Animal Training & Behaviour Workshop, Seminar and Conference Events 2016

Canine, Feline, Avian, Equine, Marine & Zoological, Cross-species continued education
This is the list of events we are aware of, while every effort is made to include events that fit a force free training philosophy, we encourage you to attend at your own discretion. Unless otherwise noted Animal Behaviour Matters does not necessarily support all views presented at these events

Please contact jade@animalbehaviourmatters.com.au if you would like to add an event
Australian events listed in BOLD

Date	Event	Where	Details/Keynote Speakers
January
22-24^th	ClickerExpo	Reno, NV USA
29 -30^th	Turid Rugaas Dog Trainer Educators Workshop	Durham England	Turid Rugaas – Contact karen@pawscrossed.co.uk
February
1 – 3^rd	Animal Training Workshop: Animal Motivation and Training	San Antonio, TX USA	Barbara Heidenreich – Good Bird Inc
6 – 7^th	Dog Symposium	Oslo, Norway	Dr Jean Dodds, Dr Kathelijne Peremans, Susanne Lautner, Els Vidts
6 – 11^th	Contemporary Animal Training and Management	Winter Haven, FL USA	Natural Encounters Inc - Steve Martin, Dr Susan Friedman
6 – 7^th	Ken Ramirez Weekend Seminar	Des Moines, IA USA	Ken Ramirez
7^th	Barbara Heidenreich Parrot Training Seminar	Portland, OR	Barbara Heidenreich – Good Bird Inc
11 – 15^th	Coaching People to Train Dogs	Waialua, Oahu	Terry Ryan
15 – 19^th	Marine Mammal Behaviour and Conservation Workshop	Los Cabos, Mexico
17 – 20^th	IAATE 24th Annual Conference	Billings, MT USA	International Association of Avian Trainers & Educators
20 – 21^st	ORCA Art and Science of Animal Training Annual Conference	Dallas, TX USA	ORCA – Organisation for Reinforcement Contingencies with Animals
20 – 21^st	Living and Learning with Animals Seminar	Utrecht, Netherlands	Dr Susan Friedman
25 – 26^th	Suzanne Clothier CARAT Seminar	Austin, TX USA	Suzanne Clothier
23 – 26^th	Living and Learning with Animals Seminar	Leeds and Yorkshire, UK	Dr Susan Friedman
26 – 27^th	Ken Ramirez Weekend Seminar	Tel Aviv, Israel	Ken Ramirez
27 – 28^th	2 Day Parrot Training Workshop	Puebla, Mexico	Barbara Heidenreich – Good Bird Inc
27 – 28^th	Suzanne Clothier: See the Dog Seminar & You Had Me at Sniff	Austin, TX USA
March
5 – 6^th	Ken Ramirez Weekend Seminar	Burke, VA USA	Ken Ramirez
18-20^th	ClickerExpo	Cincinnati, OH USA
19 – 20^th	Weekend Series	Hanover, MD USA	Suzanne Clothier
28 - April 1	Professional Seminar for Zoological Professionals	Shedd Aquarium, Chicago IL USA	Ken Ramirez
28 – 30^th	Fundamentals of Animal Training Workshop for Zoo Professionals	Boras, Sweden	Barbara Heidenreich – Good Bird Inc
April
1 – 4^th	Cavalia Clinic	Sutton, Quebec Canada	Alexandra Kurland
7 – 10^th	Chicken Camp	Portland, OR USA	Terry Ryan
8 – 11^th	Penn Vet Working Dog Conference	Philadelphia, PA USA	Ken Ramirez
9 – 11^th	Alexandra Kurland Clinic (Horse Workshop)	Half Moon Bay, CA USA	Alexandra Kurland
9 – 10^th	IAABC Conference	Anaheim, CA USA	International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants
16 – 17^th	Kathy Sdao: So Many Choices	Dallas, TX USA	Kathy Sdao
16 – 17^th	Suzanne Clothier Weekend Seminars	White Plains, NY USA	Suzanne Clothier
17 – 22^nd	ABMA Annual Conference	Tampa, FL USA	Animal Behavior Management Alliance
23 – 24^th	Nando Brown Weekend Seminar	Oslo, Norway	Nando Brown
23 – 24^th	The Behavior of Dogs	Fort Worth, TX USA	Kenneth & Debbie Martin
23 – 24^th	Separation Anxiety: Mission Possible	Chardon, OH USA	Malena DeMartini
23 – 24^th	The Human Half of Dog Training	Ipswich, QLD Australia	Dr. Risë VanFleet
23 – 25^th	Alexandra Kurland Clinic (Horse Workshop)	Fayetteville, AR USA	Alexandra Kurland Contact maddogranch@gmail.com
30 - May 1^st	Ken Ramirez Weekend Seminar	Cedar Park, TX USA	Ken Ramirez
30 - May 1^st	TAG Teach Primary Level Certification	Providence, RI USA
30 - May 1^st	Suzanne Clothier Weekend Seminars	Oakland, CA USA	Suzanne Clothier
30 – May 3^rd	Four Day Chicken Camp	Wesley Chapel, FL USA	Terry Ryan
May
5 – 8^th	DogEvent 2016	Nice, France	Dr Clive Wynn, Ken McCort, Jean Lessard, Dr Jean Dodds, Nancy Tucker.
5 – 8^th	Teaching Animals Seminar	Schneeberg, Austria	Susan Friedman, Ken Ramirez and Helen Phillips
12 - 13^th /14 - 15^th	Suzanne Clothier Seminars	Decatur, GA USA	Suzanne Clothier
13 – 15^th	ASZK Annual Conference	Adelaide, Australia	Australasian Society of Zookeeping
13 – 15^th	AvianCare and Behavior Symposium	Albuquerque, NM USA	Susan Friedman, Sid Price
14 – 16^th	Cavalia Clinic	Sutton Quebec, Canada	Alexandra Kurland
21 – 23^rd	Working with Fearful Dogs, Separation Anxiety, Dog-Dog Play and Learning about Wolves	Battle Ground, IN	Nicole Wilde
22 – 27^th	Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference	Adelaide Australia
25 – 26^th	2 Day BAT Seminar	Hampshire, UK	Grisha Stewart
27 – 29^th	Training from Core to Complex: The Many Faces of the Modern Trainer	Denmark	Ken Ramirez
27 – 31^st	ABAI 42nd Annual Conference	Chicago, IL USA	Association for Behavior Analysis International
28 – 29^th	Empowered Socialization: BAT for Aggression, Frustration, Fear	Iceland	Grisha Stewart
28 – 30^th	Alexandra Kurland Clinic (Horse Workshop)	Columbus Ohio	Alexandra Kurland Contact heidi.reid45@yahoo.com
June
1 – 2^nd	Ken Ramirez Weekend Seminars	Norton Park, Winchester, Hampshire	Ken Ramirez
4 – 5^th	2 Day Parrot Training Workshop	Saskatoon, Canada	Barbara Heidenreich – Good Bird Inc
4 – 5^th	LLA Seminar	Exton, PA USA	Dr Susan Friedman
5 – 6^th	2 Day BAT 2.0 + 1 day Advanced	Sweden	Grisha Stewart
8 – 9^th	Ken Ramirez Weekend Seminars	Leeds South, UK	Ken Ramirez
10 – 13^th	Cavalia Clinic	Sutton, Quebec Canada	Alexandra Kurland
11^th	Parrot Training Workshop	Indianapolis, IN	Barbara Heidenreich – Good Bird Inc
11 – 12^th	2016 National Dog Bite Prevention & Behaviour Conference	Lincoln, UK
12 – 16^th	3rd International Animal Training Conference	Twycross, UK	Ken Ramirez
16 – 19^th	LLA Seminar	Denmark	Dr Susan Friedman
17 – 19^th	UK Dog Trainers & Behaviorists Conference	Hertfordshire, UK
18 – 19^th	Ken Ramirez Weekend Seminar	Madrid, Spain	Ken Ramirez
23 – 26^th	Annual Trainers Workshop	St Johnsville NY USA	Suzanne Clothier
24^th	Shape Up! Canine Fitness	Palmer, AK USA	Lori Stevens
28 - July 1^st	Canine Science Forum	Padova Italy
July
1 – 3^rd	Parrots 2016	Brisbane, QLD Australia
8 - 10^th	Go Train!	Staffordshire, UK	Steve White, Denise Fenzi, Michele Pouliot, Kamal Fernandez, Helen Phillips, Nando Brown
8 – 11^th	Cavalia Clinic	Sutton Quebec, Canada	Alexandra Kurland & Susan Friedman
13 – 17^th	Skills for Tomorrow Trainers Course	St Francis, WI USA	Kay Laurence
16 – 17^th	Denise Fenzi	Sydney, Australia	Denise Fenzi
20 – 24^th	Kay Laurence 5 Day Seminar	Novarto, CA USA	Kay Laurence
29 – 31^st	Ken McCort 3 Day Seminar	Battle Ground, IN USA	Ken McCort
30 - Aug 3^rd	53rd Annual Conference of the Animal Behavior Society	Columbia, MO USA	ABS Animal Behavior Society
30 – 31^st	Ken Ramirez Weekend Seminar	Natick, MA USA	Ken Ramirez
August
5^th	American College of Veterinary Behaviorist Veterinary Behaviour Symposium	San Antonio, TX USA	American Veterinary Medical Association Conference
5 – 8^th	AVMA Conference	San Antonio, TX USA	Susan Friedman American Veterinary Medical Association Conference
7^th	Fear Free (TM) Parrot Handling Wet Lab	San Antonio, TX USA	Barbara Heidenreich – Good Bird Inc American Veterinary Medical Association Conference
13 – 18^th	Science and Hands on Training Workshop	Nice, France	Susan Friedman, Chirag Patel
20 – 25^th	Beyond Basics. Positive Parrot Retreat	Dallas, OR USA	Cockatoo Downs Barbara Heidenreich – Good Bird Inc
22 – 26^th	Professional Seminars for Zoological Trainers	Chicago, IL USA	Ken Ramirez
September
7 – 11^th	AZA Annual Conference	San Diego, CA USA	American Zoological Association
9 – 11^th	Advanced Three Day Ken McCort Seminar	Battle Ground, IN USA	Ken McCort
14 – 18^th	ABC Dolphin Trainer Academy - Basic	Gulf world, FL USA
17 – 18^th	LLA	California USA	Dr Susan Friedman
16 – 19^th	Cavalia Clinic	Sutton Quebec, Canada	Alexandra Kurland
20 – 24^th	European Association of Zoos and Aquariums Conference	Belfast, Ireland
20 – 24^th	ABC Dolphin Trainer Academy - Advanced	Gulf world, FL USA
24 – 25^th	Kathy Sdao/ Lori Stevens	Tampa, FL USA	Kathy Sdao & Lori Stevens
25 – 30^th	AZA Professional Zoological Course	Denver, CO
24 – 27^th	Alexandra Kurland Clinic (Horse Workshop)	Germany	Alexandra Kurland Contact tina.caspari@web.de
October
12 – 15^th	APDT US Annual Conference	Las Vegas, NV USA
15 – 16^th	2 Day Parrot Training Workshop	Karlsruhe, Germany	Barbara Heidenreich – Good Bird Inc
14 – 17^th	Cavalia Clinic	Sutton, Quebec Canada	Alexandra Kurland
21 – 23^rd	APDT Australia Annual Conference	NSW, Australia
22 – 24^th	Alexandra Kurland Clinic (Horse Workshop)	Half Moon Bay, CA USA	Contact caeli.collins@gmail.com
23 – 26^th	2016 Australasian Training Conditioning Workshop	Rockhampton, QLD Australia	More details soon
25 – 27^th	Fundamentals of Animal Training Workshop for Zoo Professionals	Boras, Sweden	Barbara Heidenreich – Good Bird Inc
28 – 30^th	ClickerExpo	Denmark
29 – 30^th	Horse Symposium	Oslo, Norway
November
8 – 11^th	Pet Professional Guild Educational Summit	Tampa, FL USA	PPG Pet Professional Guild
14 – 19^th	International Marine Animal Trainers Association Conference	San Diego, CA USA	IMATA
20 – 22^nd	Suzanne Clothier 3 Day Seminar	Battle Ground, IN	Suzanne Clothier
December
9 – 11^th	AVSAB Annual Conference	Las Vegas, NV USA	American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior
2017
Feb 10 - 12 2017	WOOF	UK

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