ROMA - 30^ MOSTRA DI MINERALI, FOSSILI E CONCHIGLIE
Roma (ITALY):
Rome Ergife Palace Hotel
info: 333.7964784
gminromano@tin.it
Shell-Show in Rome http://www.shellinegroup.com/shell-shows/20080201/roma-30-mostra-di-minerali-fossili-e-conchiglie.asp

Jan. 17 - 18, 2009

SPACE COAST SEASHELL FESTIVAL, Melbourne, FL
2009 The Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd.

Entry forms available at: http://home.netcom.com/~ejpower/atsc.html

This is the largest show in Florida with over 30 Dealers from all over the world! You won't want to miss it!

Jim & Bobbi Cordy, 385 Needle Blvd.
Merritt Is., FL 32953 (321) 452-5736
E-mail: corshell@earthlink.net

Jan. 24,
2009

Centrally located in Southern California, Pomona is easily accessible by two major freeways. For driving directions to campus and other transportation options click here. Parking will be available for free as long as you park in parking lot D, in designed parking spots. See http://www.csupomona.edu/map/index.shtml for a campus map. Please do not park in metered or reserved parking spots. The meeting will be at the Bronco Student Center, room Centaurus (first floor). Refer to the campus map for the location of the Student Center, which is within walking distance from the parking lot. The room will be equipped with a computer projector. You are welcome to bring your own laptop or download your presentations into the room's PC.

The room will open at 8AM with coffee service and the scientific session will begin at 9AM. Please send me an email if you would like to give a talk and I will prepare a provisional schedule. There will be a catered lunch. So please email me as soon as possible if you plan to attend and if you have any dietary preferences, so I can arrange for catering services for everybody.

For questions, comments, or concerns email me at: aavaldes@csupomona.edu I hope to see you in January!
Ángel

BROWARD SHELL SHOW, Pompano Beach, FL
Feb. 1 Pompano Beach Recreation Center, NE 18th Av. & NE 6th St.
2009 Nancy Galdo/Richard Sedlak, 4266 Chase Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33140-3008 (305) 531-0036
E-mail: nancygaldo@gmail.com

Feb. 28,
2009

BRITISH SHELL COLLECTOR'S CLUB CONVENTION, Essex, England
Theydon Bois Community Centre, Essex
Tom Walker, 38 Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5HD, England
Tel. 44 (118) 987-4294
E-mail: tom@tmwalker.co.uk

Jul. 19 - 23, 2009

CONCHOLOGISTS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION, Clearwater Beach, FL
2009 Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort, 400 Mandalay Avenue
Alice Monroe/Carolyn Petrikin, P.O. Box 1564
Palm Harbor, FL 34682-1564 (727) 796-4117
E-mail: COA2009@aol.com
Web site: www.conchologistsofamerica.org

Go to the COA web site----http://conchologistsofamerica.org/home/ and click on the Conventions link. There you will find another link to the Convention Brochure for Cruising the Suncoast---COA Convention 2009---July 19-23, hosted by Suncoast Conchologists in Clearwater, Florida. Pre-Convention field trips are planned for July 18. In the brochure, you will find hotel, field trip and other convention information.

If you have any questions, please contact me at these e-mails.

Carolyn

ceshell@aol.com
COA2009@aol.com

___what we currently up to____________________________________________

Generally Speaking... We are building a web site as the prime means of dissemination of information. Projects cover: dates of publication, volumes, issues, number of pages, inserts, supplements, editors, cover prices, anomalies in labeling (vol. no, issue no, date, etc.), & other trivial details. Some projects are historical accounts with in-depth details.

___Major Projects_____________________________________________________

Nearing completion is the 120 page publication titled: The Age of the Molluscan Monograph Series in America, the Legacies of R. Tucker Abbott. An Annotated History & Indexes to the Contents of: Johnsonia, Indo-Pacific Mollusca, Monographs of Marine Mollusca, Standard Catalog of Shells, & Hawaiian Marine Mollusks.

Another publication of about 100 pages including graphics & bibliographies, covering: The History of S. Peter Dance’s - The “Collectors” Encyclopedia of Shells, through Abbott & Dance’s - Compendium of Seashells, & inner-related projects.

In-press in an upcoming issue of: “Of Sea & Shore” magazine A History of the Journal “The Pariah” & Shell-Related Books Authored by Jerry G. Walls, with Annotated Bibliographies & Indices.

Now Available on request by email at no charge:
§ The Incredible Phylum of Mollusca 101 / The Texas State Shell / Shelling Regulations in Texas
§ Checklist of the Publications of: “James F. Quinn Jr.” (most on Trochidae)
§ Checklist for: Of Sea & Shore Magazine - Tom Rice, Editor
§ Checklist for: Carfel: Philippine Shell News - A Pub. of Carfel Shell Mus., Carlos & Fely Leobrera, Ed's.
§ Index’s for Pack No’s (Issues) of: Sally D. Kaicher’s - Card Catalog Of World-Wide Shells sorted 3 ways on 12 color coded 3x5 index cards. (Family & Species index cards are in the works)

___Annotated Checklist_______________________________________________

A few that are in-the-works, or near completion: (alphabetically)

§ A Sheller’s Dir. of Clubs, Books, Periodicals & Dealers - Tom Rice
§ American Conchologist / C.O.A. Bulletin
§ American Malacological Union (various pubs.)
§ Australian Newsletter/Au... Shell News - Malacological Soc of Au
§ Catalog of Dealers' Prices for Shells “Rice’s Prices” - Tom Rice, Ed.
§ Circulares del Museo y Bibilioteca de Malacologia de la Habana, Cuba
§ Directory of Conchologists / Malacologists - Tom Rice, Ed.
§ Femorale: Shell List - José & Marcus Coltro
§ Hawaiian Shell News (both original & NS series)
§ La Conchiglia / The Shell - Italia
§ Malacologia - Int’l Jour of Malacology (US Pub.)
§ Malacologia - Monstra Mondiale - Cupra Martittima - Italia
§ Molluscan Digest - Int’l Pub for Malacological Res. - Steve Long, Ed.
§ Nemouria – Occ. Papers of the Delaware Museum, Greenville, MD
§ Ocean World Review - Herman W. Hollingsworth, Seffner, Florida
§ Panamic Specimen Shells (Catalog) - Carol Skoglund Phoenix, AZ
§ Philippine Shell News - Assc. of Philippine Shell Collectors Inc.
§ Proceedings of The Philadelphia Shell Club
§ Sea Frontiers / Sea Secrets - Univ. of Miami, FL
§ Shell Notes - by Frank Lyman, Lantana, FL (4x6)
§ Shells & Sea Life / Opisthobranch - Steven J. Long, Ed.
§ Shells for You/Conchiglie Per Tutti - Guide to Shell – Raybaudi
§ Guide to Collecting/Guida alla Collezione di Conchiglie – Raybaudi
§ Siratus - Journal of Conquiliologistas do Brasil
§ Texas Conchologist - Houston Conchology Society
§ The Bailey - Matthews Shell Museum, Newsletter
§ The Connoisseur of Seashells - Gemme del Mare - Italia
§ The Cowry - R.J. Griffiths, Ed. (both original & NS series)
§ The Irradians
§ The Jersey Sheller
§ The Junonia (Sanibel Captiva Shell Club)
§ The Nautilus
§ The Original Tide-ings, ID 1st Shell Club - Arline J. Hedges, Ed.
§ The Shell Case - Naples Shell Club
§ The Shell Collector - Kirk Anders, Ed.
§ The Shell Desk Diary (& Shell Desk Calendar) 7x7 format
§ The Shelletter of Shells & Their Neighbors - Mabel Sterns, Ed.
§ The Strandloper (S. Africa)
§ The Veliger
§ Tide-ings - The Newsletter of the Crown Point Shell Coll. Study Grp.
§ Various works of: R. Tucker Abbott
§ Various works of: S. Peter Dance
§ World Shells/Un Mond di Conchiglie + Inserts & Supplements – Raybaudi

If it is not on this list, we have few or none of the issues of the publication

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We need your help in cataloging items you may have, or in acquiring by loan, gift or purchase some of the back issues of these & many other publications to complete the detailed cataloging of them.

Thanks
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Posted July, 2005