Dear Jan Paul:
 
Thank you for the directory update.  It is nice to know what I have to look
forward to.
 
Betty Jean
 
At 10:14 AM 11/23/98 +0100, you wrote:
>Dear Friends,
>
>The directory of malacologists and conchologists has been updated this
>weekend. Over 40 new and modified entries have been added:
>http://home.wxs.nl/~spirula
>
>The lists of new species described in 1993..1998 have also been updated.
>Thanks for all the additions we received.
>Furthermore the additions to the meetings/conferences list have been
>processed as well.
>
>Last weekend we had a marvellous time during the 3rd International Shell
>Show and conference in Rotterdam that was organised by the Dutch
>Malacological Society together with Vita Marina. It is always great to meet
>so many of the people that are active in the malacological field world wide.
>Somehow, the frequent use of Email makes it even more necessary to meet
>people in person now and then.
>
>The free Snail Pack mailing to 6700 addresses world wide will be distributed
>in the first week of December. Vita Marina 45(3-4) and Spirula 46(1) will
>both be published in December as well (busy month..).
>
>That's all for now. Hope to see you all during one of the following Shell
>Shows or Conferences.
>
>Happy shelling,
>Jan Paul Buijs
>Vita Marina