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Molluscs in the new Millenium

Pulmonate Land Snail Evolution and Diversity

Sixth International Congress on Medical and Applied Malacology

Molluscs 2000

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

14th International Congress of Unitas Malacologica


Saturday 8 April 2000

Molluscs in the new Millenium: the future of molluscan studies and societies in the British Isles

A joint all-day meeting with the Conchological Society, at the rooms of the Linnean Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly.

A broad range of speakers will give their views on the future of malacology, and the role of the societies devoted to its study. It is hoped that topics will include developments in research, the role of museums, amateur collectors and recorders, the future of malacological publications, and the activities of both Conchological and Malacological Societies. This will be an important meeting, at a time when both taxon-based research and small taxon-based natural history societies are facing a challenging future.

For information contact David Reid. Tel: 020 7942 505. Email: dgr...@nhm.ac.uk ).

The Malacological Society of London

Annual General Meeting will be held at lunch time during the above meeting.


Thursday 8 June 2000

Pulmonate Land Snail Evolution and Diversity

Linnean Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London

A joint evening meeting of the Linnean Society and the Malacological Society of London. The meeting aims to show the impact of molecular studies on our ideas of pulmonate evolution and diversification at various taxonomic levels.

17.30 Tea

18.15 Peter Mordan (NHM, London) The Stylommatophora - before molecules

18.35 Christopher Wade (NHM, London) The stylommatophora - a molecular phylogeny

18.55 Sara Goodacre (University of Nottingham) Convergent evolution in the family Partulidae

19.15 Thierry Backeljau (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels) A molecular eye on arionid slug relationships.

19.40 Wine reception.

For information contact Peter Mordan. Tel: 020 7942 5210. Email: pbm...@nhm.ac.uk


4-8 September 2000

The International Society for Medical and Applied Malacology

SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MEDICAL AND APPLIED MALACOLOGY

Havana, Cuba

The Cuba congress promises to be as successful as the previous five, held in Mexico, Korea, Australia, Chile and Thailand. Cuba has been a paradise for malacologists for many years. There are more than 2500 land snail species, most of which are endemic, freshwater molluscs are also important elements of the islandís fauna, and the marine molluscan fauna , as in other places in the Caribbean, is rich and varied. As well as medical and applied aspects - conservation, agriculture, veterinary, parasitology toxicology and control, aquaculture, bioindicators - the Congress welcomes papers and posters on basic biology (e.g. biodiversity, comparative morphology, genetics, reproduction and development, ultrastructure). The climate is temperate (mean temperature 25oC, ca 78oF) year round. The entry visa can be obtained on arrival at Havana airport or at the Cuban embassy of other countries.

The official language of the Congress will be English (preferred) and Spanish. Abstracts of papers and posters (no more than 300 words should be submitted by email to alfr...@ipk.sld.cu- before 15 April 2000.

Registration fee is US$160 (students and accompanying persons US$60).

Further information from:

Dr Gloria Perera Email: alfr...@ipk.sld.cu Or Fax: 537 24605.

Dr J B Burch Email: jbbu...@umich.edu Or Fax: 734 763-4080 Or Phone: 734 647-2189.

State of the Art lectures:

1. Systematics of snail hosts in the era of molecular biology
By: J D Burch, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

2. Role of polyploidy in speciation of parasite hosts and invasive mollusc species
By: J D Burch

3. Molecular studies of Biomphalaria: phylogeny, defense responses and symbionts
By: Sam Loker, University of New Mexico

4. Invading freshwater snails and biological control
By: Jean Pointier, Ecole Pratique des Haute Etudes, France

5. Dynamic and genetic diversity of Schistosoma mansoni within and between Biomphalaria glabrata snail hosts: a field study using RAPD markers
By:Andre Theron, Ecole Pratique des Haute Etudes, France

Hotel Prices in US$ per person. Congress Participants Accompanying Persons. (single/double) (single/double);

  • Melia Habana 5* not yet available
  • Chateau Mirarar 4* 787/600 759/572
  • Comodoro 4* 592/452 564/424
  • Neptuno 3* 443/350 415/322
  • Bello Caribe 3* 442/348 423/320
  • Mariposa 2* 363/288 343/268

Prices for congress participants include lodging and breakfast for 7 nights/8 days, transfer airport-hotel-airport, daily transfer to IPK convention center on 4 days and to social activities on nights of 4th, 5th and 8th, field trip including lunch on 6th, Welcome cocktail, closing ceremony including dinner and show, assistance at hotel, airport and IPK, guide service.

Prices for accompanying persons include lodging and breakfast, transfers, transfer to IPK on 4,7 and 8th, and to social activities, city tour on 5th, shopping tour on 6th, assistance and guide.

Reservations contact Mr Pedro Perez, Cuba. Tel: 53-7-239782. Fax: 53-7-24170. Email: rom...@cimex.com.cu


4 -8 December 2000

Malacological 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. There will be 3 symposia and an open session. Accommodation will be in college style residences and motels.

Contact: Dr W Ponder, Australian Museum, 6 College St, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.
Tel: 61 2 9320 6120. Fax: 61 2 9320 6050. Email: wins...@amsg.austmus.gov.au
Or Email: wins...@amsg.austmus.gov.au

Or: Dr M G Chapman, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.

Tel: 61 2 9351 4778. Fax: 61 2 9351 6713. Email: gee...@bio.usyd.edu.au


July 2001

9th International Congress on Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

Conference Organiser: Alan Hodgson, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa.

Email: zoa...@giraffe.ru.ac.za. Fax: +46 622 4377.

The first announcement and preliminary details are available at: http://www.rhodes.ac.za/conferences/icird2001


19-25 August 2001

14th International Congress of Unitas Malacologica

The Institute of Zoology, University of Vienna, Austria. This will also be the first annual meeting of AMS outside America.

Symposia planned:

1. Molluscan conservation and biodiversity (Ian Killeen and Mary Seddon ian...@malacserv.demon.co.uk

2. Molluscan development

3. Molluscan palaeontology

 


 

 

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