2019 Annual Meeting

2019 Annual Meeting
February 9, 2019
Boulder County Open Space building

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The final meeting agenda is available here!

When: February 9, 2019
Where: Boulder County Open Space building, 5201 St Vrain Rd
Longmont, CO 80503

Registration: Available on Eventbrite

Keynote: Sean Graham, PhD., Assistant Professor at Sul Ross State University and author of American Snakes

Join us after the meeting at 5:00 at the Red Zone in Longmont for dinner, drinks and our Auction and Social!

Call for abstracts

Presentation Options
1. Regular Oral presentations (15-20 min). These time frames include time for questions. *see below for detail
2. Lightening presentations (5 min)

Presentations by students (undergraduate, graduate) are strongly encouraged.

STUDENTS!!! COPARC will sponsor the first 5 students to attend the meeting who submit an abstract. PLEASE note on your abstract submission that you are a student (include “_Student” at the end of the file name), or you may not be eligible!

Download the Abstract Submission Guide

Photo Contest

COPARC has many talented photographers in its membership and the organization will be sponsoring a photography contest at the 2019 annual meeting.
Photo Submission Criteria:

All photos entered into the contest must depict a wild amphibian, reptile, or turtle in Colorado. Photos taken outside of Colorado will not be considered.

Displaying Photos: The conference center is equipped with easels to display photo prints, though you may choose to bring your own equipment if you prefer. There is no restriction on the size of the print or the material on which the photo is printed.
Entry fee: $5 per photo print entered into the contest, with all entry fees being pooled as the prize money
Evaluation: Photos will be judged by meeting attendants, who will cast anonymous paper votes.
Prizes: 50% of the pooled entry fees goes to COPARC, 30% will be awarded to the 1st prize, 20% to the 2nd prize, 10% to the 3rd prize, and 4th place will receive an Honorable Mention. A name and photo of each participant will be displayed beside their submitted works on COPARC’s website. If desired, we will include your e-mail address and a link to a website or social media account where your photography is hosted. You may opt out of the website feature at your request.

Program Overview
8:30 AM
Registration

9:00 AM
Welcome, Acknowledgments, Introduction

9:15 AM
Keynote Speaker - Sean Graham

10:00 AM
Morning Break - Photo Contest, Exhibition Tables

10:15 AM
Lightning Talks - Morning

10:45 AM
Oral Presentations - Morning

12:00 PM
Lunch (on your own)

1:30 PM
Herp Quiz

2:00 PM
Plenary Speaker – Bryan Hughes

2:45 PM
Colorado Parks & Wildlife Update

3:00 PM
Oral Presentations - Afternoon

4:00 PM
Lightning Talks - Afternoon

4:10 PM
CO PARC Updates, Announcements, and Elections

4:30 PM
Adjourn

5:30 PM
Dinner and Social at the Red Zone
Live Auction, Herp Quiz and Photo Contest Result