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 Thursday 24 September 1998The
Malacological Society of London Natural History Museum, London Following the format of last year's successful meeting, this will be an informal meeting where young researchers can meet with other malacologists to present and discuss some of their data and compare notes on methods and problems. We welcome either short talks (15 minutes max.) or posters. The talks need not be polished presentations of results, but could be the description of a new or unusual technique, or discussion of a problem. Attendance is open to anyone, but speakers will normally be restricted to research students working towards MSc and PhD qualifications and young post-doctoral researchers involved in any field concerning Mollusca, be it palaeontological, ecological, physiological, molecular, systematic or morphological. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. in the Paleontological Demonstration Room, and finish with a wine reception. For both talks and posters, please send an abstract of not more than 150 words. Posters should be mounted on single pieces of stiff card since they will be mounted on easels or attached to boards with velcro tape (provided). They should not be larger than 1 m by 1 m. Please request facilities other than a 35 mm slide projector or overhead projector (i.e. video, or computer graphics projection tablets - please state PC or Mac). Contact:
Alex Ball, EM Unit, The Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD. 27-30 December 1998 FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MEDICAL AND APPLIED MALACOLOGY Suriwongse
Zenith Hotel, Chiangmai, Thailand Tel
& Fax: (662)
2477058 Thursday 21 January 1999 The Malacological Society of London and the Linnean Society of London PREDATORY MOLLUSCS Burlington House, Piccadilly, London at 5 p.m. preceded by refreshments. Speakers: John Taylor (NHM,London)Evolution of the hypodermic feeding system Conus Elizabeth Harper (University of Cambridge) Assessing predation levels in the fossil record Anthony Cook (University of Ulster)Feeding
behaviour of Euglandina The
pros and cons of fishing disturbance for whelk populations. The meeting
is free, but please notify the organiser if you will attend. Late February 1999The Malacological Society of London Annual Meeting and A. G. M. PATTERNS
OF DISTRIBUTION OF EUROPEAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCS Organiser: Ian Killeen Tel: 01394 274 618, Email: Ian...@malacserve.demon.co.uk 15-16 March 1999IOBC SUBGROUP MEETING ON INTEGRATED CONTROL OF SLUGS AND OTHER SOIL PESTS Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Ackerstrasse, CH-5070 Frick, Switzerland Contact: The local organiser, Dr Bernhard Speiser, at the address above. Email: Spei...@FIBL.CH. Or the Subgroup Convenor: Dr David Glen, IACR Long Ashton Research Station, Long Ashton, Bristol BS18 9AF, UK, Email: Davi...@BBSRC.AC.UK 14-17 September 1999The Malacological Society of London BIOLOGY & EVOLUTION OF THE BIVALVIA Earth Sciences, Cambridge University Organised by: Liz Harper (Cambridge University), John Taylor (Natural History Museum, London) and Alistair Crame (British Antarctic Survey). New discoveries and developments in bivalve biology and palaeobiology make this an opportune time for a meeting to bring together zoologists and palaeobiologists. These developments include molecular phylogenies, the description of new Lower Palaeozoic faunas, the continuing discovery of chemosymbiotic associations and the location of diverse faunas in the deep sea, hydrothermal vents, cold seeps and submarine caves. The use of novel techniques has transformed understanding of feeding, reproductive, burrowing and shell mineralization processes. Bivalves, moreover, have an enormous economic importance, both as food and as highly successful, but unwanted alien invaders. Additionally bivalves are being widely used as biomonitors and freshwater bivalves are increasingly under threat of extinction. The long and rich fossil record of bivalves is being used in major studies of evolutionary rates, history of predation and global biogeographic changes in response to climatic fluctuations. We are keen not to prescribe set topics for papers, although inevitably themed sessions will emerge. Rather, we welcome papersand posters on all aspects of bivalve zoology and palaeontology. All titles of oral presentations and posters must be submitted tothe organisers by 31 May 1999. We aim to produce a major publication to record the proceedings and hope that most speakerwill offer their papers for peer review. Accommodation & Events: Study bedrooms have been reserved at Gonville and Caius College on a B & B basis. A number of receptions and a Banquet are planned. There will also be a free half-day to enjoy the historic city of Cambridge. Registration: £100 (sterling). £90 for members and £50 for students. The deadline is 31st May 1999 Registration forms and full first circular are available from: Liz
Harper (Dept of Earth Sciences, Downing St, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ. Fax:
1223 333450 Further details will also be available in a second circular to all who have registered, and on The Society's Website At: http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/MalacSoc 4-8 December 2000Malacological Society of Australasia MOLLUSCS 2000: Understanding Molluscan Biodiversity In Our Region Into The 21st Century The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia A
meeting bringing together people working on molluscs in the Australasian
and Indo-west Pacific regions. A major focus will be to investigate
new and improved ways of sharing and disseminating information and
data throughout the region. Send expression of interest to: Dr W Ponder, Department of Malacology, Australian Museum, 6 College St, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia Phone: (02) 9320 6120, fax (02) 9320 6050. Email: wins...@amsg.austmus.gov.au
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