Twenty First Annual Meeting – February 23rd-26th, 2017.
Lone Star Court, Austin TX
The Forum is limited to the first 25 people who submit an approved abstract. This meeting is for people who are experienced in the field, not for those wanting assistance, mentoring, or guidance to enter the field. Everyone who attends must present. Space is limited so we regret we cannot accommodate visitors and onlookers.
| Dates | February 24 – 26, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Registration and absstract submission deadline | October 31, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Austin, TX | |||||||||||||||
| Hotel Registration | LONE STAR COURT Telephone 512.814.2625 Reservations: 855.596.3398 or http://www.lonestarcourt.com
· Complimentary WI-FI in all public areas, overnight guest rooms and throughout the meeting & event space Make reservations prior to Friday, February 3rd 2017. At that time rooms will be released for general sale. Lone Star Court will continue to accept reservations at the prevailing ratebased on room availability. The IFAAB 2017 rate will be available two (2) days before and two (2) days after the contracted room block, based on the group rate and room availability. |
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| Area Information |
Daily tours of the greatest, hugest, world famous wall - availability may change, please check back in November |
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| Travel Information | Shuttle options: 1) Super Shuttle with round trip around $42. http://www.shuttlefare.com/ 2) The hotel recommends Sam with the Domain Chauffer Service, 702.375.7334 and just let him know that I/ the hotel recommended you and he should cut you a deal. THE EARTH. START PEDALING NOW! |
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| Meal Information | Hotel provides a complimentary breakfast IFAAB provides lunch and an afternoon snack. Dinners are on your own. |
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| Site Host | Suzanne Hetts, Dan Estep Info@AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com |
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| Meeting Registration | The registration fee covers catering, meeting room, AV and organizing expenses. · Mail your registration form and a check payable to IFAAB for $90.00 (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 31, 2016. Please do not send as an attachment. · Registrations will not be accepted without an emailed abstract. · Acceptance of abstracts will be competitive and dependent on content. · Acceptance/rejection notification will be by email prior to November 24, 2016 · Please consider carefully your commitment to attending when you submit your abstract. Late cancellations have financial consequences if we cannot meet our room quota and may not give those on the waiting list sufficient time to make travel plans and take advantage of discounted room rates. Thanks!
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| Program committee | · Jessica Lockhart lockhart310@gmail.com · Sasha Protopopova aprotopop@gmail.com · Amy Marder amy.marder@comcast.net
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| Cancellation and refunds | · If you know you will need to cancel, please do so as soon as possible so someone on the waiting list can be contacted. · Contact Wayne Hunthausen · Full refund if cancellation is received by January 1, 2017. None after that date |
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| Presentations | Length of presentation may be from 20 to 50 minutes. Allow 20-60% of your time for group discussion. Present enough information to trigger a stimulating discussion. Please bring your PowerPoint presentation and videos on a flash drive,
· Practical applications · Interesting case histories for discussion (videos encouraged) Case report guidelines · Panel discussion: 2 to 3 panel participants give a short introduction to topic and then open the discussion to the group · Research presentations Be sure to send a/v requirements and estimated time of presentation with your registration. |
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| Abstracts | · To attend, the submitted abstract/topic must be accepted by the program committee. Acceptance of abstracts will be competitive and dependant on content. The program committee will determine whether to accept, accept with minor revisions or reject an abstract that is submitted. · Participants will be notified by email once they are accepted. · 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. (Please only put the names of the presenters on the abstract (not names of 2nd authors who won't attend, or they can be listed, but mention in parenthesis that the person won't attend)) · These need not be detailed. Provide enough info so attendees will have a general idea of the presentation. · Must send in the body of an email, not as an attachment. · Send a/v requirements and estimated time of presentation with your abstract. · Consider the topics listed below when choosing your abstracts – but , of course, in keeping with the spirit of past meetings, anything goes. · Preferences will be given to 20 minute presentations (with an additional 10 minute discussion – 30 minutes total). Panels can be longer. |
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| A/V equipment available | · LCD projector · Flip chart and markers · Please note that videos must be digital (CD, DVD, Flash drive or on computer). No VHS, beta, film (whatever that is), etc. · To save time between presentations, we request that your PPoint presentation be on a flash drive. If you need anything else be sure to contact the site host |
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| Suggested Presentation Topics for Meeting | Topics suggested for discussion by previous participants: More panel presentations Panel Ideas Shorter presentations, longer discussions.
· General: More practical information to share, more panels, more case studies · Business topics – insurance, marketing, strategies for obtaining referrals, turning phone calls into appointments · Owner interpretation vs. consultant interpretation of problems, goals · Ethics · Observing owners, human-animal bond – how do we address, increase healthy human-pet relationship · Animal learning or ethological theory as they relate to the diagnosis or treatment of behavior problems · How to deal with/assess people · Behavioral pharmacology · Making the transition from academia to small business owners · Medical causes of behavior problems · Facilitating behaviorist/veterinary/trainer/breeder/shelter relationships · Preventive behavior care – such as socialization programs, and more · Community education · 1/2 day of case studies - primarily unusual, difficult, new techniques, NOT run of the mill stuff · New and interesting treatment procedures · Comparative communication systems · Systematic approach to different treatment techniques · 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) · Paying attention to relationships that are causal versus correlational · The use and assessment of behavioral assessments |