid-latitude Western South Atlantic based on planktonic Foraminifera | |
| 15:10 | Yahel Eshed | Benthic foraminifera associated with seagrass as a model ecosystem for monitoring environmental changes | |
| 15:25 | Abduljamiu Olalekan Amao | Keynote: The future of benthic foraminiferal diversity in the Arabian Gulf: a system under pressure from climate change | |
| 15:40 | BREAK | ||
| Awards Ceremony | 16:05 | Awards for best poster and talk | |
We look forward to e-meeting you in August,
The Foraminifera Festival Coordinators
Dr. Anieke Brombacher (University of Southampton, TMS Events Secretary)
Dr. Babette Hoogakker (Heriot-Watt University, TMS Foraminifera Group Chair)
Dr. Lyndsey Fox (Kingston University, TMS Foraminifera Group Secretary)
Dr. Manuel Weinkauf (Charles University in Prague, TMS Newsletter Editor)
Dr. Rehemat Bhatia (TMS Publicity Officer)
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MayNewsletter now available
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The new edition of the TMS newsletter is now available to download from the Newsletter section of the publications page: https://www.tmsoc.org/publications/
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DecMicrofossil Image Competition 2021
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Diatoms are tiny, silica-shelled phytoplankton. Not only are they an important part of marine ecosystems and useful tools for studying past climate – this Asteromphalus flabellatus proves that they are also amazingly beautiful!
The Micropalaeontological Society is delighted to announce the winner of the 2020 Micropalaeontology Image Competition!
The overall image winner was submitted by Isabel Dove from the University of Rhode Island – Graduate School of Oceanography, with a beautiful image of the diatom species Asteromphalus flabellatus. Not only does Isabel win the competition’s first prize of €200, but her image is also included on the front cover of our TMSoc2021 Calendar (note these are now sold out)!
On behalf of the Society we would like to congratulate Isabel on her success. Eleven additional winners were selected from the fantastic submissions, and are on display below! A wide variety of microfossils and imaging techniques have been championed this year, and we are already looking forward to next year’s competition.
Additional winners
Odysseas Archontikis and Jeremy Young, University of Oxford and University College London
Hilary H. Birks, University of Bergen, Norway
Damián Cárdenas, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Dimitris Evangelinos, Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra – CSIC – Universidad de Granada
Sahina Gazi, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
Hannah Hartung, University of Cologne
Susan Richardson, Florida Atlantic University
Mariem Saavedra-Pellitero, University of Birmingham
Nicolai Schleinkofer, Goethe University, Frankfurt
Yan Yu Ting, Earth Observatory of Singapore
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OctMicrofossil Image Competition & Calendar 2020
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2020 Calendar
Following another successful year, our 2020 calendars are now sold out.
Prices are the same as last year (£10 (UK), £12 (EU) and £14 (international)). Payment is via Paypal, and prices include postage
The society will print a fixed number of these calendars in the first instance, with additional print runs possible depending on demand. All proceeds will contribute towards supporting TMSoc activities.
Details of the winners can be found on the TMSoc twitter page!
Pricing Table
- Post to UK
- £10
- Post to EU
- £12
- Post to outside EU
- £14
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AprThe Micropalaeontological Society Annual Conference 2019, 13-14 November 2019, Nottingham
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The TMSoc are delighted to announce this year’s annual conference will be hosted by the British Geological Survey at Keyworth, close to Nottingham. Read more
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JanForam-Nanno 2019, 1st-4th July 2019, Switzerland
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The Conference and Workshops will occur over 3 days scheduled in July 2019 and will be held in Fribourg located at the feet of the Pre-Alps, in the heart of Switzerland. The old town, founded in 1157, with its narrow streets, its old wooden bridges, museums, restaurants and very picturesque views is one of the most attractive mediaeval city in Europe. Not too big, not too small, Fribourg represents a typical example of the Swiss life style (http://www.fr.ch/ville-fribourg/).
The Department of Geosciences (Chemin du Musée, 6) will host the Workshops. The TMS Conference will be in the Perolles 2, Building PER22, Auditoire Joseph Deiss.
The University Campus Pérolles is at walking distance from all Hotels (about 10-15 minutes). From the station, following the Boulevard de Pérolles until a yellow tower-like building, this is Campus Pérolles.
A map will be provided in the second circular.
An Excursion taking place after the meeting will explore both the geology and the suggestive Swiss Pre-Alps landscape, with a unique chocolate experience.
For full conference information including scientific programme and important advice, please download this flyer:
Foram-Nanno 2019 Information Flyer
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Conference registration steps:
Registration deadline: 30th April 2019
1 – Register for conference using online form
2 – Pay registration fees
Please transfer the corresponding amount corresponding to your requirement (e.g. Registration, plus Conference Dinner, plus Field Trip for TMS Member = 170 CHF) to the bank account here below.
Banque Cantonale de Fribourg, 1700 Fribourg
Beneficiary: Université de Fribourg, Administration, 1700 Fribourg
Account : 01.10.040176-00
Clearing : 768
IBAN : CH56 0076 8011 0040 1760 0
SWIFT : BEFRCH22
Payment reference : TE-758 Micropaléontologie
Please check that your transfer correspond to the exact sum and does include also the bank fees.
Payment is also possible on-site as Late Registration.
3 – Submit abstract (if applicable)
Foram-Nanno 2019 - Abstract Template
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Download and construct your abstract, and email back to
silvia.spezzaferri@unifr.ch to complete your submission
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MayMicrofossil Image Competition 2018
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Entries are now closed, thank you to everyone who submitted fantastic fossil images!
2018 will be the fourth year The Micropalaeontological Society runs their Microfossil Image Competition. The outstanding success of the last three years is reflected by the creation of our annual Micropalaeontology Calendar! Each year, the calendars have required two print runs and have sold out! A summary of the winning images can be found here (2014, 2015 2016, 2017), whilst a Flickr archive of all submitted images can be found here. Read more
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AprForam-Nanno 2018, 22nd June 2018, Edinburgh & St Andrews
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The deadline for registration and abstract submission has been extended to 23.59pm, 18th May
The next Foraminifera and Nannofossil spring meeting will be hosted at the University of Edinburgh to coincide with the FORAMS2018 conference.
The theme for the 1 day meeting will be: Reconstructing past ocean environments with foraminifera and nannofossils
Foraminifera and nannofossils are extremely useful to academic and industrial micropaleontology as proxies for palaeoenvironmental, palaeoceanographic and palaeoclimatic research. Their abundance, presence in virtually all marine environments, and sensitivity to environmental alterations make them ideal recorders of past oceans and climate change. In this session we invite contributions (posters and talks) from micropalaeontologists working on nannofossils and fossil foraminiferal communities to highlight their use as tracers and to reconstruct environments of the past.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided throughout the day, and attendees of the TMsoc meeting will also be able to take part in the FORAMS2018 sessions and discussions held on the 22nd and vice versa.
FORAMS2018 attendees are also able to submit an additional abstract free of charge to the TMS session.
We particularly encourage abstracts from Nannofossil workers and Early Career researchers.
More details about travel and accommodation in Edinburgh can be found via the FORAMS2018 website.
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OctMicrofossil Image Competition & Calendar 2018
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The Micropalaeontological Society is delighted to announce the winner of this year’s Micropalaeontology Image Competition!
The overall image winner was submitted by Adam David Woodhouse from the University of Leeds, with his beautiful image of the planktonic foraminifera Acarinina praetopilensis from the Eocene equatorial Pacific. The image clearly displays the heavy recrystallistion of the foram test and the adherence of calcareous nannofossils with large muricae projecting through coccolith debris. The main image diameter c. 150 µm, and the image to be used within the calendar (August) will include an image of the complete foram (c. 400 µm diameter) for context. Not only does Adam win the competition’s first prize of €200, but also has his image included on the front cover of out TMSoc2018 Calendar (see above)!
On behalf of the Society we would like to congratulate Adam on his success. Eleven additional winners were selected from the fantastic submissions, and are on display below! A wide variety of microfossils and imaging techniques have been championed this year, and we are already looking forward to next year’s competition. Read more
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FORAMS 2023
FORAMS 2022, the next International Symposium on Foraminifera, has been postponed to 2023 due to still ongoing pandemic conditions: therefore, it is now labelled as FORAMS 2023.
The symposium will be held from June 26th to June 30th 2023.
It is our wish to pursue an “in attendance” conference and meeting and we do not wish to switch into a fully online one. Perugia (Italy) will be still our venue as previously planned.
The website URL (www.forams2022.it) will remain the same to minimize the changes and all deadlines have been simply postponed by one year.
The Organising Committee is proud to announce you FORAMS 2022, the next International Symposium on Foraminifera to be held in Perugia (Italy). All contributions regarding or involving Foraminifera are welcome.
We will host communications about new achievements coming from any research field involving foraminiferal biology and palaeontology, including genomics, experimental biology, growth analyses, environmental sensitivity, biomineralisation, biomonitoring, palaeoecology, biostratigraphy, palaeogeography, taxonomy, oil industry, geological applications, etc…
A call for sessions will open soon, to give all researchers the opportunity for highlighting particular topics. Pre-symposiums and post-symposium fieldtrips are planned to visit localities where both modern and fossil foraminifera can be observed/sampled.
We’ll be able to host workshops and scientific meetings upon request. Please keep checking the website as in the next few weeks it will be populated with info, news and calls for sessions!
Forams 2023 Second circular
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Deadlines:
- Call for field trips: 31 December 2021
- Call for sessions: 30 August 2022
- Early bird registration: 31 December 2022
- Abstract submission: 1 April 2023
Organising Committee:
- Antonino Briguglio (Genova, Italy)
- Giulia Margaritelli (Perugia, Italy)
- Cesare A. Papazzoni (Modena, Italy)
- Maria Rose Petrizzo (Milano, Italy)
- Roberto Rettori (Perugia, Italy)
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