2023 Membership Dues - Please pay by February 15th

Support our organization this year by joining or renewing your membership before February 15th. Membership benefits include discounted rates at workshops and meetings and being added to our mailing list so you receive our bi-annual newsletter and notifications of any upcoming events. Please fill out the registration form and you can pay your dues online or mail a check to the address below. We accept memberships after February 15th.

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37th FAB Annual Meeting

Dates: November 6-7, 2023
Location: Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center, 1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33702

Call for Presentations: We are excited to announce the 37th Annual Meeting will be held in-person at the Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center. We welcome oral and poster presentations on any topic pertaining to aquatic biology, taxonomy, systematics, ecology, biogeography, physiology, behavior or other relevant topics. Submittals from students are particularly encouraged and students presenting will have their registration fees waived. Awards are also given to the best oral and poster presentations for graduate and undergraduate students. Abstract guidelines can be found in our announcement here and submitted to our President, Scott Duncan.

Student Travel Awards are back! Please see the student travel awards guidelines here. Applications are due by October 9 and award recipients will be notified by October 20.

Deadline for Abstracts: October 9, 2023

Registration: To register for the annual meeting, please click here.

​Accommodations: A room block is available at the La Quinta Inn & Suites, 4620 W Gandy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33611 under "EPCHC block room".​

Please click here for the detailed annual meeting announcement.

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2023 Marine Workshop

Topic: Marine Bivalves
Lecturer: Dr. Jose Leal
Dates: November 8-10, 2023
Location: University of Tampa Marine Laboratory, Tampa, Florida

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jose Leal will be leading the third part of our Mollusca workshops on marine Bivalvia. Further details including the tentative schedule, hotel accommodations and directions can be found here. Seating is limited to 25, so please register early here!

New this year! Student Travel Awards are being offered for workshop participants that are currently full-time students. Please see the guidelines and apply here.