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SATURDAY - May 09, 2009 |
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08:00 - 17:00
19:00 - 10:30 |
Pet Shippers Workshop
hosted by IPATA
SUGGESTED TOUR: City
Sightseeing Hop On-Hop Off Tours
SUGGESTED TOUR: Taronga
Zoo aboard the Zoo Express
OPTIONAL GROUP ACTIVITY:
Sydney Harbour
Dinner Cruise (for both IPATA Workshop and AATA
Conference attendees and their guests)
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SUNDAY - May 10, 2009 |
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08:30 - 11:45
09:45 - 13:30
14:00 - 17:30
09:00 - 16:00
16:00 - 18:00
18:00 - 20:00
18:00 - 20:00 |
SUGGESTED TOUR: Morning City
Tour & Bondi Beach
SUGGESTED TOUR:
Cuddle a Koala, Kangaroos, Wombats
SUGGESTED TOUR:
Afternoon City
Tour, Manly Beach, Northern Beaches
Board
Meeting
Exhibit Set-up
Registration Desk open; Silent Auction opens
ICEBREAKER RECEPTION -
sponsored
by FedEx
Express (Hors
d'oeuvres &
Entertainment)
and New Zealand Bloodstock
(Cocktails) |
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MONDAY - May 11, 2009 |
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08:00 - 08:30 |
Registration Desk Open; Silent Auction Opens
Continental Breakfast
- sponsored by Luxembourg Cargo
(LCA) |
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08:30 |
AATA 35th
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OPENS
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Opening Remarks
Welcome to Australia & Keynote Address
Peter Lewis, Executive Producer Landline, ABC TV |
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09:30 -
10:00 |
Morning Break
- sponsored by European Cargo Services BV |
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10:00 - 11:30 |
IT'S
OUR RESPONSIBILITY: IMPROVING ANIMAL WELFARE DURING
TRANSPORT
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A Look
at Animal Welfare in Australia - Down Under on Top?
Dr.
Mark Lawrie, President, Australian Veterinary Association |
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Building Positive Community Perceptions: Informing
and Educating a Key Stakeholder
Yvette Farrell,
Communications Manager, Meat & Livestock Australia |
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More Science - Less Emotion
Dr. John
Edwards, Head of Veterinary Science, Murdoch University |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Group Photo
- sponsored by Fraport AG
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12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch -
sponsored
by
International
Racehorse Transport (IRT)
AATA's Annual
Meeting
(Non-member guests welcome to
attend) |
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13:30 - 15:00 |
INDUSTRY WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE ANIMAL WELFARE
DURING TRANSPORT |
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The
Australian Livestock Export Industry -
Animal
Welfare Pariah or Promoter?
Cameron Hall,
CEO, LiveCorp |
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Security
Considerations for Animal Transport in Today's
Environment
Ted Wasky,
Chief Security Officer, Harlan Laboratories, Inc. |
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TruckCare: An
Accreditation System for Livestock Haulers and It's
Unique Handling Guide's Applicability to All Species
Luke Fraser,
Executive Director, Australian Livestock
Transporters
Association (ALTA) |
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Animal
Welfare in the Taronga Conservation Society
Australia: What Does It Mean and How Do We
Assess It?
Erna Walraven,
Senior Curator, Taronga Conservation Society
Australia |
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|
15:00
- 15:30 |
Afternoon Break - sponsored by Air Animal - Pet
Moving Services &
Sea Air International Forwarders |
|
15:30 - 17:00 |
GOVERNMENTS TAKING THE LEAD TO IMPROVE
ANIMAL WELFARE DURING TRANSPORT |
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Standards as a Tool for
Improving Animal
Welfare
Dr. Peter Thornber,
Manager,
Australian Animal Welfare Strategy and
Communications, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries
and
Forestry |
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Brazil's Advances in Transport of
Live Animals
Dra.
Andrea Claudia Parrilla, Federal Inspector, Head of
the Ministry’s Animal
Welfare Commission, Brazilian Ministry of
Agriculture Livestock & Food
Supply |
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Recent
Developments in New Zealand's Policies for Live Animal
Export
Dr. Roger Poland,
Senior Advisor, Animal Welfare
Biosecurity New Zealand, Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry |
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|
19:00 - ??? |
OPTIONAL GROUP ACTIVITY:
Monday
"Fun-Nite-Out" at Pony Lounge & Dining |
|
TUESDAY - May 12, 2009 |
|
08:00 -
08:30 |
Registration Desk Open; Silent Auction Opens
Continental Breakfast
- sponsored by Aviagen |
|
08:30 -
10:00 |
THE
FUTURE OF ANIMAL TRANSPORT
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Air
Transport of Live Animals
in Challenging Times
Gregg Pittelkow
- Senior Specialist – Operations Delta Air Lines,
Inc.
Chairman, IATA Live Animals and Perishables Board |
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Feeding the Future: Long and Short Haul Ocean Shipping for
Livestock
Stephen Meerwald,
Managing Director,
Wellard
Rural Exports |
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Transport of Slaughter Horses - A North
American Collaboration
Jennifer
Woods,
Livestock Handling Specialist,
J. Woods Livestock Services |
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10:00
- 10:30 |
Morning Break
- |
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10:30
- 12:00 |
TRADE
- BARRIERS & RISK MANAGEMENT
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Systems
to Achieve
Better Animal Welfare Outcomes
Patrick
Hutchinson,
Manager, Livestock Standards and Information
Meat and Livestock Australia
|
|
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The
Real Truth about Pet Transport Safety: A Look At
Animal Incident Reporting in the USA
Lisa
Schoppa,
PetSafe Product Development Manager, Continental
Airlines |
|
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AQIS
Upcoming Fee Increases and their Effect on Pet
Transports into Australia
Simon Jackson,
Managing Director, Dogtainers Australia Pty |
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|
12:00
- 13:30 |
International
Luncheon - sponsored by Mersant International
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13:30
- 15:00 |
ANIMAL DISEASE IN A SHRINKING WORLD
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The
Development of Animal Welfare Strategies in Asia,
the Far East and Oceania
Dr. Gardner Murray,
Regional
President
OIE Regional Commission for Asia, the Far East and
Oceania |
|
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Climate
Change and the Emergence of Vector-borne Diseases
Dr. Peter
Walker, Research Stream Leader - Disease Emergence
Risks
CSIRO Livestock
Systems, Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) |
|
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Lessons
Learned from the Equine Influenza Outbreak in
Australia
Dr. Kevin Dunn,
Interim Inspector General of Horse Importation,
Australian
Government, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry |
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|
15:00
- 15:30 |
Afternoon Break
- sponsored by Air Animal - Pet Moving Services
|
|
15:30
- 17:00 |
LATEST TRANSPORT RESEARCH
& NEW PRODUCTS FOR THE ANIMAL TRANSPORT INDUSTRY |
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Research on Road Transport Duration
Dr. Drewe Ferguson,
Stream Leader
Animal Health and Welfare,
CSIRO Livestock Systems |
|
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Horse Transport Practices: Prescriptive or
Preventive?
Dr. Sharon Cregier,
North American Editor,
Equine Behaviour Forum |
|
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Animal-Environment Interactions During Transport
Dr. Angela Green,
Assistant Professor,
University of Illinois |
|
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Belly Hold
Ventilation Software Program and Crate Design for
Aircraft
Peter Stinson,
Services
Manager,
LiveCorp |
|
|
19:00
-22:00 |
Cocktail Reception and
Annual Awards Dinner
Location: The Utzon Room at
Sydney's famous Opera House
Dress: Business attire (jackets for men)
Cocktail Reception
-
sponsored by
Skymat / Awards Dinner -
sponsored by LiveCorp |
|
WEDNESDAY - May 13, 2009 |
|
08:00
08:00 - 10:00
09:00 - 10:00 |
Registration Desk
Networking Coffee
Hour
Silent Auction Closes at 09:00
Auction items awarded to top bidders |
|
10:00 -
12:00 |
THE
CHALLENGES OF IMPORTING INTO THE ANZAC REGION
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Government Regulation of the Trade: An Inside Look at the Purpose
of AQIS and Regulations
Dr. Ann McDonald, National Manager, Animal Quarantine,
Australian Quarantine
& Inspection Service (AQIS) |
|
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Risk Management and
the New Zealand Experience
Sally Aitken, Senior Advisor, Animal Imports & Exports
Group,
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand |
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PANEL DISCUSSION: Problems Faced when
Importing Animals
into Australia & New Zealand: A Guide to
Importing into the ANZAC Region
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|
°
Factors to Consider with the Importation of
Laboratory Animals
John Phelps, Director, Monash Animal Research
Platform, Monash University |
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|
°
Transportation of Pets
and Companion Animals
James Nelligan,
Pacific Pet Transport |
|
|
°
Moving
Zoo Animals -
an Australian Perspective
Sara Bice, Registrar,
Taronga
Conservation Society Australia |
|
|
°
Import of Horses
Crispin Bennett, Crispin Bennett
International Horse Transport Pty Ltd |
|
|
12:00
- 12:30 |
Conference Summary & Closing
Remarks;
AATA 35th International
Conference Concludes |
12:30 - 15:00
13:00 - 15:00 |
Exhibit Breakdown
Post Conference Board of Directors Meeting (Including new board members) |
|
14:10 - 17:30 |
SUGGESTED TOUR: Sydney
Highlights Tour with Manly Ferry Return
|
|
THURSDAY - May 14, 2009 |
|
08:20 - 19:00 |
SUGGESTED TOUR:
Blue
Mountains 4WD Nature Experience |
| 08:00
- 19:00 |
SUGGESTED TOUR:
Hunter Valley Wine Tasting Tour |
