2003 AZA Western Regional Workshop

Calgary, Alberta

May 14^th to May 17^th, 2003

Hyatt Regency Hotel

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Monday, May 12th, 2003

8:00am – 5:00pm (Imperial Room 1/2)

Elephant TAG

Tuesday, May 13, 2003

8:00am – 5:00 pm (Imperial Room 1 /2)

Elephant TAG

8:00am – 1:00 pm (Herald Room)

Buffalo / Bison TAG

Wednesday, May 14, 2003

8:00am – 1:00pm (Imperial Room 1 /2)

Elephant TAG (closed meeting)

8:00am – 5:00pm (Imperial Room 3)

Antelope TAG

6:00pm – 11:00pm (Imperial Room 4/6)

ICEBREAKER

Thursday, May 15, 2003

8:30am – 10:00am (Imperial Room 1/2/3)

Opening Session

Welcoming addresses:

Mr. Dave Bronconnier, Mayor, City of Calgary

Mr. Alex Graham, President and CEO, Calgary Zoo

Mr. Mark Reed, AZA President

Mr. Sydney Butler, AZA Executive Director

Mrs. Beth Strelitz, AZA Meetings Manager

Invitation to 2004 Western Regional Workshop-Santa Barbara Zoo

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Stephen Herrero, Environmental Sciences, U. of Calgary

10:00am – 10:30am (Exhibitor's Hall)

Coffee Break

10:30am – 11:30am (Imperial Room 1/2/3)

Greening your Zoo or Aquarium Without Spending a Fortune

Jennifer Dianto, Monterey Bay Aquarium

10:30am – 12:00pm (Stephen Room AB)

AZA Accreditation Workshop: Accreditation A thru Z

Denny Lewis, AZA

11:30am – 12:00 p.m. (Imperial Room 1/2/3)

The challenges and successes of introducing Colobus Monkeys to Western Lowland Gorillas at the Calgary Zoo

Les Stegenga, Calgary Zoo

11:00am – 9:00pm (Walker / Bannerman Room)

Giraffe & Pig and Peccary TAG (closed meeting in afternoon)

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch – on your own

1:00pm – 2:30pm (Stephen Room AB)

AZA Accreditation Workshop: Inspector Training

Denny Lewis, AZA

1:00 – 2:30 pm (Imperial Room 1/2/3)

Science Saving Species: Restoring Imperiled Populations through Conservation Research

Host: Dr. Axel Moehrenschlager, Calgary Zoo

Behavioural, Social and environmental factors influencing reproductive success in captive Vancouver Island Marmots

Diane L. Casimir, Calgary Zoo

“Flying Free” – Improving the Effectiveness of Raptor Rehabilitation

Drs. Sandie Black and Shelly Pruss, Calgary Zoo

Movement and Survival Parameters of Translocated and Resident Swift Foxes in Canada

Dr. Axel Moehrenschlager, Calgary Zoo

Mountain Bluebird Habitat Selection , Health, an Predation in Southern Alberta

Tian Dalgleish and Nicole Peters, Calgary Zoo

2:30 pm- 3:00 pm

The Hot and Cold Thermal Comfort zones Measured in Captive Exotics

V.A. Langman, Louisiana State University

3:00pm – 3:30pm (Exhibitor's Hall)

Coffee Break

3:30pm – 5:00pm (Stephen Room AB)

AZA National Awareness Campaign: What’s Happening and How to Participate

Mark Reed (AZA), Nancy Hollenbeck-McToldridge (Santa Barbara Zoo), Angel Baier (Denver Zoo)

3:30pm – 5:00pm (Imperial Room 1/2/3)

International Projects

Host: Brian Keating, Calgary Zoo

Successful Conservation Partnerships- Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary and the Calgary Zoo

Brian Keating, Calgary Zoo

Pan African Association of Zoological Parks

Joyce Basel , Fun Safaris (Presented by Linda Boyd)

The Guyana SIster Zoo Project- Conservation Outreach: Making a Difference

Donna Sheppard, Calgary Zoo / Guyana Zoo

5:00 pm- 6:00 pm (Stephen Room AB)

Round Table Session

Maximizing the AZA / Affinity Card Program

Moderator: Natasha Rabin, Proprietary Media Inc.

Friday, May 16, 2003

8:00am – 12:00pm (Stephen Room AB)

Okapi SSP

8:00am – 9:00 am (Imperial Room 1/2/3)

So You Want To Be A Tour Leader

Joyce Basel, Fun Safaris (Presented by Brian Keating, Calgary Zoo)

9:00 am- 9:30 am (Imperial Room 1/2/3)

Discovering How Much Life There is in All of Our Zoos and Aquariums: Update on the Zoological Information Management System

Bruce Bohmke, Woodland Park Zoo

9:30 am- 10:00 am (Imperial Room 1/2/3)

Technology Enabling Communication

Pierce Achtymichuk, Calgary Zoo

10:00am – 10:30am (Exhibitor's Hall)

Coffee Break

10:30am – 12:00pm (Imperial Room 1/2/3)

Enhancing the Mental Wellness of Zoo Species Through Behavioural Husbandry

Host: Dr. Doug Whiteside, Calgary Zoo

Session introduction

Dr. Doug Whiteside, Calgary Zoo

A Behavior Management Plan for Bachelor Gorillas

Rachel Cantrell, Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Sharing the Care- Dolphin Husbandry Program

Jillian Rutledge, West Edmonton Mall’s Dolphin Lagoon

Implementing the AZA SPIDER program at the Calgary Zoo

Bob Peel, Calgary Zoo

12:00pm – 6:00pm

Calgary Zoo – ZOO DAY (Lunch provided)

6:00pm – 10:00pm

Banquet - Safari Lodge Canada – Calgary Zoo

Keynote Speaker: Brian Keating, Head of Conservation Outreach, Calgary Zoo

Saturday, May 17, 2003

8:00am – 10:00am (Imperial Room 1/2/3)

New Education Initiatives

Host: Trish Lund, Calgary Zoo

The Impact of Environmental at a Small South American Zoo

Donna Sheppard, Calgary Zoo / Guyana Zoo

Adult Learner Initiative

Trish Lund, Calgary Zoo

Field Trip Earth: Building Internet-based Programs to Support Conservation Education

Mark MacAllister, North Carolina Zoological Society

Zoo Technology Distance Delivery Program- Zookeeper Training

Dr. Don Pattie, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, and Mitch McCormick and Lorraine Zwicker , ABES 2000 Ltd

10:00am – 10:30am (Exhibitor's Hall)

Coffee Break

10:30am – 12:00pm (Imperial Room 1/2/3)

Zoological Development

Host: Dr. Sherry Rainsforth, Calgary Zoo

Building a Self-Assessment Tool for Zoos

Kevin Strange, Calgary Zoo

Bringing a New Exhibit to Life: The Commissioning Process

Dr. Sherry Rainsforth, Calgary Zoo

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch – on your own

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Imperial Room 1/2/3)

Zoological Development (cont'd)

Arctic Ring Exhibit

Else Poulsen, Detroit Zoo

Sharing a Common Vision- The Journey to Destination Africa

Victor Kallos and Bill Mitchell, BKDI

Entertainment, Education & Enrichment: An Exhibit which Responds to Visitor Experience, Interpretive Message & Animal Enrichment – Trail of the Elephant at the Melbourne Zoo

James Brighton, PJA architects + Landscape Projects

Ozone Systems and Fresh Water Aquatic Environments: The Calgary Zoo’s Challenges Commissioning the New Destination Africa's Hippopotamus Exhibit

Sander Steer, Calgary Zoo

3:00pm – 3:30pm (Exhibitor's Hall)

Coffee Break

3:30pm – 5:30pm (Imperial Room 1/2/3)

On- Site and In-Situ Conservation Efforts

Host: Louise Bradshaw, St. Louis Zoo

Future plans for the Calgary Zoo's Conservation Center

Bob Peel, Calgary Zoo

The Living Desert’s Cheetah and Dog Ambassador Program

Nicole Hernandez, Leslie Storer , and Jennifer Johnson,

The Living Desert, Palm Desert, California

Strategies for Building In-Situ Conservation Capacity- Examples from Ethiopia, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Kenya

Panel: Martha Fischer, St. Louis Zoo,

Sunday, May 18th, 2003

9:00am – 12:00pm (Doll-Herald))

Regional Program Committee Meeting