2012 NEPARC Meeting

The 2012 annual meeting will be held July 24-26 in the scenic White Mountain region of New Hampshire at the Highland Center. The 2012 meeting will be 2 full days (July 25-26), with an evening social held on the 24th.

• 2012 Meeting Sponsors
• NEPARC would like to thank our 2012 meeting sponsors (pdf file)
• It is not too late to become a sponsor, see our sponsorship form (pdf file)
• Call for Abstracts
• Call for abstracts - instructions (pdf file)
• Oral presentation abstracts - deadline past
• Poster presentation abstracts deadline is June 15, 2012
• Agenda
• Draft agenda (pdf file)
• Registration
• On-line registration - now open (off-site link)
• Student registration (before June 1): $79 [actively enrolled students only; use 'student' discount code]
• Early registration (before June 1): $99
• Late registration (starting June 1): $120
• Registration includes all meals on Wed (7/25), plus breakfast and lunch on 7/26
• Lodging is additional, see below
• Directions to AMC Highland Center
• Watch for Moose!
• Directions to AMC Highland Center (at AMC Highland Center's website)
• Nearest airports are: Mancester, NH and Portland, ME
• On-site Lodging: AMC Highland Center
• AMC Highland Center is in Bretton Woods, website: http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/whitemountains/highland/ (off-site link)
• Shared bunkroom (shared bathroom) is $32.70 per night per person. Bunk rooms hold 2 to 6 people.
• Double occupancy private room (with bathroom) is $67.58 per night per person.
• Single occupancy private room (with bathroom) is $129.71 per night.
• These discounted rates apply for NEPARC participants (and associated family) and are available for the nights of July 24-26.
• Call AMC directly at: (603) 466-2727 (available Monday - Saturday from 9:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m.)
• Tell them you are registered for the NEPARC conference (group number 181050).
• NEPARC enocurages all participants to stay at the AMC Highland Center Lodge, space permitting.
• All meals and presentations are at this location, so staying here means no driving needed once you've arrived
• Except perhaps camping, the bunkhouse rate is likely the cheapest option in the area.
• At this time of year, the private room rates is cheaper than most local hotels.
• Early booking is highly recommended, as unused rooms in our block reservation will be released in early June.
• Spouses/guests
• If you are bringing a spouse, friend, or child to the AMC Lodge and/or NEPARC meeting, you have several options depending on how much they will attend the meeting. Because meals are part of the NEPARC registration (separate from lodging), those not registering won't automatically have meals at lodge available unless they do one of the following:
• Option 1: Guest will attend talks and eat meals - Register them for NEPARC meeting.
• Option 2: Guest will ONLY attend Wednesday (July 25th) dinner/social. Register yourself and add guest for social (extra $30).
• Option 3: Guest will be staying at lodge and wants meals but will not attend meeting. Tell AMC Lodge Registration staff this during booking. The Lodging rate will be more than the 'just lodging' NEPARC rate for the guest.
• Option 4: Guest will not attend conference but may eat some meals. Pay for individual meals at lodge day of, but this option is only available if space is available.
• Off-Site Lodging: nearby towns
• Twin Mountain, N.H. (closest)
• Bartlett, N.H.
• Lincoln, N.H.
• North Conway, N.H.
• Due to scenic nature of this location, accommodations in area fill up fast. We suggest booking early.
• NEPARC enocurages all participants to stay at the AMC Highland Center Lodge, space permitting.
• Camping
• Zealand and Sugarloaf Campgrounds (White Mountain National Forest managed)
• www.fs.usda.gov/whitemountain (info)
• www.recreation.gov (booking)
• Dry River Campground (State park managed)
• 2059 US Route 302
• 603-374-2272
• www.nhstateparks.com/crawford.html
• Crawford Notch Campground and General Store (privately managed)
• 1138 US Route 302
• 603-374-2779
• www.crawfordnotchcamping.com/index.php
• The Ammonoosuc Campground (privately managed)
• US Route 3, Twin Mountain, NH 03595
• 603-846-5527
• www.ucampnh.com/ammonoosuc/
• Beech Hill Campground (privately managed)
• Twin Mountain
• 603-846-5521
• www.beechhill.com
• Living Water Campground (privately managed)
• 5 miles to Highland Center
• 603-846-5513
• www.livingwatercampground.com
• Silent Auction
• All attendees are encouraged to bring items for the silent auction
• Please email Scott Schlueter (Scott_Schlueter@fws.gov) to let him know what you are bringing for auction
• Advance notice of items is not required, but helps us with space planning
• Photo project
• NEPARC is trying to assemble a nice collection of Northeast herp species photos
• Please consider bringing a CD of your photos to the meeting
• To learn more, visit: Wanted - Your Herp Photos webpage

Previous NEPARC Meetings

See previous meetings page for information on our past annual meetings.