Our 62nd Annual Symposium was held May 1 – 3, 2026
MEET OUR FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Dr. Inna Lykova
Dr. Lykova is a research scientist at the Canadian Museum of Nature. Dr Lykova gave 2 presentations: Seconday Minerals of the Dunbrack Occurrence; and Mineral Palette: Decoding The Colour In Mineral. For more inforamtion on Dr. Lykova Click here
Michael Bainbridge
Michael Bainbridge presented a workshop-style demonstration of the techniques and equipment he uses to create high-quality photographs of micro minerals.
Michael Bainbridge is an award-winning mineral photographer and lifelong collector. He was the recreational geology project coordinator for Ontario Highlands, a regular personality at the Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, and now, Curator of Mineralogy at the Canadian Museum of Nature. He is the primary photographic contributor for the definitive volume on Mont Saint-Hilaire, co-author of Minerals of the Grenville Province, and author of The Pinch Collection at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Information on past symposia can be found here