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SYMPOSIUM: 40 Years of Protecting Loggerhead Turtles E V A E STHTE DA November 11, 2015 Presented with the KICA Our World Program The Sandcastle 4–7 p.m. Beverages and Hors D’oeuvres E njoy two amazing video presentations. Graduate students from the University of South Carolina produced the first program 40 years ago on Kiawah Island. Cynthia P. Neal, the award-winning filmmaker who produced both of our Legacy of Kiawah videos, filmed the second video this year on Kiawah Island during our nesting and hatching season. Enjoy a discussion by a panel including: Mary Alice Monroe, best-selling author and dedicated turtle lady; Kevin Mills, president and CEO of the South Carolina Aquarium; John Mark Dean, distinguished professor emeritus, Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina; Gene Furchgott, producer of the 1974 loggerhead turtle video; Rhett Talbert, researcher and presenter in the 1974 video. Free to the public. Call the Sandcastle for reservations at (843) 768-3875 or by email to [email protected]. NK PUT THIS ONE ON YOUR BUCKET LIST! SUMMER/FALL 2015 • VOLUME 34 Mary Alice Monroe Turtle photos by Jack Kotz 9