KHS Annual Meeting Program
(in preparation)

Kansas Herpetological Society
36th Annual Meeting Program

6-8 November 2009

Smith Hall
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe, 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 projector and PC computer with Powerpoint capabilities. Speakers 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 Johnson at gdj102356@hotmail.com


All scientific paper sessions for the KHS 36th Annual Meeting will be held in Smith Hall on the campus of MidAmerica Nazarene University (2030 East College Way, Olathe, Kansas 66062) on 7-8 November 2009. There are many motels in Olathe. Listed below are links to a map of the MidAmerica Nazarene University campus and a map of Olathe (so you won't get lost). KHS members are encouraged to patronize the Hampton Inn (12081 South Strang Line Road, Olathe, Kansas - next to I-35 and 119th Street, and across the street from the Pro Bass Shop; 913-393-1111 ), which offers a special reduced rate ($85.00 per night) for those attending the meeting; be sure to mention KHS if you want the special rate and be sure to register for lodging by the DEADLINE of 11 September 2009. Lodging arrangements will not be made by the KHS.

MidAmerica Nazarene University Campus Map

Olathe Area Map

Register in Smith 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 (7 November) at the Hampton Inn (maps to the Hampton Inn from Mid America Nazarene University will be available at the KHS registration desk). 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 Smith Hall. Buy your favorite books, new and old. Eric is a generous contributor to the KHS auction.

SPECIAL OFFER. KHS Snake Bags will be offered to meeting participants at the special price of $10.00 per bag. Carefully hand-crafted and double-stitched, these outstanding brilliant-orange field sacks stand out in the field; you won't lose your catch unless you lose your eyesight from drinking too much orange juice. Buy one. Buy a dozen. Be a bag person.

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


FRIDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2009

7:00 pm to whenever: KHS SOCIAL at Pickering's Pub, 11922 Strang Line Road, Olathe, Kansas (if you get lost, call Pickering's Pub at 913-782-6464). Come talk to other herpetologists and discuss the creatures with which we are so obsessed. Tell us about them. Drink beer. Eat. Sing. Kiss. Boogie. Humor is appreciated.


SATURDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2009

8:00 am to 4:00 pm Registration for both days: Mary Kate Baldwin (KHS Secretary) and Eric Kessler (KHS Treasurer) in the foyer of Smith Hall on the Mid America Nazarene University campus. Free coffee, juice, and donuts will be available.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm Live Exhibit in Smith Hall, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, Kansas.

Scientific Paper Session 1 in Smith Hall, MidAmerica Nazarene University
Moderator: TBA, Institutional Affiliation

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

9:05 am Welcome by TBA, TBA University, TBA, Kansas

9:15 am KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. R. Alexander Pyron, College of Staten Island, City University of New York. Topic: Common Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula)

9:45 am Speaker: Jeff Witters, Science Department, Olathe South High School, Olathe, Kansas. Topic: Radio-tracking Turtles of the Genus Terrapene in Northeastern Kansas: the First Summer

10:00 am Speaker: George R. Pisani, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence. Topic: TBA

Break 10:15 am

Scientific Paper Session 2 in Smith Hall, MidAmerica Nazarene University
Moderator: TBA, Institutional Affiliation

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 1:15 pm (at the restaurant of your choice)

Scientific Paper Session 3 in Smith Hall, MidAmerica Nazarene University
Moderator: TBA, Institutional Affiliation

1:15 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

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

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

Break 2:45 pm

Scientific Paper Session 4 in Smith Hall, MidAmerica Nazarene University
Moderator: TBA, Institutional Affiliation

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 Johnson presiding in Room TBA, TBA Hall, TBA University.

Introduction of current KHS officers by Dan Johnson

KHS Treasurer's Report for 2009 by Eric Kessler

KHS Secretary's Report for 2009by Mary Kate Baldwin

KHS Editor's Report for 2009 by Travis W. Taggart

KHS Historian's Report for 2009 by Suzanne L. Collins

Report on Plans for the 37th Annual KHS Meeting in Topeka, Kansas, in 2010 by KHS President-Elect Kathy Ellis (Wakarusa, Kansas).

Election of KHS Officers for 2010. The KHS Nominating Committee is composed of Joseph T. Collins (Kansas Biological Survey, Lawrence), David Oldham (Pittsburg State University), and Eva Horne (Kansas State University), and offers the following slate of candidates:

For President
Kathy Ellis, Wakarusa, Kansas.
Served as president-elect during 2009, and automatically assumes the KHS presidency on 1 January 2010.

For President-Elect (unopposed)
Derek Schmidt, Overbrook, Kansas.

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, 7 NOVEMBER 2009

Where: Hampton Inn, 12081 South Strang Line Road, Olathe Kansas

6:30 pm KHS Awards Ceremony

Presentation of the Howard Kay Gloyd-Edward Harrison Taylor Scholarship for 2009. The recipient receives a commemorative certificate and a check for $300.00.

Presentation of the Alan H. Kamb Grant for Research on Kansas Snakes for 2009. The recipient receives a commemorative certificate and a check for $300.00.

Presentation of The Suzanne L. & Joseph T. Collins Award for Excellence in Kansas Herpetology for 2009 by Dan Fogell (KHS Awards Committee Chairperson). The recipient of The Collins Award receives a commemorative certificate and a check for $1000.00.

7:00 pmish, the KHS Auction will be conducted at the Hampton Inn in Olathe by Joseph T. Collins, Daniel Fogell & Chad Whitney, ably assisted by KHS Secretary Mary Kate Baldwin, KHS Treasurer Eric Kessler, and KHS Historian Suzanne L. Collins, 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, 8 NOVEMBER 2009

8:00 am Registration for participants that did not register on Saturday: Mary Kate Baldwin (KHS Secretary) & Eric Kessler (KHS Treasurer) in the foyer of Smith Hall, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, Kansas. Free coffee, juice, and donuts will be available.

9:00 am to 11:00 am Live Exhibit in Smith Hall, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, Kansas.

Scientific Paper Session 5 in Smith Hall, MidAmerica Nazarene University
Moderator: TBA, Institutional Affiliation

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

9:15 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

9:30 am Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

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

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

Break 10:15 am

Scientific Paper Session 6 in Smith Hall, MidAmerica Nazarene University
Moderator: TBA, Institutional Affiliation

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 Speaker: TBA, Institutional Affiliation TBA. Topic: TBA

Noon: Presentation of the George Toland Award for 2009 by S. Ross McNearney and KHS President Dan Johnson. This award will be given for the best paper presented at the meeting by a student on the ecology of North American amphibians, reptiles, and/or turtles. The KHS Awards Committee will select the winner. The recipient must be present at the end of the KHS meeting to receive the commemorative certificate and a check for $200.00, co-sponsored by the KHS and The Center for North American Herpetology.

ADJOURNMENT

Have a safe trip home. See you on the first weekend in November 2010 in Topeka, Kansas, for the 37th Annual KHS Meeting.


36th Annual Meeting Committee
Dan Johnson (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 36th Annual Meeting in TBA, Kansas, to the KHS member judged to have taken the best photograph of a native species of Kansas herpetofauna. The KHS Awards Committee, composed of Daniel D. Fogell, Travis W. Taggart & Walter E. Meshaka, Jr., will select the recipient from photographic prints on display in Room TBA, TBA University, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday, 7 November 2009, at the KHS meeting. 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.

*** after a title indicates it is a candidate for The Toland Award, to be presented on Sunday (8 November 2009) at the close of the meeting. This year, The Toland Award will be $200.00 and a commemorative certificate.

Nominations for the Howard Kay Gloyd-Edward Harrison Taylor Scholarship for 2009 will be accepted from 1 January to 15 September 2009. Submit your nominees to the KHS Awards Committee Chairperson (see the inside front cover of the latest Journal of Kansas Herpetology). This year the Gloyd-Taylor Scholarship will be $300.00 and a commemorative certificate.

Applications for the Alan H. Kamb Endowed Grant for Research on Kansas Snakes for 2009 will be accepted from 1 January to 15 September 2009. Submit your application to the KHS Awards Committee Chairperson (see the inside front cover of the latest Journal of Kansas Herpetology). This year the Kamb Grant will be $300.00 and a commemorative certificate.


Updated 2 July 2009