Schedule — ASN Events
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Registration Opens

7:30AM - 6:00PM
Kangaroo Room Foyer

Welcome/Introduction

8:40AM - 9:10AM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)

Special Presentation: Romane Cristescu

9:10AM - 9:30AM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Pauleen Bennett
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Plenary Presentation: Neil Jordan

9:30AM - 10:30AM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Bradley Smith

Morning Tea

10:30AM - 11:00AM
Meeting Place

Concurrent Sessions

11:00AM - 12:45PM

Session 1A: Animal-assisted interventions with children

11:00AM - 12:00PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Brinda Jegatheesan

Session 1B: Human–wildlife interactions

11:00AM - 12:00PM
Dingo Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.2)
Chair: Samantha Hurn

Session 1C: Representations of human–animal interactions

11:00AM - 12:00PM
Galah Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.3)
Chair: Agata Mrva-Montoya

Symposium 1

11:00AM - 12:45PM
Platypus Room (Seminar Rooms 1.2/1.4)
Chair: Anthony Podberscek
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5 Minute Break

12:00PM - 12:05PM

Session 1A: Animal-assisted interventions with children (Continued)

12:05PM - 12:45PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Brinda Jegatheesan

Session 1B: Human–wildlife interactions (Continued)

12:05PM - 12:45PM
Dingo Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.2)
Chair: Samantha Hurn

Session 1C: Representations of human–animal interaction (Continued)

12:05PM - 12:45PM
Galah Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.3)
Chair: Agata Mrva-Montoya

Lunch

12:45PM - 2:00PM
The Quadrangle

Concurrent Sessions

2:00PM - 3:35PM

Session 2A: Effects of pet ownership

2:00PM - 2:40PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Sandra McCune

Session 2B: Human–animal interactions around the world

2:00PM - 2:40PM
Dingo Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.2)
Chair: Cluny South

Symposium 2

2:00PM - 3:45PM
Galah Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.3)
Chairs: Marie-Jose Enders-Slegers & Brinda Jegatheesan

Symposium 3

2:00PM - 3:45PM
Platypus Room (Seminar Rooms 1.2/1.4)
Chairs: Neil Jordan & Bradley Smith

5 Minute Break

2:40PM - 2:45PM

Session 2A: Effects of pet ownership (Continued)

2:45PM - 3:45PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Sandra McCune

Session 2B: Human–animal interactions around the world (Continued)

2:45PM - 3:45PM
Dingo Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.2)
Chair: Cluny South

Afternoon Tea

3:45PM - 4:15PM
Meeting Place

Book Launch: Animals and Leisure + Wild Animals and Leisure

3:45PM - 4:15PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)

Plenary Presentation: : Ted Donelan and Christine Ross

4:15PM - 5:15PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Bidda Jones
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5 Minute Break

5:15PM - 5:20PM

Concurrent Sessions

5:20PM - 6:00PM

Session 3A: Neutering effects and attitudes

5:20PM - 6:00PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Lynette Hart

Session 3B: Animal carers

5:20PM - 6:00PM
Dingo Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.2)
Chair: Carri Westgarth

Session 3C: Animals in farming

5:20PM - 6:00PM
Galah Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.3)
Chair: Lee Zasloff

Session 3D: Successful and unsuccessful interactions

5:20PM - 6:00PM
Platypus Room (Seminar Rooms 1.2/1.4)
Chair: Erika Friedmann

ISAZ Student Poster Award Contenders (3-min talks)

6:30PM - 7:00PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Bradley Smith

Evening event: Poster Reception

7:00PM - 9:00PM
Taste Café (above Kangaroo Room)

Registration Opens

7:30AM - 6:00PM
Kangaroo Room Foyer

Introduction

8:30AM - 8:45AM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Cheryl Krause-Parello

ISAZ Early Career Award presentation

8:45AM - 9:15AM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Cheryl Krause-Parello

Plenary Presentation: Claire Parkinson

9:15AM - 10:15AM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Anthony Podberscek

Morning Tea

10:15AM - 10:45AM
Meeting Place
Sponsored by:

Concurrent Sessions

10:45AM - 12:05PM

Session 4A: Human–wildlife interactions

10:45AM - 12:05PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Alan McElligott

Symposium 4

10:45AM - 12:05PM
Dingo Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.2)
Chair: Angela Fournier

Symposium 5

10:45AM - 12:05PM
Galah Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.3)
Chairs: Marie-Jose Enders-Slegers & Brinda Jegatheesan

Symposium 6

10:45AM - 12:05PM
Platypus Room (Seminar Rooms 1.2/1.4)
Chair: Catherine Amiot

Lunch

12:05PM - 1:15PM
Meeting Place
Sponsored by:

NIH/Mars-WALTHAM partnership presentation on funding opportunities for HAI research

12:30PM - 1:15PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Angela Fournier

Concurrent Sessions

1:15PM - 2:15PM

Session 5A: Issues with keeping pets

1:15PM - 2:15PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Ben Stapley
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Session 5B: Historical aspects of human–animal interactions

1:15PM - 2:15PM
Dingo Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.2)
Chair: Bernard Unti

Session 5C: Effects of animal-assisted therapy on animals

1:15PM - 2:15PM
Galah Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.3)
Chair: Mariko Yamamoto

Symposium 7

1:15PM - 2:15PM
Platypus Room (Seminar Rooms 1.2/1.4)
Chairs: Deborah Linder & Nancy Gee

5 Minute Break

2:15PM - 2:20PM

Concurrent Sessions

2:20PM - 3:20PM

Session 6A: Animal-owner characteristics

2:20PM - 3:20PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Catherine Amiot

Session 6B: Animal-assisted therapy and chronic health issues

2:20PM - 3:20PM
Dingo Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.2)
Chair: Sandra Barker

Session 6C: Service/assistance dogs

2:20PM - 3:20PM
Galah Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.3)
Chair: Marie-Jose Enders-Slegers

Symposium 8

2:20PM - 3:20PM
Platypus Room (Seminar Rooms 1.2/1.4)
Chair: John-Tyler Binfet

Afternoon Tea

3:20PM - 3:50PM
Meeting Place
Sponsored by:

Plenary Presentation: Vicky Melfi

3:50PM - 4:50PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Pauleen Bennett

5 Minute Break

4:50PM - 4:55PM

Concurrent Sessions

4:55PM - 5:55PM

Session 7A: Animal-assisted interventions in mental health

4:55PM - 5:55PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Susan Hazel

Session 7B: Ethics of animal use

4:55PM - 5:35PM
Dingo Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.2)
Chair: Andrew Rowan

Session 7C: Animal-assisted interventions with young people

4:55PM - 5:55PM
Galah Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.3)
Chair: Sandy Branson

Session 7D: Human–farm animal interactions

4:55PM - 5:55PM
Platypus Room (Seminar Rooms 1.2/1.4)
Chair: Alex Mayers

Conference Dinner

7:00PM - 11:00PM
Sydney Harbour
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Registration Opens

8:00AM - 5:00PM
Kangaroo Room Foyer

Concurrent Sessions

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Session 8A: NIH/Mars-WALTHAM: New developments in human–animal interaction (HAI) research

9:00AM - 10:00AM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: James Griffin

Session 8B: Working with animals

9:00AM - 10:00AM
Dingo Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.2)
Chair: Benjamin Hart

Session 8C: Cruelty to animals/animal abuse

9:00AM - 10:00AM
Galah Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.3)
Chair: Tania Signal

Session 8D: Free papers

9:00AM - 10:00AM
Platypus Room (Seminar Rooms 1.2/1.4)
Chair: Jessica Groling

Morning Tea

10:00AM - 10:30AM
Meeting Place

Concurrent Sessions

10:30AM - 11:30AM

Session 8A: NIH/Mars-WALTHAM: New developments in human–animal interaction (HAI) research (Continued)

10:30AM - 11:30AM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: Nancy Gee

Session 8B: Working with animals (Continued)

10:30AM - 11:30AM
Dingo Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.2)
Chair: Benjamin Hart

Session 8E: Animals in schools

10:30AM - 11:30AM
Galah Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.3)
Chair: Kristen Jacobson

Session 8F: Relationships with wildlife

10:30AM - 11:30AM
Platypus Room (Seminar Rooms 1.2/1.4)
Chair: Michal Piotr Pregowski

5 Minute Break

11:30AM - 11:35AM

Plenary Presentation: Courtney Plante

11:35AM - 12:35PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)
Chair: James Serpell

Lunch

12:35PM - 1:30PM
Meeting Place

Symposium 9

1:30PM - 3:15PM
Dingo Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.2)
Chairs: Pauleen Bennett & Tiffani Howell

Symposium 10

1:30PM - 3:15PM
Galah Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.3)
Chairs: Samantha Hurn & Alexander Badman-King

Symposium 11

1:30PM - 3:15PM
Platypus Room (Seminar Rooms 1.2/1.4)
Chair: Andrew Rowan
Sponsored by:

Afternoon Tea

3:15PM - 3:45PM
Meeting Place

ISAZ Annual General Meeting

3:45PM - 4:30PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)

Conference close

4:30PM - 5:00PM
Kangaroo Room (Auditorium)

Post-Conference ISAZ Board Meeting

5:00PM - 6:00PM
Dingo Room (Dry Teaching Room 1.2)