The fourth annual Parrots International Symposium 2008

Celebrating - "Parrots of the Caribbean"

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When:
Saturday and Sunday May 31-June 1, 2008 • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Where:
The Queen Mary, Los Angeles (Long Beach).
The Queen's Salon - Promenade Deck

What:
Focus on parrot conservation and field research
Presentations on wild and companion parrots

Symposium Schedule

Friday Night  "Speakers' Reception"	7 - 10 PM
On the Queen Mary fantail - The Veranda  Grill (The Sun Deck)
Registration
Friday afternoon - Hotel Lobby (Main Deck)	2:00 - 6:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday - Royal Salon (Promenade Deck)	7:30 AM - 5 PM
Pastries and Coffee (both days) - Royal Salon (Promenade Deck)	7:30 AM
Lectures/Presentations
Saturday Lectures - The Queen's Salon (Promenade Deck)   Lunch (included) - The Royal Salon (Promenade Deck)	8:30 AM - 5 PM
Saturday Poster Presentation Session & Cocktails	5 PM - 6:30 PM
Sunday Lectures - The Queen's Salon (Promenade Deck)   Lunch (included) - The Royal Salon (Promenade Deck)	8:30 AM - 5 PM
Saturday  Poster Session / Cocktail Reception	5:00- 6:30 PM
The Royal Salon (Promenade Deck)
Saturday Night  Party/Dinner/Show	7- 11 PM
The Queen's Salon (Promenade Deck)
Silent Auction
Saturday & Sunday - King's View (Promenade Deck)	Winners 6:00 &  Sat Banquet

Don't miss out on the Saturday night banquet of socializing and fun.

 

Friday Schedule

Friday Speaker's Reception	7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
On the Queen Mary's Fantail in the Veranda Grill

 

Saturday Schedule

Registration	7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Pastries and Coffee         - Hosted by Parrots International	7:30 AM
Saturday Lectures/Presentations     May 31, 2008
Silent Auction Winners
	6:00 PM &  Dinner Party/Banquet
Saturday Poster Session Cocktail Reception	5:00- 6:00 PM
Saturday Night  Party/Dinner/Show	7- 11 PM

Saturday Presentations

Dr. Nigel Collar PhD., UK, Birdlife International
(Birds and People)

Dr. Tomas White, Ph.D. , Puerto Rico
(Caribbean Parrots: Current Threats to Their Survival)

Sam Williams, Bonaire
(Limiting Factors of Amazona Barbadensis on Bonaire)

Bernadette L. Plair, Center for Conservation & Research of Endangered Wildlife, Cincinnati Zoo, Ohio
(Reintroduction  of the blue-and-gold macaw to the Nariva Swamp in Trinidad)

Dr. Mark Stafford, President, Parrots International
(Parrots International projects)

Paul Butler, RARE Conservation, UK
(Promoting Protection Through Pride-RARE Conservation)

Dr. Steve Besseinger, Ph.D., UC Berkeley
(Faithful or Philander, Straight or Gay, Nice or Nasty?: The Social System of Green-rumped Parrotlets)

Dr. Don Brightsmith, Peru
(The Tambopata Macaw Project: Eight Years of Ecology, Conservation and Creative Financing)

Dr. Darrel Styles, DVM, PhD.,  US Department of Agriculture
(The Role of Disease in Psittacine Ecology and Conservation)

 

Sunday Schedule

Registration	7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Pastries and Coffee         - Hosted by Parrots International	7:30 AM
Sunday Lectures/Presentations     June 1, 2008
Silent Auction Winners	5:00 PM

Sunday Presentations

Dr. Susan Friedman PhD., Utah State University
(Pavlov's Parrots: Understanding and Extinguishing Learned Fear Triggers)

Susan Koenig, DEFS, Jamaica
(Risks of Introduced non-native Parrots to Island Populations)

Julie Weis Murad, Colorado
(Conservation and the Companion Parrot Community: Moving from Compassion to Action)

Bennett Hennessey, Bolivia
(Update on the status of the Blue-throated Macaw)

Alan Lieberman, CRES, Conservation and Research for Endangered Species, San Diego, CA
(Translocation as Conservation: Vini Lories of Polynesia)

Rosemary Low, UK Parrot Nutrition in Nature and Aviary)

Ryan Watson, (Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation - AWWP, Qatar)
(The State of the Spix's - Aviculture for Reintroduction)

Caroline Stahala, MS. The Bahamas and Florida, USFWS
(Management Strategies for the Bahama Parrot)

Dr. Paul Salaman PhD., American Bird Conservancy
(Parrot Conservation and Tourism in Colombia: A Sustainable Future or a Pipe Dream?)

Jordan Karubian, UCLA Center for Tropical Research
(Conservation and Ecology of Macaws, Parrots, and other at-risk birds of the Ecuadorian Rain Forests)

Dr. Darrel Styles, DVM, PhD., US Department of Agriculture
(Update on Avian Flu)

We look forward to you joining us in 2008.