Call for Presentations

Here is a preliminary schedule of presentations:

	Monday, 4/9	Tuesday, 4/10	Wednesday, 4/11	Thursday, 4/12	Friday, 4/13
Morning	Coral CAP	Welcome & Intro	Welcome	Welcome	Quarantine Workshop
	AITAG	Training	Aquarium & Population Mgmt	Conservation
	AQIG	WQ & Filtration	Crustacean Health	RAW Business Meeting
	Talk-Latin American Zoos
	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
Afternoon	FFTAG	Propagation	Elasmobranchs	Exhibits	Whirlyball
	MFTAG	Freshwater	Transport, Collection & Acclimation	Animal Health
	Sand tiger stakeholders
Evening		Shedd Visit Icebreaker	River Cruise

The staff of the John G Shedd Aquarium would like to invite you to be an active participant in the 26th Regional Aquatics Workshop (RAW).  We encourage you to share your knowledge with colleagues by presenting your field of expertise to the group.  Without many opportunities for formal training in our industry, information sharing within the confines of gatherings like RAW are crucial to professional development and the positive growth of the industry as a whole. With professionals of varying experience levels in attendance, presentations are solicited to cover an array of topics.

Presenters should limit their time to 20 minutes.

Application Deadline is Friday, January 20^th, 2012

Download your Abstract Submission Form here:   

Presentation Abstract Submission

The RAW General Sessions and special Crustacean Health and Quarantine sessions will take place on April 10^th-12^th, followed by a Quarantine Workshop on April 13^th.  These sessions will give speakers the opportunity to share new innovations or rehash old exploits with exciting updates.  General session topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:

·         Crustacean Health: Issues and Solutions

·         Water Quality/Life Support

·         Propagation

·         Husbandry Techniques/Innovation/Animal Care

·         Conservation/Education/Research

·         Enrichment/Training (especially novel or unique methods or taxa)

·         Nutrition/Feeding Techniques/Live Foods

·         Elasmobranch, Jellies, Non-traditional/unique taxa

·         Novel exhibit ideas or mixed taxa habitats

We also encourage topics related to Quarantine.  These can include:

·         Disease Treatment

·         Quarantine Protocols

·         Drug Sensitivities

·         Acclimation

Application Deadline is Friday, January 20^th, 2012

Interested parties should download, fill out the Presentation/Poster Application form and return it to RAW@sheddaquarium.org with RAW in the subject line.