<strong>August 7-10, 2013</strong> - 11th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles - St. Louis, MO. Co-hosted by the Turtle Survival Alliance and the IUCN-TFTSG. Please visit turtlesurvival.org/get-involved/conference for more information, or contact Heather Lowe at Hlowe@turtlesurvival.org.

<strong>September 22-26  2013</strong> - AAZK National Conference - Hosted by the North Carolina Zoo and the North Carolina AAZK Chapter.

<strong>October 3-6, 2013</strong> - Advancing Bear Care 2013 - Woodlands Wildlife Refuge, Clinton, NJ. The conference dates, hotel, program, and adjunct activities will be announced soon.   For current information and updates check ABC 2013 UPDATES often. bearcaregroup.org

<strong>October 13-17, 2013</strong> - WAZA Annual Conference - Hosted by Disney’s Animal Kingdom. For more information go to: waza.org.

<strong>October 15-18, 2013</strong> - ICEE ─ International Conference on Environmental Enrichment - Hosted by the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa at the Kwalata Game Ranch,   South Africa.  For more information, go to nzg.ac.za/icee2013.

<strong>October 24-27, 2013 </strong>From Good Care to Great Welfare Presented by the Center for Zoo Animal Welfare, Detroit Zoological Society Limited scholarship opportunities available. For information contact: Elizabeth Arbaugh, Curator of Animal Welfare, Detroit Zoological Society E-mail: czaw@dzs.org
<div><strong>November 10-14, 2013</strong> - Zoological Association of America (ZAA) Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ. For more information go to zaa.org.</div>
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<strong>Upcoming AAZK National Conferences 2013</strong> - Greensboro, NC  - September 22-26 2013 - Orlando, FL - September 8-12 For information on upcoming AAZK conferences, watch the AAZK website at www.aecetia.net/gws/aazk.

<strong>Upcoming AZA National Conferences September 7-12, 2013</strong> - AZA 2013 Annual Conference - Hosted by the Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City , MO For info on AZA Conferences, see http://aza.org.

<strong>April 13-18, 2014 - </strong>ABMA’s 14th Annual Conference Dallas, TX For more information go to: theabma.org