May 16-18, 2008
Weekend Schedule

FRIDAY
Time                 Event
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM                 Registration (Lobby – Second Floor)
7:00 PM                 Hospitality Gathering (Peninsula Lounge – Second Floor)
Munchies supplied by the Canadian Parrot Symposium,
no host bar and limited dinner menu

SATURDAY
Time                 Event
8:30 – 9:00 AM                 Registration (Lobby – Second Floor)
9:00 – 9:15 AM                 Introduction
9:15 – 10:15 AM                 SPEAKER: Brian Speer: Psittacine Pediatrics – Science and Medicine
10:15 – 10:45 AM                 Nutrition Break (Peninsula Lounge – Second Floor)
10:45 – 11:45 AM                 SPEAKER: Carlos Bianchi: Breeding Biology of the Blue and Yellow Macaws in the Emas National Park, Brazil
11:45 – 1:30 PM                 Lunch (Dining Room – First Floor)
1:30 – 2:30 PM                 SPEAKER: Jean Pattison: Babies: the Hows, the Whys, and the Why Nots
2:30 – 3:30 PM                 SPEAKER: Sandee Molenda: Protecting Your Birds During Natural and Manmade Disasters
3:30 – 4:00 PM                 Nutrition Break (Peninsula Lounge – Second Floor)
4:00 – 5:00 PM                 SPEAKER: Rebecca O’Connor: Six Reasons to Raise a Well-Behaved Parrot
5:30 – 6:30 PM                 Cocktail Hour (Peninsula Lounge – Second Floor)
6:30 – 8:00 PM                 Banquet
8:00 – 11:00 PM                 Auction (Peninsula Lounge - Second Floor)

SUNDAY
Time                 Event
8:30 – 9:00 AM                 Registration (Lobby)
9:00 – 9:15 AM                 Introduction
9:15 – 10:15 AM                 SPEAKER: Carlos Bianchi: Ecology and Conservation of the Pfrimer’s Parakeet
10:15 – 10:45 AM                 Nutrition Break (Peninsula Lounge – Second Floor)
10:45 – 11:45 AM                 SPEAKER: Rebecca O’Connor: A Happy Healthy Parrot in an Ever Changing Life
11:45 – 1:30 PM                 Lunch (Dining Room – First Floor)
1:30 – 2:30 PM                 SPEAKER: Sandee Molenda: Hand-Feeding: Equipment and Techniques
2:30 – 3:30 PM                 SPEAKER: Brian Speer: An In-depth Look at Aspergillosis
3:30 – 4:00 PM                 Nutrition Break (Peninsula Lounge – Second Floor)
4:00 – 5:00 PM                 SPEAKER: Jean Pattison: An Overview about Breeding, Feeding and Pet Temperament

The banquet and all speakers take place in Room 150 on the first floor