Page September 1978 No. 24 NEW YORK SHELL CLUB Notzs 
CONCHOLOGISTS OF AMERICA 
1978 CONVENTION 
Th onchologists of America is a national organization founded in 
1072, oeiatted to the shell collector interested in the beauty of 
shells and the scientific aspects of shell collecting and conserva- 
tion. Activities are primarily directed towards those people inter. 
ested in shell collecting as a hobby and the membership includes 
scientists, advanced amateurs, beginning shell collectors and shel) 
dealers. 
Each year several issues of "The C.0.A. Bulletin" are sent to our 
members. These bulletins contain book reviews, informative articles 
on various aspects of our hobby, reports of collecting trips, tips 
on cleaning or cataloging shells, etc. Membership in the C.0.A. is 
a real bargain at $3.00 per year. 
Our one meeting per year is a convention, held in a different local- 
ity each year. 1978 marks the sixth anniversary of the founding of 
the Conchologists of America and the annual convention this year 
will be held at the Island Inn, Westbury, Long Island, New York, 
Wednesday, September 27th through Saturday, September 30th. This 
year's convention will be hosted by the Long Island Shell Club and 
it promises to be “the best ever." 
Registration will take place Wednesday morning and the convention 
will officially start Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday evening there 
will be a "Get Acquainted" cocktail party hosted by the Long Island 
Shell Club. 
Weather permitting, a collecting field trip to Orient Beach State 
Park, on the extreme northeastern tip of Long Island, 125 miles out 
into the Atlantic Ocean, will be held on Thursday. For Thursday 
evening, the Long Island Shell Club has planned a shell exhibit fol- 
lowed by a color film on the Great Barrier Reef. 
On Friday a second field trip is scheduled: In the morning, a visit 
to the American Museum of Natural History and its famous Hall of 
Mollusks. The afternoon will be spent at the Coney Island Aquarium 
where we hope to see the live Chambered Nautilus. Friday evening 
will feature our annual shell auction. Shell dealers throughout 
the world have already been contacted for specimen contributions, 
and your specimen contributions will also be greatly appreciated. 
Saturday morning the presentations will continue and the business 
meeting will be held. The convention will conclude with a gala ban- 
quet Saturday night and we are pleased to report that Dr. R. Tucker 
Abbott has graciously consented to be the guest speaker. 
We are purposely concluding the convention § turd ‘ fn ender 
to give out of state visitors the opportuni eg th ty oP 
Sight-seeing in New York City. a unity to do some Sunday 
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64 Thompson Avenue, Oceanside, New York igisor eat va se ai 

