<strong style="line-height: 1.5em;">August 4-7, 2014 </strong><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">- 12th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles.  Orlando, FL.  For more information go to: <a href="http://www.turtlesurvival.org">www.turtlesurvival.org</a></span>

<strong>September 8-12, 2014</strong> - AAZK Conference, Orlando FL. Hosted by Disney's Animal Kingdom. For information on upcoming AAZK conferences, watch the AAZK website at <a href="http://www.aecetia.net/gws/aazk">www.aecetia.net/gws/aazk</a>.

<strong>September 10-15, 2014 </strong>- International Wild Waterfowl Association Conference, Salt Lake City, UT m For more information visit: <a href="http://www.wildwaterfowl.org">www.wildwaterfowl.org</a>

<strong>September 12-18, 2014</strong> - AZA National Conference, Orlando, FL.  Hosted by Disney’s Animal Kingdom, The Seas, and SeaWorld Orlando. For more information visit <a href="http://www.aza.org">www.aza.org</a>

<strong>September 21, 2014</strong> - Bird Conservation Alliance Meeting St. Louis, MO Hosted by: American Bird Conservancy For more information go to: <a href="/do/redirect?url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.afwaannualmeeting.org%252Fschedule.html" target="_blank">http://www.afwaannualmeeting.org/schedule.html</a>

<strong>October 1-5, 2014</strong> - From Good Care to Great Welfare Workshop Detroit, MI Hosted by: Detroit Zoological Society’s Center for Zoo Animal Welfare For more information contact: <a href="/do/mail/message/mailto?to=czaw%40dzs.org">czaw@dzs.org</a>

<strong>Otober 6-8, 2014 </strong>- 3rd International Flamingo Symposium Hosted by SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego. CA.  For more information contact: laurie.conrad@SeaWorld.com

<strong>October 6-9, 2014 - </strong>Hosted by the Houston Zoo

<strong>Orangutan SSP Husbandry Workshop &amp; Conservation Summit</strong>

The SSP Husbandry Workshop will be held in conjunction with an Orangutan Conservation Summit at the Houston Zoo. The meeting will feature a full day husbandry workshop on Monday, October 6, 2014, covering topics pertaining to captive populations including enrichment, training, and veterinary care, through presentations, posters and panel discussions. The Conservation Summit will begin on October 7, 2014 and focus on exploring the emergent issues facing wild orangutans, as well as helping more zoos holding orangutans commit to participating in the vital role of saving them. Houston is lining up key personnel involved in orangutan conservation across Borneo and Sumatra for this very special event.

For more info: <a href="http://www.houstonzoo.org/orangutan-husbandry-workshop-and-conservation-summit/" target="_blank">http://www.houstonzoo.org/<wbr />orangutan-husbandry-workshop-<wbr />and-conservation-summit/</a> or contact <a href="mailto:conservation@houstonzoo.org" target="_blank">conservation@houstonzoo.org</a>

<strong>October 7-11, 2014 </strong>- National Conference of the Association of the Zoo and Aquarium Docents and Volunteers (AZADV).  Hosted by the Zoological Society of Milwaukee County Zoo and Zoo Pride, Milwaukee, WI.  For more information visit: http://<a href="http://www.zoosociety.org/azadv2014">www.zoosociety.org/azadv2014</a>

<strong>October 8-11, 2014 </strong>- Advancing Bear Care 2014,  Barasov, Romania.  For more information visit: <a href="http://www.bearcaregroup.org">www.bearcaregroup.org</a>

<b>November 10-13, 2014</b> - Zoological Association of America (ZAA) National Conference, Gulf Breeze, FL  - Hosted by the Gulf Breeze Zoo.  For more information visit: <a href="http://www.zaa.org">www.zaa.org</a><b>
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<strong>December 8-12, 2014</strong> - Training and Enrichment Workshop for Zoo and Aquarium Animals Galveston, TX Hosted by Moody Gardens Presented by Active Environments and Shape of Enrichment For more information contact: <a href="/do/mail/message/mailto?to=dolsen%40moodygardens.com">dolsen@moodygardens.com</a>

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