REWIND Agenda

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	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, September 12
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT	Opening General Session
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT	Aquarium Institutional Collection Planning - Let's Talk About It	Collaborate, Activate and Empower: Overcoming Barriers to Bringing Advocacy Opportunities to Zoo and Aquarium Guests	(Re) Defining Conservation Learning: Developing Core Competencies for AZA Education Professionals	When Good Friday Turns Bad: Lessons Learned from a Falsely Reported Active Shooter Event	Navigating Conflict - How to Effectively Manage Everyday Conflict to Positively Achieve Team Results	Animal Transport Post-COVID Restrictions: Is Your Shipping Team on the Same Page?
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT	Beastly Balls, Feasts, and Galas...Oh My!	Be a Resource: Reimagine What Conservation Education Can Be In Your Community	What Can a Social Scientist Do for You? Integrating Communities and Exploring Collaborations Between Natural and Social Scientists	Highlighting What’s Possible: Creative Solutions for Animal Care	DIY Leadership Development: The Good, The Bad, and The What Were We Thinking!	Finding Elegant Solutions to Sticky Conversations and Situations
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT	Challenges and Solutions to Collaborative Conservation Efforts: An Interdisciplinary Perspective	Brand Matters to Your Mission	Sparking the Conversation: Hot Topics in Education	After Dark: Promoting 24/7 Animal Welfare	Unlock Your Zoo or Aquarium’s Potential: Exploring Alternative Revenue Generating Sources Beyond Philanthropy and Planned Giving Through Public/Private Partnerships

Wednesday, September 13
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT	General Session
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT	Looking to the Future: Living with Avian Influenza	Value of Guest Feedback	Embracing Diversity, Equity, Access and Inclusion (DEAI) in Public-Facing Physical Spaces: Best Practices for Aquariums and Zoos	Hand Off or Hands On? A Look Into the Changing Practices of Volunteer Animal Handling Programs Since COVID	Movin' On Up: Growing Perspective and Communicating the "Why"	Ins and Outs of Accreditation
11:45 AM - 1:45 PM EDT	Honors & Awards Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT	Herpetofauna Welfare: It's Ribbeting!	Diving into Sharks	People Power! Mobilizing our Community to Increase our Conservation Impact through SAFE	On the Boards	Exploring the Role of Intersectionality in Advancing DEAI	Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – Resilient Planning, Resources, and Guidance for All AZA Facilities
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT	We are ALL Party Animals - Planning and Executing Consumer Events	How Collaborative Conservation Amplifies Impact	Feed Sustainable: Increasing our Impact and Taking Collective Action to Source Sustainable Aquatic Animal Feed	Topics that Roar: Hot Animal Management Conversations	From Invitation to Inclusion: Moving Our Aquariums and Zoos Towards Access and Inclusion for Autistic Staff, Interns, Volunteers, and Visitors	60 x 60: 60 Earned Revenue Ideas in 60 Minutes

Thursday, September 14
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT	Wildlife Storytelling for Kids: Inspiring a New Generation to Care	Elevate Your Programs: Taking Your Volunteer Opportunities to the Next Level	The Power of Guest Experience Design: Creating Connections and Inspiring Conservation Action	Keeping up with the AZA Animal Wellbeing Strategy	Research Initiatives Understanding Barriers and Opportunities for Women and People of Color in Zoos, Aquariums, and Related Fields	In Your Own Backyard: How to Use Flagship Species, Out-of-the-Box Partnerships, Research, and Habitat Restoration to Recover Threatened Species and Preserve Local Biodiversity
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT	Operationalizing Your Culture: The Tools and Systems You Need To Create the Organizational Culture You Want	Regs, Permits, and Licenses: Federal Agencies and You	Road Map to Equitable and Inclusive Internships	What's New in Exhibit Design	It Takes a Village: How Every Department Can Enhance Animal Wellbeing Through Facilitating Greater Animal Agency	From Climate Change to Policy Change: Can AZA Institutions Influence Public Support for Climate Policy?