IHS 2020
SCHEDULE

June 17
WEDNESDAY

9:00am-4:00pm

New! Species Specific Symposium: Boelens Python, hosted by Ari Flagle of the Fort Worth Zoo 

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7:00pm-10:00pm

Evening ice-breaker at the hotel.

June 18
THURSDAY

Keynote & Speaker Presentations at the hotel

June 19
FRIDAY

Speaker Presentations at the hotel and Field Trip: ZOO ATLANTA

Transport and dinner at Zoo Atlanta provided by IHS.

June 20
SATURDAY

Speaker Presentations and Banquet Ceremony at the hotel. Plus live auction!

(FULL SCHEDULE TBD)

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*Abstracts are accepted until

March 1, 2020

Special Thanks To

Robert Hill 

LOCAL HOST 

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Mark Mandica 

LOCAL HOST 

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Erin Jackson 

LOGO DESIGN 

IHS 2020
SPEAKERS

Keynote Speaker

Joseph Mendelson III, PhD
DIRECTOR OF HERPETOLOGICAL RESEARCH,

ZOO ATLANTA

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Banquet Speaker

Whit Gibbons, PhD

PROFESSOR EMERITUS, 

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA 

General Symposium Speakers

Andrew Durso, PhD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,

FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY 

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Cindy Steinle

BOARD MEMBER, CHICAGO HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY; FOUNDER, SMALL SCALE REPTILE RESCUE 

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Justyne Lobello

GEORGIA REPTILE SOCIETY

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Bruce Means, PhD

PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS,

COASTAL PLAINS INSTITUTE AND LAND CONSERVANCY 

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John Tashjian

BIOLOGIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, AND WWII VET!

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Mark Mandica

DIRECTOR,

AMPHIBIAN FOUNDATION

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Kent Vliet, PhD

COORDINATOR OF LABORATORIES,

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

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Bruce Shwedick

DIRECTOR,

CROCODILE CONSERVATION CENTER OF FLORIDA 

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Bryan Waterloo

VARANUS CONSERVATION CENTER 

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William R. Porter, MD

LCSO MEDICAL DEPARTMENT  

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Heather Barrett

DEPUTY DIRECTOR,  

BELIZE FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (BFREE)

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Dustin Smith

CURATOR OF HERPETOLOGY,  

NORTH CAROLINA ZOO

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Sarah Brabec

1 MILLION LETTERS OFFICER,  

RESERVA

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Robert Hill

ASSISTANT CURATOR OF HERPETOLOGY,  

ZOO ATLANTA 

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Roger Carter

TREASURER,

HOOSIER HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY

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Stephen Spear, PhD

DIRECTOR OF WILDLIFE ECOLOGY,

THE WILDS

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Kristen Wiley 

CURATOR,

KENTUCKY REPTILE ZOO

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Brian Hudson

PHD STUDENT, WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES 

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY 

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Christopher Jenkins, PhD

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,

THE ORIANNE SOCIETY 

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Tim Cole

TRUSTEE, 

RATTLESNAKE PRESERVATION TRUST 

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Tobias Landberg, PhD

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH,

AMPHIBIAN FOUNDATION

J. Ben Grizzle

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT,

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

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Clinton Doak

CHELONIAN KEEPER,

TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE

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Boelen's Python Symposium Speakers

Hosted By:

Ari Flagle 

PROJECT BLACK PYTHON 

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Keith McPeek 

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Merryelli Rodriguez

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Quetzal Dwyer 

PARQUE REPTILANDIA  

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Nicolas Hussard 

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Warren Booth 

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Laurence Kenchington 

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Collegiate Speed Session Speakers

TBA

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