8-9 March 2001

OILB/IOBC Working group on Integrated Control of Soil Pests

MEETING ON INTEGRATED CONTROL OF SLUGS AND SNAILS

School of Agriculture, Lyon, France

Contact. David Glen, IACR-Long Ashton Research Station, Long Ashton, Bristol BS18 9AF,UK.

Tel: +44 1275 392181 Email: david.glenoabbsre.ac.uk

12-14 March 2001

2nd Symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society

"Biological Assessments: Evaluation of Endangered Mollusks"

Doubletree Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is pleased to host the 2001 Symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society in Pittsburgh. We are excited about the potential of the special session dealing with river projects and the impact mussel and snail resources have on their design and implementation. When conservationists, developers and industry work together in a proactive manner during the early phases of projects, preservation of valuable resources, the protection of rare species and successful project implementation can result. The program also includes timely talks from renowned researchers and provides a unique opportunity to mollusk scientists to exchange information. Pittsburgh has much to offer participants. The city is excited about the two new sports stadiums that will open in 2001, and the expansion of the Convention Center. The Downtown area has numerous restaurants, bars and clubs. We hope you will join us for an exciting time, both intellectually and recreationally.

See: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/fieldops/sw/tom/fincs.html - for information on the program, registration, accommodations, and travel.

Please direct all questions about symposium program specifics to the organizer, Tom Proch.

Tom Proch PA Dept. of Environmental Protection 2721 Cedric Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15226

Phone: (412) 442405 1, Fax: (412) 442-4328, Email: tpr...@stargate.net

19-20 March 2001

The Malacological Society of London

FRESHWATER BIVALVES

Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge

This meeting wfli discuss all aspects of freshwater bivalve biology-tcology, systematics, morphology, molecular work, palaeontology, physiology and behaviour. Late offers ofpres- entations (titles and abstracts of 15 min. talks or posters) to David Aldridge. We have already had interest from Europe, Canada and USA and expect keynote speakers from overseas.

There will be a vane reception in the Museum of Zoology on the first evening, and a field trip on the afternoon of 20th first to the River Cam, where unionids occur in densities over I00 M-2, then on to Wicken Fen, Britain's oldest nature reserve.

Fee (payable at registration in Cambri dge) f I 0 per day + f I 0 field trip + E5 wine reception.

Accomnwdation in Cambridge see www.cambridge.gov.ukAeisure/accOO.htrn.

Organiser: Dr David Aldridge, Aquatic Ecology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ. Email: d.al...@zoo.cam.ac.uk. Tel: +44 1223 334436 Fax: +44 1223 336676

19 March 2001

The Malacological Society of London

NOTICE OF E.G.M. & A.G.M.

An EGM and the A.G.M. of The Society will be held at 13.30 in the Zoology Department at the Cambridge Bivalve meeting.

Saturday 24 March 2001

The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

AGM & Presidential Address (Adrian Rundle): Love Darts

Natural History Museum, Demonstration Room, at 2.30 p.m.

The Conchological Society also organises field meetings on Saturdays, as follows (phone leaders for details):

31 March: Eocene fossils of Barton Beds, Hampshire (Bill Pocock, Tel: 01252721770)

19 May: Meadowland, woodland and riverside habitats, Morden Hall Park, London (June Chatfield, Tel: 01420 82214)

9 June: Ightham Mote, Kent. Recording in NT property and nearby woods. (Ron Carr, Tel: 01622 765047)

23 June: Kimmeridge, Dorset. Marine recording. (Rosemary Hill, Tel: 0118 966 5160)

28 July: Gloucestershire aquatic sites. (David Long, Tel: 01242 527673)

27-30 June 2001

Opisthobranch Symposium

San Diego, California, USA

This is one of three anticipated symposia at the Western Society of Malacologists 2001 Annual Meeting. The objectives are to bring together contributions to opisthobranch systematics and ecology and commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the death of Frank Mace MacFarland.

For more information or to register your interest please contact Angel Valdds, Dep't Invertebrate Zoology and Geology,

California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118. Email: aval...@CalAcademy.org

15-20 July 2001

9th International Congress on

INVERTEBRATE REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

Call for Registration and Papers:

Conference Organiser. Alan Hodgson, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 9140, South Africa

Email: a.ho...@ru.ac.za: Fax: +46 622 4377.

2nd Circular and updated information at: http://www.rhodes.ac.za/conferences/icird200l

19-25 August 2001

14th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF

UNITAS MALACOLOGICA

Institute of Zoology, University of Vienna, Austria

This will also be the 67th annual meeting of AMS.

Symposia:

Online registration and further information at: http://www.univie.ac.at/WCM2001/

PLEASE register before 15th March. Deadline for Abstracts: 1 June.

Contact:

Gerhard Steiner Email: gerh...@univie.ac.at

Phone: +43 1 4277 54440 (54450)

Early November 2001

The Malacological Society of London

MOLLUSCAN FORUM 2001

The Natural History Museum, London

The Molluscan Forum 2000 was a great success, and Council have decided to make this an annual event. A firm date and booking form will be given in the next Bulletin and on our website: http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/MalacSoc

(note MalacSoc is case sensitive).

Anyone can attend but talks and posters are restricted to students, first-time post-docs or others starting studies on molluscs.

The timing should be good for undergraduates starting a final year project. Previous contributors are encouraged to return with updates. A limited number of travel bursaries will be available for contributors who cannot get institutional support.

17 January 2002

The Malacological Society of London

FOSSIL MOLLUSCS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

A joint evening meeting with the Linnean Society, covering the Quaternary period.

Organiser. Richard Preece, University of Cambridge.

Spring 2002

The Malacological Society of London

MOLLUSCS AS MODELS

Plymouth

This will include the 109th AGM

Organiser. Steve Hawkins, Plymouth Marine Aquarium.