Upcoming Conferences

From July 26, 1991 (update #9)

* The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has announced that it will host a Zebra Mussel Control Technology Conference Oct. 22-23 at Itasca, Ill., near Chicago. Conference objectives include reviewing the status of mussel infestation, providing a forum for technology transfer and establishing priorities for additional research and development. Conference registration fees are $125 for speakers and EPRI members and $325 for members of organizations not eligible for EPRI membership. For registration information, contact Barbara Evatt, P.O. Box 10412, Palo Alto, CA 94303-9743.

* A call for papers has been issued for the Second International Zebra Mussel Conference sponsored by the Ontario Ministeries of Natural Resources & Environment and Ontario Hydro for Feb. 19-21 in Toronto, Ont. Session topics will include zebra mussel biology, mitigation strategies, ecosystem and monitoring techniques, and chemical control options. Authors are invited to submit a one-page abstract by Sept. 30 to:

Zebra Mussel Coordinating Office P.O. Box 5000 Maple, Ont., L6A 1S9

Conference registration before Dec. 15 will be $321 Canadian. Exhibitors are invited to set up a booth at a vendors exhibit for a fee of $535 Canadian. For more information, call (416) 832-7266 or (416) 592-9140.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: The Canadian conference is distinct from the similarly titled "Second International Zebra Mussel Research Conference" sponsored by the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network scheduled Nov. 19-22 in Rochester, N.Y. For more information on that conference, see ZMU#8, or call New York Sea Grant, phone (716) 395-2638.).

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The Zebra Mussel Update was a 4- to 8-page quarterly national newsletter published by the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute from May 1990 through May 1997. The ZMU documented the spread of the zebra mussel -- an exotic nuisance mussel -- through North America's freshwater environments, especially the Great Lakes, and on efforts to control it.