European Invertebrate Survey International Colloquium 2001

Recent Changes in ranges of Invertebrates

National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, The Netherlands. Details at: http://www.naturalis.nl

The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

The National Biodiversity Network

Demonstration room, Natural History Museum, London. 2.30.

The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

Field Meeting in Fife. Phone: W Penrice (01592 413993)

The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

Demonstration room, Natural History Museum, London. 2.30.

Presentations on local land recording schemes

The Malacological Society of London: MOLLUSCAN FORUM 2001

105.30 in the Mineralogy Seminar Room,

The Natural History Museum, London

All are welcome, but talks and posters are restricted to research and undergraduate students, first-time post-docs and amateurs starting studies on molluscs which have not yet been published. Previous contributors are encouraged to return with updates. A limited number of travel bursaries will be available for contributors who cannot get institutional support.
A registration form is also on our web-site: http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/MalacSoc

Enquiries and registrations to: R Cameron, 2 Victoria Road, Sheffield S10 2DL (0114 268 6675),
or (preferred) to: r.ca...@sheffield.ac.uk

The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

Colour preservation in fossil shells - Michael Barker

Demonstration room, Natural History Museum, London. 2.30.

Biodiversity and Conservation of Invertebrates

Adelaide, Australia

Details at: www.waite.adelaide.edu.au/bio2001/

Saturday 8 December 2001

The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

Talk by Graham Oliver of National Museum of Wales

Demonstration room, Natural History Museum, London. 2.30

The Malacological Society of London: Fossil Molluscs & Climate Change

Linnean Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London

A joint evening meeting with the Linnean Society, covering the Quaternary period, starting at 5.30.
Contact: Richard Preece, Zoology Department, University of Cambridge, Tel: 01223 336666.

The Malacological Society of London: Annual Meeting and 109th AGM

Molluscs as Model Organisms for physiological, ecological and evolutionary research

Marine Biological Association, Plymouth.

..........Friday 22nd

Registration & coffee in MBA Common Room 10.30 11.00

• Talks 11.00 1.00
• Lunch 1.00 2.00
• AGM 2.00 3.00
• Talks 3.00 6.30
• Dinner 6.30 9.30
  
  Saturday 23rd
  
  
• Talks 9.30 11.00
• followed by visit to National Marine Aquarium
• or Shore Excursion (weather permitting).

Accommodation:

There is a wealth of cheap guest house accommodation on Plymouth Hoe. Participants should book their own accommodation. See Website: www.plymouth.gov.uk/star/frames7.htm - for details.
A small registration fee will cover coffee/tea and a buffet lunch on Friday (£8.00). Dinner in the MBA Common Room will cost £12.00, including wine and still leave time to visit the bright lights of Plymouth.

Talks promised include:

• Molluscs as models of evolutionary processes
• Cephalopods as models for neurophysiology history of work at MBA
• Current work on cephalopods at MBA

Offers for talks welcome to: sjh...@mba.ac.uk

The Malacological Society of London: Fossil Molluscs

Details in next issue.