BELGIAN SOCIETY FOR CONCHOLOGY – B.V.C.
Belgische Vereniging voor Conchyliologie Belgian Society for Conchology - Introduction - Short history and overview of activities - Board - Meetings - Calender of meetings - BVC Shell Show - Excursions - Periodical ‘Gloria Maris’ - Library - Membership - Section ‘Coast’ - Links	NEWS last update on May 18, 2006 Activities Shell Shows new Excursions Belgian stamps with shells new Belgian stamps with fishes and light houses Two honorary members of our society Activities in 2006 1. Monthly meeting of 08 January 2006 Guido Poppe: “Pictures of living molluscs” 2. Monthly meeting of 12 February 2006 Statutary meeting 3. Monthly meeting of 12 March 2006 Presentations by the members. 4. Monthly meeting of 9 April 2006 Rob Vink: “The Kei Islands” 5. 16^de International Shell Show Antwerp, Saturday 06 and Sunday 07 May 2006 for more info see “Shell Shows in 2006” below 6. Monthly meeting of 11 June 2006 Nathal Severijns: “The radula” 7. Monthly meeting of 10 September 2005 Shell auction. 8. Monthly meeting of 15 October 2005 Schelpenruilbeurs 9. Monthly meeting of 12 November 2005 David Monsecour: “The family of the Harpidae”. 10. Monthly meeting of 17 December 2005 Activities in 2007 1. Monthly meeting of 14 January 2007 Statutary meeting 2. Monthly meeting of 11 February 2007 Anthonie Van Peursen: “The distribution of the Corbiculidae in Europe” 3. Monthly meeting of 11 March 2007 Presentations by the members. 4. Monthly meeting of 8 April 2007 6. 17^th International Shell Show Antwerp, Saturday 05 and Sunday 06 May 2007 Shell Shows in 2006: Paris - Shell show - 18 - 19 march 2006 International Shell show Paris Bourse du Commerce, 2 rue de Viarmes, 75002 Paris Info: http://www.xenophora.org/ and D. Wantiez (tel. ++33 (0)1 34 17 00 39) Antwerpen, 16^th International Shell Show – BVC, 6-7 mei 2006 Opening hours: Saturday 10:00 -18:00 h Sunday 10:00 -16:00 h For more info click here; the registration form can be downloaded here secretariat Minerant – Minerals, fossils and shells - 6-7 may 2006 Mineralogican Society Antwerp (http://www.minerant.org/) Antwerp-Expo (= ‘Bouwcentrum’), Jan Van Rijswijcklaan 191, Antwerpen Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 May 2006, from 10 h to 18 h Click here for a route description: infofolder. Giessen - Annual meeting of the Deutschen Malakologischen Gesellschaft (DMG) 2 – 5 June 2006 (talks, posters, excursions) Friday 2 June - Monday 5 June 2006 information can be obtained from Dr. Vollrath Wiese and Dr. Thomas Wilke Mobile, Alabama, USA - Annual meeting of the Conchologists of America (COA) 31 May - 4 June 2006 (shell show, auction, excursions) Tuessay 31 May - Sunday 5 June 2006 information can be obtained from: Doug Shelton, Al & Bev Deynzer Ottmarsheim, 27^th International Shell and Fossil Show 16-17 September 2006, Association Française de Conchyliologie 9 h - 12 h and 14 h - 18 h Eindhoven, International Shell Show and Seminars Dutch Malacological Society, 21-22 October 2006 info: Gijs Kronenberg, Tel. (++31) 040-259 4709 for the e-mail addres click here website: www.spirula.nl Fâches-Thumesnil, 10^th International Shell Show Section Nord of the Association Française de Conchyliologie 21-22 October 2006 location: Salles des fêtes Jacques Brel te Fâches-Thumesnil (south of Lille) info: Michel Ghesquière, Tel. (++33) 03-20 39 09 13 for the e-mail addres click here of here Londen, International Shell Show 28 October 2006, British Shell Collectors’ Club location: Napier Hall, Hyde Place, Westminster, Londen info: Simon Tayler, Tel. (++44) 1376 – 516 - 802 for the e-mail addres click here website: www.britishshellclub.org.uk Praag, 11^th International Shell Show 04-05 november 2006, Czech Conch Collectors’ Club location: Kulturní Dům Ládví, Burešova 1661, Prague 8, Czech Republic info: J. Derka, for the e-mail addres click here Excursions Sunday 22 April 2006 Excursion of the Ned.Malac.Veren. to the Kaaskenswater, Noord-beveland and to Neeltje Jans, info: Anthonie van Peursen, Tel. (++31) 079-342 6140 or click here website: www.spirula.nl Belgian stamps with molluscs In 2005 the Belgian Post made a series of stamps with blgian molluscs. The mollusks that are pictured are: Buccinum undatum, Donax vittatus, Epitonium clathrus, Anodonta cygnea, Cepaea nemoralis and Arion rufus. These stamps can be looked at below. · reeks Natuur (blaadje) · 17a, Buccinum undatum · 17b, Donax vittatus · 17c, Epitonium clathrus · 17d, Anodonta cygnea (open) · 17e, Cepaea nemoralis en Arion rufus · 17f, Anodonta cygnea (gesloten) Belgian stamps with fishes and light houses In May 2006 the Belgian Postal Services published a series of stamps with fishes and another series with four lighthouses at the Belgian coast. These stamps can be looked at below. · leaflet with fishes · pictures of the individual stamps · stamps with lighthouses Two honorary members of the Belgian Society for Conchology, B.V.C. The Belgian Society for Conchology was founded in September 1961, already more than 40 years ago. The board of the B.V.C. has therefore considered appropriate to render special honours to two persons who were among the founding members of the society and who are still today members of B.V.C. The board has therefore decided to award the title of honorary member of the Belgian Society for Conchology to Lode Willems (membership number 2) and to Edward Wils (membership number 27). For this occasion a special souvenir was made. This was presented to Lode Willems and Edward Wils by several members of the previous and the present board of the B.V.C. Needless to say that at this occasion we indulged in reminiscences and admired the shell collections which Lode and Edward gathered in a period of more than 40 years. Earlier already, i.e. at the scientific symposium that was held in November 2001 in the Belgian Royal Institute for Natural Sciences (KBIN-IRSN) in Brussels at the occasion of the 40^th anniversary of the B.V.C., the former presidents André Verhecken and André Delsaerdt were awarded the title of honorable president of the Belgian Society for Conchology. Photo 1: Lode Willems and his spouse. Photo 2: From left to right:: André Verhecken (former president), André Delsaerdt (former president), Lode Willems and Nathal Severijns (president). Photo 3: The cake that was baked for this special occasion. Photo 4: Ward Wils and his spouse Suzy (right), together with Mrs. Kruyniers. Photo 5: Ward Wils. Photo 6: Ward Wils with (from left to right) Jean Wuys (vice-president), André Verhecken (former president) and Nathal Severijns (president).