“One World, One Zoo”

Third and Final Call for Papers

A joint conference: The 3rd International Congress on Zookeeping and the 36th National Conference of the American Association of Zoo Keepers will be held in Seattle, WA, USA, in 2009. This will be hosted by The Puget Sound Chapter of AAZK and Woodland Park Zoo.

You are invited to submit abstracts of papers, posters & workshops on any aspect of zoo work. More information and guidelines can be found at the ICZ website www.iczoo.org.

Abstracts for oral and poster presentations should be written in English, no more than 600 words long, and in RTF or MS Word® format. The abstract should contain title, authors and affiliations with the presenting author in bold letters. Body text to be Arial, font size 12 & titles size 14. If you want to run a workshop focused on developing zoo keeper skills, please send a short description.

Please mark ‘ICZ Abstract’ and send to: Paul Howse, ICZ Steering Committee at p.howse@chesterzoo.org

Estimated attendance is 350 - 400 zoo workers from over 30 countries.

Deadline for abstracts is 1st April 2009
Conference dates are September 24th - 29th, 2009

1ST-4TH April 2009: Cairns, Queensland, Australia

We need to save the Cassowary – and we need to save it now.

Scientists, researchers, environmentalists, zoos, wildlife groups and passionate individuals – the Australian Rainforest Foundation (ARF) needs your knowledge, know how and support to act now and avert the possible extinction of this critical guardian of Australia’s rainforest.

Join us at the inaugural International Cassowary Summit to be held in the heart of the World Heritage listed Wet Tropics in tropical north Queensland, Australia, primary home to the world’s endangered southern cassowary. From this four-day summit, which will include presentations and field trips, the ARF aims to formalise the immediate way forward for all parties involved to respond urgently to avert this possible environmental crisis.

Please click on the links below for more information:
Call for Papers
Proposal to be part of the Cassowary Summit

It is once again time to elect Board of Directors for the Association. There are three positions up for election. Two new Board members will serve a four-year term from the close of the 2009 National Conference until the conclusion of the 2013 National Conference. The other Board position will fill the position currently held by Jacque Blessington who was appointed for a two year interim position when there were not enough available candidates during the last election to fill one of the positions. If you or anyone you know would like to be nominated for these positions please send your completed forms to: Election 2009, c/o AAZK, Inc., 3601 SW 29th St., Ste. 133, Topeka, KS 66614-2054. All nominations need to be received no later than February 28, 2009. If you have ever wanted to make a difference in AAZK, now is the time to step up to the plate and give us your best.

Nomination materials can be found in the Members Only section of the website.