To enliven indoor meetings Council has decided to change their format so as to give more time for informal interaction and for discussion and comment on the exhibits. This will mean earlier start times, 11:00 h in January and October [longer meetings] and 14:00 h in February, December and March/April [shorter meetings including the AGM]. The long meetings will give members the opportunity to bring plenty of exhibits and hold small workshops or informal talks. There will now be only five indoor meetings each year in London, but it is also hoped to hold at least one all-day locally organised regional meeting outside of London, possibly combined with some field work.
Members willing to organise regional meetings, or give short talks or demonstrations at the London meetings please contact Ron Boyce the Programme Secretary. Council will meet in February, March/April and December preceding the indoor meetings, with an additional all-day Council meeting in September separate from the usual indoor meeting arrangements.
We would also like to encourage members keen on holding or attending field meetings to consult with other members interested in their locality and with the Programme Secretary about mutually agreeable dates for holding such meetings. Details of meetings will be publicised in Mollusc World and on the Society’s web site. The annual programme card is being replaced by a membership card which will not contain the meetings details.