2018 Conference

2018 IZE Conference

AL AIN , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
13-18 October 2018

CULTURE AND CONSERVATION – BRINGING DEEPER HUMAN DIMENSION TO ZOO EDUCATION

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Meet the Locals He Tuku Aroha: Our Love Story to Aotearoa (New Zealand) – Amy Hughes, General Manager, Community Engagement, Wellington Zoo, New Zealand

Joy and Fright Are Changing Minds: Environmental Education through Interactive Theatrical Programs at the Moscow Zoo – Anastasia Kadetova, Scientific Researcher, Moscow Zoo, Russia Federation

Achieving our Mission: Fundamentals for Developing Effective Interpretive Programs – Ann Marie Lisi , Manager of Instruction & Interpretation, The Maritime Aquarium Norwalk, USA

Global Community-based Conservation Efforts – Victoria Garrison, Education Director, San Diego Zoo, USA

Zoo Education for Multicultral Visitors: Is it a Challenge or Advantage? – Vasundara Kariyawasam, Head of Education Department, Emirates Park Zoo, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Zoos Shouldn’t Be all about the Wildlife: We Need to Focus More on Understanding People – Simon Garrett , Head of Conservation Learning, Bristol Zoological Society, UK

Ocean Ambassadors and Nā Kōkua o ke Kai: Engaging New Communities for Program Expansion Success – Rachel Bergren, Director, Education and Guest Experience, The Marine Mammal Centre, USA

Sharjah Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) and its Role in Environmental Conservation Education – Nourhan Mahmoud, Head of Environmental Education Section, Environment and Protected areas Authority in Sharjah, UAE

Capacity Building for Environmental Educators and Trainers in Kenya: Shortcomings and the Way Forward – Jonathan Obong’o, Assistant Conservation Education Coordinator, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya

Save the Frogs Market – Hsuan Chiang, Educator, Taipei Zoo, Taiwan

A Unifying Framework for Mobilizing Our Audiences – Emily Routman, Emily Routman Associates, USA

Supporting Behavior Change Through Immersive Habitat Design and Visitor Engagement Monitoring – Robert Friedler,General Manager, & Cass Gibbs, Education Coordinator, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary,Australia

SOS Fauna – a Teacher Training Program Designed to Connect Teachers and Students with the Atlantic Rainforest – Camila Martins, Coordinator -Environmental Education Department, Parque das Aves, Brazil

Engaging and Inspiring School Community’s Audiences – Antonieta Costa, Head of Education, Lisbon Zoo, Portugal

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