![]() |
||||||||||||||||||||||
10
to 13 November 2004 Palacio de Mineria, Mexico City, Mexico. Tacuba 9, Colonia Centro (Downtown). |
||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() |
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL AND APPLIED MALACOLOGY The aim of the congress organizers is to bring together for discussion the many ways in which malacologists interact with mollusks. These can be from either the medical or veterinary points of view or as pests (agriculture, bio-fouling, invasive), sources of chemical substances, the economic importance or impact of mollusks, the presence of mollusks in archaeological sites and as indicators of past environments. |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Program | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Topics will include: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Researches
on general basic malacology are welcome, as they help from the back ground
for understanding the biology of mollusks of medical, veterinary, mariculture
and general economic importance.. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Call for papers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
We
invite you to participate with oral or poster presentations. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Venue | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
México
is bathed by both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and boasts some 10,600
km of coastline and an area of 1, 958, 201 km2. Its complex geology combined
with its latitudinal location allows for the existence of an amazingly
[between two main biogeographical zones: neartic and neotropical] diverse
flora and fauna.
Mexico City, the country’s capital, is located in a large basin at an altitude of 2,240 m (ca. 8, 000 ft). The city is surrounded by many suburbs making it one of the largest human settlements in the world. It is part of the Federal District, within which are several rural settlements and 14 archaeological sites [insertar figura “caracol”]. A total of 19.1 % of the area comprises ecological reserves. Cultural, artistic as well as academic activities take place in Mexico City and its suburbs all year round. |
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Registration Fee (Us dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
* Should submit proof of student status | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Registration
fee includes admission to scientific sessions, a book of abstracts, coffee
and cookies or snacks (coffee breaks), welcome cocktail party and closing
banquet. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Payment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Payments
must be made by check or bank draft made payable in US dollars to:
Edna
Naranjo-García Please
send a copy of your deposit to the following fax number: (525) 5550-0164 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Cancellations | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Substitutions will be accepted in case a registered delegate
be unable to attend. The full registration fee, less an administration
charge of US$ 46.00, will be refunded for cancellations received before
30 September 2004. No refunds of registration fees will be made after
this date. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Language | ||||||||||||||||||||||
English and Spanish will be the official languages of the congress. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accommodation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
There are many hotels within easy walking distance of the Palacio
de Minería with tariffs to suit all tastes (very inexpensive to
expensive). We will provide congress participants with information about
them in a future announcement. Participants should arrange their own accommodation. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
November
is a cool month in Mexico City. Temperatures may vary between 22 and 28
°C during the day but will drop to about 13 ° C or less at night.
A sweater is recommended. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Voltage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Voltage is 125 volts (it varies between 110 to 127 volts) at 60 hertz. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Visa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A valid passport is required for
all visitors and some passport holders may need a visa. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Currency | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The currency of Mexico is the “peso” and the present rate of exchange is about 11 pesos to the US dollar. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Deadlines | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary registration forms must be submitted to naranjo@servidor.unam.mx, icmam@ibiologia.unam.mx] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Abstracts
must be submitted by April 15, 2004. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Congress Organizers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
(PDF) Preliminary Registration Form | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mail registration form to: Dra.
Edna Naranjo-García |
||||||||||||||||||||||
E-mail:
icmam@ibiologia.unam.mx |
||||||||||||||||||||||