Getting Involved

Last year's Forum featured presentations from eight countries. If that means it now ranks as an international event, then this year The Society is involved in organising three international meetings - Limpets, Slugs and Snails, and Forum 2003.

Limpets 2003 will be held on a Scottish island looking over the Clyde estuary to Arran, a scenic location and a well appointed Marine Station within easy reach of Glasgow's major airports.  The organisers have arranged a full programme and are already assured a good number of delegates.

Slugs and Snails is the third conference organised by the British Crop Protection Council in collaboration with The Society. Participants at previous BCPC conferences will appreciate their smooth running, with the Proceedings issued on arrival. Controlling slug and snail pests is our main interface with society, and environmental concerns which were evident at the previous conferences again feature prominently. The location is in easy reach of the mediaeval town and famous cathedral of Canterbury, and the chalk downs.

The Forum deliberately sets out to encourage young researchers and amateurs and provides a valued meeting place where presenters can share experiences, and interact with each other and with experienced researchers. The chance to use the collections of the Natural History Museum is an additional attraction for some participants, while others enjoy the chance to see the Museum's wonders, such as the new Darwin Centre, or the attractions of the capital.

Thank you everyone who sent contributions for this issue. Please send contributions of comment, techniques, news, new books, conferences, pictures etc. for the next (August) issue to me by mid-July. Remember: if it isn't in the bulletin, it's because you didn't tell me. Articles and abstracts should be simple and succinct, avoiding or explaining specialist terms. Where appropriate, include a reference to a more detailed account, and an illustration, and remember that the Web version uses colour illustrations.

Bill Bailey

Dr S E R Bailey
School of Biological Sciences,
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The University of Manchester,
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TAXONOMIC / NOMENCLATURAL DISCLAIMER

This publication is not deemed to be valid for taxonomic/nomenclatural purposes [see Article 8b in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature 3rd Edition (1985), edited by W.D. Ride et al.].