SVP 2026 Annual Meeting

SVP 2026 Annual Meeting is taking place on 11–14 November 2026 at Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, Cleveland. It is organised by Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, and B2DB lists 14 speakers and 46 sessions announced so far.

The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's 86th Annual Meeting is held in Cleveland, Ohio, from 11 to 14 November 2026 at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland. The four-day meeting brings together researchers, students and preparators for scientific talks and posters, symposia, field trips, workshops and social events including a public lecture, welcome reception, auction and awards banquet.

Key facts

Speakers (14)

Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

• Brent Breithaupt Auction Co-Chair
• Margot Nelson
• Charles Ciampaglio Trip Leader, Wright State University (Lake Campus)
• Daniel Cline Trip Leader, Wright State University (Lake Campus)
• Loren Babcock Professor, The Ohio State University
• Vince Santucci Former National Park Service lead paleontologist
• Alan Gishlick Workshop organizer
• Ellis Mulready Workshop organizer
• Jessica Blois Workshop organizer
• Melissa Pardi Workshop organizer
• Mike Eklund Workshop organizer
• Pasha van Bijlert Workshop organizer
• Ray Troll Alaskan artist
• Steve Clawson Workshop organizer

Agenda (46 sessions)

Day 1 — Tuesday 10 November 2026

• Using the Neotoma Paleoecology Database to Explore Quaternary Vertebrate Data 08:00–15:00 · Workshops — Jessica Blois, Melissa Pardi
• Improved Research Data and Printed Output with Integrated Multispectral Focus Stacked Photogrammetry 10:00–14:00 · Workshops — Alan Gishlick, Mike Eklund, Steve Clawson
• Techniques for Fossil Replica Painting 11:00–15:00 · Workshops — Ellis Mulready
• 3D Musculoskeletal Modelling and Biomechanical Analysis Using Open-Source Software 13:00–17:00 · Workshops — Pasha van Bijlert
• Public Lecture: Fostering Fossil Fascination (Ray Troll) 19:00–20:00 · Public Lecture — Ray Troll

Day 2 — Wednesday 11 November 2026

• Symposium: Long continental records of vertebrate faunal change 08:00–12:15 · Symposium
• Technical Session I: Ungulates 08:00–12:15 · Technical Sessions
• Technical Session II: Permian Period 08:00–12:15 · Technical Sessions
• Poster Session 1 (W28-W107) 09:30–18:30 · Posters
• Technical Session IV: Dinosauria I: big theropods 13:45–16:15 · Technical Sessions
• Technical Session V: Vertebrate assemblages 13:45–16:15 · Technical Sessions
• Technical Session III: Squamata 13:45–16:15 · Technical Sessions
• Exhibits/Poster Mixer - Poster Session 1 (W28-W107) 16:30–18:30 · Posters

Day 3 — Thursday 12 November 2026

• Romer Prize Session 08:00–12:15 · Technical Sessions
• Technical Session VII: Mammal-mania 08:00–12:15 · Technical Sessions
• Technical Session VI: Dinosauria II: a 'bird-hipped' bonanza 08:00–12:15 · Technical Sessions
• Poster Session 2 (Th27-Th102) 09:30–18:30 · Posters
• Ask Me Anything (AMA) Live Session 12:00–14:00 · Special Events
• Paleo Nerds Podcast 12:30–13:30 · Special Events
• Technical Session VIII: Fishes 13:45–16:15 · Technical Sessions
• Symposium: Local & global drivers of late Quaternary extinctions 13:45–16:15 · Symposium
• Technical Session IX: Archosaur paleobiology & pterosaurs 13:45–16:15 · Technical Sessions
• Exhibits/Poster Mixer - Poster Session 2 (Th27-Th102) 16:30–18:30 · Posters
• LGBTQ @ SVP Annual Dinner 19:00 · Special Events — Margot Nelson
• Student and Postdoc Liaison Committee Roundtable Forum 19:30–23:30 · Special Events

Day 4 — Friday 13 November 2026

• Symposium: Signal, noise, and eco-evolutionary opportunity: intraspecific variation in the vertebrate record 08:00–12:15 · Symposium
• Technical Session XI: Paleogene Period 08:00–12:15 · Technical Sessions
• Technical Session X: Dinosauria III 08:00–12:15 · Technical Sessions
• Poster Session 3 (F27-F104) 09:30–18:30 · Posters
• Fossil Trails - Interview with Vince Santucci, former National Park Service lead paleontologist 12:30–13:30 · Special Events — Vince Santucci
• Classic Cleveland Shale Fossil-Fish Localities 12:30–17:30 · Field Trips
• Technical Session XIII: Paleontological Practices: Collections & Curation, Management, and Ethics 13:45–16:15 · Technical Sessions
• Technical Session XII: Organismal paleobiology 13:45–16:15 · Technical Sessions
• Technical Session XIV: Return of Reptile'O'Rama: Triassic time 13:45–16:15 · Technical Sessions
• Exhibits/Poster Mixer - Poster Session 3 (F27-F104) 16:30–18:30 · Posters
• Annual Benefit Auction and Social 18:30–23:30 · Special Events — Brent Breithaupt

Day 5 — Saturday 14 November 2026

• Symposium: Major advances in late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic tetrapod paleontology: in memory of Hans-Dieter Sues 08:00–12:15 · Symposium
• Technical Session XV: Dinosauria IV: a mostly 'bird-hipped' bonanza 08:00–12:15 · Technical Sessions
• Technical Session XVI: Crocodylians & marine reptiles + Paleontological Practices: Preparation & Scientific Methods 08:00–12:15 · Technical Sessions
• Poster Session 4 (S27-S106) 09:30–18:30 · Posters
• Technical Session XIX: Carnivora 13:45–16:15 · Technical Sessions
• Technical Session XVII: Mesozoic mammals 13:45–16:15 · Technical Sessions
• Technical Session XVIII: Paleontological Practices: Education & Outreach 13:45–16:15 · Technical Sessions
• Poster Mixer - Poster Session 4 (S27-S106) 16:30–18:30 · Posters
• Awards Banquet 19:30–22:00 · Special Events

Day 6 — Sunday 15 November 2026

• Classic Devonian Fish Localities and Historic Newberry Collections in Ohio 07:30–19:30 · Field Trips — Charles Ciampaglio, Daniel Cline, Loren Babcock

Organisers, sponsors and partners

Organiser (1)

Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

Sponsor (1)

Research Casting International

Exhibitors (2)

Springer Nature · Research Casting International

Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.