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RSVP: SCUM X Third&Last Announcement

SCUM X January 21 2006
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

The tenth meeting of the Southern California Unified Malacologists
(SCUM) will take place on January 21st 2006 at the Santa Barbara Museum
of Natural History.  SCUM is a loose association of mollusks workers and
enthusiasts in Southern California. SCUM meets annually for an informal
information exchange and updates on current work in the region.
Everybody is welcome to attend. For planning purposes, please let me
know if you intend to participate (see below). 

Location and duration
The meeting will take place in Farrand Hall at SBMNH, and commence at
10AM. The museum is located at 2559 Puesta del Sol Road, Santa Barbara,
CA 93105. For directions, please consult mapquest. Ample free parking is
available in the adjacent parking lot.

Coffee, tea, and some pastries will be provided in the morning. A
sandwich lunch will be organized. As in previous years, it is expected
that the meeting will adjourn in the early to mid afternoon. A tour of
the facilities including wet and dry collections, molecular lab, SEM,
and histology will be carried out for interested parties. Also visit our
exhibit "Extreme Close-Ups" featuring many SEM images of mollusks.

Presentations
Presentations may include informal communications as well as Powerpoint
presentations. Formats other than PP (OHP, slides) are discouraged, and
will have to be arranged well in advance. PP presenters: contact me if
you plan on doing a presentation with approximate duration, and bring
your files on a CD-ROM.


*******IMPORTANT******* RSVP with DEADLINE
Free lunch will be provided only to those who rsvp to Daniel Geiger
<geiger@vetigastropoda.com> by Friday January, 13. Thank you for your
cooperation. See you all soon.

Daniel Geiger

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Daniel L. Geiger, Ph.D.
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History-Invertebrate Zoology 
2559 Puesta del Sol Road 
Santa Barbara, CA 93105 
USA

voice (805) 682 4711 x152
fax (805) 563 0574
geiger@vetigastropoda.com
www.vetigastropoda.com