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Endangered Species Conservation Federation
Convention 2002
Information on the 31st Annual LIOC Conference, being held in Wichita, Kansas, August 7-11, 2002.
REGISTRATION
Registration is $95 per person,
$75 for children under 18, $10 for children under 5. Payment is due by June
3, 2002, payable to LIOC-ESCF, Inc., PO Box 22085, Phoenix, AZ 85028. Along
with payment, advise your choice of beef or chicken for the Saturday banquet
dinner.
HOTEL
For hotel reservations, please call the Airport Plaza Hotel at
316-942-7911. Please let them know you are with the LIOC-ESCF conference.
Rates per night (not including 11.9% room tax) are:
- Single/Double occupancy $59.00
- Triple occupancy $69.00
- Quad occupancy $79.00
Driving directions: located at US 400 (Kellogg Ave.) and west of Interstate 235 at 5805 West Kellogg Avenue
NO CATS
The city of Wichita agreed to allow us to bring in wild cats with certain restrictions. We have met all requirements or gotten them waived, with the exception of the City Attorney's insistence that we purchase a $100,000 policy to insure the City of Wichita will be held blameless in the event of an "incident". Our record of 30 annual conventions without incident doesn't help since Wichita had an "incident" in recent history. Recent inquiries with insurance companies would indicate that due to the events of September 11, such an event policy is unavailable, even if LIOC could afford to pay a substantial premium. Consequently, we will NOT have cats to this conference. We will keep you apprised of any changes.
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7
8:00am-6:00pm Wild Feline Husbandry Course Registered Students (Lunch on own)
1:00pm-11:00pm Hospitality Room Open (Check-in Registration)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8
9:00am-12:00noon Hospitality Room Open
8:00am-12:00noon Annual LIOC Board Member Meeting
2:00pm-2:30pm LIOC General Membership Meeting (Members only) - Candidates Speak
2:30pm-5:30pm Membership Meeting continued
6:00pm-7:30pm Welcome Reception (Dinner on own)
7:30pm-11:00pm Hospitality Room Open
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9
8:00am-10:00am Annual LIOC Board Member Meeting
10:45am-12:00am Tanganyika Wildlife Park - 10 minute travel time. Introduction and free-time at park upon arrival.
12:00am-1:00pm Lunch will be provided at the Park
1:00pm-4:00pm Formal tour of the Tanganyika Wildlife Park
7:00pm-11:00pm Hospitality Room Open
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
8:00am-10:00am Annual LIOC Board Member Meeting
10:30am-11:00am Deborah Ash "African Safari"
11:00am-11:45am Lynn Culver "Species Enhancement Strategy"
11:45am-1:00pm Lunch on own
1:00pm-2:00pm Dr. William Swanson, Director of Animal Research, Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Addressing the "Conservation Challenges of the World's Forgotten Felids - the Small Cats"
2:00pm-2:15pm 15 minute break
2:15pm-3:00pm Wendi Straddeck "Zoopreem product"
3:00pm-3:45pm Jim Fouts "Tanganyika Wildlife Park and Africa"
3:45pm-4:00pm 15 minute break
4:00pm-5:00pm Jim Sanderson, Ph.D., Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International "Camera trapping, So what's out there anyway?"
6:30pm-12:30am? Banquet Dinner & Auction
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11
8:30am-10:30am Banquet Breakfast Meeting
Submitted by: Kelly Jean Buckley, Chairman Conference Committee
