ABWAK Symposium 2013 - RZSS Edinburgh Zoo

ABWAK Symposium 2013 - RZSS Edinburgh Zoo

 

AGENDA: Saturday 2^nd March

TIME:	ITEM:        Final draft programme, subject to change without notice	SPEAKER
08:30	Registration opens: Edinburgh Zoo Education Centre
09:30	Welcome Address.	Ross Snipp Chair of ABWAK (& Zoo Manager, Flamingo Land) Chris West Chief Executive, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
09:45	Key note speaker – The Future of Zoos	Lesley Dickie Director, EAZA
10:15	Keeper development	Greg Clifton Primate Keeper, Twycross Zoo & ABWAK Council
10:35	How the ICZ helped me (ABWAK ICZ grant recipient)	Yianna Cooling Head Keeper, Paradise Wildlife Park
Coffee break 10:55 – 11:15
Sign up for keeper tours
11:15	Role of zoos and zookeepers in capacity-building for ex-situ conservation	Tim Wright Deputy Head of Conservation Training, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
11:35	A One Plan Approach	John Partridge Senior Curator of Animals, Bristol Zoo Gardens
11:55	AGM – ABWAK Reports and updates from the Association; Election of Council	Ross Snipp Chair of ABWAK
12:30 -1:00	Edinburgh Zoo keeper led tours – limited numbers for each: Hoofstock(20-25), Primates(20), Living Links & Budongo (25), Carnivores (20) , Penguins (20), Koalas (8 people only)	RZSS keepers
1:00 – 2:15 – LUNCH and Time in the Zoo (note giant panda viewing is booked for Sunday) Also @ 1:45 -  Lecture Theatre Jo Elliott Records Officer at Edinburgh Zoo- ZIMS demonstration
2:15 – Penguin Parade (to be confirmed)
2:30	Keepers and the Media	Charlotte Macdonald Living Collection Curator, Twycross Zoo
2:50	Advances in Raptor training and husbandry	Mark Habben Zoological Manager, ZSL London Zoo
3:10	Fish Net – Conservation of Freshwater Fishes	Brian Zimmerman Aquarium Curator, ZSL London  Zoo
3:30 – 3:50 coffee
3:50	Living Links & Budongo Trail – research facilities and exhibit	Alison Dowling Senior Keeper, RZSS Edinburgh Zoo
4:10	Breeding Inca terns (Larosterna inca) in a free flying mixed exhibit	Amy Fitzgerald Senior Keeper, Living Coasts, Torquay
7pm Symposium Dinner, Mansion House, Edinburgh Zoo (£25) pre-booking required 4:30 – 5:00	And apparently zoo keepers used to handle animals too…	Douglas Richardson Animal Collection Manager, RZSS Highland Wildlife Park

ABWAK Symposium 2013 – RZSS Edinburgh Zoo

AGENDA: Sunday 3^rd March

TIME:	ITEM: Final draft programme, subject to change without notice	SPEAKER
9:00	Arrival, Coffee & Biscuits:  Edinburgh Zoo Education Centre
9:30	Welcome address
9.40	South East Asian Wildlife Trade – Why we need an EAZA Campaign	Stewart Muir Director Newquay Zoo & ABWAK President
10.00	Wake up to Climate Change before it’s too late (and prepare for the next EAZA campaign)	Stephen Woollard Head of Discovery & Learning, RZSS & ABWAK Vice Chair & Editor
10:30	Management of a pride of lions at Flamingo Land	Martin Lees Flamingo Land
Coffee 10:50 – 11:10
11:10	Beyond Browse	Simon Jones Curator of Plants & Head of Sustainability, RZSS Edinburgh Zoo
11:30 -12:30	Panda Tours & Browse in The Zoo	N.B. Pre-booked timed tickets to see the pandas; plus time to look at browse/time in Zoo
Lunch 12:30 – 1:15
1:15	Returning the fen raft spider back to the wild in the UK	Karen Lambert Lead Keeper, Lower Vertebrates and Invertebrates, Chester Zoo
1:35	Enrichment & Training In Reptiles	Grant Kother Reptile Keeper, ZSL London Zoo
1:55	Giant Pandas at Edinburgh Zoo	Alison Maclean Team Leader Giant Panda and Carnivores, RZSS Edinburgh Zoo
2:15	Making Choices for to-morrow…… for today	Darren Beasley Longleat Safari and Adventure Park
2:35 – 2:55 Coffee
2:55	New ‘Penguins Rock’ Exhibit	Colin Oulton Team Leader of Birds, RZSS Edinburgh Zoo
3:15	Aquaponic Systems – Green filters	John Maxwell Askham Bryan College
3:35	Breeding of Lear's Macaws	Lisa Bath Harewood Bird Gardens
4: 00 – 4:15	Close & Q&A	Ross Snipp Chair of ABWAK
5:00 Zoo Closes Thanks for Coming – for those staying over: restaurants/bars in Edinburgh for the night!

MONDAY 4^th MARCH

Optional trip to the RZSS Highland Wildlife Park in the Cairngorms National Park
(polar bear, Amur tiger, Japanese macaque, musk ox, Scottish wild cat and more)
Coach £20 subject to numbers booking – approx. 8am leave Edinburgh and approx. 17.00 back in Edinburgh
Please tell us if you are interested in this trip.
If coming by car you may drive yourself (approx. 120 miles north of Edinburgh) – but please let us know you intend to go to obtain free entry and to meet staff there.  

ABWAK Annual Symposium 2013

ABWAK Annual Symposium 2013

 

Call for Presentations

ABWAK is holding its 2 day Annual Symposium at Edinburgh Zoo, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, on the 02^nd and 03^rd March 2013.



This is an opportunity for animal keepers to share their knowledge with other keepers in a friendly environment. We are inviting oral presentations on any subject relating to the work of zoo keepers, such as husbandry and welfare of wild animals, in-situ and ex-situ conservation, education, etc. Preference will be given to zoo keepers working in the UK and Ireland, but we also encourage students and other zoo professionals as well.



Presentations would normally be no longer than 20 minutes, with time for questions. A brief outline/abstract of your presentation should be submitted and you will be informed if your presentation has been accepted.



The outline/abstract should include:

• Title
• Keywords
• Author
• A/V equipment required
• Summary of presentation (no more than 300 words).

Deadline is 30^th September 2012.

Please submit abstracts to Ross Snipp, ross.snipp@flamingoland.co.uk

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