A great conference in Philadelphia!

Keynote Sigourney Weaver

Many thanks to all the staff, docents, and volunteers of the Philadelphia Zoo for the countless hours of hard work and dedication they contributed to make the 2007 AZA Annual Conference a huge success.

Please join us September 13-18, as the Milwaukee Zoo hosts the 2008 AZA Annual Conference.

Conference Overview by the Numbers

Movie Stars	1
AZA Proud Partners	2
Social Events	3
Days of the conference	4
Live geckos in the Exhibit Hall	7
Honors and Awards presented	14
AZA staff	23
Outstanding Service Awards	26
Sponsoring Companies and Organizations	36
Poster Presentations	39
Program Sessions Offered	58
Conservation Program and Committee Meetings	84
Exhibiting Companies	134
Exhibit Booths	164
Philadelphia Zoo staff	200
Volunteers	270
Speakers	277
First Time Attendees	305
All Conference attendees	1,791
Dollars raised for CEF during the Silent Auction	$29,128
Conference Sponsorship Support	$198,000
Spending time with your colleagues at the 2007 AZA Annual Conference?	PRICELESS!!

AZA Prize Drawing Winners

Complimentary AZA Individual Membership
Gabrielle Hebert Director of Visitor Experiences Phoenix Zoo

Complimentary Registration to the 2008 AZA Annual Conference
Paula Branshaw, The Dallas World Aquarium

Complimentary Registration to AZA Management School in 2008
Cheryl Turner Director of Development, Major Gifts, and Human Resources, North Carolina Zoological Society

Exhibit Hall Booth Decorating Contest Winners

First place — Classic Escapes, Inc.
Second place — Adventure Boutique / Nets Unlimited / Safari Thatch
Third place — Display Dynamics, Inc.

Poster Presentation Winners

Best Poster
Modeling to Support Avian Influenza Risk Management Within Zoos
Eric Lonsdorf and Dominic Travis, Lincoln Park Zoo

Best Content
Juvenile Behavior and Social Integration in a Captive Group of Wolf's Guenons
Grace Fuller, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Best Design
Sound to Ocean Science: A Program for Teachers, Parents, and Students Andrea Anderson, SoundView Evaluation and Research
Cherie Williams and Kathy Sider, Seattle Aquarium

Honors and Awards

You find a list of the top honors and significant achievement awards here.

And a big thanks to all of our sponsors!

AZA and the Philadelphia Zoo would like to thank all of the Conference and Social Event Sponsors for their support. To learn how to become a sponsor of the 2008 Annual Conference, please contact .

ARAMARK
Blackbaud, Inc.
Busch Gardens
Chicago Zoological Society / Brookfield Zoo
Cost of Wisconsin, Inc.
Discovery Cove
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Event Network
FedEx Corporation
Feodor Pitcairn Productions
Grant Thornton LLP
International Species Information
Systems (ISIS) / ZIMS

K & K Insurance Group, Inc.
Lands' End Business Outfitters
Main Street Design
Mazuri
Nassal Company
National Mail Graphics
Natural Encounters
PGAV, Inc.
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Picture Marketing
Portico Group
Premier Tours
Savor Catering by SMG

Schultz & Williams
SeaWorld
SEI Investments
Studio Hanson/Roberts
TCC Group
The Graham Company
Wachovia Corporation
WDM Design
Wild Republic, a division of K & M
International, Inc.
Worldwide Ticketcraft Inc.
Wyland Inc.