The 2015 COA Convention, held at the Bonaventure Resort & Spa from July 14-18, is offering a varied group of 18 outstanding programs this summer. A huge thank you to Carole Marshall, our program chairperson, for the excellent, imaginative job she did. Please check our website regularly as we will be adding updates weekly from now until convention time. www.2015coaconvention.com, Email: [log in to unmask] We will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Hope to see you in July!!! Nancy and Linda

COA Speakers 2015    
Tuesday
Robert Carr  “Shell tools used by the Paleo Indians of Florida” 
Robert Hurst “The Sinking of the 1715 Treasure Fleet off the Coast of Florida”
John Slapcinsky  “How many Wolfsnail (Euglandia rosea) species are there in Florida and how many were exported in failed biocontrol efforts. Rosy Wolf Snail” 
Randy Bridges  "Cowry selfies: A discussion of photography and cowries."  	
Wednesday
Dennis Sargent  “Worldwide Ranellidae”
Bill Fenzan “The Mystery Surrounding the Disappearing Types of Cones Described During World War II” on the collection of Andre Fenaux  
Phil Fallon  "Problems in Taxonomy--Examples of Frustrations and Solutions From Personal Research" 
David Campbell "DNA: Useful but not infallible" 
Paul Kanner    “California Shells and Collecting in California Waters”  
Gary Rosenberg     “Finding overlooked and unexpected type specimens in the collections of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia”.  
Ed Petuch    "The Busycon Whelks: Eastern North America's Iconic Mollusks" 
Thursday
Phillip Gillette    “Aplysia Research at the University of Miami and why it is important to Medicine”          
Jerry Harasewych   “Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Shells” 
Emilio Garcia    "Two decades of molluscan discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico on board the R/V
"Pelican".  
Richard Goldberg     “Land Shells of a Lesser Known Ilk”   
Gene Coan    "Philippi, the least known early malacologist"       
Paula Mikkelsen   “Understanding Pearls – in Natural History, Human History, and Your Jewel Box.”
Jose Leal  “Biomimetics and Mollusks”      

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