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When: Saturday and Sunday April 28 & 29, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Where: UCLA - The University of California, Los Angeles. The Covel Commons Conference Center What: Focus on parrot conservation and field research Presentations on wild and companion parrots
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_________________________Symposium Schedule________________________
| Registration | ||
| Pastries and Coffee (both days) | 7:30 AM | |
| Saturday & Sunday | 7:30 AM - 5 PM | |
| Lectures/Presentations | ||
| Saturday Lectures | 8:30 AM - 5 PM | |
| Saturday Poster Presentation Session & Cocktails | 5 PM - 6:30 PM | |
| Sunday Lectures | 8:30 AM - 5 PM | |
| Silent Auction Winners | ||
| Saturday & Sunday | 6:00 & Dinner Party/Banquet | |
| Saturday Night Cocktail Reception 6:30- 7 PM (included with Banquet) | ||
| Saturday Night Party/Dinner/Dance 7- 11 PM | ||
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Don't miss out on the Saturday night banquet of socialization and fun. |
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_________________________Saturday Schedule________________________
| Registration 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | ||
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Pastries and Coffee - Hosted by Bird Talk Magazine |
7:30 AM | |
| Saturday Lectures/Presentations April 28, 2007 | ||
| Dr. Mark L. Stafford - Welcome | 8:30 AM | |
| Yves de Soye - “Blue Macaws: A Summary Introduction” | 9:00 AM | |
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Rosemary Low - "The Glaucous Macaw and a modern story of near-extinction." |
9:30 AM | |
| Break | 10:15 - 10:30 AM | |
| Dr. Yara Barros, Ph.D. - "The Spix's Macaw" | 10:30 AM | |
| Dr. Paul Salaman, Ph.D - “Threatened Parrots of Colombia” | 11:15 AM | |
| Lunch on the Patio - No Host | 12:00 - 1:00 PM | |
| Dr. Mark L. Stafford - "Parrots International in 2007" | 1:00 PM | |
| Neiva Guedes - "The Hyacinth Macaw" | 1:45 PM | |
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Dr. Nigel Collar, Ph.D. - “Parrot reintroductions: building on the experience of others” |
2:30 PM | |
| Break | 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | |
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Bennett Hennessey - "Even the Kitchen Sink: The Armonia/ Loro Parque Blue-throated Macaw Conservation Program in Bolivia” |
3:30 PM | |
| Dr. Yara Barros, Ph.D. - "The Lear's Macaw" | 4:15 PM | |
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Saturday Poster Presentation Session & Cocktails - Hosted by the UCLA Institute of the Environment |
5 PM - 6:30 PM | |
| Silent Auction Winners | ||
| 6:00 PM & Dinner Party/Banquet | ||
| Saturday Night Cocktail Reception 6:30- 7 PM (included with Banquet) | ||
| Saturday Night Party/Dinner/Dance 7- 11 PM | ||
_________________________Sunday Schedule________________________
| Registration 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | ||
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Pastries and Coffee - Hosted by Parrots International |
7:30 AM | |
| Sunday Lectures/Presentations April 29, 2007 | ||
| Dr. Mark L. Stafford - Welcome | 8:30 AM | |
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Dr. David Waugh, Ph.D. - “Parrot Conservation Wild and Captive: Two Sides of the Loro Parque Fundación Coin” |
8:45 AM | |
| Dr. Frank Lavac, DVM. - Medical Considerations in Parrot Conservation" | 9:30 AM | |
| Break | 10:15 AM | |
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Carlos Bonilla Ruz - "Advances in the Knowledge About Biology of Military Macaws (Ara militaris) in the Canada of Oaxaca" |
10:30 AM | |
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Dr. Susan Friedman, Ph.D - “Behavior Works: The Functional Analysis of Behavior” |
11:00 AM | |
| Lunch on the Patio - No Host | 12:00 - 1:00 PM | |
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Dr. Donald Merton, Ph.D. - "The Kakapo : Highlights from 50 years of Rescue & Recovery Effort" |
1:00 PM | |
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Dr. Donald Brightsmith, Ph.D. - "The Psittacine Year: Natural History Cycles in Peruvian Parrots" |
2:00 PM | |
| Break | 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM | |
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Olivier Chassot - "Conservation Biology of the Great Green Macaw: 12 Years of Experience" |
3:00 PM | |
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Dr. Darrel Styles, DVM., Ph.D. - “Avian Influenza; Mechanisms of Disease; Surveillance; and Control Strategies” |
4:00 PM | |
| Silent Auction Winners | ||
| 5:00 PM | ||
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We look forward to you joining us in April.