Schedule. Monday, February 25th, 2013 & Tuesday, February 26th, :00am 5:00pm Closed Board Meeting Caladesi Room

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1 Schedule Monday, February 25th, 2013 & Tuesday, February 26th, :00am 5:00pm Closed Board Meeting Caladesi Room Tuesday, February 26th, :00pm 6:00pm Registration Hotel Lobby Wednesday, February 27th, :00am - 11:00am Free Breakfast Available Hotel Restaurant 7:00am 9:00am & Registration Hotel Lobby 2:00pm 6:00pm 7:45am 5:00pm Trips Meet in Hotel Lobby (Buses Leave at 8:00am) Trip 1: Swimming with Manatees Trip 2: Natural Encounters, Inc. Training and Education Facility 5:00pm 6:00pm Break 6:00pm 10:00pm Icebreaker Treasure Terrace 10:00pm 2:00am Hospitality Suite Open Cabana Suite Thursday, February 28th, :00am 11:00am Free Breakfast Available Hotel Restaurant 7:30am 6:00pm Registration Foyer 8:30am 9:15am Conference Opening Welcome Steve Martin, IAATE President

2 Facility Head Address Craig Pugh, Tampa s Lowry Park Zoo, Executive Director/CEO Schedule Review Helen Dishaw, IAATE VP Keynote Intro Melinda Mendolusky, Tampa s Lowry Park Zoo, Host Committee Chair 9:15am 10:15am Keynote Address Dr. Paul Reillo, Rare Species Conservatory 10:15am 10:30am Break Foyer 10:30am 12:30pm Presentations What Makes an Expert an Expert? Barbara Heidenreich, Animal Trainer and Behavior Consultant Creating Connections between People and Parrots: Managing the Lorikeet Encounter at the Philadelphia Zoo Catherine Vine, The Philadelphia Zoo Station Training with a Naïve Stork in a Multi-species Exhibit Lyndsay Newton, St. Augustine Alligator Farm Unwrapped: Holiday Free-flight Demos at the Zoo Tanya Drapeau, Falcon Environmental Services 12:30pm 2:00pm Lunch on Own (Hospitality Suite Open) Cabana Suite 2:00pm 3:30pm Presentations

3 The Art of the Lure: Lure Flying Falcons for Shows Gareth Morgen, African Lion Safari, Canada Bird Grooming Tips: Coping, Nail Trims and Bathing Options Cassie Malina, Natural Encoutners, Inc. Training and Utilizing Kites in Free Flight Support of Conservation Initiatives Stephen Schebel, The Center for Birds of Prey Charleston, SC 3:45pm 4:00pm Break Foyer 4:00pm 5:30pm Presentations Meeting the Challenge of Excessive Preening Behavior in a Barn Owl Diane Visty, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center A Microscopic Look at Contour Feathers From a Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Peregrine Falcon, and a Blue and Yellow Macaw Michael Bilington, The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota Training for Conservation: Kakapo Recovery Barbara Heidenreich, Animal Trainer and Behavior Consultant 5:30pm 6:00pm Break Foyer 6:15pm 11:00pm NIGHT OUT Meet in Hotel Lobby (Buses Leave at 6:30pm) 8:00pm 2:00am Hospitality Suite Open Cabana Suite

4 Friday, March 1st, :00am 11:00am Free Breakfast Available Hotel Restaurant 8:00am 11:00am Registration Foyer 8:30am 10:30am Morning Workshops Workshop 1: Telemetry Workshop 2: Honing Presentation Skills Workshop 3: Equipment Making Main Coquida 10:30am 10:45am Break Foyer 10:45am 5:00pm Visit to TAMPA S Meet in Hotel Lobby LOWRY PARK ZOO (Buses Leave at 11:00am) 11:20am Group Photo Manatee Fountain (Inside Front Gate) 11:45am Lunch with Open Board Safari Lodge Meeting 1:00pm 5:00pm Tour Zoo 5:00pm Meet for Bus back to Hotel Manatee Fountain (Buses Leave at 5:15) (Inside Front Gate) 5:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 9:00pm Dinner on own Evening Workshops Workshop 1: Telemetry Workshop 2: Honing Presentation Skills Main

5 Workshop 3: Equipment Coquida Making 8:00pm 2:00am Hospitality Suite Open Cabana Suite Saturday, March 2nd, :00am 11:00am Free Breakfast Available Hotel Restaurant 7:30am 5:00pm Registration Foyer 8:30am 8:45am Announcements Helen Dishaw, IAATE VP 8:45am 10:15am Presentations Using Limiting Factors to Improve Bird Show Quality and Creativity Hillary Hankey, San Diego Zoo Safari Park Who s Training Who? A Macaw Tale Jessica Euliano & Melinda Mendolusky, Tampa s Lowry Park Zoo Color Discrimination of White-necked Ravens (Corvus albicollis) David Kaser, Student, Saint Vincent College, PA 10:15am 10:30am Break West & Main Foyer 10:30am 11:00am Presentations Who Says You Can t Teach an Old Bird New Tricks? Enriching an American Raven (Corvus corax) Through Innovative Behaviors Maureen O Keefe, Senior Staff Biologist (presenter); Adrienne Umpstead, Staff Biologist (presenter); Jessica Sutherland, Staff Biologist; Sara Mattison, Staff Biologist, Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium

6 11:00am - 12:15pm Q&A with Vet Dr. Ray Ball, Director of Medical Science, Tampa s Lowry Park Zoo 12:15pm 1:30pm Lunch on Own Hospitality Suite Open (Lunch Items Available) Cabana Suite 1:30pm 3:00pm Presentations Acknowledging the Familiar: The Unsung Heroes of the Bird Show World Bobby Brett, Trainer, Natural Encounters. Inc. Interactive Feedings in Large Free-flight Aviaries Dave Miller, Wetlands of the Americas, National Aviary The Flamingo s Parade Fernando Mendoza, Xcaret Park, Mexico 3:15pm 3:30pm Break West & Main Foyer 3:30pm 4:30pm The Power of Trust Steve Martin, Natural Encounters, Inc. 4:30pm 6:00pm Break West & Main Foyer 6:00pm 7:00pm Pre-Banquet Cocktails 7:00pm 8:00pm Dinner 8:00pm 8:15pm Photo Contest Slide Show and Winners 8:15pm 9:30pm Awards/Grants/Raffles High Flyer Award Helen Dishaw, IAATE Vice President

7 Behavior of the Year Award Dave Cruz, Awards Committee Chair Interpretive Award Dave Cruz, Awards Committee Chair Enrichment Award Robin Shewokis, Enrichment Committee Chair Conservation Grants Miguel Santos, IAATE President Elect Service/Board Member Awards Steve Martin, IAATE President Conservation Raffle 9:30pm 9:45pm 2014 Promotion 9:45pm President s Closing Message Steve Martin, IAATE President

January/February Meetings. President s Message By Dan Jackson

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