{"id":8,"date":"2013-03-07T19:45:01","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T19:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serchapter2018.wpengine.com\/texas\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-05-19T18:22:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T23:22:36","slug":"meetings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Annual Conference<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5>Our annual conference is the primary mechanism for bringing our members together. Typically held in early November, speakers present papers on restoration theory, projects, education, and even art from around Texas. Field trips and social events are key elements of the conference, allowing members to see active projects in the vicinity of the conference, as well as to meet informally with their peers to discuss restoration.<\/h5>\n<h5>This year&#8217;s annual conference will be held <strong>November 6-9<\/strong> in San Antonio. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/2025\/05\/13\/homepage-feature\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> for more information!<\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_3468\" style=\"width: 347px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/poster-session-houston-overview-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3468\" class=\" wp-image-3468\" src=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/poster-session-houston-overview-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/poster-session-houston-overview-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/poster-session-houston-overview-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/poster-session-houston-overview-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/poster-session-houston-overview-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/poster-session-houston-overview-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/poster-session-houston-overview-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/poster-session-houston-overview-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/poster-session-houston-overview-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/poster-session-houston-overview-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/poster-session-houston-overview-1300x975.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/poster-session-houston-overview-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poster session at the 2024 Annual Conference in Houston, TX.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3469\" style=\"width: 344px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/field-trip-txser-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3469\" class=\" wp-image-3469\" src=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/field-trip-txser-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/field-trip-txser-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/field-trip-txser-1024x810.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/field-trip-txser-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/field-trip-txser-1536x1215.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/field-trip-txser-2048x1619.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/field-trip-txser-2000x1581.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/field-trip-txser-450x356.jpg 450w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/field-trip-txser-600x474.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/field-trip-txser-1500x1186.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/field-trip-txser-1300x1028.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/texas\/files\/2025\/05\/field-trip-txser-400x316.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Field trip to the University of Houston Coastal Center during TXSER&#8217;s 2024 Annual Conference.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Regional Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5>TXSER&#8217;s Board includes regional representatives from around the state who organize events and help members in their region connect to one another and the parent organization. Events include volunteer days, workshops, speakers, and restoration discussions. We also participate in <a href=\"https:\/\/makeadifferenceweek.org\/\"><strong>SER&#8217;s Make a Difference Week<\/strong><\/a> each year. To find out what&#8217;s happening in your region, contact your rep!<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Central TX (North-Austin Area): Jacqui Ferrao, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:j.ferrato@tnc.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">j.ferrato@tnc.org<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Central TX (South-San Antonio Area:\u00a0 Kelly Lyons, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:klyons@trinity.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">klyons@trinity.edu<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Coast: Gaby Sosa, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:gsosa@tamu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">gsosa@tamu.edu<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Coast (Houtson Area): Kerri Crawford, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:kmcrawford3@uh.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">kmcrawford3@uh.edu<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">East Texas: Shawn Benedict, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Shawn_Benedict@tnc.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shawn_Benedict@tnc.org<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Texas: Michael Kollodziej, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:mkollodziej@sariverauthority.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mkollodziej@sariverauthority.org<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West Texas: Sergio Samaniego, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:sdsamaniego@utep.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sdsamaniego@utep.edu<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Texas:Brand Richter, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:BrandRichter@my.unt.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BrandRichter@my.unt.edu<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">High Plains: Ted Maas, <a href=\"mailto:tmaas44@gmail.com\">tmaas44@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual Conference Our annual conference is the primary mechanism for bringing our members together. 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