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If you didn't go to the #AMS2023 annual auction, you missed some good stuff and a great show!

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Registration is now open for the 90th annual meeting of the American Malacological Society! The meeting will be August 4-7 in Los Angeles, CA. For more information, see: ams.wildapricot.org/AMS-2024

ICYMI: Applications for the 2024 Unitas Malacologica Student Research Award are open! Up to three awards of up to €2000 will be made. Application deadline is 30 April. See: unitasmalacologica.org/projects.html

ICYMI: the deadline for early bird registration for AMS 2024 is May 1! ams.wildapricot.org/AMS-2024-Regis…

The early-bird discounted registration rate for the 2024 AMS Meeting has been extended until May 10. The meeting will be August 4-7 in Pasadena, CA. You can submit an abstract separately later. More details here: ams.wildapricot.org/AMS-2024-Regis…

AMS 2024 will include a symposium on education and outreach using molluscs hosted by the Society’s JEDI Committee. Time will be split between invited speaker presentations, Q&A/general discussion, and small-group/break-out discussions. ams.wildapricot.org/AMS-2024

A new preprint on the chiton genomes, in collaboration with Julia Sigwart biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

[New Paper] Zoosystematics and Evolution names a new giant worm-mollusc from deep-sea cold seeps in South China Sea! Chaetoderma shenloong is the 2nd largest member of class Caudofoveata, its name was inspired by the magical dragon in the manga Dragon Ball. OPEN ACCESS: doi.org/10.3897/zse.10…

Just a reminder – abstract submissions are due by this Friday June 21 for the upcoming joint AMS-WSM meeting! ams.wildapricot.org/AMS-2024

If you missed the #AMS2024 abstract submissions deadline of Friday June 21 for the upcoming joint AMS-WSM meeting please send it along! We'll still accept submissions until 7/1! If the form isn't working, you can email them to Patrick Krug.

AMS 2024 will feature a Molluscs in Education & Outreach Symposium on Monday, August 5, hosted by the AMS Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (JEDI) Committee. Please join us for short talks, panel discussion, and breakout groups with invited speakers!

Please consider donating items to the annual AMS Auction on August 6. The auction is a favorite event that supports student travel! Please contact Pat Krug ([email protected]) if you plan to make a donation. Items can be anything mollusc-related except shells or specimens.

Whether or not you plan to attend AMS 2024, we would appreciate your participation in an anonymous survey to gather information about barriers that may be preventing malacologists from fully participating in AMS, including attending annual meetings. tinyurl.com/8d235dt6

Two species of marine molluscs dating back about 430 million years have been named Punk and Emo for their outlandish spiky appearance. Read more: newscientist.com/article/246319…

The website for the 2025 World Congress of #Malacology in São Paulo, Brazil from August 4-8 is now live! wcm2025.com.br

Applications for Unitas Malacologica Travel Grants to attend the World Congress of #Malacology in São Paulo, Brazil from August 4-8 2025 are now open! unitasmalacologica.org/projects.html

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