Membership
Benefits of membership: Details of individual items are available by using the text links.
- PUBLICATIONS.
- Journal of Conchology: A peer reviewed journal. Usually two parts issued annually. Papers promote conservation, biogeography and taxonomy.
- Mollusc World: Lively, full-colour magazine. Usually three issues a year. Articles by members and non-members on all things molluscan.
- Members Guide: Information about Society activities and information to enable members to fully enjoy their membership. Usually issued bi-annually or to new members upon joining. Includes a list of members.
- MEETINGS. Details of meetings are advertised in Mollusc World and on this website.
- Indoor meetings: Majority are held at the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd., London at intervals of four to six weeks, between September and May. We try to arrange at least one meeting a year at a location outside London.
- Field meetings: Usually held between late March and early November, and last from one to five days.
- Workshops: Give members an opportunity to consult an expert on some aspect of mollusc identification. Usually held at a member's home, but are sometimes included as part of a long indoor meeting..
Categories of membership:
| Subscriptions cover 1 January to 31 December and are due on 1st January each year | |
| Ordinary Member | £33.00 |
| Family / Joint Member (open to two people living at the same address) | £35.00 |
| Institutional Membership (Great Britain & Ireland) | £47.00 |
| Institutional Membership (Overseas address) | £50.00 |
| Student Member(in full-time education) | £15.00 |
| SUBSCRIBERS: | |
| The Journal of Conchology and the magazine "Mollusc World" are available on an annual subscription basis. (The magazine is not available separately) | |
| Journal of Conchology only , to an address in U.K. | £47.00 |
| Journal of Conchology only, to an address overseas | £50.00 |
| Journal of Conchology and Mollusc World, to an address in U.K. | £57.00 |
| Journal of Conchology and Mollusc World, to an address overseas | £60.00 |
The simplest way of paying (especially for overseas payments) is by credit card via PayPal. You may do this by clicking on the category of membership you require, or by using PayPal's logo below.
If you wish to pay by sterling cheque drawn on a UK bank, please click on the green button below, print and complete the application form, and send it with your cheque to the Membership Secretary, Mike Weideli, 35 Bartlemy Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 6LD.
Overseas payments are preferred via PayPal, otherwise must be by International Money Order or by Western Union.
To join, renew or subscribe by credit card, please use this logo, or click on the required category above.
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Click here for a membership application form to print and send by post.

