2008 National Reptile Breeders’ Expo
Schedule of Events


Thursday, August 21

7:00-10:00

PM

Vendor Pre-registration ice breaker (Get your vendor badges early) at the Daytona Hilton

 

  

Hosted by T-Rex, Timberline & The Gourmet Rodent

 

Friday, August 22

10:00 AM to  5:00 PM Vendor registration & set-up Ocean Center  (Exhibitors only)
  3:00 PM to  5:00 PM Art Show Ice breaker Ocean Center (Exhibitors only) T-Rex, Timberline & Gourmet Rodent
  7:00 PM to 12:00 PM Turtle Talks at The Daytona Hilton Hotel Zoo-Med (Everyone invited)
  7:00 PM to 12:00 PM Blood Python  Symposium at the Hilton T-Rex, Timberline & Gourmet Rodent (Everyone invited)
           

SPEAKERS FOR THE TURTLE AND TORTOISE SYMPOSIUM FRIDAY NIGHT

Sponsored by Zoo-Med

Time

  Speaker Title
7:00-7:05 PM Wayne Hill Opening Comments
7:05-7:55 PM Russ Gurley Turtle and Tortoise Enclosure Design
8:00-8:55 PM Wayne Hill  Problems Breeding Freshwater Turtles
9:00-9:55 PM Oliver Roempp (Germany) Keeping and breeding snake-necked turtles of the genus Chelodina and Macrochelodina
10:00-10:55 PM Ray Ashton Tortoise Behavior and Captive Husbandry
11:00-12:00 PM Paul vander Schouw  Breeding the Toad-heads
       

SPEAKERS FOR THE BLOOD PYTHON SYMPOSIUM FRIDAY NIGHT

Sponsored by T-Rex, Timberline & Gourmet Rodent

Time

  Speaker Title
7:00 - 7:05 PM Wayne Hill Opening Comments
      Blood Pythons
7:05-7:45 PM Dave Barker
The Mechanics of Blood Python Reproduction.”
7:45-8:35 PM Tracy Barker " Blood Python Appearances and Morphs"
7:35-8:45 PM Bill Brant PIJAC update
8:45- 9:25 PM Kamuran Tepedelan " Geographic Distribution Of Blood Pythons"
9:25-10:05 PM Kara Glasgow/ Ryan Norris "Husbandry and Caging of Blood Pythons"
10:05-? PM Panel Discussion Panel Members: Dave Barker, Tracy Barker, Kara Glasgow, Kamuran Tepedelan, Ryan Norris, Kieth McPeek
 

Saturday, Aug 23

9:00 AM       Vendor set-up Ocean Center  (Exhibitors only)
9:15 AM to 5:00 PM 2nd Floor Exhibits opens - Ocean Center
10:00 AM to  5:00 PM 2008 National Reptile Breeders’ Expo open - Ocean Center
10:00 AM to  5:00 PM Cold blooded Creations Art show - Ocean Center
 7:00 PM to  8:00 PM Pre-Auction reception hosted by Reptiles Magazine - Daytona Hilton Hotel
 8:00 PM to  ????   Auction to benefit Gharial Conservation - Daytona Hilton Hotel
           
 

Sunday, Aug 24

9:00 AM       Vendor set-up Ocean Center  (Exhibitors only)
9:15 AM to 5:00 PM 2nd Floor Exhibits opens - Ocean Center
10:00 AM to  5:00 PM 2008 National Reptile Breeders’ Expo open - Ocean Center
10:00 AM to  5:00 PM Cold blooded Creations Art show - Ocean Center
           

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Many thanks to the Expo special event sponsors!

The Gourmet Rodent, Reptiles Magazine, T-Rex, Timberline, Zoo-Med