Dear Reader

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

The Collections Managers of the Transvaal Museum of Natural History in
Pretoria, South Africa, are hosting an international symposium on the
curation and maintenance of natural history collections under African
conditions.  Everybody who works with or uses natural history
collections for research or education is cordially invited to
participate in this symposium.

Our aim is to bring together all parties with an interest in
natural history collections, whether these collections are already in
existence, or still to be setupp.  Interactive exhange of ideas and
experiences can help us overcome problems facing collections, for
example, lack of funding, manpower, equipment, expertise, theft of
material and also disaster preparedness.  Maintenance and upgrading
of collections, as well as user policies, for example loans will be
highlighted.

The Symposium will cover five days (15-20 August 1999) with a mid-
conference excursion.  Mornings will consist of formal presentations
by delegates and invited speakers.  After lunch there will be open
discussions on matters of interest.  Formal presentations (20
minutes), research reports (10 minutes) and posters will be welcome.

The symposium fee of R600.00 includes, registration fee, workshop
materials, transport to and from Johannesburg International Airport,
teas and evening meals.  Information about air travel and
accommodation will be included in the second circular.

If you know of any interested parties please forward this information
to them.

For futher details or inqueries please feel free to contact Mr Paul
Bayliss: [log in to unmask] or
look at our web page: http://www-tm.up.ac.za (The information on the
symposium is constantly updated).

Thank you

Yours Sincerely

Karin

Miss Karin Scott
Collections Manager: Archeozoology
Transvaal Museum
P.O. Box 413
Pretoria
South Africa
0001

Tel: 27 12 322 7632
Fax: 27 12 322 7939
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Web: http://www-tm.up.ac.za