Each year the Grupo Tortuguero holds a meeting in Mexico for all members as well as researchers, international partners and conservationists. This meeting has grown from 45 participants in 1999 to almost 350 in 2006. Participants share data and ideas, develop regional strategies, and learn leadership skills. The purpose of the meeting is to foster collaborative efforts between researchers, community members, enforcement officers, and regional conservation organizations and, ultimately, to accomplish the goals of the Grupo Tortuguero. At the annual meeting, members present results of research and monitoring projects, and attend training workshops.  Most importantly, conservation strategies are debated and developed, and critical personal relationships are formed and renewed. Members may be asked to perform outreach in their communities or take part in monitoring of sea turtle health and populations in their area.

Spanish versions of the documents below can be found on the Spanish version of this page.

2009 Annual Conference Reports and Documents

• GT11 Annual Meeting Report (64.5 kb)

2007 Annual Conference Reports and Documents

• Grupo Tortuguero: Grassroots Sea Turtle Conservation Network, Compiled Report (Coming soon)
• GT9 Conference Banner (Sponsor Logos) (156kb)
• Sponsors and Volunteers
• Participant List
• Summary of Kids Conference (27kb) (English coming soon!)

2006 Annual Conference Reports and Documents

• Grupo Tortuguero: Grassroots Sea Turtle Conservation Network, Compiled Report (1mb)
• Conference Proceedings Brand New in ENGLISH! (66kb)
• GT8 Conference Banner (Sponsor Logos) (156kb)
• Meeting Report (16.5kb)
• Sponsors and Volunteers (27kb)
• Participant List (46kb)
• Scientific Report This file is the power point presentation highlighting the research done by monitoring teams at various sites throughout Baja California Sur. The full summarized scientific report will be available soon. (191kb)
• Summary of Kids Conference (27kb)

2005 Annual Conference Reports and Documents

• Conference Proceedings English coming soon (184kb)
• GT7 Conference Banner (Sponsor Logos) (106kb)
• Meeting Report (121kb)
• Meeting Sponsors and Volunteers
• Participant List (134kb)
• Scientific Report (244kb)
• Summary of the Kids Conference (22kb)

2004 Annual Conference Reports and Documents

• Meeting Report (9kb)
• Meeting Sponsors (7kb)
• Program Pamphlet (Spanish) (879kb)
• Summary of the Meeting (Spanish) (20kb)

To order a printed version of the conference report and proceedings, contact Kama Dean at kama@propeninsula.org.

Annual Monitoring Meeting
The annual monitoring meeting of the Grupo Tortuguero gives monitoring teams throughout the network a chance to come together and celebrate the work they are doing to preserve the world's sea turtles. Team members come together to share their data, experiences and lessons learned while monitoring sea turtles in the Eastern Pacific. This monitoring meeting, held each fall, focuses on the monitoring teams and is a precursor to the Annual Meeting of the Grupo Tortuguero.

2005 Annual Monitoring Meeting Reports and Documents

• Meeting Report (218kb)

2004 Annual Monitoring Meeting Reports and Documents

• Meeting Report (198kb)

2003 Annual Monitoring Meeting Reports and Documents

• Results of the Meeting (63kb)

If you are interested in attending either of the annual meetings, or would like to volunteer, please contact Kama Dean at kama@propeninsula.org.

To see pictures from some of our conferences and events, visit the Photo Gallery.