ECCO IL PROGRAMMA DEFINITIVO!!
Second European Freshwater Turtle Breeders’ Convention
organized by
EFTBA (European Freshwater Turtle Breeders’ Association)
Venice, Italy, February 22-24, 2008
location: Circolo Artistico di Venezia
Palazzo delle Prigioni
Castello
I-30100 VENEZIA
General and housing information
The convention is dedicated to increase and distribute our knowledge and understanding of breeding freshwater turtles in captivity. The presentations will contribute to that purpose. There will also be presentations focusing on related subjects/topics such as biotope/habitat descriptions, travelogues and conservation projects.
We try to keep costs for food and accommodation low. For finding a hotel room please contact
Andrea Franzoi
E-Mail:
testudo@teamprogetti.net
IMPORTANT: Conference language will be English only with simultaneous translation into Italian.
Current updates on the conference and the program can be found at:
http://www.eftba.org
Registration
Every participant must register in advance. Registration should be by email until no later than February 1, 2008. Direct registration applications to:
Dr. Harald Artner, Maria Ponsee 32, A-3454 Sitzenberg-Reidling, Austria
E-Mail:
dr.h.artner@aon.at
IMPORTANT: participation cannot be guaranteed without registration in time!
Attendance fees in EURO (€): Non-members: € 30.-, EFTBA members: € 15.-
payment is done directly at the conference.
The symposium is free of charge for speakers.
Preliminary Program
Friday, February 22
20:00 Informal meeting of the participants
Saturday, February 23
09:00 Welcoming speech – Harald Artner (EFTBA chairman and editor of EMYS magazine), Agostino Montalti (chairman, Tarta Club Italia) & Andrea Franzoi (chief organizer and editor of TESTUDO magazine)
09:15 Successful breeding of the Annam Pond Turtle Mauremys annamensis in Austria – Andreas Hofer, Wels, Austria
10:00 The Razorback Musk Turtle Sternotherus carinatus, a rare turtle species from the southeastern USA – Stefano Redaelli, Milan, Italy
10:45 coffee break
11:00 Prophylactic and quarantine management in the rearing of freshwater turtle species – Mattia Bielli, Novara, Italy
11:30 Infectious diseases of the skin and the shell of aquatic turtles - Giordano Nardini, Novara, Italy
12:00 Keeping and breeding the Chinese Striped Turtle Mauremys (Ocadia) sinensis – Andrea Luison, Latina, Italy
12:30 lunch break
14:00 Excursions – Andrea Franzoi, Venice, Italy
18:30 dinner
21:00 Antarctica - once a turtles’ paradise - Jan Michels, Bremerhaven, Germany
OPEN END
Sunday, February 24
09:00 Keeping and breeding of the Pacific Coast Giant Musk Turtle Staurotypus salvinii – Davide Carlino, Rome
09:45 First time breeding of William’s Mud Turtle Pelusios williamsi williamsi and the Yellow-bellied Mud Turtle Pelusios castanoides castanoides using results of field trips in their natural habitats in western and southeastern Kenya – Harald Artner, Sitzenberg-Reidling, Austria
10:30 coffee break
10:45 Breeding Parker’s Snake-neck Turtle Macrochelodina parkeri – Oliver Römpp, Dewangen, Germany
11:30 Outstanding turtle species bred by EFTBA in 2007 – Marijan Tunjic, Vienna, Austria
End of the conference at approximately 12:00 noon.