Annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) is in St. Louis, MO., at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, May 11-15. This year's meeting is being held jointly with the Association for Sytematics Collections. For registration information contact: Elizabeth Hathway Assoc.Syst.Coll. (202)347-2850 I understand the MBG has a nice cafe -- good for an e-mail coffee meeting???? -- Paisley S. Cato, Ph.D. e-mail: [log in to unmask] Curator of Collections phone: 703-666-8634 Virginia Museum of Natural History fax: 703-632-6487 1001 Douglas Ave., Martinsville, VA 24112