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I want to thank the ones that said hi today . I think it was great and very informative today . And please look for the ponytail and say Hi tommarow. I hope everybody else was happy today
4th Annual TTPG Conference
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I thought today was pretty good. There were a couple of dry talks, but overall I thought it has been one of the better conferences.
I had to leave early, so I'm sorry I didn't get to say hi to everyone. It was good to meet Whitney Jeff and Will. I'll have my name badge on tomorrow so look out for me and say hi.
I had to leave early, so I'm sorry I didn't get to say hi to everyone. It was good to meet Whitney Jeff and Will. I'll have my name badge on tomorrow so look out for me and say hi.
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My wife told me not to write on my forehead with a sharpie. My name is Dave. I have a beard and will be wearing a white baseball cap. Hope to meet you guys tomorrow.
I'm the guy sitting in the back, looking like I'm up to no good...
Lots of TFO members this year. I'm really glad to see that.
Lots of TFO members this year. I'm really glad to see that.
What I want to know is who's minding the shop while you owners are out enjoying BBQ, green beer, and mingling? I mean, I want to go to the TSA in Daytona next year, and I'm still trying to wrap my head around my torts care while I'm gone. What do some of you do about your animals?
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That's why I got up at 3:30am this morning was to feed and water this morning and yesterday
And when my wife go out of town my step son (31 yrs old ) gets the job
( that is if my wife lets me go with her)
And when my wife go out of town my step son (31 yrs old ) gets the job
( that is if my wife lets me go with her)
sibi said:
That's what spouses are for!
Don't worry though. When my wife goes out of town, I take care of all her animals. Its a fair deal.
Very good day yesterday, long but good!
Excited for today's tortoises festivities! If you're having trouble finding people I'm pretty much the youngest person there (bedsides the sea turtle students). Haha Just look for me, I'll be with Tyler and Neal.
Excited for today's tortoises festivities! If you're having trouble finding people I'm pretty much the youngest person there (bedsides the sea turtle students). Haha Just look for me, I'll be with Tyler and Neal.
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Re: RE: 4th Annual TTPG Conference
Well for one, myself, my wife can do more than be beautiful, she did not want to hear all the talks, she'll do fine with my 2 minute wrap up per talk.
My meeting name tag is my very mysterious user name, I sit up front with all the geeks. Today's shirt will be dark purple and blue tie dye T-shirt, with another powder blue shirt worn over.
I tell you what, I'd have been able to pick GPturtle144 out of a much larger crowd, you have the best avatar image.
This has been a weird time machine like event, meeting people again I had not seen since the mid 80's. Meeting some folks live only known for 20 years via the phone or e-mail. Some had done big professional favors for me in the past, and it's good to shake their hand and say thanks, again, but with eye contact this time.
I had grown very fatigued with all the politics of past big meetings. The last I attended was the formation meeting in what later became the TSA. Some NYTTS annual seminars since, but . . .
Russ has pulled together something really special here, somehow, and I frankly hope it stays the way it is. Some speakers are a bit shaky, but that is the mark of Russ finding source people who are real cheloniophiles, not polished politicians.
The US ARK guy, big job ahead - chelonians not the lightening strike urgency of much of that fire abatement effort. But he seems to be as up to speed as possible. Fife's talk on the 4 inch law with a few other quick comments by others, was not optimistic at all.
The species specific talks were excellent POV insight to Egyptians, and Chacos, and a rare toad head. The guy who spoke on studbooks does not fully appreciate how great his own perspective is, I can wish he will get on the chelonian TAG, for a better future with how it is supposed to work. Two talks on galops in nature, I saw a seminar in 2009 that trumpt one talk without the new POV of on the ground actions just now implemented. A charter school teacher, making me wish I was in K-12 again with his talk about leading kids on some seriously cool multi week field trips doing turtle things among others. Three talks on nuts and bolts issues - building incubators, climate controlled buildings, and using tubs for turtles and tortoises, all good if not technical. Another talk regarding the political and awarness struggle to say "Hey, these are rare" lets do something, for the African flapshell softshell turtles, some not documented from the wild for many years.
Today will be some seroius candy too, I'll report.
sibi said:
Well for one, myself, my wife can do more than be beautiful, she did not want to hear all the talks, she'll do fine with my 2 minute wrap up per talk.
My meeting name tag is my very mysterious user name, I sit up front with all the geeks. Today's shirt will be dark purple and blue tie dye T-shirt, with another powder blue shirt worn over.
I tell you what, I'd have been able to pick GPturtle144 out of a much larger crowd, you have the best avatar image.
This has been a weird time machine like event, meeting people again I had not seen since the mid 80's. Meeting some folks live only known for 20 years via the phone or e-mail. Some had done big professional favors for me in the past, and it's good to shake their hand and say thanks, again, but with eye contact this time.
I had grown very fatigued with all the politics of past big meetings. The last I attended was the formation meeting in what later became the TSA. Some NYTTS annual seminars since, but . . .
Russ has pulled together something really special here, somehow, and I frankly hope it stays the way it is. Some speakers are a bit shaky, but that is the mark of Russ finding source people who are real cheloniophiles, not polished politicians.
The US ARK guy, big job ahead - chelonians not the lightening strike urgency of much of that fire abatement effort. But he seems to be as up to speed as possible. Fife's talk on the 4 inch law with a few other quick comments by others, was not optimistic at all.
The species specific talks were excellent POV insight to Egyptians, and Chacos, and a rare toad head. The guy who spoke on studbooks does not fully appreciate how great his own perspective is, I can wish he will get on the chelonian TAG, for a better future with how it is supposed to work. Two talks on galops in nature, I saw a seminar in 2009 that trumpt one talk without the new POV of on the ground actions just now implemented. A charter school teacher, making me wish I was in K-12 again with his talk about leading kids on some seriously cool multi week field trips doing turtle things among others. Three talks on nuts and bolts issues - building incubators, climate controlled buildings, and using tubs for turtles and tortoises, all good if not technical. Another talk regarding the political and awarness struggle to say "Hey, these are rare" lets do something, for the African flapshell softshell turtles, some not documented from the wild for many years.
Today will be some seroius candy too, I'll report.
Great summation Will.
I have been to a few CTTC meetings and reptiles lectures before, but nothing like this TTPG conference. Since year one, I have been blown away by the abundance of insight and quality information. Since I really have no frame of reference to measure against, I'm glad to know from someone with your level of experience that this is indeed, a special occasion here.
I have been to a few CTTC meetings and reptiles lectures before, but nothing like this TTPG conference. Since year one, I have been blown away by the abundance of insight and quality information. Since I really have no frame of reference to measure against, I'm glad to know from someone with your level of experience that this is indeed, a special occasion here.
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Tom said:
Tom, everyone in the back row looked like they were up to no good, so I'll need to see who you are today.
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I'm here what everybody still in bed .
They wore you out yesterday!
They wore you out yesterday!
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Today's talks all had a teaser feel to them for me, each could have been more on the topic, but I can also get it that people might be tired of sitting and listening.
Three natural history themes, Angulate/ Bowsprits, spotted box turtles, and AZ natives, sorta a fourth too, in that the keynote talk was on Texas species so not a regular talk, but the keynote.
Two health talks, one on the edema in Galops, and a few case studies that showed up in a private practice.
Cool husbandry talk on K. Homeana.
My favorite today was the spotted box turtle talk, more on how it made me evaluate my own interests, but great fun to see too.
Three natural history themes, Angulate/ Bowsprits, spotted box turtles, and AZ natives, sorta a fourth too, in that the keynote talk was on Texas species so not a regular talk, but the keynote.
Two health talks, one on the edema in Galops, and a few case studies that showed up in a private practice.
Cool husbandry talk on K. Homeana.
My favorite today was the spotted box turtle talk, more on how it made me evaluate my own interests, but great fun to see too.
I hope I caught up with and said hi to everyone on TFO.
It was a really good conference. It's hard to sit down all day and listen to people talk, but I really enjoy the social aspect and meeting other tortoise peoples. They mentioned that next year they want to try and do a three day event. I hope to meet up with all of you again.
It was a really good conference. It's hard to sit down all day and listen to people talk, but I really enjoy the social aspect and meeting other tortoise peoples. They mentioned that next year they want to try and do a three day event. I hope to meet up with all of you again.
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Agree, enjoyable conference. Also great to meet fellow TFOers.
Really great conference. Everyone needs to go at least once. It was great meeting the TFO members there, as well as some really great presentations. We still have the expo going on over the weekend, so it's not over yet. I have to admit, I'm probably hooked on this conference for life. Neal is a bit questionable though. I would recommend keeping yiour distance from him.
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