The SEPARC group meets once a year, usually in the spring, in locations throughout the southeast. Prior meetings have been held in Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina (links below).
Click here to download the minutes from the last business meeting (spring 2009).
SEPARC Annual Meeting
Camp Ocala, Florida
February 18-21, 2010
Meeting the Challenges of Herp Conservation!
A meeting location for the 2010 SEPARC Annual Meeting has been confirmed and we think it’s going to be a great venue! Our meeting will be at Camp Ocala in the Ocala National Forest near De Land, Florida (and not too far from Daytona Beach and Orlando). Here is a link to the Camp Ocala website: http://florida4h.org/camps/ocala.shtml. In particular, we think that this site will be great in terms of providing a lot of opportunities for networking with fellow members, as all meeting events and lodging are in one central location. It also boasts affordable pricing and great herping! Registration for the meeting will open in mid-late November.
The deadline for submission of speaker abstracts has been extended to Tuesday, November 10. Our symposium schedule will fill up quickly, so please send them on in (parcse@gmail.com)! Information about how to submit abstracts is below.
The theme for this year’s meeting is “Meeting the Challenges of Herp Conservation”, with a variety of symposium session topics, a poster session, workshops, task team meetings, fieldtrips, and much more! A banquet celebration is planned, as well as an evening social during the poster session. It’s a great opportunity to network with other herp enthusiasts across the Southeast. We look forward to seeing you in February!
We invite you to submit abstracts for Posters and Talks
Deadline for talks: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
POSTERS: Posters are invited on all topics related to herp conservation in the Southeast.
TALKS: We are inviting submissions of symposium talks on the following topics:
1. Invasive Species – Presentations on this topic should be conservation oriented and focus on the impacts and/or management of invasive species on native herpetofauna.
2. Land Management – This category will include presentations on management issues such as prescribed fire, silviculture, etc as they relate to herp conservation.
3. Status of Southeast Herps – Speakers in this session will deal with issues such as possible species declines, range expansions or shifts, and other status changes, as well as any related conservation efforts.
4. Legislative and Regulatory Issues – Talks on this topic may include discussions related to laws governing wetland use or about recent efforts in the Southeast to protect herps from over-collection.
5. Climate Change – This session will include talks related to the effects of climate change on herps, such as extirpations and range shifts, and the work being done to address these changes.
Please read the descriptions above carefully to determine whether your talk is appropriate for the symposium. Please note that your talk need not be scientifically oriented to be included. We are looking for a broad range of perspectives on these topics. The poster session will be on Thursday evening and posters will likely remain posted for the remainder of the meeting. All talks will be 15 minutes long with 5 minutes for questions.
We encourage you to send your abstracts as soon as possible, as slots may fill up quickly. We reserve the right to request revisions or suggest a poster presentation instead if your abstract does not fit within the overall theme and symposium session topics listed above.
HOW TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS
Email abstracts for posters and symposium talks to: parcse@gmail.com.
Deadline: by Tuesday, November 10.
Requirements: Must be submitted as a Word Document and meet the abstract formatting requirements (below). Click here to view a sample abstract
Abstract* formatting (see sample abstract):
Title in ALL CAPS and bold
If there is more than one author, indicate the speaker’s name with an asterix (*).
Include first name, middle initial, and last name, followed by affiliation and address.
Abstracts are limited to 250 words.
*Please include a brief (< 75 words) description of the speaker’s professional background, experience, and interests.
PAST SEPARC MEETINGS
2005 - Hot Springs, Arkansas
2006 - Blue Lake Camp, Conecuh National Forest, Alabama
2007 - Chatanooga, Tennessee
2008 - Athens, Georgia
2009 - Montreat, North Carolina