To all of Conch-L:

        Please note that the MAY 1st deadline for abstract submission for the WSM
'Molluscan Paleontology: A west coast perspective' session is quickly
approaching.  Many thanks to everyone who have already submitted their
abstracts!
LTG

                          SECOND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

              Molluscan Paleontology: A west coast perspective

                      WESTERN SOCIETY OF MALACOLOGISTS
                      Annual Meeting, June 6-10, 2003

               Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

The 36th annual meeting of the Western Society of Malacologists will be
held at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles,
California.  A session entitled Molluscan Paleontology: A west coast
perspective is tentatively scheduled for Monday morning, June 9, that will
spotlight current fossil molluscan research in western North America
organized by Lindsey T. Groves (LACM).  A field excursion to collect in the
highly fossiliferous Miocene, Topanga Formation is tentatively planned but
details are pending.
        Oral presentations should be limited to 20 minutes, including time for
questions and/or discussions. As always posters are an acceptable
alternative to an oral presentation, and there is no limit to the number of
posters.  Abstracts should be submitted electronically by May 1, 2003 and
will be published in the WSM Annual Report.
        Please contact Lindsey T. Groves <[log in to unmask]> privately for
additional information on this session.  Questions pertaining to the
meeting (ie., registration, accommodations, etc.) should be directed to WSM
President Dr. Ángel Valdés <[log in to unmask]> or view the updated WSM
website at: http://www.nhm.org/research/malacology/avaldes/wsm/losangeles.html

                             See you in June!


Lindsey T. Groves
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Malacology Section
900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90007
(213) 763-3376 (voice)
(213) 746-2999 (fax)
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