20-26 April 2005

15^th International Pectinid Workshop

Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia

Contact: Peter Duncan: pdun...@usc.edu.au

or Mike Dredge: flat...@ozemail.com.au

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6-8 April

XXI Polish Malacological Seminar

Torun, Ciechocinek, Poland

Organised by Departments of Invertebrate Zoology and Animal Physiology, Nicolas Copernicus University and Association of Polish Malacologists.

Contact: Jaroslaw Kobak jko...@biol.uni.turin.pl

Website http://www.biol.uni.torun.pl/sem-malakolog/index.html

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Thursday 28 April 2005

The Malacological Society of London

in conjunction with The Linnean Society and

The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Are snail borne diseases still a threat to global health ?

Linnean Society, Burlington House, London W1J0BF

at 2 p.m. after The Society's AGM

and followed by an evening reception.

Throughout the world there are many control programmes waged against snail-borne diseases; of particular note is schistosomiasis, however there are also several other diseases of global importance, This meeting hopes to draw together common themes of these fascinating, yet devastating diseases, uniting both their epidemiology and natural history.

Speakers include: Russell Stothard, Peter Chiodini, Alan Fenwick, Juerg Utzinger, Bertrand Sellin, Leslie Noble, Joanne Webster, Thomas Kristensen and Vaughan Southgate.

Organiser: Dr Russell Stothard, Imperial College, London:

r.st...@imperial.ac.uk

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Thursday 28 April 2005

The Malacological Society of London

Special General Meeting &

Annual General Meeting

The Society's AGM will be held at the Linnean Society's rooms immediately after a SGM at 1 p.m. in conjunction with the above meeting. An agenda and financial statement are enclosed in this Bulletin.

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26-30 June 2000

American Malacological Society

71st Annual Meeting

Asimar Conference Grounds, Monterey California

Details at http://data.acnatsci.org/ams/meetings/next.html

Contact: Dianna K. Padilla

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4-7 July

VI Latin American Malacological Congress

Smithsonian Tropical research Institute,Panama

Details: http://striweb.si.edu/congreso-malacologia

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Thursday 15 September 2005

The Malacological Society of London

Marine Biogeography

At the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge

Organised by Dr Katrin Linse, British Antarctic Survey: ...@pcmail.nerc-bas.ac.uk"

A fee of £10 (£5 for MSL members) will include lunch.

Details will appear on the website and in the August Bulletin.

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Thursday 3 November 2005

The Malacological Society of London

Molluscan Forum 2005

Natural History Museum, London

The eighth annual gathering for research and undergraduate project students, first-time post-docs and amateur researchers from the UK and abroad to present their work and ideas. Assistance with costs may be available for presenters. Supervisors and students starting out on projects are encouraged to attend.

Details of registration are enclosed, and also at:

http://www.Malacsoc.org.uk

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Spring 2006

The Malacological Society of London

Provisional theme

Assessment of Molluscan Diversity

and Conservation

Organiser Robert Cameron (rad...@blueyonder.co.uk)

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The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

Details of Meetings at: http://www.conchsoc.org/events.htm  Leaders of field visits must be contacted in advance.

Sat 26 Feb 2005 14.30. Natural History Museum, Demonstration Room: "Molluscs in Archaeology" Mike Allen, Wessex Archaeology

Sat 5 March 2005 Workshop "Molluscs in microfossil samples" Richmond. Booking required. Adrian Rundle.

Sat 12 March 2005 Field meeting in Breconshire. David Long.

Sat 9 April 2005 YCS field meeting, Coverdale.

Sat 16 April 2005. 14.30. NHM. Annual General Meeting.

Presidential Address, "Molluscs as major contributors to the Recent biogenic carbonates of the West Shetland Shelf". Jan Light.

Sat 7 May 2005 YCS field meeting, Cayton Bay.

Sat 21 May 2005 Field meeting Treswell Wood & Clarborough Tunnel nature reserves, Notts. Chris de Feu.

4-5 June 2005 Field meeting, Co. Durham, Rosemary Hill

25-26 June 2005 Marine field meeting, Margate. Celia Pain.

Sat 16 July 2005. Field meeting, Bristol area. Tony Smith.