NEWRY — The 7th Annual New England Mineral Conference will be held May 10 to 12 at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel and Conference Center at Sunday River.

Presentations on New England and non-New England topics are scheduled Friday evening and Saturday.

In addition, there is a Friday evening banquet, mineral displays and exhibits, and a voice auction and a silent auction in support of the conference. Dealers can be visited by registrants from Friday afternoon through Saturday evening, except during the presentations. The weekend culminates with a field trip on Sunday.

Education Day is a free event for students in grades three through 12 on Friday, May 10. Students can visit more than 20 stations to learn about minerals and geology.

There is also a juried Poster Contest for students to submit a research project about anything relating to the rocks and minerals of New England. Winning posters in each category will be displayed throughout the conference.

For more information about the conference visit www.nemineral.org/2019/conference/index.html.

For information about Education Day/Poster Contest visit www.nemineral.org/2019/education/education_day.html.

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