A friend of mine inviting me (for the third straight year) to visit the annual insect collection display in Texas A&M university. As there are a few Texan here in the forum might wanna give it a try. I will be there again, probably with my Texas unicorn mantis walking around this time 
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RE: TAMU Insect Collection open house, January 12, 2008
>
> Dear Colleagues:
>
> You are cordially invited to the annual "open house" of the Texas A&M
> University Insect Collection to meet with others who share an interest
> in the study of Texas insects. This is the 20th consecutive annual
> meeting, and we hope to have another excellent gathering this year.
> Each
> year our meeting attracts a diverse group of people - professional and
> amateur - with a broad range of interests. There's no formal program,
> but it will be a chance to showoff new curiosities, catch up on the
> past
> year's news and collecting stories. Please feel free to invite
> newcomers
> who share our interest.
>
> The event will be on Saturday, January 12th. The entire day will be
> spent at the Minnie Belle Heep Building (a.k.a., "the Heep Center")
> [see link to map below]. Starting time will be around 9 to 10 AM.
> Meeting areas will be available on the 2nd floor of the atrium
> adjacent
> to the TAMU Insect Collection rooms (Room 216). Lunch will be on your
> own. The atrium meeting areas and the Texas A&M University Insect
> Collection will be open for the remainder of the afternoon.
>
> Parking will be available in lot no. 67 on the east side of the
> building. No special permit is required for parking on Saturday.
>
> All collections will be open for browsing as usual. If any of you
> would
> like uninterrupted "quality time" working in the collections, I
> suggest
> you arrive a day early or stay a day late. Please let me know in
> advance, and I will make arrangements for collection access on Friday
> evening and/or the following Sunday morning.
>
> Spread the word. Hope to see you on the 12th!
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Edward G. Riley
> Associate Curator
> office: (979) 845-9711
> e-mail: [email protected]
> Map: http://insects.tamu.edu/maps/heep_map.html
>
>
>
> Edward G. Riley
> Associate Curator
> Department of Entomology
> Texas A&M University
> College Station, TEXAS 77843-2475
> Phone: (979) 845-9711
> FAX: (979) 845-6305
> E-mail: [email protected]
> visit TIARA: http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/tiara/
>
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Following is the detailxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
RE: TAMU Insect Collection open house, January 12, 2008
>
> Dear Colleagues:
>
> You are cordially invited to the annual "open house" of the Texas A&M
> University Insect Collection to meet with others who share an interest
> in the study of Texas insects. This is the 20th consecutive annual
> meeting, and we hope to have another excellent gathering this year.
> Each
> year our meeting attracts a diverse group of people - professional and
> amateur - with a broad range of interests. There's no formal program,
> but it will be a chance to showoff new curiosities, catch up on the
> past
> year's news and collecting stories. Please feel free to invite
> newcomers
> who share our interest.
>
> The event will be on Saturday, January 12th. The entire day will be
> spent at the Minnie Belle Heep Building (a.k.a., "the Heep Center")
> [see link to map below]. Starting time will be around 9 to 10 AM.
> Meeting areas will be available on the 2nd floor of the atrium
> adjacent
> to the TAMU Insect Collection rooms (Room 216). Lunch will be on your
> own. The atrium meeting areas and the Texas A&M University Insect
> Collection will be open for the remainder of the afternoon.
>
> Parking will be available in lot no. 67 on the east side of the
> building. No special permit is required for parking on Saturday.
>
> All collections will be open for browsing as usual. If any of you
> would
> like uninterrupted "quality time" working in the collections, I
> suggest
> you arrive a day early or stay a day late. Please let me know in
> advance, and I will make arrangements for collection access on Friday
> evening and/or the following Sunday morning.
>
> Spread the word. Hope to see you on the 12th!
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Edward G. Riley
> Associate Curator
> office: (979) 845-9711
> e-mail: [email protected]
> Map: http://insects.tamu.edu/maps/heep_map.html
>
>
>
> Edward G. Riley
> Associate Curator
> Department of Entomology
> Texas A&M University
> College Station, TEXAS 77843-2475
> Phone: (979) 845-9711
> FAX: (979) 845-6305
> E-mail: [email protected]
> visit TIARA: http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/tiara/
>
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