Atlanta
Georgia
Atlanta
Georgia
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 provided by IHS.
June 20
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
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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
PROFESSOR EMERITUS,
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
General Symposium Speakers
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY
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BOARD MEMBER, CHICAGO HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY; FOUNDER, SMALL SCALE REPTILE RESCUE
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GEORGIA REPTILE SOCIETY
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PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS,
COASTAL PLAINS INSTITUTE AND LAND CONSERVANCY
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BIOLOGIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, AND WWII VET!
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DIRECTOR, AMPHIBIAN FOUNDATION
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COORDINATOR OF LABORATORIES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
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DIRECTOR, CROCODILE CONSERVATION CENTER OF FLORIDA
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Bryan Waterloo
DIRECTOR, VARANUS CONSERVATION CENTER
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CURATOR OF HERPETOLOGY,
GLADYS PORTER ZOO
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DEPUTY DIRECTOR,
BELIZE FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (BFREE)
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CURATOR OF HERPETOLOGY,
NORTH CAROLINA ZOO
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1 MILLION LETTERS OFFICER,
RESERVA
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ASSISTANT CURATOR OF HERPETOLOGY,
ZOO ATLANTA
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TREASURER,
HOOSIER HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY
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DIRECTOR OF WILDLIFE ECOLOGY,
THE WILDS
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CURATOR,
KENTUCKY REPTILE ZOO
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PHD STUDENT, WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Boelen's Python Symposium Speakers
Hosted By:
PROJECT BLACK PYTHON
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Keith McPeek
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Merryelli Rodriguez
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Tom Weidner
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PARQUE REPTILANDIA
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Nicolas Hussard
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Warren Booth
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Lawrence Ketchington
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Collegiate Speed Session Speakers
TBA
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