All meetings are open and will take place at the Charleston Area Convention Center. Have changes or questions? Contact Cheryl Wallen.
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Saturday, April 6
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Wildlife Conservation and Management Committee - closed
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Gorilla SSP - closed
Sunday, April 7
7:30 am - 10:00 am
• Kori Bustard SSP - closed
8:00 am - 2:30 pm
•Gorilla SSP - closed
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Accreditation Hearings - closed
• Wildlife Conservation and Management Committee - closed
10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Piciiformes TAG
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Anseriiformes TAG
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
• IDMAG/Government Ownership Committee
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Raptor TAG - closed
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• Advancement Committee
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
• Animal Health Committee
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
• Ratitie TAG
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
• Penguin TAG
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
• Coraciiformes TAG
Monday, April 8
7:00 am - 8:00 am
• Committee Chairs Meeting
8:00 am - 9:30 am
• Program Animal Interest Group
8:00 am - 11:00 am
• Field Conservation Committee
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Public Relations Committee - closed 8-9:45 am
8:00 am - 12:30 pm
• Business Operations Committee
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
• Avian SAG Workshop - We're Not In It Alone-Integrating Conservation Strategies Across Mutual Organizations
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Accreditation Hearings - closed
• Advancement Committee
9:00 am - 11:00 am
• Marketing Committee
• Government Affairs Committee
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Small Carnivore TAG - cancelled
• Climate Initiative Education Campaign Workshop
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Diversity Committee
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Gorilla SSP - closed
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
• Aquarium Affairs Committee
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
• WCMC Help Desk
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
• Zoo Conservation Outreach Group
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Joint Public Relations/Marketing Committees
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Trends Committee
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Animal Welfare Committee - closed
• Safety Committee
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Public Relations Committee
• Enterprise Committee
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Avian SAG TAG Chairs/Steering Committee - closed
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• WAZA Committee on Population Management and Program Leaders Open Meeting
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
• Avian TAG Chairs - closed
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
• Icebreaker at the Lowndes Grove Plantation
Tuesday, April 9
7:30am
• Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00 am - 9:30 am
• General Session with Keynote Speaker Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson
9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Break with Exhibitors
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
• Acquisition/Disposition Policy Review Task Force
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Collaborative Thinking Sessions
º Climate Initiative Education Campaign
º Crisis Communications: Managing Media and Fighting Facebook Fires
º Laceration Cessation
º Government Actions Affect All of Us
º Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS): Relevance to Zoo and Aquarium Education
º Integrating Conservation Strategies Across Mutual Organizations Avian SAG Workshop Follow-up
º Marketing "Shark Tank"
º Refresh Your Zoo and Aquarium Infrastructure with a Guaranteed Savings Program...at Little or No Capital Contribution
• WCMC Program Leaders Q&A
• Green Summit Opening Session
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
• Lunch with Exhibitors
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
• Continuation of Exhibitor Visits and Collaborative Thinking Sessions
º Bird Safe Exhibit Design
º Climate Initiative Education Campaign
º Marketing "Shark Tank"
º Social Media: Reach the World with Your Live Content
º Telling Your Story - Tiering Information to Reach a Broader Audience
• WCMC Program Leaders Q&A (repeat of morning session)
2:30 pm - 8:30 pm
• Aquarium Day at the South Carolina Aquarium
Wednesday, April 10
7:30am
• Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00 am - 9:00 am
• General Session - The State of the State of AZA Safety
9:00 am - 9:30 am
• Break with Exhibitors
9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Columbiformes TAG
9:30 am - 10:45 am
• Safety Summit - OSHA and Other Acronyms
9:30 am - 11:00 am
• Green Summit - Sustainability Planning in Plain English
9:30 am - 11:30 am
• Joint Public Relations and Animal Welfare Committees - closed
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Advancement Committee
• Gorilla SSP
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
• Population Management Center
9:30 am - 5:30 pm
• WAZA Committee on Population Management - closed
• AZA Board of Directors Meeting
• Professional Development Committee
• Conservation Education Committee
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
• Black-naped Fruit Dove SSP Masterplanning
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
• Conures, Cooties, and Common Sense - Joint Safety Summit and ASAG Workshop
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Monotreme and Marsupial TAG
• Snake TAG
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
• WCMC Help Desk
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
• Koala SSP
1:15 pm - 5:30 pm
• Avian SAG General Meeting
• Research and Technology Committee
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
• Green Summit - Using Your Sustainability Program to Strengthen the Bond Between Your Organization and Your Community
• Safety Summit - Best Practices in Zoo Safety Programs
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
• Safety Summit - Aquarium Risk is Worth the Reward!
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
• Green Summit - You're Going Green! Now What? Communicating Sustainability to Your Audiences
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• Safety Summit - Aquarium Best Practices
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
• Networking Reception
Thursday, April 11
7:00 am - 8:00 am
• Avian SAG Steering Committee - closed
8:00 am - 9:30 am
• Safety Summit - Best Practices in Planning for Managing Animal Escapes and Results of an AZA-Wide Survey
8:00 am - 10:00 am
• Joint Research and Technology, Animal Welfare, and Conservation Education Committees - closed
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Chardiiformes Workshop
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Small Population Management Advisory Group
• AZA Board of Directors Meeting
• Building Expertise in Education through Professional Learning: A Workshop from Reflecting on Practice
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
• Professional Development Committee
• WAZA Committee on Population Management - closed
9:30 am - 11:00 am
• Safety Summit - Hot Topics and Future Directions
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Climate Change Initiative Task Force
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
• WCMC Help Desk
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• Avian SAG Oil Spill Workshop
1:15 pm - 5:15 pm
• Playful Pedagogy - Playing Out: Connecting Children with Nature through Play
Friday, April 12
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
• Post-Conference Tour of Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Columbia, SC (not included with registration)
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Small Population Management Advisory Group
8:00 am - 9:30 am
• Passeriformes, Apodiformes, Coliiformes, Caprimulgiformes and Trogoniformes TAG
9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Galliformes TAG