1985 - Mycological Society of America

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
ATTENTION BRITISH MEMBERS
Dave Minter reminds MSA members in sterling areas that they can avoid bank charges in
converting their MSA subscription to dollars by sending subscriptions in sterling to him at
C.M.I., Ferry Lane, Kew, Surrey, TW9 3AF, U. K. Calculate the value of your subscripion using
the dollar/sterling rate in the newspaper of the day you post the subscription, and please make
sure your 1986 subscription arrives at the C.Y.I. by 1 January 1986.
MSA PLACEMENT SERVICE
Prospective graduates in mycology seeking employment are urged to register with the MSA
Placement Service by completing the Employee Data Form published elsewhere in this issue of the
MSA Newsletter. Data on prospective employees are provided to potential employers where thei r
qualifications meet job requirements. Likewise, persons seeking employment are provided with a
printout of vacant positions that match their training. Inqui ries regarding the service should
be addressed to either Gareth Morgan-Jones, Auburn University, or Me1 vin S. Fuller, University
of Georgia.
TEACHING CULTURES
Those who teach mycology should be aware that an array of identified fungal cultures are
available for teaching purposes from the American Type Culture Collection for $12 a piece. A
catalog of these cultures and their uses can be obtained free of charge from the ATCC.
THE MYCOLOGY GUIDEBOOK
For several years we have been working, albeit rather slowly, toward a revision of the
Mycology Guidebook. It seems appropriate now that we actual ly start thinking about the
organization of the new edition and its contents. This requires that members of the MSA get
involved in terms of their ideas and input, as well as writing parts of the text. Below are
some questions which are merely guidelines for getting started. Other comments w i l l be
welcomed with enthusiasm!
1. Are you interested in writing part(s) of the new edition of the Vycology Guidebook?
2. Did you write one or more sections of the present edition.?
3. How useful have you found the present Guidebook?
4. Which subject areas should be added to the text?
5. Which, if any, subject areas might be deleted?
6. Do you have any suggestions on the organization of the materials included in the text? For
example, is the present organization (i.e.,
the categories of General Information,
Taxonomic Groups, Ecological Groups, Fungi as Bi 01 ogical Tools, and the accompanying
Appendices) a good format?
7. It has been suggested that the new edition of the Guidebook be published in Spanish as well
as English. Do you agree or disagree with this idea?
Please send comments to these questions as well as other suggestions, etc. to J. Ammirati,
Chair, Mycology Guidebook Committee, Department of Botany, KB-15, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA 98195.
TO ALL MYCOLOGICAL WRITERS
The MYCOLOGIA MEMOIRS Committee wants book-length manuscripts for review. Contact T. M.
Hammill for details.