Participants should be undergraduates or professionals in the field of biology, marine biology, veterinary medicine and oceanography, among others. Lodging, breakfast and scientific and technical publications concerning sea turtles are included in the cost of the seven day course. The venue will be that of the 17 th Symposium, the Delta Orlando Resort. This is not a hands-on course or a course with laboratories, but rather a two day session where leaders in the field are invited to speak on these concepts of reptile disease and surgical techniques. As papers are received they will be hyper-linked to the page and thus available online.
Registration is available online through links to the web page above.
On November 29 th 1998 Dr. James I. Richardson was bestowed the Honorary Order of Officer of the Golden Ark by His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, during a ceremony at the Soestdijk Royal Palace in Holland. Dr. Richardson joined the ranks of 325 international nature conservationists who have received this honour. The Honorary Order of the Golden Ark was established in 1971 by His Royal Highness. Its aim is to recognized individuals who have dedicated themselves in an exemplary way to the conservation of nature. Jim also served on the Editorial Board of the Marine Turtle Newsletter for many of its formative years.