10-12 March with a Visitor Study Seminar on 13 March Hosted by Oceanogràfic of Valencia, Spain Find out how to register and book accommodation below right! All European zoo educators are invited to attend the EAZA European Zoo Educators Conference 2011, hosted by the Oceanogràfic, located in 'The City of Arts and Science' in Valencia. The conference will be used to bring EAZA's newly approved Conservation Education Strategy to life, with the opening day featuring a series of presentations, followed by a day and a half of workshops. Key themes will be: Visitor studies EAZA campaigns Climate change and sustainability education Social education Best practices The current draft of the conference programme can be downloaded using the link below. If you wish to propose a presentation for any of the non-confirmed speaking slots please contact Lothar Philips (zooschule[at]koelnerzoo.de).  Conference Programme (Final version 07/03/2011) Visitor Studies Seminar An additioanl optional Visitor Study Seminar will follow the EZE Conference, taking place on Sunday 13th March in the same venue. Endorsed by the EAZA Academy, it will focus on the range of methods that have been and are currently being used in zoo visitor studies, as well as the relative value of these methods for answering different research questions. This will include assessments of the quality of existing research studies in this field, as well as guidance on how poor quality proposed research can be identified and avoided. Participants will also be able to identify how best to analyse and write up data that they have collected themselves.  Programme for Visitor Studies Seminar (Final version 04/03/2011)  Posters There will be space to display posters at the conference venue. Delegates are encouraged to bring relevant posters along with them to Valencia.