74th Annual American Malacological Society Meeting
June 29-July 3, 2008

The American Malacological Society will hold its 74th annual meeting in Carbondale, Illinois from June 29 - July 3, 2008. The venue will be the Southern Illinois University Student Center, which houses an auditorium, several ballrooms and meeting rooms, and a number of restaurants and coffee shops. The conference will begin with a welcome reception on Sunday evening. Special events will include an outdoor reception at Blue Sky Vineyard on Monday night, a poster session and the AMS Auction of molluscan miscellany on Tuesday night and a barbecue banquet (with vegetarian options) at the 17th Street Bar & Grill Warehouse, Southern Illinois' most unique banquet facility on Wednesday night. 17th Street Bar & Grill was recently recognized by Food Network and Bon Appétit as the home of the best ribs in the country.

The special sessions and symposia will include:

- a land snail conservation symposium and workshop in honor of the late Leslie Hubricht, organized by Kathryn Perez (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill/Duke University), Jay Cordeiro (NatureServe), Jochen Gerber (Field Museum of Natural History) and Kevin Roe (Iowa State University)
- a symposium on molluscan taxonomy in the 21st century, organized by Benoît Dayrat (UC Merced)
- a special session on cephalopod biology organized by Frank Anderson, Christine Huffard (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) and Elizabeth Shea (Delaware Museum of Natural History)

For additional conference information, please click on the following links:

• Call for Abstracts
• Field Trips
• Conference Shuttle
• Conference Lodging
• Conference T-shirt
• Land Snail Workbook
• Parking
• Tentative Conference Schedule
• Travel By Air, By Train and From Chicago
• Auction

Conference Registration Fees (please only select one from below):

Member Registration Fees (includes symposium and three receptions):               

• Option # 1: Member Before April 1  $165.00
• Option #2: Member After April 1  $225.00
• Option #3: One Day Only Member Before April 1  $110.00
• Option #4: One Day Only Member After April 1  $120.00

Non-Member Registration Fees (includes symposium and three receptions):             

• Option #5: Non-member Before April 1 $235.00
• Option #6: Non-member After April 1 $275.00
• Option #7: One Day Only Non-Member $140.00

Land Snail Symposium- June 30 & July 1 (included in Member, Non-member and Student Registration Fees):

• Option #8: Land Snail Symposium Before April 1 $130.00
• Option #9: Land Snail Symposium After April 1   $145.00
• Option #10: Land Snail ID Session to be held the evening of July 1 $30.00

Student (includes symposium and three receptions):

• Option #11: Student Before April 1  $80.00
• Option # 12: Student After April 1  $90.00

Optional Fees:

Land Snail Field Trip (includes box lunch and transportation)  $20.00
Fresh Water Mollusk Field Trip (includes box lunch and transportation) $20.00
T-shirt  $15.00
On-Campus Housing (Sunday- Wednesday) Conference Coordinator will contact you after registration for room style and roommate preference   $112.00
Add On-Campus Housing for Thursday  $28.00
Land Snail Workbook  $15.00
Parking (All four days included)  $4.00
Awards Banquet (not included in registration fee)  $35.00
Guest Meals (If you will be traveling with a guest, includes 3 evening receptions and Awards Banquet) $115.00

If you are not a member of AMS or your membership has lapsed, membership is available at the AMS website. To join or renew, log-on to the AMS membership page.

To register online, click here.

To download a paper registration form, click here.

Last updated: April 03 2008.