2008 SHELL SHOWS & RELATED EVENTS
Following information is subject to change. Please verify with individual organization

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Jan. 19-20, 2008
SPACE COAST SEASHELL FESTIVAL, Melbourne, FL
The Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd.
Jim & Bobbi Cordy, 385 Needle Blvd.
Merritt Is., FL 32953 (321) 452-5736
E-mail: corshell@earthlink.net

Feb. 1–3, 2008
BROWARD SHELL SHOW, Pompano Beach, FL
Pompano Beach Recreation Center, NE 18th Av. & NE 6th St.
Linda Sunderland, 3970 NW 39th Street
Sunrise, FL 33351 (954) 749-9858
E-mail: klshells@mindspring.com

Feb. 15-17, 2008
SARASOTA SHELL SHOW, Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, Tamiami Trail
Fran Schlusemann, 11328 Rivers Bluff Circle
Bradenton, FL 34202 (941) 739-0908
E-mail: hanksfran@aol.com

Feb. 23-24, 2008
ST. PETERSBURG SHELL SHOW, Seminole, FL
Seminole Recreation Center, 9100 113th St. N.
Bob & Betty Lipe, 348 Corey Avenue
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 (727) 391-2197; FAX: 360-3668
E-mail: blipe@tampabay.rr.com.
Exhibit form available at web site: http://web.tampabay.rr.com/shellclub

Mar. 6-8, 2008
SANIBEL SHELL SHOW, Sanibel, FL
Sanibel Community Center, Periwinkle Way
Anne Joffe, 1163 Kittiwake Circle
Sanibel, FL 33957-3605 (239) 472-3151 E-mail: sanibelchiton@aol.com

Mar. 7–9, 2008
7th AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SHELL SHOW, Brisbane, Australia
Italo-Australia Center, 23 Foster Street, New Market, Qeensland
Malacological Society of Austroasia, Queensland Branch
P.O. Box 15064, City East, Qld. 4002, Australia
Sally Johnsen, 61 (7) 3357-6651
E-mail: msaqld@powerup.com.au

Mar. 13-15, 2008
MARCO ISLAND SHELL CLUB SHOW XXVIII, Marco Is., FL
Marco Presbyterian Church, Elkcam Circle
Linda Shockley, 348 Colonial Avenue
Marco Island, FL 34145
Tel. (239) 394-5416
E-mail: marco-sheller@earthlink.net

Mar. 14-15, 2008
XXéme RECONTRES INTERNATIONALES DU COQUILLAGE, Paris, France
Bourse de Commerce, 2 rue des Viarmes, 75004 Paris, France
M. & D. Wantiez, 88, Rue du General Leclerc
95210 Saint Gratien, France 33 (1) 34-17-00-39
E-mail: wantiez.mada@wanadoo.fr

April 26, 2008
BRITISH SHELL COLLECTOR'S CLUB CONVENTION, Essex, England
Theydon Bois Community Centre, Essex
Tom Walker, 38 Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5HD, England 44 (118) 987-4294
E-mail: tom@tmwalker.co.uk

May 10-11, 2008
XVIII BELGIUM INTERNATIONAL SHELL SHOW, Antwerp, Belgium
Schijnpoort, Schijnpoort Straat
Charles Krijnen, Burgemeester Jansenstraat 10
NL-5037 NC Tilburg, Nederland 31 (13) 463 0607
E-mail: bvc.shellshow@planet.nl
Web site: www.bvc-gloriamaris.be/beurs_e.htm

Jun. 14-15, 2008
JACKSONVILLE SHELL SHOW, Jacksonville, FL
Morocco Shrine Temple, 3800 St. Johns Bluff Road
Judy Blocker, 2109 Beach Avenue
Atlantic Beach, FL32233-5932 (904) 246-4012

Jun. 19-22
OREGON SHELL SHOW, Portland, OR
2008 Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 SE Water Ave.
Joyce Matthys, 1842 Woodstock Circle NW
Salem, OR 97304 Cell: (503) 871-1082
E-mail:joycematthys@aol.com

Jun. 29-Jul. 3, 2008
AMERICAN MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, Carbondale, IL
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
Dr. Frank E. Anderson, Department of Zoology
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901
e-mail: feander@siu.edu (618) 453-4136

Jul. 6-10, 2008
CONCHOLOGISTS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION, San Antonio, Texas
Crowne Plaza Riverwalk Hotel, 111 Pecan Street East
Wanda Coker, 332 Banyan Street, Lake Jackson, TX 77566 (979) 297-0852
E-mail: shellman7000@sbglobal.net Web site: www.conchologistsofamerica.org

Jul. 12-13, 2008
KEPPEL BAY SHELL SHOW, Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
Yeppoon Town Hall
Jean M. Offord, 277 McDougall St.,
N. Rockhampton, Qld. 4701, Australia (7) 4928-3509

Jul. 19-20, 2008
TOWNSVILLE SHELL SHOW, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Cutharinga Bowls Club on Harold Street, West End
Glenda Rowse, 19 Farrell Street
Kirwan 4814, Queensland, Australia (7) 4773-2817

Aug. 15-17, 2008
JERSEY CAPE SHELL SHOW, Stone Harbor, New Jersey
2008 The Wetlands Institute, Stone Harbor
Karen Lelli e-mail: kjlelli@comcast.net (856) 691-5831

Sept. 20-21, 2008
29th INTERNATIONAL SHELLS & FOSSIL BOURSE, Ottmarsheim, France
2008 Salle Polyvalente, Rue de la Priscine
Michel Rioual, 2 Rue des Vergers
68490 Ottmarsheim, France (3) 89-26-16-43

Sept. 25-28, 2008
NORTH CAROLINA SHELL SHOW, Wilmington, NC
2008 Cape Fear Museum of History & Science
814 market Street
Ann Buddenhagen, 618 Crabbery Lane
Raleigh, NC 27609 (919) 787-7103
E-mail: abuddenhagen@nc.rr.com

Sept. 27-28, 2008
ANNUAL GERMAN SHELL FAIR, Oehringen, Germany
2008 KULTURA Hall, Herrenwiesenstr. 12
Kurt Kreipl, Hoehenweg
D-74613 Oehringen-Cappel, Germany
E-mail: meeresmuseum@t-online.de
Tel. (7941) 62-826, fax: (7941)2065

Oct. 11-12, 2008
PHILADELPHIA SHELL SHOW, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Academy of Natural Sciences, Parkway & 19th St.
Al Schilling, 419 Linden Ave.
Glenside, PA 19038 (215) 886-5807
E-mail: alsch@bellatlantic.net

Oct. 25, 2008
BRITISH SHELL COLLECTOR'S CLUB CONVENTION, Essex, England
2008 Theydon Boys community Centre, Theydon Boys, Epping, Essex
Tom Walker, 38 Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5HD, England 44 (118) 987-4294
E-mail: tom@tmwalker.co.uk

Oct. 25-26, 2008
12 th PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL SHELL SHOW, Prague, Czech Rep.
2008 KULTURNI DUM LADVI Buresova 1661, Prague 8
Jaroslav Derka, Holeckova 51/370
15000 Praha 5, Czech Republic 42 (2) 5731 6246
Email: jderka@volny.cz http://cksl.webpark.cz http://shells.webz.cz

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2009 SHELL SHOWS & RELATED EVENTS
Following information is subject to change. Please verify with individual organization

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Jan. 17 - 18, 2009
SPACE COAST SEASHELL FESTIVAL, Melbourne, FL
2009 The Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd.
Jim & Bobbi Cordy, 385 Needle Blvd.
Merritt Is., FL 32953 (321) 452-5736
E-mail: corshell@earthlink.net

Jan. 30, 2009
BROWARD SHELL SHOW, Pompano Beach, FL
Feb. 1 Pompano Beach Recreation Center, NE 18th Av. & NE 6th St.
2009 Nancy Galdo/Richard Sedlak, 4266 Chase Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33140-3008 (305) 531-0036
E-mail: nancygaldo@gmail.com

Feb. 13 - 15, 2009
SARASOTA SHELL SHOW, Sarasota, FL
2009 Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, Tamiami Trail
Sandy Pillow, 11017 Jasmine Circle
Bradenton, FL 34209 (941) 792-2529
E-mail: spillow6@comcast.net Cell: (810) 516-6120

Feb. 28, 2009
ST. PETERSBURG SEA SHELL SHOW, Seminole, FL
Mar. 1 Seminole Recreation Center, 9100 113th St. N., Seminole, FL
2009 Bob & Betty Lipe, 348 Corey Avenue
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 (727) 391-2197; FAX: 360-3668
E-mail: blipe@tampabay.rr.com.
Exhibit form available at web site: http://www.stpeteshellclub.org

Mar. 5 - 7, 2009
SANIBEL SHELL SHOW, Sanibel, FL
2009 Sanibel Community Center, Periwinkle Way
Irene Longley, 2823 8th Ave.
St. James City , FL 33956-2133 (239) 283-7417
E-mail: milsfrills@cs.com

Mar. 14 - 15, 2009
XXIéme RECONTRES INTERNATIONALES DU COQUILLAGE, Paris, France
2009 Bourse de Commerce, 2 rue des Viarmes, 75004 Paris, France
M. & D. Wantiez, 88, Rue du General Leclerc
95210 Saint Gratien, France 33 (1) 34-17-00-39
E-mail: wantiez.mada@wanadoo.fr

Mar. 12 - 14, 2009
MARCO ISLAND SHELL CLUB SHOW XXIX, Marco Is., FL
2009 Marco Presbyterian Church, Elkcam Circle
Linda Shockley, 348 Colonial Avenue
Marco Island, FL 34145 (239) 394-5416
E-mail: marco-sheller@earthlink.net

Mar. 27 - 29, 2009
NEW ZEALAND SHELL SHOW, Auckland, New Zealand
Pakuranga Community & Cultural Centre, 13 Reeves Rd, Pakuranga.
Hosted by Conchology Section, Auckland Museum Institute
E-mail: peter.poortman@xtra.co.nz
Website: http://nz_seashells.tripod.com

Apr. 24 - 26, 2009
OREGON SHELL SHOW, Portland, OR
2009 Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 SE Water Ave.
Donna Saffir, 10409 NW Burkhardt Court
Portland, OR 97229 (503) 297-3009
E-mail: dragonz@comcat.net

May 2, 2009
BRITISH SHELL COLLECTOR'S CLUB CONVENTION, Essex, England
Theydon Bois Community Centre, Essex
Tom Walker, 38 Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5HD, England
Tel. 44 (118) 987-4294
E-mail: tom@tmwalker.co.uk

May 9 - 10, 2009
XVIX BELGIUM INTERNATIONAL SHELL SHOW, Antwerp, Belgium
2009 Schijnpoort, Schijnpoort Straat
Charles Krijnen, Burgemeester Jansenstraat 10
NL-5037 NC Tilburg, Nederland 31 (13) 463 0607
E-mail: bvc.shellshow@planet.nl
Web site: www.bvc-gloriamaris.be/beurs_e.htm

May 29 - 31, 2009
JACKSONVILLE SHELL SHOW, Jacksonville, FL
2009 Morocco Shrine Temple, 3800 St. Johns Bluff Road
Charlotte Thorpe, 1010 N. 24th St.
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 (904) 246-0874
E-mail: challoyd@bellsouth.net

Jul. 19 - 23, 2009
AMERICAN MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, Ithaca, NY
- Details to be announced -

Jul. 19 - 23, 2009
CONCHOLOGISTS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION, Clearwater Beach, FL
2009 Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort, 400 Mandalay Avenue
Alice Monroe/Carolyn Petrikin, P.O. Box 1564
Palm Harbor, FL 34682-1564 (727) 796-4117
E-mail: COA2009@aol.com
Web site: www.conchologistsofamerica.org

Jul. 11 - 12, 2009
KEPPEL BAY SHELL SHOW, Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
2009 Yeppoon Town Hall
Jean M. Offord, 277 McDougall St.,
N. Rockhampton, Qld. 4701, Australia (7) 4928-3509

Jul. 18 - 19, 2009
TOWNSVILLE SHELL SHOW, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
2009 Cutharinga Bowls Club on Harold Street, West End
Glenda Rowse, 19 Farrell Street
Kirwan 4814, Queensland, Australia (7) 4773-2817

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