Second Announcement
MID-ATLANTIC MALACOLOGISTS
Third annual meeting

Saturday 12 February 2000 10:00 am
Delaware Museum of Natural History
4840 Kennett Pike, Box 3937, Wilmington, DE 19807, U.S.A.
Host: Timothy A. Pearce, Curator of Mollusks

The third annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Malacologists (MAM) will occur
Saturday 12 February 2000, starting 10:00 am at the Delaware Museum of
Natural History (DMNH) in Wilmington, Delaware. This one-day gathering will
facilitate contact among professional, amateur, and student malacologists
who are interested in any aspect of mollusks. Participants will be able to
present and discuss data, compare notes on methods and problems, and stay
informed of research activities and opportunities. Even busy malacologists
have time to attend this one-day meeting.
Presentations (up to about 15 minutes) are usually informal and include
talks covering research interests and to ideas you wish to discuss with
other malacologists. A 35 mm slide projector and overhead projector will be
available, as will wall and table space for posters.
We will have hot beverages and doughnuts in the morning. There are several
nearby restaurants for lunch. After the meeting, participants are welcome to
visit and use the extensive mollusk reference collection and library at
DMNH.
Meeting and parking are free of charge. There are no dues, officers,
abstracts, or publications. MAM is patterned after the long-successful Bay
Area Malacologists (BAM) meeting started more than 25 years ago by Gene
Coan.

Getting there
Driving: take I-95 to Wilmington, Delaware and take exit 7 (hwy 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/gennf.htm.
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, approx. $69 to $115.
HOLIDAY INN, 4000 Concord Pike, Wilmington, (302) 478-2222 or (800)
465-4329, approx. $89.
DAYS INN, 5209 Concord Pike, Wilmington, (302) 478-0300 or (800) 445-0852,
$65.
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.

For more information or to say you will attend and/or give a talk, contact:
Timothy A. Pearce, Curator of Mollusks
Delaware Museum of Natural History
Box 3937, 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807-0937, U.S.A.
phone: (302)658-9111 x319; fax (302)658-2610, e-mail: [log in to unmask]

We'll see you there!