The Crustacean Society was founded in December, 1979, by scientists who recognized the need for an international organization and journal to enhance the study of all aspects of crustacean biology and to promote the exchange of information and ideas among persons interested in carcinology. The society encourages and rewards outstanding contributions to the field in three areas: Best Paper (published in the Journal of Crustacean Biology), Best Student Presentation (at scientific meetings), and Research Excellence (periodically awarded for a significant body of work). We also financially support symposia on crustacean issues. Membership Membership in the society is open to individuals or institutions interested in crustaceans. Upon payment of dues, members receive notices of the Society’s activities, voting privileges, and regular issues of the newsletter, The Ecdysiast. Members joining at the associate level or above also receive a subscription to the quarterly Journal of Crustacean Biology. Additional information is provided on the membership form on the TCS web site. Officers President, Akira Asakura, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan ) President-Elect, Christopher Tudge, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, Past-President, Rafael Lemaitre, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Secretary, Ole S. Moeller, University of Rostock, Germany Treasurer, Mary Belk, Belk Consulting, San Antonio, TX Program Officer, Christopher B. Boyko, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, SICB Liason Officer, Sherry Tamone, University of Alaska SE, Juneau, AK Editor, Journal of Crustacean Biology, Fred Schram, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Editor, The Ecdysiast, Diego Maruzzo, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, North American Governor: Regina Wetzer, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Indo-Pacific Governor: Shane Ahyong, NIWA, Wellington, New Zealand Asian Governor: Jianhai Xiang, Inst. Oceanology, Chinese Acad. Sciences, Qingdao, China ) Latin American Governor: Fernando Mantelatto, University of São Paulo, Brazil European Governor: Jens Høeg, University of Copenhagen, Denmark The Journal of Crustacean Biology contains papers of broad interest dealing with any aspect of crustacean biology, obituaries of notable carcinologists, notices of business transacted at meetings of The Crustacean Society, book reviews of works on Crustacea, and pertinent announcements. Papers are published in English, but abstracts or summaries in French, German, Portuguese, or Spanish may be added when appropriate. Descriptions of single new species may be accepted if accompanied by significant information on zoogeography, ecology, phylogenetic relationships, or other biological concerns. JCB accepts articles from non-members. Editor of the Journal of Crustacean Biology: Fred Schram The Ecdysiast is published twice a year and mailed with the May and November issues of the Journal of Crustacean Biology. In addition, the newsletter is available from the TCS web site. Submissions for the spring (May) newsletter should be in by March 15; those for the autumn (November) newsletter should be in by September 15. Anything of interest to the TCS membership is welcome, including notices of upcoming meetings and symposia, regional updates, research and job opportunities, important research findings, new publications, related societies, and basically all things crustacean. Editor of the Ecdysiast: Diego Maruzzo Meetings The Society meets twice annually, at The Summer Crustacean Meeting and during the winter with the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB). Summer Meetings are occasionally held concurrently with other carcinological meetings (e.g., The International Crustacean Congress and the European Crustacean Conference). Please check the TCS website for upcoming meetings. The Crustacean Society web site: Photographic credits I.R.Sc.N.B., Brussels Antarctic Amphipod web site ( Carolina Biological Supply; The Crayfish Home Page (bioag.byu.edu/mlbean/crayfish/crayhome.htm), Keith Crandall; Crustaceans of Polynesia web page (biomar.free.fr); Bruce Felgenhauer; Museum Victoria Marine Crustaceans of Southern Australia ( Trisha Spears; The Lurker’s Guide to Stomatopods ( Oscar Braun, Roy Caldwell, Takata Mitsuaki, and Peter Parks); and Chris Tudge. Poster design by Sarah Boyce and Trisha Spears. Webmaster: Jeff Shields, Membership Forms can be downloaded at Benefits of Membership: Members receive savings on page charges in JCB. Members receive online access to JCB through Members receive access to all back issues of the journal through JSTOR. Members receive complimentary pdf files of their publications in JCB. Members can receive the Journal at cost! Members receive lower registration fees at SICB and TCS functions. Members receive the Ecdysiast biannually. Members receive breaking news on CRUST-SOC. Student members are eligible for two different fellowships. Students are also eligible for Best Student Paper and Poster awards at several scientific meetings (e.g., SICB, TCS, ECC, ICC). Students receive the journal at an excellent price! Members enjoy the camaraderie of their fellow crustaceophiles!