Program Details 2019*

Title

Animalia Obscura: Hidden Oddities of the Animals and Insects Around Us

Description

This lively presentation weaves science with natural history presented through the lens of Rebecca’s work as an urban wildlife manager and wildlife disease epidemiology researcher. Rebecca will share specimens from her “Creepy Zoo,” a traveling live insect zoo and she invites you to meet her giant pet cockroach, Kafka. This talk is geared toward adults, but children are welcome to attend.

Presenter’s Name

Rebecca Fyffe

Presenter’s Website

https://landmarkpest.com/

Presenter’s Bio

Rebecca is a socially-conscious entrepreneur and founder of Landmark Pest Management. The firm contributes significantly to science in the public interest.

She is a researcher in collaboration with the Urban Wildlife Institute at the Lincoln Park Zoo, working under grants from the National Science Foundation and the Grant Healthcare Foundation, to study human-wildlife interactions in community gardens across Chicago and perform wildlife disease surveillance to monitor for emerging pathogens.

*Note: This program was offered last year and may or may not be offered again this year.

Deadlines

  • Registration - Join the fun at WeeM. Register at the door if you haven’t preregistered. The deadline for online registration was October 17.
  • Vendor space - Please complete and submit a Vendor Application by Wednesday, October 22nd. If you have any questions after reviewing the Vendor Flyer containing all the details, contact the WeeM Vendor Liaison .
  • Lodging - The deadline set by the hotel for the WeeM rate was October 9th.
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  • Room Sharing - Email us  if you’re interested in sharing a room by submitting your preferences by Wednesday, October 29th.
  • Speaker/Meet & Greet/Tournament Submissions - The deadline to submit your proposal for a program, Meet & Greet, or tournament for WeeM was Monday, September 15th.

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