ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE
Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles
Each year, the Turtle Survival Alliance joins with the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group to host the Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles. The most esteemed global event of its kind, the Symposium provides an unmatched opportunity for those in our field to share their research, initiatives, techniques, and accomplishments.
Turtle Survival Alliance
23rd Annual Symposium July 20-25, 2025 Chattanooga, TN
We, the Turtle Survival Alliance and IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, invite you to join us for the 23rd Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles, July 20-25, 2025, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The Symposium will kick off with a pre-conference field trip Sunday, July 20, followed by workshops and an icebreaker with the Tennessee Aquarium Monday, July 21, and three days of sessions. For all turtle biologists and conservationists, this is the annual event you do not want to miss. Registration details will be shared early 2025.
For questions, please contact Chelsea Rinn at [email protected].
Information on the call for Abstracts & Sessions will be released in early 2025. For immediate questions, contact Jordan Gray at [email protected].
A Northern Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys rubriventris) at the Tennessee Aquarium. Photo courtesy of Doug Strickland/Tennessee Aquarium
Presenting Sponsor
presenting sponsor
Tennessee Aquarium
We are pleased to have Tennessee Aquarium as our Presenting Sponsor this year! For sponsorship information, please contact [email protected] in early 2025.