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PetHobbyist.com Announces Chat Week 2003 Online Pet Symposium
2003-11-12
 
AUSTIN, TX - PetHobbyist.com and its associated pet communities have announced that their sixth annual Chat Week online pet symposium will take place the week of December 7 through December 13. This year's guest list is larger than past years and includes some of the best-known breeders, hobbyists, researchers, videographers, photographers, and authors in the pet industry.

"Our staff and volunteers have put together a great guest list this year," said Jeff Barringer, CEO of OnlineHobbyist.com, Inc., operator of the PetHobbyist.com community. "This is the sixth year we have run the chat week symposium and it's always a lot of fun. Our users get to meet some of the best people in the hobby and the industry. For many of our users it may be their only opportunity to meet some of the people they have seen on TV or read in magazines or books."


Some of the guests scheduled to chat this year are:

Mark O'Shea - Star of Animal Planet's "Mark O'Shea's Big Adventure"
Trooper Walsh - Author and Managing Director of Zoogenisis LLC
KJ Lodigue - Alligator Biologist with Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept.
Kevin McCurley - Importer and Breeder of Exotic Python Color Morphs
Craig Hassapakis - Editor and Publisher "Amphibian and Reptile Conservation" Magazine
Patrick Nabors - Author and Breeder of Dart Frogs
Michael K. Ralbovsky - Reptile and Amphibian Educator
Richard Carey Paull - Author of "Tortoises of the World" book series
Richard Fife - Tortoise Breeder and owner of Riparian Farms
Russ Gurley - Author and Board Member of the Asian Turtle Consortium
Brian Greig Fry - Researcher of Australian Venoms
Kevin Kohen - Director of LiveAquaria.com
Martin Moe - Breeder, Biologist and Author of "The Marine Aquarium Handbook"
Julian Sprung - Co-Author of "The Reef Aquarium"
Tom Lang - Director of the Aquarius Aquarium Institute
Dr. Tom Lonsdale - Veterinarian and the Author of "Raw Meaty Bones"
Gloria Stephens - Author of "Legacy of the Cat"
Melody Pugh - Famous as "The Pet Detective"
Lainie Cantrell - Director of Public Relations for the AKC
Amy Shojai - Author "Your Aging Cat" and "Your Aging Dog"
Sharon Coleman - Attorney specializing in canine law
Helmi Flick - Noted Cat Photographer
Monica Segal - Author of "K9-Kitchen: The Truth Behind the Hype"
Liz Palika - Author of "WhatYour Dog Needs"
Darlene Arden - Author of "The Irrepressible Toy Dog,"
Debbie Ducommun - Author of "Rats: Complete Care Guide"
Pam Troutman - From STAR*Ferrets Not-for-Profit Ferret Network
Jacki Hadra - Founder of IMOM
Caroline Coile, Ph.D. - Author of "Barron's Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds"
Jim Smith - Noted Breeder of Bengal cats from Tejas Bengal Cats

More guests and schedule of events will be posted
at http://pethobbyist.com once the full schedule is available.

All times and guests are tentative, and guests may be added or removed based on availability, or technical difficulties. More times and dates will be added as guests confirm their schedules.

PetHobbyist.com, owned by OnlineHobbyist.com, Inc. is one of the largest and most popular independant pet communities on the internet, and was launched in 1999 based on the designs and assets of kingsnake.com publications. In 2002 it aquired the former AOL Pet Care Forum community from the Veterinary Information Network.

PetHobbyist.com now encompases the following web sites and communities:

AquariumHobbyist.com
BirdHobbyist.com
CatHobbyist.com
DogHobbyist.com
ExoticHobbyist.com
HorseHobbyist.com
InsectHobbyist.com
kingsnake.com
kingsnake.ca
kingsnake.co.uk
PondHobbyist.com
PetPress.net
RescueNetwork.org
 
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For Additional Information, Please Contact:
Jeff Barringer - (email)
President/CEO
OnlineHobbyist.com, Inc. (http://www.pethobbyist.com)
508 East Howard Lane #25
Austin, Texas 78753
United States
Phone: 512-990-1092
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