Dear List Member:

[Apologies for cross-posting]

A truly *comprehensive* source of information regarding events such as
commercial meetings, society or association meetings, workshops,
professional courses, expositions, seminar series, and other public
events that are devoted to general or applied entomology topics would
be a very useful resource for the entomological community.

Scientific Reference Resources is in the process of compiling an
*Entomology Events Calendar* which will remain freely available to all
via the Internet.  We have identified about 350 individual events that
are scheduled to occur during the year 2000 -- those announced on the
Internet or in the handful of entomological society newsletters that
we have access to -- and have posted the preliminary *Entomology Events
Calendar* on the Internet at:

   http://www.sciref.org/links/EntEvent/index.htm

Our definition of "entomology" includes myriapods, acari and other
arachnids, as well as insects.  The Calendar also includes events
devoted to apiculture, "pest control", "crop protection", and "vector
control", and will be limited to events with high entomological content.

Only a fraction of the events which fit these criteria are now listed
on the Calendar -- the total number will certainly be in the thousands.
In the interest of providing as complete of a list as possible,
we welcome information regarding the events that are currently missing
from the Calendar.  The Calendars for 2001, 2002, etc., will be posted
in the next few days.

The content of each entry is presently limited to the most basic
information: when and where the event will take place, and how to
obtain additional information regarding the event -- either the website
or e-mail address for the meeting, for the sponsoring organization, or
for a specific contact person.

We hope that you will find the Entomology Events Calendar to be a
useful source of information, and a valuable tool for publicizing
the events that you are involved with for the year 2000 and beyond.
Thank you for your time.


Sincerely,

Dr. Michael L. Grieneisen, President
Scientific Reference Resources
Post Office Box 73674
Davis, California  95616  USA
http://www.sciref.org/