Wednesday, November 10
3:00pm:  Conference Check-in Begins, Crowne Plaza Lafayette
6:00pm to 9:00pm:    Icebreaker & Social, Crowne Plaza Lafayette  

Thursday, November 11
6:00am:  Breakfast venue opens
7:30am:  Conference Check-in and Doors open
8:00am:  Welcome & Introductions    
Matt Oldenburg, Zoo of Acadiana                                                
George Oldenburg, Zoo of Acadiana                                                
Jim Fouts, Tanganyika Wildlife Park & ZAA Chairman                                                
Mike Jones, Treetop Exotics & ZAA Board Member
8:30am:   Aflac: Enhance Your Employee Benefits - Troy LeBlanc, Aflac District Sales Coordinator
9:00am:   AAZK: What a Membership Can Do for You - Penny Jolly, AAZK Board Member
9:30am:   Polar Bears International – A Conservation Partner of AAZK - Penny Jolly, AAZK Board Member
10:00am:  Break
10:30am:  Economics of Zoo Medicine - Shannon Gonsoulin, DVM, Staff Veterinarian, Zoo of Acadiana
11:15am:  ZAG & ZAA – Mutually Beneficial - Bill Lucey, Rainforest Adventures
12:00pm:  Board shuttles for Zoo of Acadiana
12:30pm:  Lunch, Peacock Patio
2:00pm:   Zoo tours
5:30pm:   Cocktail Hour, Jolie Blanc Observatory – Upper and Lower Decks
6:30pm:   Dinner & Entertainment, Bamboo Room
8:00pm:   Board shuttles for Crowne Plaza Lafayette

Friday, November 12
6:00am:  Breakfast venue opens
7:30am:  Doors open
8:00am:  A Donor’s View on Giving - Scott Brazda, Executive Director, Stuller Family Foundation
9:00am:  Get Your Message Across in the Media – Without Spending a Dime - Blue Rolfes, News Anchor, KLFY – TV 10
9:45am:  Break
10:15am:  Mosquitoes in Zoological Parks – Ecology & Management - Holly Tuten, Graduate Student, Clemson University
11:00am:  Relationship Marketing - Robert Hailey, Senior Associate Vice President, Tulane University
12:00pm: Long Form Fiber - A.J. Higginbottom, HMS Zoo Diets, Inc.
12:30pm:  Boxed Lunch; afternoon and evening free to explore Acadiana
1:30pm:  Board Meeting

Saturday, November 13
6:00am:  Breakfast venue opens
7:30am:  Doors open
8:00am: Chemical Immobilization & Equipment - Mike Ross, Dan Inject Dart Guns
8:45am:  The Joy of Training!...and Enrichment! - Robyn Barfoot, General Curator, Cougar Mountain Zoo
9:45am:  Break
10:15am:  Nursery Management for Commerical Psittacine Production - Steve Duncan, Avian Resources & The Aviculture Society of America
11:15am:  Birding in the Bush with EcoTraining - Sheri Hanna, Exotic Endeavors
12:00pm:  Lunch
1:15pm:  Can You Hear Me Now? – Amazing Visitor Experiences with Today's Smartphones! - Insiya Hussain, Odysseus Mobile Computing
2:00pm - 3:30pm:  Business Meeting
5:00pm:  Cocktail Hour and Silent Auction Opens
6:00pm:  Banquet Dinner, Live Auction, and Socializing