IHS 2021
SCHEDULE
June 9th
WEDNESDAY
9:00am-4:00pm
New! Species Specific Symposium: Boelens Python, hosted by Ari Flagle of the Fort Worth Zoo
7:00pm-10:00pm
Evening ice-breaker at the hotel.
June 10th
THURSDAY
Keynote & Speaker Presentations at the hotel
June 11th
FRIDAY
Speaker Presentations at the hotel and Field Trip: ZOO ATLANTA
Transport and dinner at Zoo Atlanta provided by IHS.
June 12th
SATURDAY
Speaker Presentations and Banquet Ceremony at the hotel. Plus live auction!
(FULL SCHEDULE TBD)
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Special Thanks To
Robert Hill
LOCAL HOST
Mark Mandica
LOCAL HOST
Erin Jackson
LOGO DESIGN
IHS 2021
SPEAKERS
Keynote Speaker
Joseph Mendelson III, PhD
DIRECTOR OF HERPETOLOGICAL RESEARCH,
ZOO ATLANTA
Banquet Speaker
PROFESSOR EMERITUS,
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
General Symposium Speakers
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY
BOARD MEMBER, CHICAGO HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY; FOUNDER, SMALL SCALE REPTILE RESCUE
GEORGIA REPTILE SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS,
COASTAL PLAINS INSTITUTE AND LAND CONSERVANCY
BIOLOGIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, AND WWII VET!
DIRECTOR,
AMPHIBIAN FOUNDATION
COORDINATOR OF LABORATORIES,
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
DIRECTOR,
CROCODILE CONSERVATION CENTER OF FLORIDA
Bryan Waterloo
VARANUS CONSERVATION CENTER
William R. Porter, MD
LCSO MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
DEPUTY DIRECTOR,
BELIZE FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (BFREE)
CURATOR OF HERPETOLOGY,
NORTH CAROLINA ZOO
1 MILLION LETTERS OFFICER,
RESERVA
ASSISTANT CURATOR OF HERPETOLOGY,
ZOO ATLANTA
TREASURER,
HOOSIER HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY
DIRECTOR OF WILDLIFE ECOLOGY,
THE WILDS
CURATOR,
KENTUCKY REPTILE ZOO
PHD STUDENT, WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
THE ORIANNE SOCIETY
TRUSTEE,
RATTLESNAKE PRESERVATION TRUST
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH,
AMPHIBIAN FOUNDATION
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT,
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE
CHELONIAN KEEPER,
TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE
Boelen's Python Symposium Speakers
Hosted By:
PROJECT BLACK PYTHON
Keith McPeek
Merryelli Rodriguez
PARQUE REPTILANDIA
Nicolas Hussard
Warren Booth
Laurence Kenchington
Collegiate Speed Session Speakers
TBA
2021 EVENT SPONSORS
