Texas Herpetological Society Fall 2007 Symposium
3-4 November 2007, The University of Texas, Austin, TX
The Texas Herpetological Society invites your participation in our Fall 2007 symposium titled, “Texas Salamanders.” This symposium will take place 3-4 (Saturday/Sunday) November 2007 in the Texas Union at The University of Texas at Austin. As part of this symposium, the THS will host one and a half days of speakers from across the country to share their knowledge and understanding of salamanders in Texas with interested citizens, landowners, and biologists.
This symposium will encompass many facets of salamander biology in Texas, including (but not exclusive of) systematics, behavior, captive propagation, population-level natural history studies, population monitoring and census techniques, and conservation. By the end of our symposium, attendees will have received an up-to-date record of salamander research and monitoring efforts around the state. Twenty minutes will be allotted per presentation; a single session for posters will also be available.
Obviously, living here in central Texas, there is a large interest in our local cave and spring salamanders and we have invited many speakers to contribute to this symposium. So far, confirmed symposium speakers include students and professors from universities and colleges (Texas and other states) as well as people from regional, state, and federal agencies as well as zoos involved in captive propagation. Based on our level of participation thus far, we are also working with the idea of publishing a set of presented papers as a edited and peer-reviewed proceedings volume, however, publication is not required for participation in the symposium.
If you would like to present your research as part of this symposium, you may submit your information electronically using the pre-formatted form available through the THS website (www.kingsnake.com/ths), or please send your name, along with co-author names and addresses, presentation title, three keywords, and a 250 word abstract to Dr. Travis LaDuc (travieso@mail.utexas.edu). The preferred format for submission is a Microsoft Word document. P lease indicate the type of presentation you would like to present (oral/poster) and if you are interested in publishing your work in a proceedings volume. Deadline for abstract submission is 30 June 2007