As I was one who pointed out the US / North America / World "error" let me
also second Gerhard's sentiments in that I am eagerly looking forward to
the meeting in Vienna.  I was fortunate to have attended the meeting in
Washington in 1998 when AMS and UNITAS met jointly.  Having participants
from all over the world was truly a wonderful experience.  I am looking
forward to meeting several European colleagues that I correspond with but
whom I have never met.  I encourage all who can to attend this next one.

Charlie
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Charlie Sturm, Jr
Research Associate - Section of Invertebrate Zoology
                     Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Professor - Family Medicine

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On Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Gerhard Steiner wrote:

> We apologize for the error poited out first by Alan Kabat and now by
> Charles Sturm. The statement should of course read "outside of North
> America", if it is accepted that Hawaii is a part of North America
> [citing Alan Kabat]. We certainly did not intend to deprive Canada or
> Cuba the status of independent countries - again, we apologize.
> The correction on the Congress
>  web page
>
> http://www.univie.ac.at/WCM2001/index.htm
>
> will be done shortly.
>
> Nevertheless, as member of AMS, I (GS) think that an annual meeting on a
> different continent is most remarkable and exemplary. As one of the
> organizers, I am looking forward to the coopoeration and to the joint
> meeting.
>
> Gerhard Steiner
> Luitfried Salvini-Plawen
>
>
>
> Charles Sturm wrote:
> >
> > A comment was made that the American Malacological Society will be holding
> > its meeting in 2001 along with Unitas and the meeting will be in Vienna.
> > It was stated that this is the first time that AMS will be meeting outside
> > the United States.  The first statement is true, the second one not so.
> > This will be the first time an AMS meeting is held outside of North
> > America.  In 1938 the meeting was held in Cuba and in 1939, 1960 and 1967
> > the meetings were held in Canada (both independent countries).  I felt
> > that this slight factual error needed to be corrected and our colleagues
> > in Cuba and Canada deserved the recognition due them.
> >
> > Charlie
> > ******************************************************************************
> > Charlie Sturm, Jr
> > Research Associate - Section of Invertebrate Zoology
> >                      Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
> > Assistant Professor - Family Medicine
> >
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> >
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> Gerhard Steiner
> Institute of Zoology, University of Vienna
> Althanstr. 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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