Avian Online Conference for Education and Training
About AvOCET
The first conference held by Avian Behavior International, AvOCET 2023 will be a virtual gathering space for bird behavior, training, education, and conservation enthusiasts. With internationally featured renowned speakers, paper submissions, panel discussions, and breakout rooms, the conference is designed to foster challenging ideas and thoughtful discussion, give attendees access to incredible minds in academia and animal care, and keep our community engaged with and feeling inspired by the latest work in the field and laboratory
AvOCET Conference March 23 – 25 2023
Schedule
See below
Presentations
The AvOCET conference is designed to foster challenging ideas and thoughtful discussion, give attendees access to incredible minds in academia and animal care, and keep our community engaged with and feeling inspired by the latest work in the field and laboratory.
In addition to our featured world-renowned speakers, we will be featuring presentations by:
Melanie Canatella A Not So Crazy Bird
Stephanie Rosenbloom and Gabrielle Klinge: Polly’s Gone Paleo: Perceptions, Issues, and Practical Implications of Nutritional Philosophies in the Diets of Companion Parrots
Chris Shank – Raising Companion Parrots, a Different Perspective
Lauren McGough – Understanding golden eagle behavior and the methodology behind successful handling, training and flying
This is going to be one of the premiere events of 2023! Be sure not to miss out!
Registration Deadlines
Early Bird Registration – CLOSED
December 30, 2022
Final Registration
March 20, 2023
*** All ticket tiers are limited! ***
Schedule
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Thursday, March 23rd
7:30AM
Hillary Hankey
Opening Notes
8:00 AM
Featured Speaker: Kerri Wolter, Vulpro South Africa
Saving African Vultures
9:00 AM
Featured Speaker: Daniel Cone, World Bird Sanctuary
Modernizing Conservation Across Continents
10:00 AM
Q&A – Conservation Topics
11:00 AM
Featured Speaker: Scott Echols, DVM Diplomate ABVP
Assessing Body Condition Score Using CT Imaging with Case Examples
12:00PM
Break
1:00 PM
Featured Speaker: Mary Hunter
2:00 PM
Host Speaker Hillary Hankey, Avian Behavior International
Make no mistake: What changing our thoughts about weight management means for education programs
Friday, March 24th
6:45 am
Doors open
7:00AM
Featured Speaker: Lucy Kemp PhD, Mabula Ground Hornbill Project
Communities and science: The Building Block of Conserving the Thunderbird of the African Savannahs
8:00 AM
Chris Shank
Raising Companion Parrots, a Different Perspective
9:00AM
Featured Speakers: Sean Will and Maasa Nishimuta, Constructional Approach to Animal Welfare
The Data Drives Our Process
12:00pm
Break
1:00pm
Featured Speaker: Barbara Heidenreich, Barbara’s Force Free Animal Training
When the Right Thing is “Negative.” Optimizing Animal Welfare by Shaping Behavior with Negative Reinforcement
2:00pm
Melanie Canatella
Not So Crazy Bird
Saturday, March 25th
8:00AM
Host Speaker: Hillary Hankey, Avian Behavior International
Nature v Nurture, or Both, And: How Ethology and Operant Learning Work Together
9:00AM
Stephanie Rosenbloom and Gabrielle Klinge, The Nerdy Bird Collective
Polly’s Gone Paleo: Perceptions, Issues, and Practical Implementation of Nutrition Philosophies in the Diets of Companion Parrots
10:00AM
Lauren McGough PhD
Understanding Golden Eagle Behavior and the Methodology Behind Successful Handling, Training and Flying
11:00AM
Behavior Science Q&A
Sean Will and Maasa Nishimuta, Barbara Heidenreich, and Hillary Hankey
