2012
COA Annual
Convention
June
19 to 24,
Cherry
Hill, NJ
/ Philadelphia
PA
The
2012 convention
will be
hosted
by the
Academy
of Natural
Sciences
of Philadelphia
and the
Philadelphia
Shell Club.
The convention
celebrates
200 years
of the
study of
mollusks
in the
Americas:
2012 is
the Academy’s
bicentennial
year. The
meeting
will be
held at
the Crowne
Plaza Hotel
in Cherry
Hill, New
Jersey
and
will
overlap
with the
American
Malacological
Society
annual
meeting
being held
at the
same venue
from June
16-21,
with joint
sessions
and banquet.
Registration
forms
and
bourse
agreement
available
here.
The
Gulf Coast
Shell Club
will be
hosting
the 15th
Panama
City Beach
Shell Show
- July
13 - 15,
2012. The
show will
be held
at the
Panama
City Beach
Senior
Center
- 423 Lyndall
Lane in
Panama
City Beach.
March Issue
of American
Conchologist
Enter
the pages
of The
Conchologist's
Information
Network
(Conch-Net)
and learn
more about
the fascinating
hobby of
seashells.
Or just
browse
through
them and
enjoy yourself.
We've included
material
to educate
you, entertain
you, or
just help
you with
your homework.
And, whatever
your shell
needs,
there's
plenty
of information
about our
organization
as well.
The
Conchologists
of America,
better
known as
COA, is
a society
for shell
enthusiasts
from all
walks of
life, at
all levels
of interest.
In
these pages
you'll
find articles
about shells
from our
printed
publication,
American
Conchologist,
information
about our
annual
convention
and pertinent
information
about our
Grants
Program.
Then there
are frequently
asked questions
about Mollusks,
a very
helpful
News of
New Species,
and a Kids'
section.
There's
even a
page of
history
and information
about our
logo, the
spiral
of Neptunea
whelks
that you
see at
the top
of this
page. Lots
more awaits
as you
get caught
up in the
Conch-Net.
