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74th Annual Meeting
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| The American Malacological Society will hold its 74th annual meeting in Carbondale, Illinois from June 29 - July 3, 2008. The venue will be the Southern Illinois University Student Center, which houses an auditorium, several ballrooms and meeting rooms, and a number of restaurants and coffee shops. The conference will begin with an icebreaker on Sunday evening. Special events will include an outdoor reception at Blue Sky Vineyard (www.blueskyvineyard.com) on Monday night, a poster session and the AMS Auction of molluscan miscellany on Tuesday night and a barbecue banquet (with vegetarian options) at the 17th Street Bar & Grill Warehouse, Southern Illinois' most unique banquet facility on Wednesday night. 17th Street Bar & Grill was recently recognized by Food Network and Bon Appetit as the home of the best ribs in the country. Full Meeting Details Here |
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The American Malacological Society will hold its 74th annual meeting in Carbondale, Illinois from June 29 - July 3, 2008. The venue will be the Southern Illinois University Student Center, which houses an auditorium, several ballrooms and meeting rooms, and a number of restaurants and coffee shops. The conference will begin with an icebreaker on Sunday evening. Special events will include an outdoor reception at Blue Sky Vineyard (www.blueskyvineyard.com) on Monday night, a poster session and the AMS Auction of molluscan miscellany on Tuesday night and a barbecue banquet (with vegetarian options) at the 17th Street Bar & Grill Warehouse, Southern Illinois' most unique banquet facility on Wednesday night. 17th Street Bar & Grill was recently recognized by Food Network and Bon Appetit as the home of the best ribs in the country.
The special sessions and symposia will include:
--- a land snail conservation symposium and workshop in honor of the late Leslie Hubricht, organized by Kathryn Perez (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill/Duke University), Jay Cordeiro (NatureServe), Jochen Gerber (Field Museum of Natural History) and Kevin Roe (Iowa State University)
--- a symposium on molluscan taxonomy in the 21st century, organized by Benoit Dayrat (UC Merced)
--- a special session on cephalopod biology organized by Frank Anderson, Christine Huffard (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) and Elizabeth Shea (Delaware Museum of Natural History)
On Thursday, two field trips will introduce meeting participants to wonderful mollusk habitats in southern Illinois. Participants will be able to take a tour of the Larue Pine Hills/Otter Pond Research Natural Area, a fantastic area of limestone bluffs and outcrops (and home of Euchemotrema hubrichti, the conference mascot), or a trip to local aquatic habitats to search for freshwater bivalves and gastropods.
Visitors to Carbondale usually travel through either St. Louis or Chicago, though Memphis is also an option. There is a convenient shuttle service from St. Louis Lambert International Airport to Carbondale. From Chicago or Memphis, you can take a train—The City of New Orleans, which stops in Carbondale on its Chicago-to-New Orleans route. Flights also arrive at the Williamson County airport (618-993-3353) several times daily. The airport is located 16 miles east of the SIU campus.
We look forward to seeing you in Carbondale, Illinois in 2008! Full Meeting Details Here |
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