This convention gathers members from several freshwater fish organizations to offer expert speakers, workshops, fish sales, and field trips to fish facilities. The organizations attending will be The American Cichlid Association, American Livebearers Assocation, and the International Betta Congress.
The first Symposium of Captive Propagation and Husbandry of Reptiles and Amphibians was held in June 1976. That inaugural meeting at Hood College in Frederick, MD, eventually evolved into what we know today as the International Herpetological Symposium (IHS).
Each year the IHS is held in a different location and hosted by a zoological, herpetological or herpetocultural institution. Its purpose is two-fold:​
To provide an annual symposium for the dissemination of information and research pertaining to the natural history, conservation biology, captive management and propagation of amphibians and reptiles
To build a community open to all individuals who are interested in reptiles and amphibians and provide a platform that fosters the exchange of ideas and information
Individuals from all areas of herpetology and herpetoculture are involved in the planning of each event, and all are invited to attend.
Herpeton is a herpetological conference that was started by Jordan Donini, professor at Florida Southwestern State College. The conference brings together herpetology (study of reptiles and amphibians) researchers and advocates in South Florida to present on topics surrounding conservation, science, and captive husbandry of animals like snakes, lizards, gopher tortoises, box turtles, and sea turtles.