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			Upcoming National and Chapter Symposia

		Members belong to the Friends of Mineralogy either through one of its several regional chapters or as a national member. Most of the chapters hold or co-sponsor annual symposia. Listed chronologically below are symposia that should be of interest to many FM members. Annual Friends of Mineralogy Symposium The 31st Annual FM-MSA-TGMS Tucson Mineralogical Symposium Call for Papers Theme: "Gems and Gem Minerals" Saturday, February 13, 2010 Tucson Convention Center Presentations on descriptive mineralogy, paragenesis, classic and new locations, and related subjects are welcome. An audience of amateur and professional mineralogists and geologists is expected. Presentations will be twenty minutes in length, followed by a period for question. Anyone wanting to present a paper should submit a 200-300 word abstract to Julian C. Gray, Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum, P.O. Box 3663, Cartersville, Georgia, 30120; email juliang@tellusmuseum.org; phone 770-606-5700; fax 770-386-0600. Abstracts must be submitted by 1 August 2009 Midwest Chapter Friends of Mineralogy Symposium and Field Conference *Microdiamonds and meteorite impact structures, Miami University, Oxford, OH, Saturday, September 5, 2009. Pacific Northwest Chapter* 32^nd Annual Symposium: *Minerals of Africa, Longview, WA (north of Portland, OR), October 22-24, 2009. Contact Wes Gannaway, debnwes@comcast.net, 360-384-4209. There is more information at http://www.pnwfm.org/symposium.html "PENNSYLVANIA MINERALOGY"* 2009 Fall Symposium Pennsylvania Chapter Saturday November 7 and Sunday Nov 8,2009. Contact Doug Rambo Drambo417@comcast.net or Arnold Mogel Pioche@verizon.net. Registration form is at http://www.geocities.com/sajas.geo/FM/index.htm The New Mexico Mineral Symposium 30^th Annual Symposium, Socorro, New Mexico, November 14-15, 2009. Contact Dr. Virgil Lueth, vwlueth@mtu.edu. There is more information at http://geoinfo.ntm.edu/


	Friends of Mineralogy is affiliated with The Mineralogical Record Magazine, The Mineralogical Society of America(MSA), the American Geological Institute(AGI), and Rocks & Minerals magazine. Copyright FM 2002-2009. Send submissions, updates, or corrections to Jim Etzwiler. Web page updated August 2009.