In the Spotlight - Upcoming Wildlife Health Related Meetings

3rd International Berlin Bat Meeting: Bats in the Anthropocene
March 1 - March 3, 2013
Berlin, Germany

The aim of this conference is to foster an exchange of ideas among international specialists working on bats that live in landscapes formed by humans over the past hundreds and thousands of years, i.e. the Anthropocene.

We are especially keen on crossing disciplinary boundaries and hope that the discussion among ecologists, physiologists, conservationists, veterinarians and medical doctors will advance the field substantially.

We suggest several exciting topics as sessions or workshops. In addition, we have invited plenary speakers to review controversial and exciting developments in their respective research areas.

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National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association Symposium 2013
March 5 - March 9, 2013
Portland, Oregon, USA

Come learn with the best! Hosted by the Audubon Society of Portland Wildlife Care Center, Symposium 2013 will offer world class education designed by and for wildlife rehabilitators.

Symposium activities include:

• Hands-on skill workshops and wet labs to learn by doing
• Pre-conference full-day seminars focus on one topic for in-depth learning
• 100 presentations of direct benefit to wildlife

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16th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID)
April 2 - April 5, 2013
Cape Town, South Africa

The 16th International Congress on Infectious Diseases meeting will encompass all of the fields in infectious diseases with particular attention being paid to the major infectious causes of death in Africa and elsewhere, which include AIDS, malaria, TB, pneumonia and enteric infections including typhoid fever and diarrhea. In addition there are major areas of neglected tropical diseases that will be discussed and a particular focus will be on the largely uncounted burden of nosocomial infections in developing countries.

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1st International Conference on Avian, Herpetological and Exotic Mammal Medicine 2013
April 20 - April 26, 2013
Weisbaden, Germany

This unquie conference will bring together specialists in the fields of avian, herpetological and exotic mammal medicine (e.g. rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets). Starting with a Basic Day, Master Classes and Practical Labs, the conference offers both, practical information for beginners in the field as well as for experienced veterinarians. This portion of the conference is followed by scientific sessions reporting the latest developments in the field, as well as providing case and experience reports for the practitioner. A main focus is veterinary species conservation as this affects all animal groups.

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The 28th International Symposium of RRIAP- "Wildlife infectious diseases and the early warning system using zoo networks of the world"
January 28, 2013
Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan

The purpose of the symposium is to understand and exchange information about infectious diseases transmitted among wild and captive animals with a significant impact on the ecosystem, the livestock industry and human society such as highly pathogenic avian influenza and foot-and-mouth disease, and also to conduct fundamental research to implement through collaboration among global regions for preventing infectious diseases using zoo networks in the world.

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"A World united against infectious diseases: Cross-sectoral solutions"
January 28-Feburary 02, 2013
Bangkok,Thailand

The Conference serves as an international forum for sharing evidence for health related policies and strengthens social commitments for health development. The theme of the 2013 conference, "A World United Against Infectious Diseases: Cross-Sectoral Solutions", is dedicated to transparent and progressive resolve to reduce the threat of infectious diseases through cross-sectoral and international cooperation and communication.

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International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance
February 15-18, 2013
Vienna, Austria

IMED 2013 will bring leading scientists, clinicians and policy makers together to present new knowledge and breakthroughs and discuss how to discover, detect, understand, prevent and respond to outbreaks of emerging pathogens.

Since its inception, IMED has been a summit that unifies its approach to pathogens in the broadest ecological context. Drawing together human and veterinary health specialists, IMED serves as a true One Health forum where those working in diverse specialties and diverse regions can meet, discuss, present and challenge one another with findings and new ideas.

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National Symposium on Zoonoses Research
Oct 11-12, 2012
Berlin, Germany

The symposium will once again bring together students and professionals from different zoonoses research areas. Whatever your zoonoses research area is – bacteriology, virology, parasitology, epidemiology or diagnostics – the symposium will provide scientific input for all disciplines involved in zoonoses prevention, control and treatment.

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102nd AFWA Annual Meeting
September 9-12, 2012
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA

This annual event provides a forum for conservation leadership and brings together more than 700 leaders from fish and wildlife agencies and conservation groups from all 50 states, U.S. Territories, Canada and Mexico in order to discuss conservation policy and management issues and accomplishments.

Attendees include key decision makers in the field of fish and wildlife, including; directors, assistant directors, program managers, and others involved in fisheries, wildlife habitat, law enforcement, legal affairs, industry, as well as public affairs (information and education.

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1st Brazilian Conference for Wildlife and Human Health
October 24-26, 2012
Copacabana, Brazil

The 1st Brazilian Conference for Wildlife and Human Health will deepen the understanding of the effects of biodiversity loss on the emergency of diseases of wild, domesticated or human animals represents.

Conference presenters will share experiences on monitoring, prevention and on modeling of occurrence of pathogens, vectors and hosts. In addition, they will also pursue the identification of knowledge gaps and the strengthening of partnerships and synergies to face the challenges, besides divulging the importance of biodiversity for health and conservation.

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Wildlife Center of Virginia - 17th Annual Call of the Wild Conference
November 10-11, 2012
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA

The Wildlife Center of Virginia is hosting the 17th annual Call of the Wild conference on wildlife rehabilitation. Wildlife rehabilitators, veterinary professionals, wildlife biologists, environmental educators, and wildlife enthusiasts from Virginia and beyond will share ideas and knowledge that can benefit wildlife, the environment, and the continually evolving field of wildlife rehabilitation.

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The 34th IWRC Symposium in Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
November 12-17, 2012

More than 150 wildlife rehabilitators, veterinarians, conservationists, and other wildlife professionals will gather in Appleton, Wisconsin for the 34th Annual International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council’s Symposium.  The event will provide an excellent opportunity for wildlife professionals to meet and exchange ideas, skills, and products relating to wildlife rehabilitation. The overall theme for the symposium will be The Science of Wildlife Rehabilitation.

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4th Wildlife Diseases and Conservation Symposium
London, England
November 15, 2012



The Veterinary Association for Wildlife Management have already secured a number of distinguished speakers to present on wildlife disease and management. Topics to be covered include:

• 'One health' - integrating human, domestic animal and wildlife health
• Disease threats from animal imports and pet travel
• Bat disease surveillance
• Cetacean stranding
• Vector borne diseases
• Avian reintroductions and poisoning

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3rd International Influenza Meeting 2012
Münster, Germany
September 2-4, 2012

The meeting offers the opportunity to exchange new data and aspects of influenza research. Meeting hosts will provide a challenging scientific programme with plenary lectures and key-notes by invited speakers and selected oral and poster presentations.

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19th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society held Jointly with AAWV
Portland, Oregon
October 13-17, 2012

The American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians is partnering with TWS this year. Members attending this conference will enjoy the American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians (AAWV) co-sponsored Wildlife Health plenary session and symposia, a workshop on wildlife necropsy and sampling, continuing education credit through ACZM. This is a great opportunity for AAWV members and other wildlife professionals to network and gain 
the opportunity to broaden wildlife health professions affiliations.

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EcoHealth 2012 - Sustaining Ecosystems, Supporting Health
Kunming City, China
Oct 15-18, 2012

The EcoHealth 2012 conference, Sustaining Ecosystems, Supporting Health, invites delegates to actively work at the interface between three intersecting arenas of sustainability and health research:

1. Transdisciplinarity;
2. Vulnerable Populations, Vulnerable Ecosystems, and Health; and, 
3. Building Capacity and Action

These themes are derived from, but are not limited to, key areas of focus within ecosystem approaches to health research which addresses health problems faced by clinicians and epidemiologists, farmers and developers, politicians and researchers, veterinarians and consumers alike.
At this conference delegates will be asked to pose challenging and complex questions about the components of, and interrelationships between, these three themes and in doing so to concretely strengthen and expand EcoHealth thinking, practice and commitments to action.

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IV International Wildlife Management Congress (IWMC)

Durban, South Africa

July 9-12, 2012

The theme of the IV IWMC is Cooperative Wildlife Management across Borders: Learning in the Face of Change. Sub-themes will include:

• Human dimensions of wildlife management and conservation (i.e.: conflict, urban, land use)
• Professional development and training
• Climate change
• Wildlife health and disease
• Wildlife population management
• Trans-border cooperation and conservation
• and more....

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2012 International Conference on Diseases in Nature Communicable to Man (INCDNCM)

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

July 22-24, 2012

The meeting will focus on diseases at the animal-human-environment interface.

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International Wildlife Tuberculosis Conference

Kruger National Park, South Africa

September 9 - 12, 2012

This conference will bring together researchers, conservationists and policy makers interested in and concerned with wildlife tuberculosis throughout the world.

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Users can browse month-by-month or search for specific meetings. Click on a meeting title and get information directly from the conference web site.

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International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals
Bussolengo/Verona, Italy
May 16 - 19, 2012

The goal of this conference is to bring together wildlife scientists and veterinarians from all over the world interested in diseases of free-ranging and captive animals, and to present the latest advances and stimulate future research in this topic. To this aim, the selected plenary talks and workshops will cover a diverse range of fascinating topics such as infectious diseases, surgery, handling and treatment methods and conservation, among many others.

>>> CONFERENCE WEBSITE

8th International Symposium on Avian Influenza
Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
April 1 - 4, 2012

This conference is for scientists, biologists, veterinarians, medics, and government regulators who are interested in the exchange and discussion of current scientific information on avian influenza.

>>> CONFERENCE WEBSITE

The 15th International Congress on Infectious Diseases
Bangkok, Thailand
June 13-16, 2012

The 15th ICID will be a chance for ongoing collaborative efforts, as well as for individuals, to present and share their experiences fighting infectious diseases. The meeting agenda will provide attendees with an outstanding scientific program that will run the spectrum from cutting edge research with clinical implications, to state of the art practices in infectious diseases by a truly international faculty composed of world leaders in their areas.

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In the Spotlight: Upcoming WDA/EWDA Joint Conference and Student Awards Competition

2012 Joint WDA EWDA Conference: Convergence in Wildlife Health
Lyon, France
July 22-27, 2012


From conference website: The 61st International conference of the WDA and the 10th biennial conference of the EWDA will be jointly organized in Lyon, France from Sunday July 22nd through Friday July 27th 2012.

The main topic of the conference will be "convergence in wildlife health". The organizing and scientific committees are aiming at gathering experts in wildlife health from a wide range of experiences and origins.

Encouraging abstract submissions on these themes:

• One Health
• Migration and infectious disease risk
• How to assess the health status of a wildlife animal population
• Weighing costs and benefits of wildlife disease control
• Effects of multiple pollutants on a single host

>>> TO CONFERENCE WEBSITE

2012 WDA/EWDA Student Awards Competition

The Wildlife Disease Association (WDA) annually offers four student awards. In addition, the European WDA (EWDA) is offering a student travel award for the 2012 joint meeting! Students are encouraged to compete for the following awards:

1) WDA Graduate Student Research Recognition Award:
This award is given to the student judged to have the best research project in the field of wildlife health or disease.

2) WDA Graduate Student Scholarship Award:
This award acknowledges outstanding academic and research accomplishment, productivity, and future potential in pursuit of new knowledge in wildlife disease or health.

3) WDA Terry Amundson Student Presentation Award:
This award acknowledges outstanding oral presentation of research findings at the annual WDA conference.

4) WDA Student Poster Award:
This award goes to the best student poster detailing a wildlife disease or wildlife health research project presented at the annual WDA conference.

5) EWDA Student Travel Award:
A maximum of four suitable students will be awarded 250 euro each.

>>> FOR APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND CRITERIA

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2012 Harvard International Conference on Digital Disease Detection
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
February 16 - 17, 2011


Presented by HealthMap and sponsored by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this conference is being held to unite digital disease detection researchers and practitioners in formalizing the emerging field of disease detection through novel, informal information channels, such as social networking sites, blogs, chat rooms, Web searches, local news media and crowdsourcing platforms.

>>> CONFERENCE WEBSITE

International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 2012 Conference
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
March 11-14, 2012

The conference brings together public health professionals to encourage the exchange of scientific and public health information on global emerging infectious disease issues. The program will include plenary and panel sessions with invited speakers as well as oral and poster presentations on emerging infections.

Major topics to be included are current work on surveillance, epidemiology, research, communication and training, bioterrorism, and preventions and control of emerging infectious diseases, both in the United States and abroad.

>>> TO CONFERENCE SITE

>>> PROGRAM-AT-A-GLANCE [pdf]

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Upcoming Wildlife Health Related Meetings

IWRC Symposium: Rescue and Rehabilitation
Greater Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
November 9-12, 2011

Scheduled symposium events include book signings, wildlife films, a reception, a banquet and more.

>>> Conference Site

The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference
Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, USA
November 5-10, 2011

The conference's Plenary Session will focus on ways in which natural-resource agencies can work with a variety of public and private groups to more-effectively conserve North America’s unparalleled wildlife resources. In addition, the challenge of invasive species is critical to The Wildlife Society's mission and so a second general session has also been added to specifically address the issue of invasives.

>>> Conference Site

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) North America 32nd Annual Meeting
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
November 13 - 17, 2011

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Upcoming Wildlife Health Related Meetings


Wildlife Disease Association
Australasian Section Annual Conference
25th -30th September, 2011
Camp Coorong, South Australia - Map It

>>> AUSTRALASIAN SECTION WDA CONFERENCE WEB SITE





5th Asian 5th Workshop on Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Conservation in Nepal 2011 - ‘One World One Health in Asia'
October 20 – 23, 2011
Kathmandu, Nepal – Map It


Keynote lectures (Tentative):

• Prospect of Asian Bear Conservation in Asia
• Prospect of Leopard cat Conservation in Taiwan and Asian Countries
• Nuclear accidents and wildlife conservation in Fukuahima

>>> TO ASZWM WORKSHOP WEB SITE

American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Annual Conference
October 23-28th, 2011
Kansas City, Missouri, USA – Map It

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In the Spotlight: 60th Wildlife Disease Association Annual Meeting

60th Wildlife Disease Association Annual Meeting
Wildlife Resources in a Changing World
August 14 – 19, 2011.
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada – Map It


The 60th Wildlife Disease Association (WDA) Annual International Meeting will be held August 14 – 19, 2011. This is going to be the first time that this international meeting will take place in the Province of Québec or eastern Canada. The American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians (AAWV) will be meeting in conjunction with WDA and are one of the meetings sponsors.

This year’s theme, "Wildlife Resources in a Changing World", will highlight the historical and contemporary significance of wildlife species as a resource for both native and non-native inhabitants of the province of Quebec. This sustainable use of wildlife as a resource is increasingly challenged by the growing changes in ecosystems, population dynamics and intrinsic values that wildlife have in the modern world.


Topics at this meeting will include:

• Disease Ecology
• Surveys & New Reports
• Tools & Techniques
• Wildlife – Domestic - Human Animal Interface
• Socio-political Challenges of Disease Management
• Impact of diseases on wildlife resources
• Marine / aquatic health issues
• Canadian Wildlife

Who should attend and/or submit abstracts?

Wildlife biologists, wildlife managers, veterinarians, epidemiologists, ecologists, parasitologists, pathologists, microbiologists, or anyone interested in the management of wildlife populations, their health and health of humans using wildlife resources.

Call for papers has been extended to May 15, 2011. Get submission requirements here.

Source: Wildlife Disease Association Conference Home Page

>>> TO CONFERENCE HOME PAGE

More News about WDA

Several months ago the Wildlife Disease Association began including a news release with each issue of their publication, Journal of Wildlife Diseases. Through the brief descriptions of several articles selected from the journal issue, this media announcement offers the reader a preview into the research developments that are happening in the field of wildlife disease. Recently WDA released their April 2011 issue. The associated news release can be found here.


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