LIVEStream Agenda

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The following schedule of concurrent sessions was broadcasted live from Baltimore, Maryland (Eastern time), Tuesday, August 30 - Thursday, September 1.
 

	Animal Management, Health & Welfare		Development & Membership		Volunteer & Intern Engagement
	Aquarium Affairs		Education		Workplace Culture, Engagement, & Professional Development
	Business Operations		Public Relations/Marketing		Trends & More
	Conservation

Tuesday, August 30
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM EST	Opening General Session
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST	People Power! Strategies for Integrating People into Conservation Programs	Operations + Conservation + Exhibit Design: Creating a Revenue Anchor at the Heart of the Houston Zoo	Keeping Elephants in the Room: Let’s Optimize Our Elephants’ Health, Wellness and Reproductive Sustainability Today, To Secure Their Future in North America	Leadership from the Top: Today’s Reality, Tomorrow’s Possibility, and Bold Vision for the Future	Strategic Cultural Development – Intentional Change From Every Angle
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST	Improving Animal Transport - Thinking Outside The Crate	The Evolution of Ambassador Animal Programs	The Importance of Creating a Dynamic Stewardship Program for Donors and Members	Building Marketing Buzz for New Animals and Habitats	Acute to Chronic: Addressing Climate Change through Mitigation, Adaptation, and Resilience
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST	Red, Blue, and Green: How Aquariums Can Communicate Effectively to Build Support for Conservation Action Across the Nation and Across Party Lines	The Reimagination of AZA’s Animal Programs - Updates and Testimonials	The Next Phase of Conservation Work at Zoos and Aquariums: Monitoring and Evaluation	On the Boards	Does Your Zoo or Aquarium Have a Culture of Conservation?

Wednesday, August 31
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST	General Session
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST	Growing Legacy Giving	An Introduction to AZA Strategic Framework for the Wellbeing of Animals	Recruiting For Diversity And Inclusion	Small Footprint, Large Impact	Better Together: Stories of Educators Working with AZA Conservation & Animal Programs to Save Species
11:45 AM - 1:45 PM EST	Honors & Awards Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST	Tools for Examining and Influencing Visitor Outcomes	Finding the right fit: Exhibit design and welfare effects in understudied species	Going Farther Together: Reimagining the role of communities in conservation	Sensory Inclusion - How can Zoos and Aquariums Welcome All?	Leading with Empathy Through Mental Health Resources for Zoo & Aquarium Professionals
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST	Let’s Get this Party Studied: Animal Welfare at Zoo and Aquarium Events	Public Relations for Non-PR People	Empathy for Wildlife: Bridging Science and Social-Emotional Learning in Education for the Benefit of Communities and Nature	What's New in Exhibit Design	Good Intentions, Setbacks and Success: The DEAI Journey

Thursday, September 1
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM EST	Prevention is Better than Cure: Interdepartmental Collaboration with Medical Training	Challenging Times for Staff Acquisition and Retention: Ideas and Strategies for the Present and Future	Effective partnerships: engaging community stakeholders through SAFE programs	Women in Leadership: Men’s Voices—Advocate, Ally, Apathetic, or Antagonist?	Putting DEAI Values Into Practice: We See You. We Hear You. All of You.
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST	' Universal or Species Specific Welfare Assessments? What Works and Why	Unique Topics in Education	Collaborating for Conservation - Successes, Lessons and Opportunities with 30x30	Making your safe zoo or aquarium safer through a culture of safety	Leveraging Our Purchasing Power to Help the Planet