THE INTERNATIONAL ZOO EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE (IZE) AL AIN, UAE OCTOBER

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1 Program Saturday 13 October :00-17:00 IZE Executive Board Meeting (closed session) Al Ain Convention Centre Sunday 14 October :00-17:00 IZE Executive Board Meeting (closed session) Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre, Al Ain Zoo 17:30 Buses depart from hotels 18:30-20:00 Welcome Reception and Ice Breaker Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre, Al Ain Zoo Monday 15 October :00-09:30 Opening Ceremony 09:00-09:10 09:10-09:20 Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Cabinet Member, Abu Dhabi, UAE Welcome by the host, Director General, Al Ain Zoo, UAE 09:20-09:30 Welcome by the IZE President Keynote Talk Al Ain Convention Centre Chair: Maha Al Blooshi, Al Ain Zoo, UAE. His Excellency, Dr.Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Cabinet Member and Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, UAE His Excellency, Ghanim Al Hajeri, Director General, Al Ain Zoo Isabel Li, IZE President, Director - Discovery & Education, Ocean Park, Hong Kong Chair : Mark Craig, Director Life Science, Al Ain Zoo 09:30-10:15 Zoo Educators: The New Conservation Project Managers Jamie Copsey, Director of Training, Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG), IUCN 10:15-10:45 Coffee Break Al Ain Convention Centre 10:45-11:00 11:00-11:15 11:15-11:30 Presentation Session 1: On-Grounds Education Creating Opportunities for Reflective Engagement at the Dangerous Creatures Reptile Facility at ushaka Marine World Joy and Fright Are Changing Minds: Environmental Education through Interactive Theatrical Programs at the Moscow Zoo SOS Fauna a Teacher Training Program Designed to Connect Teachers and Students with the Atlantic Rainforest Chair: Isabel Li, IZE President, Director - Discovery & Education, Ocean Park, Hong Kong Presha Soogrim, Manager- Informal Education, South African Association for Marine Biological Research, South Africa Anastasia Kadetova, Scientific Researcher, Moscow Zoo, Russia Federation Camila Martins, Coordinator - Environmental Education Department, Parque das Aves, Brazil

2 Monday 15 October :30-11:45 Ski Dubai s Professor Penguin Program - Creating Awareness through an Interactive Educational Penguin Program 11:45-12:00 An Informal Approach to Formal Education 12:00-12:15 Introducing the Korean Butterfly Garden Network: Designed for People, Plants, and Animals at Seoul Zoo in Seoul Grand Park Sarah Pillay, Head Penguin Trainer, Sky Dubai - Snowpenguins, Dubai, UAE Tatiana Voronina, Head of Humanitarian Projects Division, Moscow Zoo, Russia Federation Shin-il Jo, Manager, Seoul Zoo, Seoul Grand Park, South Korea 12:15-12:30 Reflecting on a Decade of Zoo Education Research: Deepening our Understanding Rachel Lowry, Director, Wildlife Conservation and Science, Zoos Victoria, Australia 12:30-13:30 Lunch Al Ain Convention Centre Presentation Session 2: Education In The Field 13:30-13:45 Burger's Mangrove in Belize and the Netherlands Chair: Debra Erickson, IZE President - Elect, Marketing Director - Communications & Interpretation, San Diego Zoo Global, USA Constanze Mager, Head of Education, Royal Burgers' Zoo, the Netherlands 13:45-14:00 14:00-14:15 Towers of Kenya: Protecting Giraffe through Community-based Research & Conservation Education A Milestone to Enhance Environmental Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Chimpanzees in Uganda Kirstie Ruppert, Senior Research Coordinator, San Diego Zoo Global, USA Byron Ssemambo, Senior Chimpanzee Caregiver/Educator, Chimpanzee Trust, Uganda 14:15-14:30 Out in the Fields Education Through Innovation Katarzyna Walowska, Education Specialist, Wroclaw Zoo, Poland 14:30-14:45 Bringing the Zoo to Hospitalized Children: An International Program to Impact Children in Need Dr. James Marshall, Professor, San Diego State University, USA 14:45-15:00 Engaging and Inspiring School Community s Audiences 15:00-15:15 Global Community-based Conservation Efforts 15:15-15:30 Conservationist Discourse in Zoos and Aquariums: a Transnational Study Antonieta Costa, Head of Education, Lisbon Zoo, Portugal Victoria Garrison, Education Director, San Diego Zoo, USA Alessandra Biezerra, Professor, University of São Paulo, Brazil 15:30-17:00 Coffee Break Poster Session 1 Al Ain Convention Centre 18:30-20:00 Welcome Dinner Al Ain Convention Centre

3 Tuesday 16 October :30-10:00 08:30-08:45 08:45-09:00 09:00-09:15 09:15-09:30 09:30-09:45 09:45-10:00 Presentation Session 3: IZE Sponsored Delegates Presentations Environmental Education Program for Teachers from Public Schools as a Key for Conservation in Rural Areas of Guatemala The Importance of Incorporating Evaluation in Zoo Interpretation Programs Capacity Building for Environmental Educators and Trainers in Kenya: Shortcomings and the Way Forward The Role of Zoos in Contributing to In-situ Conservation Through Conservation Education Seven Years of Conservation Education Focused on the Conservation of Benin's Threatened Primates: Achievements, Lessons, and Perspectives Valuing Nature in Childhood Program: The First Environmental Conservation Education Project to Connect Kindergarten Children to Nature in Vietnam Chair: Kimberly Hoorman,IZE Social Media Editor, Manager of Learning Experiences K-12 School Programs, Outreach, and Distance Learning, Saint Louis Zoo, USA Alerick Pacay, Founder and Executive Director, Semillas Del Ocean (Seeds of the Ocean), Guatemala Isaac Mujaasi, Programs and Public Relations Officer, Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, Uganda Jonathan Obong'o, Assistant Conservation Education Coordinator, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya Lina Chalise, Conservation Education Officer, National Trust for Nature Conservation -Central Zoo, Nepal Mariano Houngbedji, Head of Biodiversity and Conservation Education, Organisation pour le Development Drurable et la Biodiversite, Benin Phuong Vu, Save Vietnam's Wildlife, Education Outreach Team Leader, Vietnam 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break Al Ain Convention Centre 10:30-10:45 Presentation Session 4: Interpretation and Culture It's Important for Us to Respect Cultural Diversity to Conserve Biodiversity Chair: Dr. Judy Mann, IZE Journal Editor, Conservation Strategist, South African Association for Marine Biological Research, South Africa Hiroyuki Takahashi, Keeper/Educator, Chiba Zoological Park, Japan 10:45-11:00 'Alala Reintroduction Community Inquiry Program Maggie Reinbold, Director of Community Engagement, San Diego Zoo Global, USA 11:00-11:15 11:15-11:30 11:30-11:45 Ocean Ambassadors and Nā Kōkua o ke Kai: Engaging New Communities for Program Expansion Success Meet the Locals He Tuku Aroha: Our Love Story to Aotearoa (New Zealand) Ode Aperin, The Great Hunter: Analyzing the Cultural Beliefs and Values of Hunting in Nigeria Rachel Bergren, Director, Education and Guest Experience, The Marine Mammal Centre, USA Amy Hughes, General Manager, Community Engagement, Wellington Zoo, New Zealand Adetoun Adeite, Curator, Dreamland Zoo & Aquariums, Nigeria

4 Tuesday 16 October :45-12:00 12:00-12:15 Zoo Education for Multicultral Visitors: Is it a Challenge or Advantage? Zoos Shouldn't Be all about the Wildlife: We Need to Focus More on Understanding People Vasundara Kariyawasam, Head of Education Department, Emirates Park Zoo, Abu Dhabi, UAE Simon Garrett, Head of Conservation Learning, Bristol Zoological Society, UK 12:15-13:30 Lunch Al Ain Convention Centre 13:30-13:45 13:45-14:00 14:00-14:15 14:15-14:30 14:30-14:45 14:45-15:00 Presentation Session 5: Interpretation Following Zayed s Footsteps: Natural History, Science, and Education Centre Sharjah Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) and its Role in Environmental Conservation Education Supporting Behavior Change Through Immersive Habitat Design and Visitor Engagement Monitoring All Are Welcome: Connecting People with Disabilities to Animals Need for Conservation Education in the Zoos of South Asia: Past, Present, and Future Integrating Education into all Aspects of Modern Zoos and Aquariums Chair: Rachel Bergren, IZE Treasurer, Director, Education and Guest Experience, The Marine Mammal Centre, USA Shamsa Al Shamsi, Manager-School Programs, Al Ain Zoo, UAE Nourhan Mahmoud, Head of Environmental Education Section, Environment and Protected areas Authority in Sharjah, UAE Robert Friedler,General Manager, & Cass Gibbs, Education Coordinator, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Australia Dr. Judy Mann, Conservation Strategist, South African Association for Marine Biological Research, South Africa Brij Kishor Gupta, Evaluation and Monitoring Officer, Central Zoo Authority, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, India Sara Stevens, Curator -The Green Planet, ZoOceanarium Group, Dubai, UAE 15:00-15:30 Coffee Break Al Ain Convention Centre 17:30-22:00 Buses Depart for Dinner in the Desert Wednesday 17 October :00 Buses Depart for Al Ain Zoo Al Ain Zoo 08:00-10:00 Al Ain Zoo Tour Al Ain Zoo 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break Al Ain Zoo 10:30-12:00 Safari Tour Al Ain Safari

5 Wednesday 17 October :00-12:30 Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre (Vision of the Arabian Desert film ) Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre, (SZDLC) Al Ain Zoo 12:30-14:00 Lunch and Cultural Tour Of SZDLC Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre, Al Ain Zoo 15:30 Buses Depart Al Ain Zoo for Al Ain Oasis Tour Al Ain City Tour 16:00-18:00 Al Ain Oasis Tour, Refreshments on Arrival Al Ain Oasis 18:00 Buses Return To Hotels Thursday 18 October :30-10:15 Workshop Session 1 Achieving our Mission: Fundamentals for Developing Effective Interpretive Programs Chair: Akane Hatai, IZE Website Editor, Education and Conservation Marketing Officer, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Australia Ann Marie Lisi, Manager of Instruction & Interpretation, The Maritime Aquarium Norwalk, USA 10:15-10:45 Coffee Break Al Ain Convention Centre 10:45-11:00 11:00-11:15 Presentation Session 6: Driving Conservation Action and the Future Focusing on People with Global Species Management: WAZA EAZA Conservation Education Standards: The Story so Far! Chair : Amy Hughes, IZE Regional Representative, General Manager Community Engagement, Wellington Zoo, New Zealand Charlotte Smith, Head of Discovery and Learning, Chester Zoo, UK Dr. Sarah Thomas, Head of Discovery and Learning, Zoological Society of London, UK 11:15-11:30 Save the Frogs Market Hsuan Chiang, Educator, Taipei Zoo, Taiwan 11:30-11:45 11:00-12:00 12:00-12:15 Bubbles not Balloons: Collaboration with Schools to Drive a Social Movement and Help Save Wildlife Promoting Sustainable Palm Oil: Delivering a Behaviour Change Campaign on a Controversial Topic Fostering Environmental Stewardship Across Various Experience Levels Kirsten Ryan, Education Officer, Zoos Victoria, Australia Katie Major, Conservation Psychologist and Campaigns Manager, Bristol Zoological Society, UK Nette Pletcher, Sole Proprietor, Beez Kneez Creative, USA 12:15-12:30 12:30-13:30 Lunch Al Ain Convention Centre

6 Thursday 18 October :30-15: 30 Workshop Session 2 13:30-15: 30 Ivory Use and Whale Meat Eating Are Japanese Traditional Culture? Chair : Dr. Sarah Thomas, IZE Regional Representative, Head of Discovery and Learning, Zoological Society of London, UK Tomoaki Nishihara, Senior Technical Advisor for Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society Congo Program, Japan 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break Al Ain Convention Centre 16:00-17:30 IZE Membership Meeting All IZE Members should attend Chair : Isabel Li, IZE President 17:30-17:45 IZE Closing Remarks Mark Craig, Director Life Science, Al Ain Zoo 19:00-19:30 Buses Depart from Hotels 19:30-22:00 Farewell Gala Dinner Al Muwaiji Palace Al Ain