KHS Annual Meeting Program (in preparation)

Kansas Herpetological Society
35th Annual Meeting Program

7-9 November 2008

William Penn Hall
Friends University
Wichita, Kansas

Note to speakers: We will adhere to a strict schedule for talks. Please plan your talks for no more than 12 minutes with an additional 3 minutes for questions from the audience. The lecture room will have a ceiling mounted projector and PC computer with Powerpoint capabilities. Speakers using the computer should load their talk onto the computer no later than the break session before their talk. Any questions about the equipment or meeting facilities should be emailed to Dan Carpenter at dc1221@sbcglobal.net


All scientific paper sessions for the KHS 35th Annual Meeting will be held in Room 100 in William Penn Hall on the Friends University campus, Wichita, Kansas, on 8-9 November 2008. There are many motels in Wichita. Listed below are links to a map of the Friends University campus and a map of Wichita (so you won't get lost). KHS members are encouraged to patronize the Hampton Inn (3800 West Kellogg Avenue, Wichita, Kansas; 316-945-4100), which offers a special reduced rate ($89.00 per night) for those attending the meeting; be sure to mention Friends University if you want the special rate and be sure to register by the DEADLINE of 10 October 2008. Lodging arrangements will not be made by the KHS.

Friends University Campus Map

Wichita Area Map

Register in William Penn Hall with the KHS Treasurer on Saturday and Sunday: Students (9th Grade through 12th Grade) $5.00 per person; all others $10.00 per person. K through 8th Grade are admitted free.


KHS AUCTION. The annual KHS auction will be held on Saturday night (8 November) at the TBA. All proceeds from the auction go to the KHS. BEER, SOFT DRINKS, AND SNACKS WILL BE FREE.

ZOO BOOK SALES. The well-known and highly esteemed book seller, Eric Thiss, will display his tremendous diversity of herpetological titles in Room 127 of William Penn Hall (next to the live exhibit). Buy your favorite books, new and old. Eric is a generous contributor to the KHS auction.

ART EXHIBIT. A retrospective exhibit of herpetological artwork by the esteemed and well-known artist and former KHS president, John Lokke, will be on display in Room 127 of William Penn Hall (next to Zoo Book Sales and the live exhibit). Come and view the artistic achievements of one of our own.

SPECIAL OFFER. The first 100 registrants for the KHS 35th Annual Meeting will receive a gratis copy of TBA by TBA.

LIVE EXHIBIT. A live exhibit of native Kansas herpetofauna has been assembled and will be available in Room 111 of William Penn Hall for viewing and photography.


FRIDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2008

7:00 pm to midnight: KHS SOCIAL at the TBA. Bring your ten (10) best images on a CD only of herpetofauna and/or herpetologists. Tell us about them. Drink beer. Sing. Boogie. Humor is appreciated.


SATURDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2008

8:00 am to 4:00 pm Registration for both days: Mary Kate Baldwin (KHS Secretary) and Eric Kessler (KHS Treasurer) in the foyer near Room 100 of William Penn Hall on the Friends University Campus. Free coffee, juice, and donuts will be available.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm Live Exhibit in Room 111 of William Penn Hall, Friends University, Wichita, Kansas.

Scientific Paper Session 1 in Room 100, William Penn Hall, Friends University
Moderator: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA.

9:00 am Welcome by Dan Carpenter (KHS President).

9:05 am Welcome by TBA, Department of Biology, Friends University, Wichita, Kansas.

9:20 am KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Ronald M. Bonett, University of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Topic: TBA.

9:45 am Speaker: TBAs, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA.

10:00 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA.

Break 10:15 am

Scientific Paper Session 2 in Room 100, William Penn Hall, Friends University
Moderator: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA.

10:30 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

10:45 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

11:00 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

11:15 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

11:30 am to noon KHS Group Photograph taken by Larry L. Miller (Kansas Heritage Photography, Wakarusa)

LUNCH: 11:45 am to 1:00 pm (at the restaurant of your choice)

Scientific Paper Session 3 in Room 100, William Penn Hall, Friends University
Moderator: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA.

1:00 pm Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

1:30 pm Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

1:45 pm Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

2:00 pm Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA
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2:15 pm Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

2:30 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

Break 2:45 pm

Scientific Paper Session 4 in Room 100, William Penn Hall, Friends University
Moderator: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA.

3:00 pm Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

3:15 pm Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

3:30 pm Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

3:45 pm Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

4:00 pm Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

4:15 pm KHS General Business Meeting with KHS President Dan Carpenter presiding in Room 100, William Penn Hall, Friends University.

Introduction of current KHS officers by Dan Carpenter

KHS Treasurer's Report for 2008 by Eric Kessler

KHS Secretary's Report for 2008by Mary Kate Baldwin

KHS Editor's Report for 2008 by Travis W. Taggart

KHS Historian's Report for 2008 by Suzanne L. Collins

Report on Plans for the 36th Annual KHS Meeting at theTBA, TBA, Kansas, in 2009 by KHS President-Elect Dan Johnson (Overland Park, Kansas).

Election of KHS Officers for 2009. The KHS Nominating Committee is composed of Joseph T. Collins (Kansas Biological Survey, Lawrence), and David Oldham (Pittsburg State University), and Eva Horne (Kansas State University), and offers the following slate of candidates:

For President
Dan Johnson, Overland Park, Kansas
Served as president-elect during 2008, and automatically assumes the KHS presidency on 1 January 2009.

For President-Elect
TBA (unopposed), Institutional Affiliation TBA.

For Treasurer (unopposed)
Eric Kessler, Blue Valley North High School, Overland Park.

For Secretary (unopposed)
Mary Kate Baldwin, Topeka Collegiate School.

KHS Business Meeting adjourns sometime between 4:30 and 5:00 pm.


SATURDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2008

Where: TBA

6:30 pm KHS Awards Ceremony

Presentation of the Howard Kay Gloyd-Edward Harrison Taylor Scholarship for 2008 by TBA (KHS Awards Committee).

Presentation of the Alan H. Kamb Grant for Research on Kansas Snakes for 2008 by TBA. (KHS Awards Committee).

Presentation of The Suzanne L. & Joseph T. Collins Award for Excellence in Kansas Herpetology for 2008 by Dan Carpenter (KHS President). The recipient of The Collins Award receives a commemorative plaque and a check for $1000.00.

8:00 pm, the KHS Auction will be conducted at the TBA by Joseph T. Collins, ably assisted by KHS Secretary Mary Kate Baldwin and KHS Treasurer Eric Kessler, and featuring many breath-taking books and other items (of questionable value). The KHS takes cash, credit cards, and checks. Be sure and get a bidding number before the auction commences. Bid vigorously, and support the KHS.


SUNDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2008

8:00 am Registration for participants that did not register on Saturday: Mary Kate Baldwin (KHS Secretary) and Eric Kessler (KHS Treasurer) in the foyer nearRoom 100 of William Penn Hall, Friends University, Wichita, Kansas. Free coffee, juice, and donuts will be available.

9:00 am to 11:00 am Live Exhibit in Room 111 of William Penn Hall, Friends University, Wichita, Kansas.

Scientific Paper Session 5 in Room 100, William Penn Hall, Friends University
Moderator: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA.

9:00 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA.

9:20 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA.

9:40 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA.

10:00 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA.

10:20 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA.

Break 10:40 am

Scientific Paper Session 6 in Room 100, William Penn Hall, Friends University
Moderator: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA.

11:00 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA.

11:15 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA.

11:30 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA.

11:45 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA.

ADJOURNMENT: noon

Have a safe trip home. See you on TBA November 2009 in TBA, Kansas, for the 36th Annual KHS Meeting.


35th Annual Meeting Committee
Dan Carpenter (Chairperson)
Suzanne L. Collins, Joseph T. Collins

Notes: The Suzanne L. & Joseph T. Collins Award for Excellence in Kansas Herpetology will be given at this KHS 35th Annual Meeting in Wichita, Kansas, to the KHS member judged to have published the best paper on a native species of the Kansas herpetofauna. The KHS Awards Committee (Daniel D. Fogell, Travis W. Taggart & Walter E. Meshaka, Jr.) will select the recipient from presentations made and papers published during 2006 and 2007. During odd-numbered years (photography competition), only KHS members are eligible. During even-numbered years (scientific presentations or publications), candidates are strongly encouraged to join the KHS, because preference will be given to KHS members. ** after a title indicates it is a candidate for The Collins Award in 2010.

Nominations for the Howard Kay Gloyd-Edward Harrison Taylor Scholarship for 2008 will be accepted from 1 January to 15 September 2008. Submit your nominees to the KHS Awards Committee Chairperson (see the inside front cover of the latest Journal of Kansas Herpetology).

Applications for the Alan H. Kamb Endowed Grant for Research on Kansas Snakes for 2008 will be accepted from 1 January to 15 September 2008. Submit your application to the KHS Awards Committee Chairperson (see the inside front cover of the latest Journal of Kansas Herpetology).


Updated 29 April 2008