A preliminary schedule for the meeting is as follows.
Pre-conference: 31st May 2023
17:00 @ Victoria Gallery & Museum
Conference attendees, University of Liverpool students and the general public will be invited to an evening of palaeontology-themed talks. These will be given by established palaeontologists from the north-west. Academics from the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Manchester will be invited to give 20-30 minute talks on their research.
Day 1: 1st June 2023
Stanley Theatre in the Guild
12:30 – 13:00 Registration
13:00 – 13:15 Welcome talk
13:30 – 15:30 Workshops
13:30 – 16:00 Poster drop in session
15:30 – 16:00 Break
15:30 – 16:00 LGBTQ+ Meetup
16:00 – 18:30 Poster session
18:30 – onwards Icebreaker
Day 2: 2nd June 2023
09:00 – 09:15 Opening comments
09:15 – 10:00 Keynote speech
10:00 – 10:45 Talk slot 1
10:55 – 11:10 Break
11:10 – 11:55 Talk slot 2
11:55 – 12:45 Lunch
12:45 – 13:45 Panel Discussion
13:55 – 14:50 Talk slot 3
14:50 – 15:15 Break
15:15 – 17:00 Talk slot 4
17:00 – 17:15 Break
17:15 – 18:00 Closing remarks
18:30 – 20:30 Conference dinner, awards, auction
Day 3: 3rd June 2023 – Field day to Great Orme, Llandudno
From the carboniferous oceans to the rise of urban civilisation - a crash course into the prehistory of North Wales.