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<strong>April 17-22, 2011 - <em>11th Annual Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA)</em></strong>. In Denver, CO. The conference will kick off with our keynote speaker, Dr. Jill Mellen from Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and will culminate with an Earth Day to remember at the Denver Zoo.  See (<a href="http://www.theabma.org/">http://www.theabma.org/</a>) for further information.

<strong>May 15th-18th, 2011 - <em>2011 Rhino Keeper Workshop</em></strong>. To be held at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Glen Rose, Texas. For further info contact:<a href="mailto:adam.felts@columbuszoo.org"> adam.felts@columbuszoo.org</a>.

<strong>June 13-16, 2011 - <em>7th International Zoo &amp; Aquarium Marketing Conference</em></strong><em> </em>- Hosted by the WAZA and the Granby Zoo in Granby, Quebec, Canada. Theme for the conference is “Strategic Marketing in Action”.  The program will address the following topics: Strategic Marketing, Marketing the Zoo &amp; Aquarium Community, Marketing, Education and Conservation, Turn Bad News into Good News, and Social Marketing in Action.  See <a href="http://www.zoodegranby.com/waza ">www.zoodegranby.com/waza </a>for further information.

<strong>July 20-23, 2011 - <em>Biology of Rattlesnakes Symposium</em></strong> - To be held at the University Park Marriot in Tucson, AZ.  Hosted by the Chiricahua Desert Museum and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. People interested in presenting papers should contact Lori King Palmer at <a href="mailto:loriguanid@aol.com">loriguanid@aol.com</a>.  Those interested in presenting posters contact Matt Goode at <a href="mailto:mgoode@ag.arizona.edu">mgoode@ag.arizona.edu</a>.  For registration information, current list of speakers and other details, please go to<a href="http://www.biologyoftherattlesnakes.com"> www.biologyoftherattlesnakes.com</a>.

<strong>July 25-30, 2011  - <em>The First-ever Joint Meeting of the International Ethological Conference (IEC) and the Animal Behavior Society (ABS)</em></strong>. To be held at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. More information can be found at the conference website: <a href="http://www.indiana.edu/~behav11/index.shtml">http://www.indiana.edu/~behav11/index.shtml</a>. The program will be exciting and integrative scientific that draws on the strengths of both the IEC and the ABS.

<strong>August 24-28, 2011 - <em>AAZK National Conference</em>.</strong> In San Diego, CA.  Hosted by the Sand Diego AAZK Chapter and the Zoological Society of San Diego.  See <a href="http://sdaazk.com">http://sdaazk.com</a> for information.

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<strong>October 1-5, 2011  -<em> 30th Annual Conference of the Association of Zoological Horticulture (AZH)</em></strong>.  Hosted by the Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, KS.  Theme: "Bringing the World to the Plains" at Wichita Hyatt Regency Hotel. Seminars and workshops covering a wide range of topics involving Horticulture, Integrated Pest Management, Conservation and Exhibit Design will be presented. Participants within the Horticulture, Arboriculture and Grounds Maintenance fields are encouraged to attend. For more information call 316-266-8313, 316-266-8314 or visit <a href="http://AZH.org">AZH.org</a>.

<strong>October 6 – 9, 2011 - <em>Advancing Bear Care 2011</em></strong> – Banff, Canada
Bear biologists and naturalists will lead hikes into bear habitat and interpret for delegates how bears use the components of the ecosystem to express their daily and seasonal routines. We will bring this information back into workshops and apply this knowledge towards improving captive bear husbandry. Also, international bear biologists will assist us in interpreting Asian, European, and South American bear habitats.

<strong>October 6-9, 2011 - <em>32nd Annual Elephant Managers Association Conference</em></strong> - Hosted by the Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester, NY.  The pre-conference trip will be hosted by Lion Country Safari in Cambridge, Ontario on Wednesday, October 5th (Passport needed to participate in this trip).
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<strong>August 8-14, 2012 - <em>The World Congress of Herpetology</em></strong> - To be held in Vancouver, Canada. For more information see <a href="http://www.worldcongressofherpetology.org/">http://www.worldcongressofherpetology.org/</a>.

<strong>September 9-3, 2012 - <em>4th International Congress on Zookeeping</em> </strong>– To be held in Singapore.  Theme “Many Voices One Calling” Sponsored by Wildlife Reserves Singapore , Singapore Tourism Bureau. For information on sponsorship or exhibition opportunities email <a href="mailto:eo@aszk.org.au">eo@aszk.org.au</a>.  Check the ICZ website <a href="http://www.iczoo.org/">http://www.iczoo.org/</a> for latest news.

<strong>September 23-27,  2012 - <em>AAZK National Conference</em></strong><em> - </em>Hosted by the Rosamond Gifford Zoo and the Rosamond Gifford Zoo AAZK Chapter in Syracuse, NY.
<h2><em><strong>Upcoming AAZK National Conferences</strong></em></h2>
2011 - San Diego, CA - August 24-28; <a href="http://sdaazk.com">http://sdaazk.com</a>

2012 - Syracuse, NY - September 23-27

2013 - Asheboro, NC  - Dates TBA

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>.
<h2><em><strong>Upcoming AZA National Conferences</strong></em></h2>
September 12-17, 2011  - AZA 2011 Annual Conference - Hosted by Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta , GA

September 8-13, 2012 - AZA 2012 Annual Conference - Hosted by Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, AZ

September 7-12, 2013 - AZA 2013 Annual Conference - Hosted by the Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City , MO

For info on AZA Conferences, see <a href="http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html">http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html</a>.