SUSTAINABLE CAZA Conference 2015 Winnipeg, Manitoba September 30, 2015 (Wednesday) Noon 7:00 pm Registration Desk Open Lancaster Room 8:00 am 12:00 pm Accreditation Commission Meetings 10:00 am 4:00 pm Pre-Conference Tour - Oak Hammock Marsh Meet in the hotel lobby at 9:45 1:00 pm 5:00 pm Directors Retreat Cambridge Room 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Icebreaker The Manitoba Museum Shuttle service every 10 minutes from the Fairmont to the Museum from 6:40-7:20 p.m. Shuttle service return every 10 minutes from the Museum to the Fairmont from 8:40-9:20 p.m. Flat shoes are encouraged (Sponsored by Tourism Winnipeg) 8:00 pm 8:05 pm Welcome Dr. Brian Joseph, Senior Director of Animal Management & Conservation Assiniboine Park Conservancy 8:05 pm 8:10 pm President s Welcome Clint Wright, Senior VP and Aquarium General Manager Vancouver Aquarium October 1, 2015 (Thursday) 7:00 am 1:00 pm Registration Desk Open Lancaster Room 7:30 am 8:30 am Breakfast West Ballroom (Sponsored by Brian Hart Animal Transport) Tourism Winnipeg Video (Sponsors for Icebreaker) 8:30 am 9:00 am Welcome & Opening Remarks West Ballroom 8:30 am 10:00 am Welcome, Introductions, and Moderator
8:30 am 9:00 am Welcome Dr. Brian Joseph, Senior Director of Conservation and Animal Management Assiniboine Park Conservancy Hon. Thomas Nevakshonoff, Minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship Province of Manitoba Jeff Browaty City of Winnipeg Chantal Sturk-Nadeau, Senior Vice President Tourism Winnipeg Margaret Redmond, President & CEO - Assiniboine Park Conservancy Clint Wright, Senior VP and Aquarium General Manager Vancouver Aquarium 9:00 am 10:00 am Keynote Address West Ballroom We Need to Know Where We Come From to Know Where We Are Going Peter Atkinson, Knowledge Keeper (Sponsored by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries) 10:30 am 12:00 pm Pressure on the Public Pocket: Taking Control of Financial Sustainability West Ballroom 10:30 am 10:45 am 2006-2016: Ten Years of Progress at the Aquarium du Québec 10:45 am 11:00 am Thinking Outside of Box Christophe Zamuner, CEO & Jill Marvin, Director of Animal Collections Aquarium du Québec Paul Goulet, CEO & Director Little Ray s Reptile Zoo 11:00 am 11:15 am Finance and the Giant Pandas Dr. William Rapley, Executive Director of Conservation, Education and Research Toronto Zoo 11:15 am 12:00 pm Panel Discussion: Financial Sustainability (Sponsored by Travel Manitoba) 1:00 pm 3:00 pm Sustainable Animal Collections West Ballroom 1:00 pm 1:05 pm Introductions & Moderation Massimo Bergamini, Executive Director Canada s Accredited Zoos & Aquariums 1:05 pm 1:35 pm AZA SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction 1:35 pm 2:05 pm CITES and You Kris Vehrs, Executive Director Association of Zoos & Aquariums Lise Jubinville, Head of CITES Permitting Operations Environment Canada Dr. Adrianne Sinclair, Head of CITES Scientific Authority Environment
Canada 2:05 pm 2:35 pm Using an Alternative Approach to Artificial Insemination in Cheetahs Lisa Gagnon, Head Game Warden African Lion Safari 2:35 pm 3:00 pm Panel Discussion: Sustainable animal collections 3:00 pm 3:30 pm BREAK West Ballroom (Sponsored by Fairmont Winnipeg Hotel) 3:30 pm 5:00 pm Regional, National and International Cooperation: Enhancing Sustainability Through Partnerships West Ballroom 3:30 pm 3:45 pm Just the Right Amount of Collaboration Dolf DeJong, Vice President, Conservation & Education Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre 3:45 pm 4:00 pm Partnerships and the Giant Pandas Dr. William Rapley Toronto Zoo 4:00 pm 4:15 pm Partnerships for Species at Risk Recovery Bill Watkins, Biodiversity Conservation Biologist Manitoba Conservation & Water Stewardship 4:15 pm 4:30 pm Diversity in Partnerships the Key to Sustainable Research Programs Dr. Stephen Petersen, Head of Conservation & Research Assiniboine Park Zoo 4:30 pm 5:00 pm Panel Discussion: Developing Partnerships 5:00 pm 9:00 pm Dinner on your own Enjoy Downtown Winnipeg! October 2, 2015 (Friday) 7:30 am 1:00 pm Registration Desk Open - Lancaster Room 7:30 am 8:30 am Breakfast West Ballroom (Sponsored by F&D Scene Changes) 8:30 am 10:00 am Sustainable Development: Exhibit Design & Renovation West Ballroom 8:30 am 8:50 am The Migration of the Biodôme 8:50 am 9:15 am Amur Cat Exhibit Rachel Léger, Director Biodôme de Montréal Bruce Dougan, General Manager Magnetic Hills Zoo 9:15 am 9:40 am Shaping a Sustainable Future 9:40 am 10:00 am Komode Bear Habitat Denise Prefontaine, Director Edmonton Valley Zoo John Stark, Business & Development Manager and Tara Geiger, Animal Care
Supervisor BC Wildlife Park (Sponsored by KGS Group) 10:30 am 12:00 pm Sustainable Development: Exhibit Design & Renovation West Ballroom The Making of Journey to Churchill Don Peterkin, COO Assiniboine Park Conservancy Charles Mayes, Founder The Portico Group Chris Foster, VP of Sales & Marketing COST of Wisconsin, Inc. Dana Schnirer, Head Scenic Coordinator F&D Scene Changes, Ltd. Eera Sherrington, Project Coordinator F&D Scene Changes, Ltd. Ashley Larose, Senior Manager, International Sales Science North (Sponsored by COST of Wisconsin) 12:30 pm 1:00 pm Awards Preview West Ballroom 1:30 pm Board Busses for Assiniboine Park Zoo Meet in the Hotel Lobby 2:00 pm 5:00 pm Zoo Tour - Assiniboine Park Zoo See in your lanyard for Zoo Tours 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Cocktail Reception - Gateway to the Arctic Building (Sponsored by Science North) 6:00 pm 8:30 pm Dinner - Tundra Grill (Sponsored by The Portico Group) 8:30 pm 9:00 pm Busses Return to Fairmont Hotel Meet at Gate 7 (volunteers / staff will provide directions) October 3, 2015 (Saturday) 7:30 am 1:00 pm Registration Desk Open - Lancaster Room 7:30 am 8:30 am Breakfast for the Annual General Meeting Attendees only West Ballroom 8:30 am 10:00 am Annual General Meeting West Ballroom (Sponsored by Little Ray s Reptile Zoo) 10:30 am 12:00 pm Sustainable Operations: Green Practices West Ballroom Leading Communities in Sustainability Krista Wright, Director & Marissa Krouse, Program Manager Polar Bears
International Not Just Talking the Talk! Paul Goulet, CEO & Director Little Ray s Reptile Zoo The Energy Efficiency Project at the Biodome Rachel Léger, Director Biodôme de Montréal Make the Commitment! Dolf DeJong, Vice President, Conservation & Education Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre Panel Discussion: Green Practices (Sponsored by Gateway Ticketing Systems) 1:00 pm 2:30 pm Sustainable Operations: Safe Work Practices West Ballroom 1:00 pm 2:00 pm Animal Protocols: Safe Work Practices 2:00 pm 2:30 pm BREAK West Ballroom Jamie Dorgan, Director of Animal Programs Calgary Zoo Colleen Baird, General Curator Calgary Zoo (Sponsored by Number TEN Architectural Group) 2:30 pm 4:30 pm Incident Command System (ICM) Implementation 4:30 pm 5:30 pm Free Time Incident Command System (ICM) Implementation Rene Martin, Security Manager Fresno Chaffee Zoo Scott Wilkinson, Academy Training Officer Winnipeg Fire Department 5:30 pm 6:30 pm Cocktail Reception Wellington Ballroom (Sponsored by Yukon Wildlife Preserve) 6:30 pm Closing Banquet Wellington Ballroom 5:30 pm 8:00 pm Silent Auction (Sponsored by Yukon Wildlife Preserve) Live Auction Annual CAZA-AZAC Awards Presentation Preview of the 2016 Conference (Yukon Wildlife Preserve) Closing