About Special Species Symposium 2008
Each year the Special Species Symposium strives to provide participants with a unique learning experience in the many fields of exotic animal veterinary medicine. The Colleges of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University and at the University of Pennsylvania alternate hosting the Symposium annually. The 2008 Special Species Symposium Committee from the University of Pennsylvania plans to continue the tradition of sharing with you lecturers and presenters who are experts in their field and are excited to educate. Learning opportunities will include marine animal, invertebrate, exotic practice, reptile, and emergency medicines, emerging disease studies, and many other subjects, with particular emphasis on conservation of our environment.
The Special Species Symposium welcomes all veterinary students, veterinary technicians/nurses, and veterinarians who wish to attend; especially those who share our interest in the wellbeing of exotic animals.
As we prepare for this exciting event, we thank the many lecturers and presenters who graciously share with us their time and knowledge in this and in previous years.
Below are the members of the 2008 Special Species Symposium committee from the University of Pennsylvania.
We look forward to a great symposium.
| Chair | Marissa Sue | msue@vet.upenn.edu |
| Lecture Chairs |
Marie Ford Pete Midgley |
fordma@vet.upenn.edu pmidgley@vet.upenn.edu |
| Wetlab Chairs |
Meghan Gick Ashleigh Walker Angelique Leone |
mgick@vet.upenn.edu walkeras@vet.upenn.edu aleone@vet.upenn.edu |
| Banquet Organizers |
Erin Scott Brittany Watson Melissa Vetter Victoria Keck |
erinsco@vet.upenn.edu brittawa@vet.upenn.edu mvetter@vet.upenn.edu vkeck@vet.upenn.edu |
| Registration/Website |
Branka Grubor Allison Newkirk Rachel Cassoff |
brankag@vet.upenn.edu newkirk@vet.upenn.edu rcassoff@vet.upenn.edu |
| Housing Chair |
Brad Bates Jessica Matejik |
batesb@vet.upenn.edu jmatejik@vet.upenn.edu |
| Advertising | Angelique Leone |
aleone@vet.upenn.edu |
| Fundraising Committee |
Kristin Bodtmann Beth Mehaffey Elise Dunphy |
bodtmann@vet.upenn.edu potaffey@yahoo.com edunphy@vet.upenn.edu |
| Treasurer | Elise Dunphyy |
edunphy@vet.upenn.edu |
| Faculty Advisor | Jeleen Briscoe, VMD | briscoej@vet.upenn.edu |