BCG Symposium and EGM

[Box girl]

Hi all whose going to this meeting in Milton Keynes this Sunday?
I am looking forward to meeting Henk zwartepoorte again.

[Geomyda]

Originally Posted by Box girl

Hi all whose going to this meeting in Milton Keynes this Sunday?
I am looking forward to meeting Henk Zwartepoorte again.

Indeed, Henk's work with the European Studbook will be interesting to hear about. Make sure, you take some pic's of those C amboinensis. I am sure he will be interested to hear how you are getting on with them.

[Box girl]

We think that some of the girls are close to laying eggs!

[Geomyda]

Probably a good idea, to publish the program of speakers:



B C G
B R I T I S H
C H E L O N I A
G R O U P
2011 SPRING SYMPOSIUM

THEME: CHELONIA AT HOME AND ABROAD
Sunday 13th March 2011
11.00 am until 17.30 pm



An opportunity to hear about projects from people directly involved as well as meeting other enthusiasts and asking questions.

SPEAKERS SUBJECT
Mr. Kevin Eatwell BVSc (Hons) DZooMed(Reptilian), Dip ECZM(Herp) MRCVS.
Lecturer at the Royal "Dick" School of Veterinary Medecine, Edinburgh.
BCG Veterinary Liaison Officer Health Assessment and Infectious Diseases of Chelonia.
Mr. David Oakley
MEDASSET (Mediterranean Association to save the Sea Turtles).
Southampton University Albanian Loggerhead Turtles and their Travels
Ms. Sharon Redrobe
BSc(Hons) BvetMEd, CertLAS, DzooMed MRCVS
Veterinary Officeer at Bristol Zoological Gardens. New Ways to See Inside Tortoises
Dr. Richard THOMAS BA PhD FSA
Senior Lecturer in Zooarchaeology, University of Leicester. The Archaeology of the Tortoise Trade in Britiain & Europe (1500 - 1900).
Mr. Henk ZWARTEPOORTE
Assistant Curator Reptiles and Amphibians, Rotterdam Zoo/Co-ordinator Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) The European Studbook Foundation - Conservation through Captive

[EJ]

I was actually thinking of attending because Henk was speaking. Do me a favor... tell henk I said 'Hi' if you talk to him.

Originally Posted by Box girl

Hi all whose going to this meeting in Milton Keynes this Sunday?
I am looking forward to meeting Henk zwartepoorte again.

[Box girl]

Of course I will.

Originally Posted by EJ

I was actually thinking of attending because Henk was speaking. Do me a favor... tell henk I said 'Hi' if you talk to him.

[andy1]

Hi

I will see you there then , a few of us from Suffolk and Norfolk will be attending.

Looking forward to it also.

Andy

[Box girl]

Great hope to meet you.

Originally Posted by andy1

Hi

I will see you there then , a few of us from Suffolk and Norfolk will be attending.

Looking forward to it also.

Andy

[Geomyda]

Having attended the Spring symposium, a point of interest, that came out of yesterday's meeting was the detail of the first record of a pet Tortoise kept in the UK:
"One of the more unusual artefacts on display at Lambeth Palace is the shell of a tortoise that once belonged to Archbishop William Laud. Laud brought the tortoise to Lambeth in 1633 as a pet, given to him as a gift from his college at Oxford. Ultimately the tortoise outlived Laud by over 100 years. It was accidentally killed at the age of 120, when in 1753 it was dug up out of hibernation in the Palace garden by a careless labourer and subsequently died of frost exposure".
Obviously, Archbishop William Laud might well have been the founder member of the British Chelonia Group?
Judging from the shenanigans, that went off later on at the EGM, a few more of those old skeletons were rattling in the cupboard yesterday.

[EJ]

I'm still trying to understand your quest to destroy the BCG. It seems so out of character. There is obviously something person going on.

On a side note... did you talk to Henk... and how did the Box Turtle presentation go?

Originally Posted by Geomyda

Having attended the Spring symposium, a point of interest, that came out of yesterday's meeting was the detail of the first record of a pet Tortoise kept in the UK:
"One of the more unusual artefacts on display at Lambeth Palace is the shell of a tortoise that once belonged to Archbishop William Laud. Laud brought the tortoise to Lambeth in 1633 as a pet, given to him as a gift from his college at Oxford. Ultimately the tortoise outlived Laud by over 100 years. It was accidentally killed at the age of 120, when in 1753 it was dug up out of hibernation in the Palace garden by a careless labourer and subsequently died of frost exposure".
Obviously, Archbishop William Laud might well have been the founder member of the British Chelonia Group?
Judging from the shenanigans, that went off later on at the EGM, a few more of those old skeletons were rattling in the cupboard yesterday.