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Speakers

Our preliminary list of internationally renowned speakers includes:

Speaker	Tentative Topic
+ Bell, Martin Queenstown, New Zealand	Propagation & Conservation of Kiwi and Takahe
+ Bird, Dr. David McGill's Avian Science & Conservation Center, Montreal, Canada	33 Years of Research on the American Kestrel
+ Bowden, Chris Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Bedforshire, United Kingdom	Three critically endangered Gyps vultures in Asia: Challenges of getting a conservation breeding program established in time & Re-Introducing Northern Bald Ibis: The complexities and the current state of play
+ Bruslund-Jensen, Simon Vogelpark, Walsrode, Germany	Establishing Captive Populations of Endemic Bird species from Madagascar
+ Connors, Neville Casuarina Parrot Gardens, Australia	Black Cockatoos in Australia
+ Conrad, Laurie SeaWorld, California, USA	Collaborative Effort for the Light-footed Clapper Rail: Propagation Protocol
+ Cornejo, Juan Africam Safari, Puebla, Mexico	The Captive Breeding Program & Husbandry of the Horned Guan Oreophasis derbianus
+ Coym, Mollie Houston Zoo, Houston, Texas, USA	The Attwater's Prairie Chicken
+ Duff, Joseph Operation Migration, Ontario, Canada	The Re-Introduction of Whooping Cranes Using Ultralight Aircraft
+ Horsfield, William Amazona Parrot Breeding Facility, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	Cape Parrots & Palm Cockatoos
+ Karsten, Peter Silver Pine Aviaries, Denman Island, Canada	Rearing Insects for Live Food & Public and Private Sector Collaboration - an Opportunity to Build and Preserve Avian Gene Pools
+ Kesler, Dr. Dylan The University of Missouri- Columbia, U.S.A	The Role of Science in Avian Conservation: Examples From Pacific Island Kingfishers
+ King, Cathy Fuengirola Zoo, Malaga, Spain	Flamingos in Captivity: Thoughts on How and Why
+ Lacroix, Frederic The Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, Missour, Morocco	A Comprehensive Conservation Strategy to Restore and Secure Sustainable Wild Populations of the North African Species of Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis u. undulata
+ Leon, Dr. Olivier National Avian Research Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	The Place of Captive Breeding in the Conservation Strategy of the Asian Houbara Bustard
+ Lieberman, Alan Conservation and Research Center for Endangered Species, San Diego, U.S.A	Hawai`i Endangered Bird Conservation Program: A Tool for the Recovery of an Insular Avifauna
+ Lindholm III, Josef Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas, U.S.A	The Aviculture of Hummingbirds: A Historical Perspective
+ Lubbock, Mike Sylvan-Heights Waterfowl II, North Carolina U.S.A	The State of Captive Waterfowl
+ Lopez, Dr. Jesus Estudillo Vida Silvestre, Mexico City, Mexico	The Propagation & Management of Quetzals in Captivity
+ Lynch, Colleen The University of South Dakota, U.S.A	Population Biology, Captive Breeding, and Reintroductions
+ McClelland, Peter Dept. of Conservation, Invercargill, New Zealand	Campbell Island Teal - The restoration of an island and the saving of a species
+ Pittman, Jeanne Marie Johannesburg Zoo, Johannesburg, South Africa	Prevention and Treatment of Common Medical Challenges Associated with Rearing and Breeding Wattled Cranes for a Recovery Program
+ Seddon, Dr. Philip University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand	The Opportunities and Challenges of Re-Introducing Captive Bred Founders
+ Steiner, Jessica Wildlife Preservation Trust of Canada, Guelph, Canada	Captive Field Propagation and Experimental Release of the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus migrans) in Ontario, Canada
+ Switzer, Richard Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation, Doha State, Qatar	Breeding & Hand Rearing The Mauritius Fody For Release and Managing the Largest Population of Spix’s Macaws in the World
+ Taylor, Dr. Michael University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada	A Medical Approach to the Altricial Chick
+ Wallace, Dr. Mike San Diego Zoological Society, California, USA	Captive Breeding & Re-Introduction of the California Condor
+ Ward, Gary Durrell Wildlife Trust, Jersey, UK	Captive Husbandry and Breeding of the Critically Endangered Montserrat oriole Icterus oberi
+ Williams, Paul British Columbia Wildlife Park, Kamloops, Canada	Rearing & Re-introduction of the Burrowing Owl

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Our Tentative List of Poster Sessions To Be Presented

Speaker	Tentative Topic
+ Brader, Kathy Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, USA	The Past, the Present and the Future of North Island Brown Kiwi Outside of New Zealand Apteryx mantelli
+ Cariño, Apolinario, Angelita Cadeliña, Jose Baldado, Charlie Fabre, Emilia Lastica, Pavel Hospodarsky & Rene Vendiola Mt. Talinis Peoples Organization Federation Inc., Dumaguete City, Philippines	Conservation of the Critically Endangered Negros Bleeding-heart Pigeon on the Island of Negros, Philippines
+ Fayomi, Jonathan Zoological Garden University of Ibadan, Nigeria	Restoration of an Aviary at the Zoological Garden, University of Ibadan
+ Hollmen, Dr. Tuula, Heidi Cline & Nora Rojek Fairbanks, Alaska, USA	Development of Captive Propagation Techniques to Support Conservation of Steller’s Eiders in Alaska
+ Hughes, Austin & Mary Ann University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA	Coding Sequence Polymorphism In Mitochondrial Genomes Reflects Population Histories
+ McInnes, Kate, Richard Jakob-Hoff, Emily Sancha & Jack Van Hal Wellington, New Zealand	How Disease Can Affect Captive Breeding for Conservation– A New Zealand Experience
+ Murn, Campbell, Amy King, Samuel Hunt and Ashley Smith The Hawk Conservancy Trust, Andover, Hampshire, England	Captive Breeding and Release of Red Kites to Hampshire, England.
+ Suarez, Jonathan Leo & Cristina Georgii Negros Forest and Ecological Foundation, Inc., Bacolod City, Philippines	First Captive Breeding of the Philippine Eagle-Owl Bubo philippensis philippensis