AGENDA

DAY ONE – Wednesday, 21 September 2022

All activities on DAY ONE are scheduled to occur inside the SeaWorld park.

 

• 9:00AM - 10:00AM – CHECK-IN
  
  
• 10:00AM - 4:00PM – SEAWORLD DAY
  • Access to park
  • Live training demonstrations following shows

 

• 4:00PM - 7:00PM –  LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS AT ORCA THEATRE
  • SHAPE RECOGNITION AND REPORTING WITH KILLER WHALES
    • Taylor Machnick, SeaWorld San Diego
  • TRAINING A RANGE DISCRIMINATION TASK WITH FOUR BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS
    • Katie Christman, National Marine Mammal Foundation
  • MAINTAINING BASIC HUSBANDRY USING AN ENRICHMENT ITEM WHILE CARING FOR AN ASIAN SMALL CLAWED OTTER WITH CANCER
    • Jordyn DeGroote, SeaWorld San Diego
  • EVE: THE ENCLOSURE VIDEO ENRICHMENT SYSTEM AT THE US NAVY MARINE MAMMAL PROGRAM
    • Kelley A. Winship, US Navy Marine Mammal Program
  • HEAR ME OUT: TRAINING A WALRUS HEARING STUDY DURING A PANDEMIC USING CREATIVE TECHNIQUES AND COLLABORATION
    • Denise Higginbotham & Keleigh Owens, SeaWorld San Diego
  • USING ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF VOCAL BEHAVIOR TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF MARINE MAMMALS
    • Brittany Jones, PhD
  • POLAR BEAR TRAINING, A WIN- WIN FOR THE BEAR AND CONSERVATION
    • Nicki Boyd, San Diego Zoo

 

DAY TWO – Thursday, 22 September 2022

All activities on DAY TWO are scheduled to occur at SeaWorld’s Adventure Camp center.

Registration on DAY TWO is limited to the first 70 attendees.

 

• 9:00AM - 10:00AM – CHECK-IN
  
  

• 10:00AM - 1:00PM – SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP
  • PROBLEM SOLVING: A PRACTICAL APPROACH
    • with Ken Ramirez

 

• 1:00PM - 2:00PM –  LUNCH BREAK  (on your own)

 

• 2:00PM - 5:00PM –  SEMINAR AND DISCUSSION
  • UNTANGLING COMPLEX TOOLS
    • with Ken Ramirez