Second Announcement
                    MID-ATLANTIC MALACOLOGISTS
                       Second annual meeting
 
                Saturday 27 February 1999 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 second annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Malacologists (MAM)
will occur Saturday 27 February 1999, 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 and
working in the Mid-Atlantic region of North America. 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 15 minutes) range from informal talks about your
latest research, to ideas you wish to bounce around with other
malacologists, to polished talks. A 35 mm slide projector and overhead
projector will be available, as will wall and table space for posters.
   After the meeting, participants are welcome to visit and use the
extensive mollusk reference collection and library at DMNH.
   We will have hot beverages and doughnuts during the morning break.
There are several nearby restaurants for lunch. Many of us will continue
visiting in the evening during dinner at a local restaurant.
   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 taking 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.
   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. $67 to $110.
   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, $55.
   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]