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 20, 2009	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	Discussion of Captive Bred versus Wild Caught Herps
October 11, 2009	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	Showing of "ReptileMania" by Bill Love
November 15, 2009	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	The National Reptile Breeders Expo - Then & Now - Vin Russo and Rich Hume
December 20, 2009	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER
January 10, 2010	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	Terrarium Basics - includes a demo build followed by a raffle or auction of the Penn Plax terrarium used in the demo - John Heiser
February 21, 2010	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	TBD
March 21, 2010	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	The Role of Reptiles in Human Health - Dr. Russell Burke
April 11, 2010	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	TBD
May 16, 2010	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	TBD
June 13, 2010	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Farmingdale University Conference Center	2nd Annual Auction