The 9th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles will be held August 14-17, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. The meeting is co-hosted by the Turtle Survival Alliance and the IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (TFTSG), with local support from Disney’s Animal Kingdom cast members.
Announcement and Call for Sessions/Workshops
The Turtle Survival Alliance will host the 9th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of
Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles
14 – 17 August 2011, Orlando, Florida
Joint Annual meeting of the Turtle Survival Alliance and IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
The Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (TFTSG) are pleased to announce the dates of their joint Symposium, Sunday – Wednesday, August 14 – 17, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. This is the 9th annual conference hosted by the TSA, and has become the largest gathering of non-marine turtle biologists and captive breeding specialists in the world.
Last year’s conference was attended by ~300 colleagues from over 20 countries with presentations on more than 50 species of turtles!
Planning is well underway to ensure that this is the best conference you attend in 2011!
Each year the Program Committee works hard to bring together a wide variety of presentations from around the world, ranging in topic from captive husbandry to field techniques to conservation. This symposium also provides a venue for specialized symposia. During its eight-year history, symposia have included special sessions covering Chinese Chelonians, Alligator Snapping Turtles, Gopher Tortoises, Southwestern Kinosternids, and the genus Graptemys to name a few. Some past workshops have dealt with egg incubation, filtration, and translocation.
You can help make this conference better by organizing a session or a workshop.
Sessions – These typically are based upon a turtle groupings (e.g. Genus Graptemys), region (e.g. Chinese Chelonians), or a topic (e.g. husbandry, head-starting, chelonian veterinary care and rehabilitation), yet we are open to your suggestions. Session organizers should plan on organizing between 5 and 10 talks on their subject.
Workshops – These provide an active arena to share advancements, new techniques, or specific knowledge about chelonians. Workshops can also provide the opportunity for experienced practitioners to collaborate with other enthusiasts, to develop new ideas about a topic of common interest, and to share experiences with other chelonian enthusiasts as well as to those new to chelonian husbandry and research.
If you are interested in organizing a session or a workshop, please contact Andrew Walde at awalde@turtlesurvival.org We encourage you to respond as soon as possible as there is room for only a few specialized symposia.
A call for papers and more information regarding the conference will be following in a couple of weeks.
We look forward to seeing you in Orlando.
Andrew Walde and Beth Walton
Program co-chairs
TSA 9th Annual Symposium
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