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Dates |
March 3 - 5, 2006
9am Friday through about 5 pm on Sunday
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Registration Deadline |
October 13, 2005
Please contact Dr. Hunthausen for late registration.
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Location
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Las Vegas
Riviera Hotel
and Casino |
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Hotel Info
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2901 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
http://www.rivierahotel.com/
Room Rate: $103.50 plus 9% tax
Room reservations: 800-634-6753
Be sure to request group rate for IFAAB
You will need to request type of bed and smoking or non at time of
reservation.
Need to make reservations by Feb 1st |
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Click here for Features
and Amenities of
the Riviera |
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Site Host |
Crista L. Coppola
cristac@aspca.org |
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Travel information
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Located on the Las Vegas Boulevard
Shuttle Service: Shuttle service to and from the airport available for a
fee from an outside company.
Transportation info |
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Area information |
Map of Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas Online Entertainment Guide -
Complete information
Official Las Vegas
Tourism Web Site |
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Registration
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The
registration fee covers lunches and organizing expenses.
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Mail your registration form and a check payable to IFAAB for
$75.00 (US
funds) to Wayne Hunthausen.
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One to three abstracts must be submitted in the
body of an email (see
below) to Wayne Hunthausen by October 13, 2005. Please
do not send as an attachment.
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Registrations will not be accepted without an emailed abstract.
wayneh42@aol.com
Wayne Hunthausen
4820 Rainbow Blvd
Westwood, KS 66205 913.362.2512
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Program committee |
Pam Reid
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pamr@aspca.org |
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Alice Moon-Fanelli
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amoonf02@charter.net |
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Kim Barry |
Kim.Barry@ci.austin.tx.us |
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Dan Estep |
Dan@animalbehaviorassociates.com |
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Cancellation
and refunds |
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Abstracts |
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Each attendee must either give a presentation on a topic,
lead a discussion, or participate on a panel.
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The
topics must be related to the field of applied animal behavior, and
relevant to behavior consultants.
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Abstracts
should be 75-300 words, have a title, be concise and in a form ready to be
posted on the IFAAB website.
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They need not be
detailed, but should contain enough information so that other attendees
will have a general idea of the information that will be presented.
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They
must be sent in the body of an email,
not as an attachment.
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Be sure to send a/v requirements and estimated
time of presentation with your abstract.
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The program committee will
evaluate all submissions and notify the participants by email once they
are accepted.
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Guidelines
For Presentations |
Length of presentation may be from 20 to 50 minutes
Suggested
presentations formats:
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Practical applications
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Interesting case histories for discussion (videos encouraged)
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Panel discussion: 2 to 3 panel participants give a short
introduction to topic and then open the discussion to the group
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Research
presentations
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Animal learning
or ethological theory as they relate to the diagnosis or treatment of
behavior problems
Be
sure to send a/v requirements and estimated time of presentation
with your registration. |
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A/V equipment available |
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LCD projector
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Flip chart and markers
If you need anything else be sure to contact the site host
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Suggested
Presentation Topics for Meeting: |
Topics suggested from 2005 participants for 2006:
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Cat social hierarchies
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Psychogenic alopecia
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Psychopharmacology
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Making the transition from academia to small business
owners
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Legal aspects of the consulting business – liabilities,
etc.
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Horse behavior
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Basic ethology
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Medical causes of behavior problems
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Owner compliance issues
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Pitching to the press
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Facilitating behaviorist/veterinary/breeder/shelter
relationships
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New Devices
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Doggie day care – evaluations, uses of, etc.
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Children - expectations in problem resolution
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Preventive behavior care – such as socialization
programs, and more
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Community education
Topics suggested from previous years:
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1/2 day of case studies - primarily unusual, difficult,
new techniques, NOT run of the mill stuff
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Learning theory
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Business (how to increase referrals, marketing, liability, etc)
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Children - how to manage them during a consultation, how
to communicate with them and ask questions during behavioral history
taking, how to communicate their role in treatment
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Cat topics
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Social psychologist to discuss attraction theory
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New and interesting treatment procedures
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Unhealthy pet-person relationships
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Fearful behavior, phobias, fear
aggression
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Comparative communication systems
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Systematic approach to different
treatment techniques
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What we do on first contact by
phone – what do you say, what do you make sure you say (A good topic
for a panel - Whoever presents on this topic might contact folks ahead
of time and gather data about commonalties that could be part of the
presentation)
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Summary Of The
Activities And Tentative Time-Frame For The 2005 MEETING
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April 1 - Site determined
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April 15 -
Site info forwarded
from site host to J Wright for registration brochure and W
Hunthausen for website
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August 1 -
Registration information
postcards mailed
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Oct 13 -
Registration deadline
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Oct 14- 22 -
Abstracts sent by
email to the program committee.
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Oct 22 -
Program committee begins to evaluate
abstracts.
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Nov 11 - Applicants
notified by email that their applications are complete.
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Nov 12 - Committee
begins to design a tentative program. The committee communicates with
applicants for which there are questions to work out acceptable
abstracts.
Nov 15 - Program committee finalizes program
Nov 20 - Final approval of
program.
Nov 25 -
Applicants notified that
their abstracts (and which ones) have been accepted.
Dec 12 -
Program committee sends final program
with a list of equipment requirements to W Hunthausen for posting on
website.
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