Interdisciplinary Forum for Applied Animal Behavior
Eighth Annual Meeting -  2004

Guidelines for site host, prog. comm. & moderator

Abstracts
None posted yet

February 27-29, 2004
9am Friday through about 5 pm on Sunday

See below for possible area tours on Thursday

October 13, 2003 
Please contact Dr. Hunthausen for late registration.

Location:

Florida, Orlando area

Hotel Info:

Oak Plantation Resort
4090 Enchanted Oaks Circle
Kissimmee, Florida 34741
Phone (407) 847-8200
Fax (407) 847-7948

One Bedroom Villa - $79

http://www.starwoodvo.com/rentals/welcome.jsp?resortID=4

Hotel amenities

Stephen Zawistowski
ASPCA
424 E. 92nd St.
New York, NY 10128
212-876-7700 (ext. 4401)
stevez@aspca.org

Travel information:

Mears Transportation
Their shuttle service will go from Orlando International Airport and drop off at Oak Plantation Resort and other resorts in the Kissimmee area. The cost is $41.00 round trip for adults and $23.00 for children.  They also offer a one way cost of $32.00 for Adults and children $19.00. Arrangements can be made at the airport when you arrive.

Located  approximately 8 miles from Walt Disney World

Thursday - We are tentatively planning an arranged tour of Disney World’s Animal Park, a visit to Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville at Universal Studios Plaza, and a visit the Harmony community development. 

Registration:

• The registration fee covers lunches and organizing expenses.

• Mail your registration form and a check payable to IFAAB for $50.00 (US funds) to Wayne Hunthausen.

• One to three abstracts must be submitted in the body of an email (see below) to Wayne Hunthausen by October 13, 2003.   Please do not send as an attachment.

• Registrations will not be accepted without an emailed abstract.  

• Registration confirmation will be emailed.  
  wayneh42@aol.com
  Dr. Wayne Hunthausen
  4820 Rainbow Blvd
  Westwood, KS 66205    913.362.2512 

Full refund if cancellation is received by January 28, 2004.  
None after that date.

• Each attendee must either give a presentation on a topic, lead a discussion, or participate on a panel.
• The topics must be related to the field of applied animal behavior, and relevant to behavior consultants.  
• Abstracts should be 75-300 words, have a title, be concise and in a form ready to be posted on the IFAAB website. 
• 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. 
• They must be sent in the body of an email, not as an attachment. 
• Be sure to send a/v requirements and estimated time of presentation with your abstract. 
• The program committee will evaluate all submissions and notify the participants by email once they are accepted.

Length of presentation may be from 20 to 50 minutes

 Suggested presentations formats:

• Practical applications  

• Interesting case histories for discussion (videos encouraged)  

• Panel discussion:  2 to 3 panel participants give a short introduction to topic and then open the discussion to the group

• Research presentations 

• 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.

• LCD projector
• Flip chart and  markers

If you need anything else be sure to contact Steve Zawistowski  stevez@aspca.org

Summary Of The Activities And Tentative Time-Frame For The 2003 MEETING 

• April 1 - Site determined
• April 15 - Site info forwarded from site host  to J Wright for registration brochure and W Hunthausen for website
• August 1 - Registration information mailed
• Oct 13 - Registration deadline
• Oct 14- 22 - Abstracts sent by email to the program committee.
• Oct 22 - Program committee begins to evaluate abstracts.
• Nov 11 - Applicants notified by email that their applications are complete.
• 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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