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Marine Turtle Newsletter 65:32, © 1994
J. A. Musick
President, 1995 Sea Turtle Symposium, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062 USA; Fax: 804 642-7327
The 15th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation will be held at the Hilton Head Island Beach and Tennis Resort (Tel: 803-842-4402), South Carolina, USA from 21-25 February 1995. This year's Symposium will be hosted by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary. Registration will begin on Tuesday, 21 February, and Symposium sessions will be scheduled on 22-24 February. Saturday, 25 February will be devoted to special meetings and to workshops. Symposium announcement and call for papers will be made in October. If you are not currently on the mailing list, but wish to receive Symposium information please send your name and complete mailing address to Thelma Richardson, Symposium Secretary, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 USA; Fax: (706) 542-6040. All participants in the 1994 Symposium will automatically receive Symposium information.
Dr. Karen Eckert has graciously agreed to coordinate support for participants from outside the continental United States. If you are in need of financial assistance for travel to the symposium, please notify Dr. Eckert at the WIDECAST Office, 17218 Libertad Drive, San Diego, California 92127 USA; Tel/Fax: (619) 451-6894. Funds are limited, so please contact her as soon as possible, and please provide a FAX or e-mail number where you can be reliably reached. Limited travel assistance funds will also be made available to students traveling within the continental United States. For those interested, complete information will be included in the Symposium announcement in October.
The 1994 Symposium brought together 547 participants from 21 nations and territories and was a great success, featuring papers and posters on marine turtle research and conservation topics from around the world. We look forward to similar success in 1995 - see you there!