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<span style="font-weight: bold;" mce_style="font-weight: bold;">June 27-29, 2013 - </span><span style="font-weight: bold;" mce_style="font-weight: bold;"><em>AZA Felid TAG Mid-Year Meeting</em> - </span><strong>Hosted by Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Jacksonville, FL.</strong> For more information go to: <a href="http://felidtag.org" mce_href="http://felidtag.org">felidtag.org</a> or contact <a href="mailto:felidtag2013@jacksonvillezoo.org" mce_href="mailto:felidtag2013@jacksonvillezoo.org">felidtag2013@jacksonvillezoo.org</a>.</p>
<p><strong>July 8-12, 2013 - </strong><strong><em>Zoos and Aquariums Committing to Conservation (ZACC)</em><strong> </strong></strong><strong>-</strong> Hosted by Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines, Iowa. &nbsp;The conference will bring together colleagues from the field and zoos in an informal setting to network, share ideas and support one another in our shared commitment to conservation. &nbsp;Registration is available at <a href="http://blankparkzoo.com/index.cfm?nodeID=48429&amp;audienceID=1" mce_href="http://blankparkzoo.com/index.cfm?nodeID=48429&amp;audienceID=1">blankparkzoo.com/index.cfm?nodeID=48429&amp;audienceID=1</a>. &nbsp;Contact Jessie Lowry with questions at <a href="mailto:jrlowry@blankparkzoo.org" mce_href="mailto:jrlowry@blankparkzoo.org">jrlowry@blankparkzoo.org</a>.</p>
<p><strong>August 7-10, 2013 - <em>11th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles </em>- St. Louis, MO.</strong> Co-hosted by the Turtle Survival Alliance and the IUCN-TFTSG. Please visit <a href="http://turtlesurvival.org/get-involved/conference" mce_href="http://turtlesurvival.org/get-involved/conference">turtlesurvival.org/get-involved/conference</a> for more information, or contact Heather Lowe at <a href="mailto:Hlowe@turtlesurvival.org" mce_href="mailto:Hlowe@turtlesurvival.org">Hlowe@turtlesurvival.org</a>.</p>
<p><strong>September 22-26&nbsp; 2013 - <em>AAZK National Conference</em></strong> - Hosted by the North Carolina Zoo and the North Carolina AAZK Chapter.</p>
<p><strong><strong>October 3-6, 2013 -&nbsp;<em><em>Advancing Bear Care 2013</em></em></strong></strong> -&nbsp;<strong>Woodlands Wildlife Refuge, Clinton, NJ</strong>. The conference dates, hotel, program, and adjunct activities will be announced soon. &nbsp; For current information and updates check ABC 2013 UPDATES often.&nbsp;<a href="http://bearcaregroup.org/#!abc_2013_updates/c10h4" mce_href="http://bearcaregroup.org/#!abc_2013_updates/c10h4">bearcaregroup.org/#!abc_2013_updates/c10h4</a></p>
<p><strong>October 13-17, 2013 - <em>WAZA Annual Conference</em></strong> - Hosted by Disney’s Animal Kingdom. For more information go to: <a href="http://waza.org" mce_href="http://waza.org">waza.org</a>.</p>
<p><strong>October 15-18, 2013 - <em>ICEE ─ International Conference on Environmental Enrichment</em></strong><em> </em>- Hosted by the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa at the Kwalata Game Ranch, &nbsp; South Africa. &nbsp;For more information, go to <a href="http://nzg.ac.za/icee2013" mce_href="http://nzg.ac.za/icee2013">nzg.ac.za/icee2013</a>.</p>
<p><strong>November 10-14, 2013 - <em>Zoological Association of America (ZAA) Annual Conference</em>, Phoenix, AZ</strong>. For more information go to<a href="http://zaa.org" mce_href="http://zaa.org"> zaa.org</a>.</p>
<h2><em><strong>Upcoming AAZK National Conferences</strong></em></h2>
<p>2013 - Greensboro, NC&nbsp; - September 22-26</p>
<p>2014 - Orlando, FL - September 8-12</p>
<p>For information on upcoming AAZK conferences, watch the AAZK website at <a href="http://www.aecetia.net/gws/aazk" mce_href="http://www.aecetia.net/gws/aazk">www.aecetia.net/gws/aazk</a>.</p>
<h2><em><strong>Upcoming AZA National Conferences</strong></em></h2>
<p>September 7-12, 2013 - AZA 2013 Annual Conference - Hosted by the Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City , MO</p>
<p>For info on AZA Conferences, see <a href="http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html" mce_href="http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html">http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html</a>.</p>