2005 Hellbender Symposium

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2005 Hellbender Symposium

Welcome Hellbender Enthusiasts!

The 2005 Hellbender Symposium will be held 19-22 June at Gaston’s White River Resort in Lakeview, Arkansas.  Gaston’s, a well-known trout fishing resort, is nestled along the eastern bank of the scenic White River, less than 3 km below Bull Shoals Dam. 

Ben Wheeler, Waylon Hiler, and I are your co-hosts.  We are excited to be organizing this conference and look forward to meeting with the world’s leading experts on giant salamanders.  Please feel free to contact any of us regarding any aspect of the meeting.

In order to allow for economical lodging, we have reserved the entire River Villa at Gaston’s Resort.  The River Villa contains 10 rooms, each with two beds and a private bath.  This facility also contains a large common room and patio that should allow for those late night discussions/rendezvous.  These rooms are priced for two occupants at $101 (+ tax) per room per night.  In addition, we have also reserved an adjacent facility with 12 motel rooms.  Each room contains two beds and a private bath at a rate of $87 (+ tax) per room per night.  There are also many other accommodations with kitchen facilities and other amenities at higher rates; these can be seen on Gaston’s web page.

*Accommodations are on a first come--first serve basis, but graduate students (or those not concerned with noise) will have first priority at the River Villa.  Reservations can be made at (870) 431-5202.

*A deposit from the general symposium fund was required for us to reserve the above two facilities, so we encourage you to take advantage of these reservations. 

The registration fee has been set at $35, and we have hired Marty Capron to design a hellbender t-shirt (ca. $15) for the symposium.  Any excess funds will be donated toward the 2007 Hellbender Symposium (location to be announced).   We have provided links to Registration Form and Call for Papers.  

We have arranged for two catered meals.  Monday evening we will have BBQ pork and beef,  and Tuesday we plan to have a fried fish/chicken meal.  The $20 on the registration form will cover the cost of both meals.

We'll see you in the Ozarks!

Sincerely,

Stan Trauth

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