Alberta Palaeontological Society

The Meeting Place for Amateur and Professional Palaeontologists

Monthly Meetings

Monthly seminars and meetings are open to the public and generally occur on the third Friday of each month.

If you would like to receive emails about upcoming events or further information about the scheduled events, contact Lacey Holoboff at programs1@albertapaleo.org.

Monthly meetings are held in room B108 in Mount Royal University, as shown on this map. Our room is shown with a red dot.

University Lincoln Park Campus General Maps

If you use the East Entrance (on the 1st level), turn right immediately after you enter through the revolving door. If you use the West Entrance (on the 2nd level) descend the steps to the lower floor and proceed to the end of the long hall and turn left into B wing.

Parking map - Lincoln Park Campus, Mount Royal University

Upcoming Events

Monthly Meeting

Monthly Meeting: October 2024

Friday, October 18, 2024 7:30 PM - 9 PM

Main speaker TBA

Short Talk: Atharva Roy will give a brief presentation on the process of making 3D scans of our fossils.

Monthly Meeting

Monthly Meeting: November 2024

Friday, November 15, 2024 7:30 PM - 9 PM

Main Speaker: Sally Hurst will be speaking about palaeontological regulations in Alberta and Australia.

Short Talk: Tako Koning - topic TBA

Monthly Meeting

Monthly Meeting: December 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024 7:30 PM - 9 PM

APS Social!

Join us for our December potluck social! Bring any fossils or anything else you’d like to share and a dish to share. We look forward to seeing you there!

Monthly Meeting

Monthly Meeting: January 2025

Friday, January 17, 2025 7:30 PM - 9 PM

Student Speakers!

Stay tuned - we have a number of students lined up to present on their latest projects and research.

Monthly Meeting

Monthly Meeting: February 2025

Friday, February 21, 2025 7:30 PM - 9 PM

Main Speaker: Dr. Chris Jass - “Research at the Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, South Dakota”

Monthly Meeting

Monthly Meeting: April 2025

Friday, April 11, 2025 7:30 PM - 9 PM

Main Speaker: Dr. Darla Zelenitsky - topic TBA

Monthly Meeting

Monthly Meeting: May 2025

Friday, May 9, 2025 7:30 PM - 9 PM

Speakers TBD

This meeting will include our annual AGM. Please come prepared to vote on the new board members.

Monthly Meeting

Monthly Meeting: September 2025

Friday, September 19, 2025 7:30 PM - 9 PM

Speakers TBD

Monthly Meeting

Monthly Meeting: October 2025

Friday, October 17, 2025 7:30 PM - 9 PM

Speakers TBD

Monthly Meeting

Monthly Meeting: November 2025

Friday, November 21, 2025 7:30 PM - 9 PM

Speakers TBD

Monthly Meeting

Monthly Meeting: December 2025

Friday, December 12, 2025 7:30 PM - 9 PM

Speakers TBD