Hellbender Symposiums
The Hellbender Symposium is a biennial event where hellbender researchers from the all over the United States and other parts of the world meet to present and discuss their research. Below are some of the program lists, including the abstracts of all presentations at each symposiums. Click on the picture below to open the PDF and download it.
2019
The 9th Biennial Hellbender Symposium will be held from June 17th-20th, 2019 at the Hyatt Place Hotel in Blacksburg, Virginia..
If you have any questions, please contact Bill Hopkins at:
Bill Hopkins, Ph.D. Professor and Director
Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation
The Global Change Center at Virginia Tech
101 Cheatham Hall,
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Email: hopkinsw@vt.edu
Office: 540-231-7292
2017
2017 Hellbender Symposium Agenda (pdf, 2.9MB)
The 8th Biennial Hellbender Symposium was held from June 19th-22nd, 2017 at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson, Mississippi. If you have any questions, please contact Sheena Feist at:
Sheena Feist
Conservation Resources Biologist--Genetics
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
2148 Riverside Drive,
Jackson, MS 39202
Email: sheena.feist@mmns.state.ms.us
Office: 601-576-6013
2015
2015 Hellbender Symposium Agenda (pdf 1,284 KB)
The 7th Biennial Hellbender Symposium was held from June 14th-17th, 2015 at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel and St.Louis zoo in St. Louis, Missouri.
2013
The 6th Biennial Hellbender Symposium was held from June 24th-27th, 2013 at the Chattanooga Zoo in Chattanooga, Tennessee
2011
2011 Hellbender Symposium Agenda (pdf 770 KB)
The 5th Biennial Hellbender symposium was held from June 19th-22nd, 2011, in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
2009
2009 Hellbender Symposium Agenda (pdf 654 KB)
The 4th Biennial Hellbender symposium was held from June 21st-23rd, 2009, in Cumberland Falls State Park in Corbin, Kentucky.
2005
2005 Hellbender Symposium Agenda (pdf 651 KB)
The 2nd Biennial Hellbender Symposium was held from June 19th-22nd, 2005 in Lakeview, Arkansas.