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by Selena B.

This month's meeting was held at the home of Andrew.

We are planning on attending the Billings Bridge Wildlife Week show this year. Unlike previous years, it has been shortened to one day. Jonathan will look into getting an extension for our group. If you can volunteer your time or animals, please e-mail him. Other than the Billings Bridge show, we have no other shows lined up for the year. Members will start looking at the possibilities of doing shows or talks at other venues, such as libraries, community centres or shopping malls. If you know of a place that might be interested in a booth or presentation by the OARA, please let us know.

by Selena B.

This month's meeting was held at the home of Selena and Sarah.

The Billings Bridge mall show was a great success. This was most likely due to the fact that our booth was in the centre court, though we were a little tight for space. Next year, the mall is considering a one day format. If this is the case, we may not attend because it is too much work.

We will be attending the DND show at the RA Centre on June 20th. Animals and volunteers will be discussed at the next meeting.

St. Jean Baptist show is coming up. Though we declined last year, we may be asked again this year.

The first trip to the LEitrim wetlands was conducted. If you wish to join in upcoming visits, contact Andrew.

by Selena B.

The meeting took place at the house of Katie, Sue and Tony Perry.

The Billings Bridge Show was discussed.

Sue Perry has tickets to the Bruce and the Burgers concert in support of Katie's workplace. The concert will be held at the St. Elias Centre on 750 Ridgewood Ave, on Saturday April 12 7pm 'til Midnight. Tickets are twenty dollars.

The Leitrim Wetlands trip will be held sometime in the middle of April. If you are interested contact Andrew.

We will be doing another show for DND on June 20th 12h00-13h30 at the RA Centre beside Billings Bridge. Volunteers and animals will be discussed at the next meeting.

Future meetings willb e held at the following locations:
April: Selena's
May: Wes'
June: Annual BBQ and field trip at Bob's

by Cecilia

The elections for the 2008 executive will be held at this year's Christmas party. Come ready to volunteer for a position!!

The Reptile Expo in Kemptville was a success.

Montreal 2008 for those who are interested in the Scientific Conference to encourage youth in the herpetological society and awareness.

The OARA Christmas Party will be held at the house of Anthony, Neary, Cecilia and Carolyn on December 15th, 2007 at 6:00pm. Bring in something for the potluck dinner. The occasion will be a semi-formal, don't be afraid to go all formal! Don't forget about the gift exchange. The rules are: no animals, aquariums or ashtrays. (And I mean this).

Anthony will have the proper equipment for his artificial rock making demonstration at the November meeting.

by Cecilia Pich

The meeting was held at Kim's house.

Wildlife Nature Booths at Billings Bridge mall show:
The show will be held the last weekend of March, we have three tables, cages if needed, and poster boards. The theme for this mall show is the "Arctic" but we are not going to be following this theme. We also will have a photo booth for people who would like to get pictures taken with reptiles.

The Kemptville Reptile Expo is May 27th 2007.

The BBQ at Bob's will be Sunday, June 17th.

There was a discussion on who will attend the June symposium on the weekend of the 20-23. We discussed carpooling and hotel room sharing if anyone is interested. Registration fees are $145, spouse $75. Thes fees are due May 31, 2007. Fees WILL then go up to $191. Daily pricing is also available.

Cecilia and Anthony then gave a very interesting talk about building a vivarium.

We ended the evening with visiting and socializing.

by Cecilia Pich

Andrew had us playing Skulls and Skeletons (name that skeleton game).

At the Wildlife Nature Booths at Billings Bridge we have three tables. We have located two cages, and will be setting up a photo booth for fund-raising and entertainment. First weekend of April, Friday-Sunday.

We are covered for 2 million dollars in insurance.

The Kemptville REptile Expo is in May.

Jonathan has the site back up after its hiatus. It can be located at http://www.ottawaherps.com

At the March meeting there will be a presentation by Cecilia and Anthony.

We are still looking for people interested in going to the symposium in Toronto, June 20th-23rd. The registration fees are $145, spouse $75 and are due May 31st, 2007. After that date, the fees will go up to $191. Dailyh pricing is also available.

By Cecilia Pich

The January meeting was held at the home of Jonathan. This is his new home and he made us all feel very welcome!

We are in search for spearkers willing to present for meetings. Please feel free to volunteer. Anthony will be doing a presentation on the setup and operation of a vivarium. The vivarium was currently under construction at the time of the meeting. It is now operational. All he has to do is gather the photos and video of the project.

The OARA will be at the National Wildlife Week Wildlife Festival at the Billings Bridge Shopping Plaza again this year. It's three months away and all volunteers are welcome. Jonathan will have more details in February.

The OARA received a thank you from the Ottawa Ex Pet Fest coordinator.

There will be a Reptile Expo on the 27thof May at the Kemptville Community Complex. The OARA will have a table there in order to offer the public information on our club. Volunteers are welcome for this event as well.

There was discussion during the meeting regarding the people who may wish to attend the 31st International Herpetological Symposium on the 20-23 of June and if there are members going and the possibility of sharing accommodations. One of our members, Wes von Papineäu, will be presenting a lecture on the media and reptiles. This is not to be missed!

The rest of the meeting was spent socializing.

The website is being currently updated. Minutes and notes will appear here soon.