LIHS Meeting dates

The Long Island Herpetological Society meets once a month, from September to June. Our meetings are open to the public, so bring your friends (perhaps, a new member). At each meeting there is a guest speaker, a raffle, and often a swap meet. Speakers in the past have included, Dr.Scott Weinstein - leading expert on venomous snake research; Allen Salzberg -one of the leading experts on turtles and turtle husbandry; Dr. Heidi Hoefer, D.V.M.; Bert Langerwurf - owner of the largest lizard breeding facilities in the United States; Dr. Janis Roze -the leading authority on Coral snakes and Arrau river turtles; Bill Love - Blue Chameleon Ventures; Lyle Puente - Global Gecko Association; as well as representatives from the Department of U.S. Fish & Wildlife and the N.Y. State D.E.C. Many herpetological Veterinarians have given presentations at LIHS meetings as well.

Meeting Dates, Times & Locations: Meetings will be held at the Farmingdale University in the Conference Center unless otherwise stated. For further information call (631) 884-LIHS. Meetings are generally held on Sunday afternoons from 1:00-4:00 PM. There is always plenty of "Free Parking" and the University is conviently located between the Long Island Expressway and Southern State Parkway.
Monthly Meeting Dates

Date	Time	Place	Speaker
September 18, 2011	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	Wayne King - "Herpetoculture of Chameleons"
October 16, 2011	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	Rich Hume - "Update on the latest Corn Snake Morphs"
November 6, 2011	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	Vin Russo - "Blue-Tongued Skinks"
December 11, 2011	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center
January 15, 2012	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	Robert Mendyk - "Herpetofauna of Southeast Asia: Bangkok to Singapore and Beyond"
February 12, 2012	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	Preparation for the LIHS Herp BioBlitz
March 11, 2012	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	Sexing Your Snakes: A Workshop on How to Properly Sex Your Snake (aka: Probing and Popping 101)
April 15, 2012	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	Breeding Corn snakes: A Workshop on the Proper Techniques necessary to Breed Your Corn snake
Note: Date Change! May 6, 2012	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	Field Herp Survey Sorry, Members Only
June 10, 2012	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	4th Annual Auction