TURTLE and TORTOISE PRESERVATION GROUP's first annual Conference on Captive Care and Breeding of Turtles and Tortoises - November 18th and 19th, 2010. Mesa Marriott - Phoenix Arizona
The Phoenix Reptile Expo will begin on Friday after the Conference and the Expo will be Saturday and Sunday, November 20th and 21st.
This is just a friendly reminder that the Mesa MARRIOTT is only going to honor our room rate of $94.00 per night until October 25th.
Also, if you use HOTELS.com or TRAVELOCITY to book your rooms, we do not get credit for the number of 'room nights' booked. As you know, these 'room nights' affect the money we save or spend on the meeting rooms, etc.
PLEASE call the MARRIOTT directly at 480.898.8300 to book your room and tell them you are with the REPTILE block.
We are very excited you are all joining us in Phoenix. The weather will be amazing and I think we have an incredible lineup of speakers. Remember that every talk is related to captive care, husbandry, enclosure design, nutrition, parasite control, etc. All things that we hope will enhance your work with turtles and tortoises.
Membership in the TTPG is $30.00 per year. To join, use [email protected] for PayPal or send a check to the address below.
To register for the conference using PAYPAL, use: [email protected] $80.00 per person for TTPG members and $100.00 per person for non-members * This includes all of the talks, a small breakfast bar on Thursday and Friday mornings, and the lunch buffet and special guest, Don Moll at lunch on Friday.
Feel free to send registration payment to: TTPG 1042 N. Higley Road, Mesa, AZ 85205 and drop us an e-mail at [email protected] to let us know that you are coming and that the check is in the mail.
Check out www.ttpg.org under TTPG CONFERENCE for a list of speakers and more information!
2010 TTPG Conference on Captive Care and
Breeding of Turtles and Tortoises
SPEAKER SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 18, 2010
8:30 to 9:00 am – mingle and continental breakfast
9:00 am – WELCOME (TTPG) Russ Gurley
9:15 to 10:15 am – Dave Lee (Tortoise Reserve) “Captive Breeding: A Well Proven
Wildlife Management Tool.â€Â
10:15 to 10:45 am – Gary Bagnall (ZOO MED) “Building the Mother of All Turtle
Greenhousesâ€Â
10:45 to 11:00 am – break
11:00 to 11:30 am – Cord Offermann DVM “Keeping and Breeding Pyxidea (Cuora)
mouhotii, the Keeled Box Turtleâ€Â
11:30 to 12:15 pm - Dennis Uhrig (Bonner Award Winner) “Keeping and Breeding
Slidersâ€Â
12:15 to 1:15 pm – LUNCH
1:15 to 2:00 pm – Wayne Hill (National Reptile Breeders Expo / TTPG)
“Problems Breeding Freshwater Turtlesâ€Â
2:00 to 2:30 pm – Vince Scheidt “Keeping and Breeding Angulated Tortoises,
Chersina angulataâ€Â
2:30 to 3:00 pm - Kurt Edwards “Keeping and Breeding Spotted Turtlesâ€Â
3:00 to 3:45 pm – Greg Fleming DVM (Disney’s Animal Kingdom) “Chelonian
Nutritionâ€Â
3:45 to 4:30 pm – Paul Vander Schouw “Maintaining a Large Aquatic Turtle Collection
and Construction of Housing Facilitiesâ€Â
4:30 to 4:45 pm – break
4:45 to 5:15 pm – Jerry Fife (TTPG / Fife Reptiles) “Maintaining a Large Tortoise
Collectionâ€Â
5:15 to 6:00 pm – Ben Anders “Incubation of Turtle Eggsâ€Â
6:00 to 7:30 pm - Dinner together outside of the Marriott venue
8:00 pm to ??? Panel Discussion on Captive Breeding Topics (led by Dave Lee and
members of the Turtle and Tortoise Preservation Group) at the Marriott
FRIDAY, November 19, 2010
8:30 to 9:00 am – mingle and continental breakfast
9:00 to 9:45 am – Richard Fife (TTPG / Riparian Farms) “The IVORY Tortoise: A
Captive Breeding Storyâ€Â
9:45 to 10:30 am – Cord Offermann DVM (TTPG) “Maintaining a Healthy Turtle
Collectionâ€Â
10:30 to 10:45 am – break
10:45 to 11:15 am – Richard Funk DVM “Treating Chelonian Parasites at Homeâ€Â
11:15 to 12:00 pm – Barry Downer (Tulsa Zoo) “Raising Hatchling Turtles and
Tortoisesâ€Â
CONCLUSION - Russ Gurley
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm – lunch banquet and keynote speaker: Don Moll –
Breeding, Head-starting, and Reintroduction of Chitra indica
The Phoenix Reptile Expo will begin on Friday after the Conference and the Expo will be Saturday and Sunday, November 20th and 21st.
This is just a friendly reminder that the Mesa MARRIOTT is only going to honor our room rate of $94.00 per night until October 25th.
Also, if you use HOTELS.com or TRAVELOCITY to book your rooms, we do not get credit for the number of 'room nights' booked. As you know, these 'room nights' affect the money we save or spend on the meeting rooms, etc.
PLEASE call the MARRIOTT directly at 480.898.8300 to book your room and tell them you are with the REPTILE block.
We are very excited you are all joining us in Phoenix. The weather will be amazing and I think we have an incredible lineup of speakers. Remember that every talk is related to captive care, husbandry, enclosure design, nutrition, parasite control, etc. All things that we hope will enhance your work with turtles and tortoises.
Membership in the TTPG is $30.00 per year. To join, use [email protected] for PayPal or send a check to the address below.
To register for the conference using PAYPAL, use: [email protected] $80.00 per person for TTPG members and $100.00 per person for non-members * This includes all of the talks, a small breakfast bar on Thursday and Friday mornings, and the lunch buffet and special guest, Don Moll at lunch on Friday.
Feel free to send registration payment to: TTPG 1042 N. Higley Road, Mesa, AZ 85205 and drop us an e-mail at [email protected] to let us know that you are coming and that the check is in the mail.
Check out www.ttpg.org under TTPG CONFERENCE for a list of speakers and more information!
2010 TTPG Conference on Captive Care and
Breeding of Turtles and Tortoises
SPEAKER SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 18, 2010
8:30 to 9:00 am – mingle and continental breakfast
9:00 am – WELCOME (TTPG) Russ Gurley
9:15 to 10:15 am – Dave Lee (Tortoise Reserve) “Captive Breeding: A Well Proven
Wildlife Management Tool.â€Â
10:15 to 10:45 am – Gary Bagnall (ZOO MED) “Building the Mother of All Turtle
Greenhousesâ€Â
10:45 to 11:00 am – break
11:00 to 11:30 am – Cord Offermann DVM “Keeping and Breeding Pyxidea (Cuora)
mouhotii, the Keeled Box Turtleâ€Â
11:30 to 12:15 pm - Dennis Uhrig (Bonner Award Winner) “Keeping and Breeding
Slidersâ€Â
12:15 to 1:15 pm – LUNCH
1:15 to 2:00 pm – Wayne Hill (National Reptile Breeders Expo / TTPG)
“Problems Breeding Freshwater Turtlesâ€Â
2:00 to 2:30 pm – Vince Scheidt “Keeping and Breeding Angulated Tortoises,
Chersina angulataâ€Â
2:30 to 3:00 pm - Kurt Edwards “Keeping and Breeding Spotted Turtlesâ€Â
3:00 to 3:45 pm – Greg Fleming DVM (Disney’s Animal Kingdom) “Chelonian
Nutritionâ€Â
3:45 to 4:30 pm – Paul Vander Schouw “Maintaining a Large Aquatic Turtle Collection
and Construction of Housing Facilitiesâ€Â
4:30 to 4:45 pm – break
4:45 to 5:15 pm – Jerry Fife (TTPG / Fife Reptiles) “Maintaining a Large Tortoise
Collectionâ€Â
5:15 to 6:00 pm – Ben Anders “Incubation of Turtle Eggsâ€Â
6:00 to 7:30 pm - Dinner together outside of the Marriott venue
8:00 pm to ??? Panel Discussion on Captive Breeding Topics (led by Dave Lee and
members of the Turtle and Tortoise Preservation Group) at the Marriott
FRIDAY, November 19, 2010
8:30 to 9:00 am – mingle and continental breakfast
9:00 to 9:45 am – Richard Fife (TTPG / Riparian Farms) “The IVORY Tortoise: A
Captive Breeding Storyâ€Â
9:45 to 10:30 am – Cord Offermann DVM (TTPG) “Maintaining a Healthy Turtle
Collectionâ€Â
10:30 to 10:45 am – break
10:45 to 11:15 am – Richard Funk DVM “Treating Chelonian Parasites at Homeâ€Â
11:15 to 12:00 pm – Barry Downer (Tulsa Zoo) “Raising Hatchling Turtles and
Tortoisesâ€Â
CONCLUSION - Russ Gurley
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm – lunch banquet and keynote speaker: Don Moll –
Breeding, Head-starting, and Reintroduction of Chitra indica