MID-ATLANTIC MALACOLOGISTS (MAM)
Eighth annual meeting

Saturday 4 March 2006 10:00 am
Delaware Museum of Natural History
4840 Kennett Pike, Box 3937, Wilmington, DE 19807, U.S.A.
Host: Elizabeth K. Shea, Curator of Mollusks

   The eighth annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Malacologists (MAM) will occur Saturday 4 March 2006 at the newly-renovated Delaware Museum of Natural History (DMNH) in Wilmington, Delaware. The museum opens and light refreshments (coffee, tea, bagels) will be served starting at 9:30 am. Presentations will start at 10:00 and run until approximately 4 pm, with a break for lunch. This one-day gathering is designed to facilitate contact among professional, amateur, and student malacologists who are interested in any aspect of molluscan biology. Meeting and parking are free of charge. There are no dues, officers, abstracts, or publications. We will provide light refreshments in the morning and there are several restaurants nearby for lunch/dinner.

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. A projector and laptop for PowerPoint presentations as well as a 35 mm slide projector and overhead projector will be available, as will some wall and table space for posters.

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

Getting there
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.

   For more information or to say you will attend and/or give a talk,
contact Liz Shea at:

Dr. Elizabeth K. Shea, Curator of Mollusks
Delaware Museum of Natural History
4840 Kennett Pike, P.O. Box 3937
Wilmington, DE USA 19807
(302)658-9111 ext. 319
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