Welcome to the home page of the American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists, Inc. (AASP). AASP was established in 1967 by a group of 31 founding members to promote the science of palynology in academia and industry. Today AASP has a world-wide membership of about 600 and is run by an executive comprising an elected Board of Directors and subsidiary boards and committees. AASP welcomes new individuals as members who are interested in the science of palynology and institutional members who wish to receive our publications.

Quick News

Deadlines for the 2002 London meeting are rapidly approaching. The registration deadline is July 26, 2002 and the third circular with meeting details and the registration form is attached to the current newsletter.

AASP maintains a modest scholarship program for the support of research in palynology. Deadline for submission is March 31, 2001.

THE PALYNOLOGY AND MICROPALEONTOLOGY OF BOUNDARIES - A CAP-sponsored special session at the GAC/MAC meeting in Saskatoon, May 26-29, 2002 (co-convened by Alwynne Beaudoin and Martin J. Head). View the call for abstracts for more information.

The current AASP Newsletter (Volume 35, Number 2, June 2002) is online in pdf format, download here. Please help reduce society expenses by electing NOT to receive the newsletter by mail - contact the secretary to receive the newsletter electronically. Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) is needed to read the pdf file.

Background information about the society, its activities and goals. Find out about becoming a member of AASP.

Recent happenings, job openings and other current notices of interest to the palynological community.

Information about the society primarily of interest to members including an email directory, information about scholarships and a listing of awards, medals, honorary memberships, and the newsletter in pdf download form.

The AASP Foundation publishes the journal Palynology (annually), the AASP Newsletter (quarterly), and the AASP Contributions Series (mostly monographs, issued irregularly), as well as several books and miscellaneous items. Find instructions to authors for preparing manuscripts to be sent to the journal in addition to several years of contents and abstracts of Palynology.

AASP organises an annual meeting which includes technical sessions where research results are presented on all aspects of palynology. Meetings also include a business luncheon, social events, and often field trips. Registration forms, instructions for abstract preparation and meeting circulars and details can be found here. Notices of other meetings of interest to members can also be found, in addition to on-line versions of prior meeting programs and abstracts.

In keeping with its goals of promoting the science of palynology, AASP is building a web palynology portal with collected educational and research-oriented information on palynology that is available on the internet.

The AASP website, founded by Martin Head, is currently maintained by Paul K. Strother at the Boston College Weston Observatory in Weston, Massachusetts U.S. Please address any questions or issues regarding this website to: webmaster@palynology.org.

Update 12 July 2002