MID-ATLANTIC MALACOLOGISTS (MAM)
Ninth almost-annual meeting

Saturday 31 March 2007 10:00 am
Delaware Museum of Natural History
4840 Kennett Pike, Box 3937, Wilmington, DE 19807, U.S.A.
Host: Dr. Liz Shea, Curator of Mollusks


The ninth almost-annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Malacologists (MAM)
will occur Saturday 31 March 2007 at the Delaware Museum of Natural
History (DMNH) in Wilmington, Delaware. This one-day gathering is
designed to facilitate contact among professional, amateur, and student
malacologists who are interested in any aspect of molluscan biology.
There are no dues, officers, abstracts, or publications. Meeting and
parking are free of charge. Participants are encouraged to present and
discuss data, compare notes on methods and problems, and catch up with
colleagues and friends. Presentations (15 minutes max.) are very
informal and cover topics as diverse as current research, trip reports,
and collection issues.

The DMNH mollusk collection and library are available for use by
participants. People interested in using the collection should make
advance arrangements with Leslie Skibinski, Mollusk Collection Manager
([log in to unmask]) so specimens or books can be pulled.

For more information or to say you will attend and/or give a talk,
please contact Liz Shea at [log in to unmask]


We look forward to seeing you!

Liz Shea, Ph.D.
Curator of Mollusks
Delaware Museum of Natural History
4840 Kennett Pike
P.O. Box 3937
Wilmington, DE 19087

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302.658.9111



Schedule:

0930            Museum opens & light refreshments (coffee & bagels) are
served.
1000            Morning presentations
1200            Break for lunch. Several local eating places are
available.
1300            Afternoon presentations
1600            End of meeting

An array of AV equipment will be available (projector & laptop for
PowerPoint, 35 mm slide projector & an overhead projector). There is
also some wall and table space for posters.


Directions:
Driving: take I-95 to Wilmington, Delaware and take exit 7 (Route 52
North). Stay left, take the left fork staying on Pennsylvania Ave.
Continue North for 5 miles; road becomes Kennett Pike. DMNH is a large
mustard-colored building on the left (West), 0.5 mi before entrance to
Winterthur. Parking is free. See map on DMNH web site,
http://www.delmnh.org

Amtrak Train and Greyhound Bus stations are located near each other
in downtown Wilmington. A taxi can take you and your friends to DMNH for
$11 or $12. Unfortunately, city buses do not run to DMNH on Saturdays.

Accommodations:
   For those wishing to spend the night in the Wilmington area, three
nearby hotels are:

BEST WESTERN BRANDYWINE VALLEY INN, 1807 Concord Pike, Wilmington
(302)656-9436 or (800)528-1234

HOLIDAY INN, 4000 Concord Pike, Wilmington
(302)478-2222 or (800)465-4329

DAYS INN, 5209 Concord Pike, Wilmington
(302)478-0300 or (800)329-7466

   Directions to DMNH from all three hotels: Go South on Concord Pike
(Rt. 202), turn right onto Rt. 141 (going West). Get off 141 at exit for
Rt. 52 North - Greenville. Continue north on Rt. 52 (Kennett Pike)
approximately 2 miles. DMNH is a large mustard-colored building on the
left side of the road.

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