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23-28
August 2002
Seventh
International Symposium on Littorinid Biology
Hosted
by the Shoals Marine Laboratory
Sited
on Appledore Island, in the Isles of Shoals (Gulf of Maine), about 9
miles off the coast of Maine/New Hampshire. Talks on ALL aspects of
littorinid biology, and on other intertidal gastropods such as trochids,
muricids and neritids are welcomed.
For
further information: subscribe to the LITTORINID 2002
listserve at http://www.topica.com/lists/Littorinid2002
The organizer is Robin Hadlock Seeley, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology, Cornell University (rhs...@cornell.edu).
9-13
September 2002
II
International Congress of the European Malacological Societies
Vigo,
Spain
Organiser:
Dr Jesus S Troncoso
Departamento
de Ecologia y Biologia Animal,
Facultad de
Ciencias, Universidad de Vigo
36200 Vigo,
Spain.
Programme
and Registration Details at: http://www.vincit.es/malacologia/en/index.htm
21-24
October 2002
7th
International Congress on Medical and Applied Malacology
Southeast
Asia Regional Center for Graduate Studyand Research in Agriculture,
University of the Philippines
Organizing
Chairperson: Ayolani V. de Lara
Scientific
Programme:
- Medical
and veterinary malacology,
- Molluscs as resources
- Aquaculture of
molluscs,
- Molluscs as bioindicators
- Toxicology and
mollusc control,
- Impact of man
on natural populations of molluscs,
- Basic biology
of molluscs (biodiversity, morphology, genetics, reproduction etc.)
Details
from: Congress Secretariat 7th ICMAM, c/o
Animal Biology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, University
of the Philippines Los Banos, College, Laguna 4031, PHILIPPINES
Tel:
+(63-49) 536-2843,
Fax: +(63-49) 536-2517
Email:
avd...@mudspring.uplb.edu.ph
7
November 2002
The
Malacological Society of London: Molluscan
Forum 2002
Natural
History Museum, London
The
annual gathering for research and undergraduate project students, first
time post-docs and amateur researchers from the UK and abroad. Assistance
with costs may be available for presenters.
See
enclosed flyer or the Malac Soc web site for details of registration:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/MalacSoc
9
November 2002
The
Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland and
The Malacological Society of London
Recording
Schemes and Biodiversity Analyses
National
Museums and Galleries of Wales, Cardiff
A series
of speakers will be leading a meeting discussing marine, freshwater
and terrestrial field research programmes investigating biodiversity.
Some challenging issues for the future understanding of molluscan biodiversity
are:
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How
do we (whether amateur or professional) record molluscs to give
estimations of molluscan biodiversity?
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What
do the biodiversity indices derived from this data mean?
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How
do we collect ecological data for integration into such an analysis?
-
Can
we track changing trends through time (old census data and its use
today)? Is there a value to going back to sites recorded 25, 50,
75, 100 years ago?
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What
can we derive from collectors' diaries and anecdotal information?
The
range of presentations at this meeting will help to explore these issues
and provide a forum for discussion of future work. Confirmed speakers
include:
Terrestrial
Habitats:
- Frederic
Magnin (Marseille) French grassland faunas
- Alex Menez (Gibraltar)
Southern Spain coastal habitats
- Robert Cameron
(NHM) How reliable are our estimates of species richness?
- Fred Naggs (NHM)
Sri Lankan land snails
- Paul Davies (Bath)
Scale issues and sampling - data from woodlands and wetlands
- Seddon, Herbert
and Tattersfield, Use of diversity indices, Natal, S. Africa
- Beata Pokryszko
(Wroclaw)
Freshwater
Habitats:
- David
Aldridge (Cambridge) freshwater sampling and representativeness
Marine:
- Andy
Mackie Irish Sea benthic sampling
- Ian Killeen and
Jan Light, Rodrigues: weed sampling and onshore work
The
venue for the meeting is the National Museum & Galleries of Wales
Icons Suite (60-80 people) which will also accommodate some posters
at the side of the room for individual presentations on the status of
county atlases or thoughts on future recording efforts in the UK and
abroad.
A full
programme including a list of speakers, provisional timetable and local
Hotel/Guest House accommodation will be on The Society's website.
For
further information contact:
- Dr Mary B.
Seddon,
- Department of Biodiversity
& Systematic Biology,
- National Museums
& Galleries of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff.
- Tel:
02920 573343
(Direct), 02920 573224 (Dept Office). E-mail:
Mary...@nmgw.ac.uk
4
December 2002
Royal
Entomological Society of London
Visualisation
and Interpretation of Ecological Data using Advanced Computer Techniques,
with special reference to Aquatic Insects
41
Queen's Gate, London SW7
Convenor
: Email: crai...@scottishwater.co.uk.
Tel: 0131 445 6723
8-21
February 2003
University
of Wollongong and the Australian Museum
Advances
in Molluscan Biology
A
12 day residential intensive advanced course. See page 2.
Details
from: http://www.uow.edu.au/science/biol/molluscs/
28-30
March 2003
The
Malacological Society of London
Evolution
and Biology of Marine Limpets
Universities
Marine Biological Station, Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland
Call
for presentations: to Alan Hodgson, Grahamstown, South Africa. Email:
a.ho...@ru.ac.za
Further
details from: Hugh...@man.ac.uk and The Society's website http://ww.sunderland.ac.uk/MalacSoc
This
meeting will include the Malacological Society's Annual General Meeting
on 29th March
September
2003
British
Crop Protection Council with The
Malacological Society of London
Slugs
and Snails in Agriculture
11-16
July 2004
Unitas
Malacologica - World Congress of Malacology
Perth,
Western Australia
Major
Symposia planned:
- Phylogeny
of molluscs
- Molluscan aquaculture
and fisheries
- Ecology of
molluscs
- Special sessions
on particular groups and topics
In
addition to the paper and poster sessions there will be a full social
programme, with excursions on Wednesday tentatively planned to Rottnest
Island, a dive expedition, river cruise to a winery, and tour of Perth
and Fremantle.
Organised
by Fred Wells. Email: wel...@museum.wa.gov.au
Further
information as it becomes available from:
The
Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Meetings
For
details see: http://www.conchsoc.org/events.htm
Sat
7 September Jan Light and
Ian Killeen: 'Marine gastropods of Rodrigues' 2.30, De La Beche Room,
NHM, London.
Sat
21 September Field recording in Nottinghamshire (square
SK76). Leader Chris Du Feu 01427 848400
6-10
October Workshop: improving marine recording skills, North
Cornwall. Contact Jan Light 01483 417782,
Email: jan...@aquamar.demon.co.uk
Sat
9 November Joint meeting with MSL (see above)
Sat
30 November Annual workshop on identifying difficult groups,
Woking. Contact Judith Nelson 01483 761210.
Sat
14 December Stephan Müller 'The Asian clam in Britain
- not as bad as we thought' 2.30 De La beche room, NHM, London.
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