3rd International Flamingo Symposium

3rd International Flamingo Symposium

October 6th - 8th 2014

Hosted by SeaWorld San Diego

The conference will be held at SeaWorld in San Diego, California on October 6-8, 2014. The theme is “Conservation and Sustainability.”

If you are interested in attending, please contact laurie.conrad@seaworld.com 

We are also inviting submission of papers for presentation at the symposium. For more details on submitting a paper contact laurie.conrad@seaworld.com

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Third African Symposium on Zoological Medicine

Third  African Symposium on Zoological Medicine

The Johannesburg Zoo would like to invite you to the 3rd African Symposium on Zoological Medicine. The symposium aims to provide the very best and newest information on Zoological and Wildlife medicine to Veterinarian staff and students. So join us for an informative weekend. For more information, please contact Louise Matschke on 011 646 2000 ext 228

Giant Panda Research Symposium

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 Giant Panda Research Symposium

World’s Panda Experts Gather at Edinburgh Zoo

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is proud to announce that they are bringing the foremost panda experts in the world to Scotland to develop a worldwide five year Giant Panda Research Project.

From the 10^th to 12^th September 2013, some of the world’s brightest lights will gather together in the same room for the very first time at Edinburgh Zoo for the Giant Panda Research Symposium. Spearheaded by RZSS, and the next important steps in the conservation charity’s Giant Panda Project, the event will see experts from around the world come together to help to develop a five year giant panda research plan which will have global ramifications on how giant pandas are cared for in zoos around the world and in Chinese reserves. The five year giant panda research plan will centre on five key areas: field ecology, genetic management, artificial breeding and infant panda care, veterinary management and research, then finally cognitive evolution and behavioural research.

Amongst many others, attending will be experts from RZSS, the CWCA (China Wildlife Conservation Association), CCRCGP (China Conservation and Research for Giant Pandas), the State Forestry Association for the People’s Republic of China (SFA), the Chinese Academy of Science and Peking University. Key individuals from panda zoos around the world will also be present, including experts from Smithsonian National Zoological Park, San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research and Memphis Zoo. Researchers and representatives from related UK and worldwide institutions who can bring their expertise to the key areas of panda research will also be in attendance, including key Scottish bodies like the Nutrition and Health at the University of Aberdeen, the Natural History for the University of Glasgow and the Psychology Department for the University of St Andrews.

The Symposium will be officially opened by the Chinese Consulate General Li Ruiyou.

Chris West, CEO of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, said:

“I am immensely excited that RZSS is spearheading a global research project into giant pandas. The outcome of the Giant Panda Research Symposium, a multi-disciplinary global gathering to come up with a five year programme of integrated research and applied science, should make a real difference to the conservation of pandas and their habitat in the wilds of China. This really is ground-breaking research science at which RZSS is at the heart. The symposium underlines the Society’s aims to continue to be a world leader in conservation, science and education.”

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WWGBP VII World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls

Raptor Research Foundation Annual Conference 2013

III Neotropical Raptor Network Conference

WWGBP VII World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls

We Welcome You to Bariloche in 2013!

For the first time, a joint meeting between the Raptor Research Foundation, the Neotropical Raptor Network (The Peregrine Fund) and the World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owlshttp://www.raptors-international.org/  (WWGBP) will take place in South America.  A perfect mixture of wild nature and cultural heritage awaits you, so mark your calendars now and we will ensure that you experience all the wonders the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, Patagonia and Argentina have to offer.

This international meeting will be held 21-24 October 2013 in the heart of Nahuel Huapi National Park, Bariloche City, Rio Negro province, Argentina. The conference will be hosted by the Universidad Nacional del Comahue – INIBIOMA/CONICET, Bariloche, Argentina. Pre (workshops, field trips) and post (field trips) conferences activities are also offered.

The conference venue is the Hotel Panamericano Bariloche, a five star hotel in downtown Bariloche. The local organizing committee chairs are Drs.Miguel D. Saggese, (College of Veterinary Medicine-Western University of Health Sciences, California, USA), Valeria Ojeda and Sergio A. Lambertucci (Laboratorio Ecotono, Universidad Nacional del Comahue – INIBIOMA/CONICET, Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina). For more information, please contact the conference chairs (click on their names) or send us an email to barilocheraptors2013@gmail.com.
EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED  Because of technical issues with the conference registration software, we have extended the deadline for early registration, abstract submissions, and grants & awards to June 16th.

We look forward to seeing you in Bariloche!!!
Conference Deadlines:
June 16, 2013    
Abstract submission    
Andersen Award application    
Koplin Travel Award application
Early registration deadline

SYMPOSIUM - THE ZOOS OF THE FUTURE

SYMPOSIUM

“THE ZOOS OF THE FUTURE”:

An outlook for Latin America and the World

August 21- 23, 2013 

THE GUADALAJARA ZOO

Keynote Speaker:
Jon Coe
Jon Charles Coe, AILA, FASLA, ZAA. Australia
Master of Landscape Architecture with Honors, 1966. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture with Honors 1964. University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
Founding Principal, 2004. Jon Coe Design, Pty. Ltd., Healesville, Victoria, Australia
Founding Principal, 1985-2003. CLRdesign, inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Principal, 1979-1983. Jones & Jones, Seattle, Washington, USA
Project Experience
Over one hundred and sixty planning and design projects for over eighty-two zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, theme parks and national parks in thirteen nations.
Has participated in several Lectures and Design Workshops internationally.
www.joncoedesign.com

Keynote Speaker:
David Hancocks
Architect and zoo director for thirty years, is passionately opposed to the poor standards that have prevailed and still exist in many zoos.
Expert in preparing and supervising master plans for zoos, natural history museums, botanic gardens, nature centers.
Author, "Animals and Architecture (1971); "A Different Nature" (2001); Co-author and editor, "An Elephant in the Room: The Science and Well-Being of Elephants in Captivity" (2009); Invited chapters in "Wild Mammals in Captivity: Principles and Techniques" (1996)"; "Ethics on the Ark: Zoos, Animal Welfare and Wildlife Conservation" (1995); "Elephants and Ethics: Toward a Morality of Coexistence" (2008); among many others
Has offer lectures internationally about zoos and its future

Keynote Speaker:
Michael Noonan, PhD
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY. E.U.A
Animal Behavior Professor, Department of Biology, Canisius College.
Founder and Chair of the Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation undergraduate major.
Founder and Director of the Anthrozoology Master's Degree program.
Founder and Director of the Institute for the Study of Human-Animal Relations.
Founder and Director of the Canisius Ambassadors for Conservation.
Organizer of “THE FUTURE OF ZOOS”. A Special Symposium co-hosted by The Canisius College Institute for the Study of Human-Animal Relations and The Buffalo Zoological Gardens, February/2012.


Addressed To:

Zoo directors, curators, managers, designers, architects, veterinarians, biologists, zoo educators, zookeepers and any person interested in the development of zoos, aquariums, nature parks, and wildlife of Mexico and Latin-America.

Together with our keynote speakers, professionals from zoos and universities of various Latin-American countries will join in the discussions, and will bring their perspective to the topic.

COST: $150.00 USD

INCLUDES: 3 days of conferences, boards of discussion, and workshops, simultaneous translation (english-spanish-english), proceedings, coffee breaks, transport and visit to the Guadalajara Zoo.

NH HOTEL-GUADALAJARA
São Paulo 2334, Providencia, 44630 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
(+52)01-33-3648-9500 E-mail: nhguadalajara@nh-hotels.com
http://www.nh-hoteles.com.mx
Symposium rates: $1,100.00 MXN single or double room + taxes

More information and registration:

mmartinez@zooguadalajara.com.mx

lsoto@zooguadalajara.com.mx

(+52)01 33 3674 4488

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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

www.abwak.org

2011 INTERNATIONAL ELEPHANT AND RHINO CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

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The Rotterdam Zoo in association with the International Elephant Foundation (IEF) would like to invite you to participate in the 2011 Elephant and Rhino Research and Conservation Symposium scheduled for October 10-14, 2011 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

This year IEF welcomes to the elephant symposium our colleagues working with all species of rhinos, both in human care and in the wild. Elephants and rhinos face similar problems in the wild (habitat loss and poaching), and many animal managers, field conservationists, veterinarians and researchers work with both rhino and elephant.

Registration fees will be 250 Euros which will include congress fee, ice-breaker, lunches, beverages offered during the congress, dinner at the Zoo (Wednesday night).

Submissions for oral presentations and posters on all aspects of elephant conservation and research are now being accepted.

For more information about the meeting please contact:

Martin van Wees, Rotterdam Zoo, m.van.wees@rotterdamzoo.nl
Dr. Harald Schwammer, Zoo Vienna, hschwammer@ zoovienna.at
Deborah Olson, International Elephant Foundation, dolson@elephantconservation.org

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ABWAK Annual Symposium 2011

ABWAK Annual Symposium 2011

2nd Call for Presentations

ABWAK is holding its 2 day Annual Symposium at Port Lympne Wild Animal and Safari Park on the 05th and 06th March 2011. This year the symposium will focus on the modern zoo keeper and the latest techniques being employed in zoos in the UK and Ireland.

This is an opportunity for animal keepers to share their knowledge with other keepers in a friendly environment. We are inviting oral presentations on subjects ranging from new husbandry techniques, enclosure design, innovative environmental enrichment and new ideas in animal diets. 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 31st October 2010.
Please submit abstracts to Ross Snipp, ross.snipp@flamingoland.co.uk

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