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AMS 2015 Group photo
Thanks to all those who participated in and contributed to the meeting!
Overview
The 81st annual meeting of the American
Malacological Society took place from August 28-31, 2015 at the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS)
in Pellston, Michigan. The program included a keynote
speaker, symposia and special sessions, contributed talks and posters, field
trips, an auction to earn funds to support student research, Welcome Reception,
Banquet and impromptu field excursions.
Meeting venue
The UMBS is nestled Òup northÓ adjacent to Douglas
Lake, one of the many inland lakes of Michigan, on approximately 10,000 acres
of mostly secondary-growth forest near the northern edge of MichiganÕs Lower
Peninsula (about 20 minutes south of the Mackinac Bridge). With about 150
buildings on site, including an auditorium and large seminar room, classrooms,
laboratories, cabins, dorm rooms, dorm lounge and dining hall, the station has
served students and researchers for over 100 years. The self-contained and
relatively rustic setting of the meeting should create an informal and lively
camp-like atmosphere that will provide plenty of opportunities for interactions
and conversation and impromptu field excursions.
Meeting sponsors and contributors
AMS
symposium funds, the University of Michigan (UM) Office of Research, UMÕs
College of Literature Science and the Arts, UM's Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology, UM's Museum of Zoology (UMMZ) and the UMMZ's Mollusk
Division have graciously provided funds to support students as well as various
activities and events at AMS 2015. The AMS 2015 logo was designed by John
Megahan (University of Michigan) and includes an artistic representation of the
elusive northern Michigan pondsnail Stagnicola petoskeyensis.
For more information
Tom Duda
1109 Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor MI 48109
Phone: 734-764-2358
Email: tfduda@umich.edu
The American Malacological Society Web — http://www.malacological.org