Announcements
Marineland of the Pacific Reunion 2010
Former employees, guests and friends of Marineland of the Pacific are invited to attend the "2010 Marineland Reunion" on 25 September 2010 in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
The event is geared towards remembering Marineland (1954-1987) and it's dedication to marine animals and education and marinelife conservation.
This is a family event and is open to anyone who holds a special memory of the park.
For mor details, visit http://www.pacificbeachlife.com or search for the 'Marineland 2010 Reunion' on Facebook.
IMATA TV Live Broadcast
IMATA Vice-President Eric Gaglione will answer questions about the 2010 IMATA Conference in real-time, live from New England Aquarium during a streaming video chat on 31 August at 8:30 PM EST. For more information, please click here.
IMATA Conference Deadlines Approaching
Online abstract submission for the 2010 IMATA Conference will close on 31 August 2010. Additionally, discounted conference registration will end on 31 August 2010 and regular registration rates for conference attendees will go into effect on 1 September 2010. To submit an abstract or to register now, please click here.
Discounts are available on a limited number of conference rooms at the Seaport Hotel on a first come, first served basis. To take advantage of the IMATA rate, please visit http://www.seaportboston.com/?promo=IMATA
Regional Conferences
Hello IMATA members! We are looking to see who is interested in hosting a Regional Workshop in 2010. Regional Workshops are a key part of our organization; it gives trainers a chance to come together from neighboring facilities and share ideas with their peers and to talk about the things we love most, our animals and training. Traditionally, these workshops proceed over a day or so. Regionals are an affordable option if one is unable to attend the annual conference. If anyone is interested in hosting a workshop in 2010, please contact me at lonski28@hotmail.com.
Thanks!
Stacey Lonski
Conference Committee Chair
ATAC 2010 Conference Presentation - WE NEED YOUR HELP!
The Animal Training Advisory Committee needs your help for the 2010 IMATA Conference being held in Boston, Massachusetts. We would like to have as many facilities as possible represented in the ATAC videos to be played during the conference in Boston. We are asking you to film an animal at your facility conducting a trained behavior that you find unique, fun, creative, challenging, or interesting. We are interested in footage of the final behavior as well as the training approximations leading up to the completed behavior. An alternative would be an interview with a trainer highlighting challenges encountered during the training. The goal is to be inspirational, share techniques, and show there are many untapped novel behaviors. The edited videos will be shown each day during the 2010 IMATA Conference.
The first step, before you begin filming, is to submit your idea to the ATAC co-chair, Chad Stouffer, at cstouffer@marineland.net, by 1 April 2010.
We recommend you get started now. The only way this project will be successful is if we have your help. Thank you in advance for your participation.
Aquatic Animal Health Symposium
The 6th International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health will be held in Tampa, Florida 5-9 September 2010. More information can be found at http://aquaticpath.epi.ufl.edu/isaah6.
AZA Annual Conference
The dates have been announced for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums annual conference. The conference will take place 11-16 September 2010. The Houston Zoo in Houston, Texas will be hosting. More information can be found at www.aza.org.
WAZA Conference
The 65th annual conference of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums will take place in Cologne, Germany 17-21 October 2010. More information will become available at www.waza.org.
2013 IMATA CONFERENCE HOST WANTED
Attention all IMATA members and facilities, IMATA is currently accepting applications for conference host sites for the 2013 annual conference. If your facility has an interest or you have a suggestions please contact IMATA Conference Committee Chair Stacey Lonski at info@imata.org.
