Conference 2013 Schedule

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2013 Annual Welfare and Care Conference at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa, Long Branch, NJ

Friday, March 22nd, 2013 Workshops

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Registration & Breakfast

8:30 am – 9:30 am (all) Super Storm Sandy Debriefing

9:30 am – 10:45 am:

• Simple Steps to Identify, Promote & Place Overlooked Cats -Linda Reider, Michigan Humane

• Targeted TNR: Why, How & Applying for Funding - Bryan Kortis, PetSmart Charities

• Disaster Preparedness: Prep Your Rescue

11:00 am – 12:30 pm:

• Building (and Growing) Your Foster House - Deb Edwards, St. Hubert’s

• Pediatric Spay/Neuter and Achieving 100% Neuter Before Adoption - Jane Guillaume and David Croman, VMD,  People for Animals

• Disaster Preparedness: Business Continuity After the Storm

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm:

• Welcoming Remarks

• Scott McVay Unity Award Presentation

2 pm – 3:45 pm:

• Medical Issues Disguised as Behavior Problems - Dr. Emily Levine, Noah’s Ark

• Smile, You’re Saving Lives! - B. J. Rogers, ASPCA

• Disaster Preparedness: CART /State Presentation, Dr. Shari Silverman, Dr. Karen Dashfield

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm: Coffee Break

4 pm – 5:30 pm:

• Cat Behavior Modification for Shelters and Rescues - Kerrie McKeon, The Cat Sleuth

• Pets for Life - Ashley Mutch, Humane Society of the US

• Disaster Preparedness: Social Media

5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

• Exhibit Hall Open – Evening Reception

Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 Workshops:

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Registration & Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:15 am

• Welcoming Remarks

• Hero to Animals Award

10:30 am – Noon

• Lights, Camera, Adoption! - Beth Mersten Cruz, Shelter Showcase, Beth Burstein

• Starting, Expanding & Strengthening Your Spay/Neuter Program - Aimee Christian & Carolyn Brown, ASPCA

• Reading Anxious Dogs and How to Address Their Behavior - Dr. Emily Levine, Noah’s Ark

12:00 noon - 2:00 pm

• Keynote Address, Patrick McDonnell, MUTTS

• AWFNJ Annual Meeting

• Tricky Tray Drawing/Silent Auction

• Vendor Booths Close

2pm – 3:45 pm

• Shelter Enrichment on a Dime, Lanie Anton, ASPCA

• Volunteer Recruitment - Hilliary Hager, Humane Society of the US

• Shelter & Rescue Liability Issues - Diana Jeffrey, Esq.

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm: Coffee Break

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm:

• Special Events that Rock, David Drake, Catalyst Fundraising

• Five Freedoms, Gene Baur, Farm Sanctuary

• Opening Our Minds and Our Adoptions to Save More Lives, Todd Cramer, PetSmart Charities

Schedule and Speakers are Subject to Change