IMATA REGIONAL WORKSHOP DOLPHIN COVE MAY 30, 2014 – JUNE 1, 2014

*Please note schedule subject to change*

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Friday May 30, 2014

Time Event/Location 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Icebreaker Event – at Island Grill sponsored by John Kozmark of Atlantic/Pacific (Registration, Check In, Meet & Greet)

Welcome, Workshop Overview – Art Cooper Saturday May 31, 2014 (All Day Dolphin Cove)

Event/Location Follow your track of interest: Research, Education/Conservation, Training, Veterinary/Medical, Career Development, Therapy, Plenary Speaker

Time Dolphin Cove Main Tent Dolphin Cove Classroom Dolphin Cove Dolphin

Lagoon Demonstration Dolphin Cove Sea Lion

Area Dolphin Cove Briefing

Hut or New Staff Room 8:30 am Arrive Dolphin Cove

Bagels, Muffins and Coffee Good Morning/Welcome – Art Cooper

9:00 am – 10:00 am

The Blackfish Controversy & The Current Captivity

Culture Mark Simmons

10:00 am – 10:45 am

Health and Environmental Risk Assessments of Wild

Cetaceans Steve McCulloch

Pinnepeds, Peduncles and PowerPoints!

Crafting Efficient and Entertaining Conference

Presentations Shaun Perisho, M.A.

From the Inside Out! Voluntary Ultrasound - Sea Lion Demonstration

(Limited to 5 people) Kyle Lane

Michael Renner, D.V.M.

10:45 am – 11:30 am

Myth Busters: Utilizing Scientific Publications to

Stay Current Jill Richardson, Ph.D.

Voluntary Blood Draw – Jugular Venipuncture

Sea Lion Video Presentation

Natalie Noll, D.V.M. Michael Renner, D.V.M.

11:45 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch at Dolphin Cove Sponsored by Cheryl and Doug Messenger of Dolphin Connection at Hawk’s Cay Resort

Saturday May 31, 2014 Continued Dolphin Cove

Event/Location Time

Dolphin Cove Main Tent Dolphin Cove Classroom Dolphin Cove Dolphin

Lagoon Demonstration Dolphin Cove Sea Lion

Area Dolphin Cove Briefing

Hut or New Staff Room

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm

Can you hear me now? Acoustics Research – Instrumentation and

Analysis Holli Eskelinen, Ph.D.

Iron, too much of a good thing?

Treating Iron Storage Disease –

Phlebotomy Video Jessica Lilli

Robert Stevens, D.V.M.

Are you smarter than a dolphin?

Intelligence Debate Game

Marylou Wright

1:45 pm – 2:30 pm

Marine Mammal Threats – The Ugly Truth

Jill Richardson, Ph.D.

Net Avoidance Training Theater of the Sea

Respiratory Disease Treatment - Nebulizer

Demonstration Kelli Rust

Natalie Noll, D.V.M.

2:30 pm – 3:15 pm

Land the Job!: How To Deliver an

Impactful Resume & Interview

Jill Richardson, Ph.D. Holli Eskelinen, Ph.D.

Tug-O-Feeder: Dolphin Cognition

Research Kelley Winship, M.A.

candidate

Hold Me! Voluntary Restraint

Demonstration (Beach, Haul Out, In

Water) Nancy Cooper, M.P.S.

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

Everyday Diagnostics (ABCs) of Vet Medicine

Includes Q & A Natalie Noll, D.V.M.

Robert Stevens, D.V.M.

OERCA Animal Record Keeping

Software Todd Feucht

Can’t Wait to Crate! California Sea Lion Pup Crating Demonstration Shaun Perisho, M.A.

Nicole Enright

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

TRAINER OLYMPICS EVENTS **Group Photo**

5:15 pm – 7:00 pm

Break

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Dinner and Drinks at Dolphin Cove Guest Lecture: Mark Simmons – “Freeing” Keiko

Sunday June 1, 2014 (Dolphins Plus)

Event/Location

Time Island Dolphin Care Tiki Hut South Side

Dolphins Plus South Side Lagoon

Dolphins Plus Veterinary Laboratory

Dolphins Plus North Side Lagoon

9:00 am – 9:45 am

Aggression Management Ted Turner

10:00 am – 10:45 am

Breathe Easy! Dolphin Respiratory

Disease & Diagnostics (CT Imaging/ Bronchoscope)

Michael Renner, D.V.M

Dolphin Assisted Therapy Lecture (IDC classroom)

and In-water session

Deena Hoagland, M.S.W., L.C.S.W

Wendy Kellam

A Game of Concentration! Match to Sample Research

Demonstration Melissa Lopes, M.P.S.,

Luke Bullen, Kelley Winship, M.A. candidate

10:45 am – 11:30 am

Career Guidance – Graduate School & Research

Jill Richardson, Ph.D., Holli Eskelinen, Ph.D., Brittany Jones,

M.A., Ethan Kleinschmidt, M.P.S., Kate Lawrence, M.P.S.

Around the Vet Lab in 90 Minutes!

Tour of Veterinary Laboratory & Career Guidance

Natalie Noll, D.V.M. Robert Stevens, D.V.M.

Designer Genes: Desensitization Training for

In-Water Artificial Insemination Krista Silva,

Jean Paul Sastre, Taylor Barvais, Chantal Borguss

11:30 am – 12:15 pm

Career Guidance – Animal Training, Care, and Management

Arthur Cooper, Nancy Cooper, M.P.S., Ted Turner,

Emily Thompson, Melissa Lopes, M.P.S.