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Marine Turtle Newsletter 55:1, © 1991
James I. Richardson
1992 Sea Turtle Symposium Coordinator, Institute of Ecology,
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 USA
Tel: 404-548-9046 (home), 404-542-6036 (office); FAX 404-542-6040; Telex 414190
Mark your calenders!
The Twelfth Annual Symposium (formerly the annual "Workshop") on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation is scheduled for the last week in February 1992. Registration will begin on the evening of 25 February and Symposium sessions will be scheduled on 26, 27 and 28 February. Accommodations will be available for groups to meet on 24-25 February prior to the opening of the Symposium, and special events and working group meetings can be scheduled on 29 February. The location will be Villas By The Sea, Jekyll Island, Georgia, the same as last year. Room rates for 1992 will be the same as 1991 and you can make your reservations at any time by calling the Villas (in Georgia 1-800-342-6872, elsewhere in USA 1-800-841-6262, outside USA 912-635-2521). We will meet airline travelers at Brunswick (Georgia) and Jacksonville (Florida).
International participants:We strongly suggest that you arrive Sunday, 23 February, and depart Sunday, 1 March, to participate in international working group meetings of great value to the Symposium. If you are in need of financial assistance for international travel and have not yet requested it, do so immediately. Our funds are very limited. Also, each international participant must provide us with a FAX number by which we can correspond with you during January and February when so many plans are changing day to day.
Last year the Eleventh Annual Workshop brought together some 500 registered participants from 17 countries. The event was a great success, featuring a wide variety of oral and poster presentations on sea turtle research and conservation efforts around the world. The 1992 meeting promises to be the best one yet! Hope to see you all next February! [N.B. The 1990 Proceedings are available from Jim Richardson at the address above; the 1991 Proceedings will be available shortly. Further details in the January issue of the Marine Turtle Newsletter.]