Annual Report 2009 of the South-American Regional Committee on Paleogene Stratigraphy

This year was dedicated to the organization of a symposium on the Paleogene of South and Central America and the Caribbean, to be held at the X Argentinean Congress of Paleontology and Biostratigraphy and VII Latin American Congress of Paleontology (La Plata, Argentina, 20-24th September, 2010). The aim of the symposium is to have an overview of research related to the Paleogene of South and Central America, and to provide an opportunity for the meeting of members of the Regional Committee to discuss current activities and working plans for 2011-2012. The web page for the Regional Committee (http://striweb.si.edu/jaramillo/committee/index.html) has been maintained and actualized, including news, research activities and a list of recent publications concerning the Paleogene of South and Central America.

Report by Carlos Jaramillo, chairman and Carolina Nañez, secretary