Verona 2010 - Plenary Sessions
The plenary sessions at the EAZA Annual Conference bring all delegates together for presentations of general interest to the membership and to the wider zoo and aquarium community. The opening plenary includes a keynote presentation intended to set the context for event in an inspiring and thought-provoking way. This year's conference will also see plenary sessions dedicated to themes relating to research and education.
Opening Plenary
Wednesday 22 September - 08.30-10.00
EAZA Chairman’s welcome - Simon Tonge (Executive Director, Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust)
Conference host's welcome - Cesare Avesani Zaborra (Director, Parco Natura Viva)
Welcome to Verona - Flavio Tosi (Mayor of Verona)
A year in the life of EAZA - Lesley Dickie (Executive Director, EAZA)
Keynote Presentation:
Dr. Jeffrey Bonner [pictured right]
(Chair Elect, AZA; President and Chief Executive Officer, Saint Louis Zoo)
Conservation Campaigns
Wednesday 22 September - 16.00-18.00
16:00-17:00
Closing the EAZA European Carnivore Campaign
Overview of campaign activities, presentation of awards and announcement of preliminary campaign results.
Campaign Chair: Angela Glatston (Rotterdam Zoo)
Campaign Coordinator: Ann-Katrine Garn (EAZA Executive Office & Copenhagen Zoo)
Special presentation: "The challenges of conserving large carnivores in Europe"
Dr. Luigi Boitani [pictured right]
(University of Rome "La Sapienza")
17:00-18:00
Introducing the EAZA Ape Campaign
More details will follow.
Campaign Chair: Bryan Carroll
Research Plenary
Friday 24 September - 14.00-15.30
Abstracts are available on the proceedings page.
Introduction - The significance of zoo research and the need to have scientists in every zoo
- Zjef Pereboom (Zoo Antwerpen)
Research activities within the Antelope & Giraffe TAG: Identifying priorities and looking for solutions.
- Eulalia Moreno (Almeria)
Behavioural Biologists can apply - using knowledge of animal behaviour in zoos
- Jeroen Stevens (Zoo Antwerpen)
How zoo research can lead to changes in conservation priority setting
- Mark Pilgrim (Chester Zoo)
Zoo-based research supporting species conservation - Examples from penguins and lemurs
- Christoph Schwitzer (Bristol Zoo)
Education Plenary
Saturday 25 September - 08.30-10.00
In-situ conservation of rainforest primates in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire [Abstract found on proceedings page]
- Klaus Wuennemann (Chairman of WAPCA and director of Heidelberg Zoo) & Katherine Burns (Coordinator WAPCA activities in West Africa)
Zoo experience as thriller reading - Innovative zoo design techniques [Abstract found on proceedings page]
- Erik van Vliet (Amersfoort Zoo)
‘What Works and Why: Evaluating and Enhancing Educational Impact at European Zoos’ [Abstract found on proceedings page]
- Sophie Stephenson (London Zoo) & Eric Jensen (Anglia Ruskin University)
Re-engaging excluded young people through practical learning programmes at Blackpool Zoo [Abstract found on proceedings page]
- Sarah Thomas (Blackpool Zoo)
Closing Plenary
Saturday 25 September - 16.30-17.00
- EAZA Awards: two Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented.
- Host handover: Parco Natura Viva hands over to Parc de Lunaret, Montpellier
- Chairman's closing remarks: Simon Tonge