Малаколог

Invitation to the

International Symposium
‘The animal within the shell: the importance of studying living molluscs’
(University of Copenhagen, 4 – 5 March 2014)


First circular

to be held at the
Marine Biological Laboratory Helsingør (University of Copenhagen), 4 – 5 March 2014
This symposium is held in relation to celebrations to mark the 90th birthday on 4 March 2014 of Associate Professor Emeritus Kurt. W. Ockelmann. Kurt has worked at the Helsingør Laboratory since its beginning in 1958, encompassing a broad field of research endeavours with a focus on studies of living organisms, especially benthic molluscs and polychaetes and their larvae. The symposium focuses on the following topics:
Day 1: 4 March beginning at 13:00
Session 1: Feeding diversity of bivalves and other molluscs
Poster Session
Symposium Dinner
Day 2: 5 March beginning at 10:00
Session 2: Molluscs – combining molecules and morphology
Symposium Lunch
Session 3: Life History Traits and behaviour
Contributions on the biology of other marine invertebrates may be included in Session 3. The schedule will be adjusted to accommodate as many contributions as possible. The symposium is partly funded by a grand from the Carlsberg Foundation. We are happy to announce the names of invited speakers (in alphabetical order):
Dr. Alan J. Kohn, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA,
Dr. Anders Warén, Senior Curator, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden,
Prof. Brian Morton, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China,
Dr. P. Graham Oliver, Head of Biodiversity and Systematic Biology, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UK,
Dr. Somchai Bussarawit, Director of the Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Bangkok, Thailand, and
Dr. Suzanne Dufour, Assistant Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

Deadline for registration and submission of presentation title(s) is 3 February 2014.
Deadline for abstract submission is 17 February 2014.

Please indicate your interest in and/or your intention of participating in the symposium and provide a title of your contribution(s):
The symposium fee is DKK 250 and includes a Symposium Programme with abstracts, Symposium Lunch on 5th March, and interludes coffee, tea and biscuits, and refreshments served during the Poster Session.
Name: _______________________________________________________________
Institution: _______________________________________________________________
E-mail: _______________________________________________________________
______ Symposium fee (4-5 March): DKK 250.
______ Symposium Dinner (4 March): approx. DKK 350.
______ Title of talk (approx. 20 minutes):
_______________________________________________________________
Author(s):
_______________________________________________________________
______ Title of poster:
_______________________________________________________________
Author(s):
_______________________________________________________________

Please address all correspondence to Kathe Jensen at e-mail: KRJensen@snm.ku.dk and cc to Grete E. Dinesen at e-mail: gdi@aqua.dtu.dk

Venue: The Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, is situated near Kronborg Castle and Helsingør Harbour. The address is: Strandpromenaden 5, 3000 Helsingør, Denmark. For more information, please see the web link http://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/marinebiology/
Accommodation in Helsingør: please see the web link www.booking.com/Helsingor-Hotels
Travel information: Helsingør Marine Biological Laboratory can be reached by train from Copenhagen Airport – Kastrup (approx. 1 hr 15 min) and Copenhagen Central Station (approx. 1 hr).
Additional information will be distributed upon initial registration.