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Agenda / Programme

"Old Europe ~
Addressing New Issues in Animal Transport"

SUNDAY - May 18, 2008

08:00 - 09:30
10:00 - 16:00
16:00 - 18:00


18:00-20:00

Executive Committee Meeting
Board of Directors Meeting

Exhibit Setup


Icebreaker Reception
Registration Desk and Silent Auction Opens

MONDAY - May 19, 2008

08:00 - 08:30

Registration Desk Open
Welcome Coffee

08:30 - 09:00

AATA 34th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OPENS

Ø

Opening Remarks, Welcome to Dresden

09:00 - 10:15 

UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL ACTIVISM VS ANIMAL EXTREMISM

Ø ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER AGAINST ACTIVISM
Ø PROTECTING YOURSELF, YOUR COMPANY, YOUR EMPLOYEES
Ø MANCHESTER - ACTIVISM IN THE U.K.

10:15 - 10:30

Morning Break

10:30 - 12:00 AATA's ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING (Non-member guests welcome to attend)
12:00 - 13:00 Luncheon
13:00 - 14:00

WORKSHOP SESSION #1

Attendees may elect to attend whichever one hour seminar is of interest to them.  The same seminars will be repeated during Session #2 so attendees will have the opportunity to attend two different seminars on Monday afternoon.

 

A

TRANSPORT OF DAY-OLD PRODUCTS: BABY CHICKS AND MORE

B SHIPPING IN WATER: TRANSPORT OF LIVE TROPICAL FISH
C BUILDING A BETTER CRATE: SPECIALTY CRATES FOR ZOOLOGICALS

14:00 - 14:30

Afternoon Break

14:30 - 15:30

WORKSHOP SESSION #2  (Repeat of session #1 workshops)

16:00  Bus leaves the hotel for visit to the Stallion Deposit

16:30-19:00

Visit to Landgestüt Moritzburg, the state stud or stallion depot, which was founded about 1730 by the Saxonian Kings. 

19:30 OPTIONAL FUN-NIGHT-OUT: Buses will drop attendees off at the Sophienkeller for AATA's optional Fun-Night-Out.  For those that choose not to participate, the bus will provide transportation back to the hotel. For those staying at the Sophienkeller, they may return to the hotel at their leisure as it is only a 10 minute walk from the restaurant.

TUESDAY - May 20, 2008

08:00 - 09:00

Networking Coffee Hour
Registration Desk Open

09:00 - 10:15

THE COST OF ANIMAL WELFARE

Ø THE COST TO AIRLINES
Ø THE COST IN THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY
Ø ANIMAL WELFARE AND THE COST OF GOVERNMENT REGULATION - IS THE CURE WORSE THAN THE DISEASE?

10:15 - 10:30

Morning Break

10:30 - 12:00 

THE GREAT DEBATE:  LONG DISTANCE TRANSPORT

Ø THE GLOBAL LONG DISTANCE TRANSPORT CAMPAIGN: AN INSIDE LOOK
Ø SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OF THE WELFARE ASPECTS OF ANIMAL TRANSPORT: 
THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY (EFSA)
Ø OCEAN TRANSPORT AND ANIMAL WELFARE:  A LOOK AT THE AUSTRALIAN LIVESTOCK EXPORT INDUSTRY - WHAT IS IT AND WHAT DOES IT DO?

12:00 - 13:30

International Luncheon

13:30 - 14:00

Group Photo 

14:00 - 15:00

WORKSHOP SESSION #3
Attendees may elect to attend whichever one hour seminar is of interest to them.  The same seminars will be repeated during Session #4 so attendees will have the opportunity to attend two different seminars on Tuesday afternoon.

D EQUINE EMERGENCY RESCUE AND RESPONSES
E NEW OPTIONS WHEN TRANSPORTING DOGS & CATS
F KEY ISSUES WHEN TRANSPORTING LAB ANIMALS

15:00 - 15:30

Afternoon Break

15:30 - 16:30

WORKSHOP SESSION #4   (Repeat of session #3 workshops.)

 19:00 - 20:00

Cocktail Reception

 20:00 - 22:30

Annual Awards Dinner 

WEDNESDAY - May 21, 2008

08:00 - 09:00

Networking Coffee Hour
Registration Desk Opens; Welcome Coffee

09:00 - 10:15

ANIMALS AND MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORT IN TODAY'S WORLD

Ø EU REGULATION 1/2005 AND THE IMPLEMENTATION ON LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT
Ø STATUTORY ANIMAL WELFARE CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCE REQUIRED FOR ROAD HAULAGE DRIVERS IN THE EU
Ø THE ONGOING DEBATE: REALITY VS PERCEPTION IN HORSE TRANSPORTS FOR SLAUGHTER

10:15 - 10:30

Morning Break

10:30 - 11:45

ANIMALS AND MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORT IN TODAY'S WORLD (continued)

Ø RISK MANAGEMENT IN OCEAN TRANSPORT
Ø NEW EU AIR SAFETY REQUIREMENTS THAT WENT INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2007
Ø LUFTHANSA'S NEW ANIMAL STATION AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT

11:45 - 12:00

AATA 34th International Conference Concludes

Conference Summary & Closing Remarks

12:00 - 13:00 Silent Auction Closes; Winners announced
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 16:00
Exhibit Breakdown
Post Conference Board of Directors Meeting (Including new board members)
   

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