programme

While the best efforts are to maintain the programme, it is subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. Any changes to the programme will be posted on this page.

Friday 22 November

TimeTopicSpeaker
8.00amRegistration
8.30amConference welcome and housekeeping
9.00amIdentifying alternate treatments for coccidiosis in kiwiEmma Scheltema
9.20amYellow-eyed penguin gyrovirus and respiratory distress syndrome
Harry Taylor
9.40amSub-Antarctic Mortality Surveillance of New Zealand Sea Lions
Anne-Sophie Pagé
10.00amLecture - to be confirmed
10.20amMorning tea
10.50amLectures - to be confirmed
12.00pmLunch
1.00pmAvian anesthesia workshop
James Chatterton
2.30pmAfternoon tea
3.00pmAvian imaging workshopEmily Short
4.30pmDelegates to make their own way to Wildbase recovery
5.00pmBehind the scenes tour of Wildbase recovery                

Saturday 23 November

TimeTopicSpeaker
8.00amRegistration
8.30amHighly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Baukje Lenting   
8.50amVaccination of Wildlife for Avian Influenza
Kate McInnes
9.10amWildlife Exotic Disease Surveillance
Toni Tana
9.30amWildlife Exotic Disease Incursion InvestigationHarry Taylor
9.50amFlash sessionTo be confirmed
10.20amMorning tea
10.50amUsing Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry, DXA, to measure body condition in wild birds
Ian Gerard van Tets
11.10amEpidemiology of Zoonotic Diseases in Cameroon - Correlation Between Animal Health & Disease Control
Israel Dume
11.30amThe role of stable isotope analysis in New Zealand fur seal/kekeno conservation
Diana Galbraith
11.50amPrep for bus trip
12.00pmBus departs for Pūkaha Mount Bruce. Packed lunch provided.

1.00pmField trip - Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre 

5.00pmBus returns to Palmerston North
6.30pm
Conference dinner at Wharerata   

Sunday 24 November

TimeTopicSpeaker
8.00amRegistration
9.00amLectures - to be confirmed
10.00amMorning tea
10.30amLectures - to be confirmed

12.30pmLunch
1.30pmLectures - to be confirmed
3.10pmClosing karakia