The KHS 2022 Annual Meeting will be held on the campus of Missouri Southern University in Joplin, Missouri on 4-6 November.
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KHS ANNUAL MEETING CALL FOR PAPERS, POSTERS, AND AUCTION ITEMS:
The 49th annual meeting of the Kansas Herpetological Society will be held 5-6 November 2022 at Missouri Southern State University, 3950 E Newman Road, Joplin, MO 64801. Scientific paper sessions and general meeting activities will be held in the Billingsly Student Center Ballroom while the annual KHS Auction and associated festivities will be held at the North End Zone facility across campus. Effective immediately, the Society is accepting titles for talks to be presented at the meeting.
Looking for an alternative to costly national herpetological meetings held in large cities with way too many herpetological registrants (and where you only have a cash bar)? Try the KHS. Regional meetings are the future and great venues for graduate students. The KHS annual meeting provides an opportunity for herpetologists and other like-minded individuals interested in amphibians and reptiles to come together for scientific lectures and friendly intellectual discussion. There is ample opportunity for socializing in a collegial and supportive atmosphere. Meeting registration is only $20 ($10 for students).
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This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Rulon Clark. Dr. Clark is an integrative biologist from San Diego State University and has an extensive publication record on diverse systems including behavior, natural history, physiology, biomechanics, and foraging ecology. Dr. Clark will be presenting portions of his work on rattlesnakes in his keynote address titled “The feeding ecology and hunting behavior of free-ranging rattlesnakes.” You will not want to miss this! |
Herpetologists at all levels of expertise are encouraged and urged to give scientific paper presentations. An award and stipend of $200 (The George Toland Award for Ecological Research on North American Herpetofauna) will be presented for an outstanding student presentation at the end of the meeting, so students are strongly encouraged to participate. The $100 Meshaka Award for best poster will also be awarded. Additionally, the Suzanne L. & Joseph T. Collins Award for Excellence in Kansas Herpetology, a $1,000 prize. Being an even numbered year, the Collins Award will be awarded for the best publication/presentation.
The annual fund-raising auction held at the MSSU North End Zone facility on Saturday evening. KHS will provide FREE BEER, SOFT DRINKS, and SNACKS. Please bring herpetological items for the auction. Hold them and bring them to the auction site Saturday evening. We count on you to bring items about amphibians, or reptiles, and other stuff oriented to herpetology. PLEASE DO NOT BRING LIVING OR DEAD ANIMALS. No specimens or body parts of herpetofauna will be sold at auction.”