Exhibits Session: Stacey Luhring, Manager of Volunteer Services, Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
Kids' Zone: Building a play-based children's exhibit based on educational messages and interpretive programs

Programs Session: Monica Post, Director, MPR Museum Consulting
Grab My Hand - I'll Pull You Up Mount VCEH (Visitors Center Evaluation Hierarchy)

Laura Beers, Education Coordinator, Disney's Animal Kingdom
From Keeper to Interpreter: Developing and Sustaining a Successful Keeper Training Program

Collections Session: Gary Lunsford, Zoo Registrar, Tulsa Zoo
Program Animal Acquisitions and AZA Facilities

Management Session: Chasta Beals, Outreach Coordinator, Denver Zoo,
Beyond Evaluation Data: When the Process IS the Outcome

TO REGISTER, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK -- ONLINE REGISTRATION

ZWPA Scholarships available

• ZWPA Interpnet Conference scholarship deadlinehas been extended to postmark deadline is July 24, 2009. Three $30 scholarships are still available.

• Also available is a $300 scholarship for the NAI's National Workshop in Hartford, CT. This postmark deadline is set for August 14, 2009.

Download the scholarship application our website for eligibility and requirements. Click here for the web link.

AZA Annual Conference: September 12-17, Portland, OR

North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) Conference: October 7-10: Portland, OR: Call for Presentations ~ deadline:Feb. 1st
The Power of Partnerships - Creative Leadership in Environmental Education

NAI National Conference : November 17-21: Hartford, CT: Call for Presentations ~ deadline: March 31, 2009

2010

Region VI Regional Conference: February 22-25, St. Louis, MO
“Heartland Interpretation, merging the waters of cultural and natural history”.
Workshop/Conference will be at the Holiday Inn, Viking Hotel and Conference Center -- more details to come!

NAI International Conference: April 13-17, 2010, Townsville, Australia Call for presentations ~ deadline: August 31, 2009