1998 Convention Schedule

Wednesday, March 4, 1998

8:00 a.m. Set-up of booths by Arata Exhibitions in Exhibit Halls

12:00 p.m. Set-up by Exhibitors

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Registration in Lobby Room (in front of Ball Room unless otherwise posted)

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Exhibitor Registration in Exhibit Halls

8:30 - 11:00 p.m. "Meet the Exhibitor & Speaker " Icebreaker in the Hospitality Room

                                Light refreshments will be served) (name tag requested)

Thursday, March 5, 1998

Exhibit Halls Hours : 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

General Sessions in Ballroom

7:30 a.m.. Registration

8:00 -8:10 a.m. Welcome & Announcements

8:10 - 9:00 a.m. Margaret A. Wissman, DVM - "Incubation, Hatching and Neonatology - Part I"

9:05 - 9:45 a.m. Thomas N. Tully, Jr., DVM - "Chlamydia psittaci, Why Do We Need An Avian Vaccine?"

9:45 - 10:05 a.m. Refreshment Break in Exhibit Halls

10:05 - 10:45 a.m. Liz Wilson - "Aggression and The Companion Parrot"

10:50 - 11:30 a.m. Trent Swigert - "Amazons"

11:35 - 12:20 p.m. Brian L. Speer, DVM - "Innovative Flock Health Management:

12:20 - 1:35 p.m. Lunch (on your own)

1:35 - 2:15 p.m. Chris Shank - "Free-Flying Cockatoos"

2:20 - 3:00 p.m. Dale R. Thompson - "The Large Macaws"

3:05 - 3:45 p.m. Terry Clyne - "Is There a Future for Psittacine Aviculture?"

3:45- 4:05 p.m. Refreshment Break in Exhibit Halls

4:05 - 4:45 p.m. Douglas Trent - "Making Ecotourism an Ally in Biodiversity Protection - It's for the Birds!"

4:50 - 5:35 p.m. Jerry Jennings - "Care and Management of Toucans as Pets and Breeders"

7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Voluntary Aviculture Program to

Working Group to discuss Proposed Standards for Parrots leaving an IAS Accredited Specific Pathogen Free Avicultural Facility.

Open meeting. All interested parties are invited to contribute.

9:00 p.m. Amazona Society Meeting and African Society Meeting(open to all interested parties) Contact person Jan Beatrous or Jean Pattison (Room to be announced) "Theft and Your Birds" - A detailed discussion on protecting and securing your aviary.

9:15 - 11:00 p.m. Hospitality Room Open

Friday, March 6, 1998

Exhibit Halls Hours: 9:15 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.

General Sessions in Ballroom

7:30 a.m. Registration.

8:00 -8:40 a.m. Michael Massie - "Manufacturing Techniques for Pet Foods - Their Effect on Pet Bird Nutrition"

8:45 - 9:25 a.m. Steve Martin - "Things That Make You Go "Hmm!!"" (Proceedings material to be distributed at seminar.)

9:25 - 9:45 a.m. Coffee & Tea break in Exhibit Halls

9:45 - 10:35 a.m. Margaret A. Wissman, DVM - "Incubation, Hatching and Neonatology - Part II"

10:40 - 11:20 a.m. Michael Reynolds - "The World's Most Successful Parrot Conservation Program - The Rescue of the Echo Parakeet"

11:25 - 12:10 p.m. Branson Ritchie, DVM, PhD, - "Misleading Case Presentations" or "It wasn't as it Appeared" (Proceedings material to be distributed at seminar)

12:10 - 1:25 p.m. Lunch (on your own.)

1:25 - 2:05 p.m. Dale Thompson - "The Importance of Nestboxes"

2:10- 2:45 p.m. Sally Blanchard - "Phobic Behavior in Companion Parrots"

2:50 - 3:30 p.m. Thomas N. Tully, Jr.,DVM - "An Update: Chlamydia psittaci Vaccine Research"

3:30 - 3:50 p.m. Cold Beverages in Exhibit Halls

3:50 - 4:30 p.m. Pheobe Linden - "Avian Adolescence - A Complex Development Stage"

4:35 - 5:15 p.m. Fern Van Sant, DVM - "Parrots and Environmental Toxins"

(Proceedings Material to be distributed at the time of the lecture)

5:15 - 5:35 p.m. Joe Barkowski - "Breeding the Rhinoceros Hornbill at the Houston Zoological Gardens"

6:00 p.m. World Parrot Trust Meeting in the Hospitality Room (members only please)

7 30 - 8:00 p.m. Douglas Trent - "Brazil's Pantanal Wetland - A Celebration of Life"

8:00 - 8:40 p.m. Teresa Lightfoot, DVM - "Seabird Rescue on the West Florida Coast - A Human Problem"

8:40 - 10:00 p.m. Speakers Roundtable & Question and Answer Panel

(Including all Speakers who wish to participate.)

Hospitality Room Open following Question and Answer Period until 11:00 p.m. for networking and further discussion with the speakers. (Name tag requested)

Saturday, March 7, 1998

Exhibit Hall Open :9:15 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.

(General Sessions Ballroom)

7:30 a.m. Registration outside of Exhibit Halls.

8:00 - 8:40 a.m. Jan Hooimeijer, DVM - "Management as Part of Prevention and Therapy in Aviculture"

8:45 - 9:25 a.m. Teresa Lightfoot, DVM - " Avian Medicine - Avoiding Disasters", or "First, Do No Harm"

9:25 - 9:45 a.m. Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

9:45 - 10:25 a.m. April Romagnano, PhD, DVM - "Crop Stasis in the Neonate"

10:30 - 11:10 a.m. Terry Clyne - "Ideas for the Construction of Psittacine Aviaries"

11:15 - 12:00 noon. Mark Hagen - "Cafeteria Style Feeding…Is it Natural or Nutritious?"

12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Lunch (on your own)

1:20 - 2:00 p.m. Brian L. Speer, DVM, "Innovative Flock Health Management:

2:05 - 2:45 p.m. Branson Ritchie, DVM, PhD, - "Psittacine Dilatation Disease Update" (Proceedings material to be distributed at seminar)

2:50 - 3:30 p.m. Margaret A. Wissman, DVM "Incubation, Hatching and Neonatology - Part II"

3:30 - 3:50 p.m. Cold Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

3:50 -4:40 p.m. John Meade (Greg Harrison, DVM?) - "Diet Pratices and Breeding Philosphies at John & Linda's Aviary"

(speaking on behalf of Harrison's Bird Foods)

4:45 -5:25 p.m. April Romagnano, PhD, DVM, and Carla Marquardt - "The Ins and Outs of Aviculture Breeding and Research Center"

7:00-10:00 p.m. Vegas Nite Gaming Tables (Name tag and ticket reguested)

7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Buffet Dinner Served

10:00 - ??? Vegas Nite Raffle & Auction (open to public)

Avian Research and Conservation

Saturday at 7:00 pm IAS will host our major fund raising activity. We have contracted with the same firm which catered our previously well received Vegas Nite activities. Participants will be able to play the gaming tables with IAS Funny Money with the birds the big winners. At the conclusion of the gambling event, winners will convert their winnings to raffle tickets for drawings on numerous donated prizes. A cash auction presided over by our team of well-known auctioneers will follow. Buffet dinner will be served between seven and eight-thirty p.m. during the gambling period. The Vegas Nite, Dinner and Auction are priced at our cost so please be generous with your donations! We wish to make this a fun-filled event for all. Again, proceeds from these activities benefit Avian Research and Conservation. Remember, donations are fun, deductible and needed!

At the conclusion of the gaming, players may convert their "Funny Money" to raffle tickets for multiple prizes. A cash Auction to raise funds for Avian Research and Conservation follows.

We are looking for items to be donated for the raffles and auction. Smaller items will be raffled and larger items will be auctioned. We expect it to be a great time for all, with the birds the big winners. Please help!

Vegas Nite Gambling includes:

Blackjack Tables

Crap Tables

Roulette Table

Wheel of Fortune

Carribbean Stud Poker

Dealers

8:30 a.m. IAS Annual Meeting

to follow Luanne Porter - "Hyacinth Macaw Conservation Site, Southern Piaui State, Brazil. A Brief Report"

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

followed by

additional panel discussion and question and answer sessions.

(Last year Q&A ran until 5 p.m.)

(Admission included with "Full Registration"

or may be purchased separately)

(Sessions in Ballroom)