Thursday 3rd august 2017

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7pm  “Meet the speakers Night” dinner at Grafton District Services Club, 105-107 Mary St, Grafton

 

Registration opens at 5.45pm.

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Friday 4th august 2017

 

Aves Morning Bus Tour

7:10am Depart Fitzroy Motel, 27 Fitzroy St, Grafton for bus tour to Yamba and Angourie, and boat tour to Iluka with morning tea.

 

Registrations from 11:30am onwards at South Grafton Ex Servicemans Club, 2 Wharf St, South Grafton.

 

12.30pm Lunch on return from bus tour

 

1:30pm Welcoming speech (NRAS)

 

1:45pm-2:40pm (55) Wayne Wheatley - The Wheatley facility including unusual species such as Keas, Blue-naped Parrots and Purple- bellied Parrots.

 

2:40pm-3:35pm (55) Vanessa Tavares Kanaan - Reintroduction of Amazona vinacea at the Araucarias National Park, Brazil (Part 1).

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3:35pm-4:00pm (25) - Afternoon Tea/Coffee

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4:00pm-5:00pm (60) Michael Lee - Scarlet Macaws under the microscope.

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5:00pm–6:00pm [60] Rafael Zamora Padron - Breeding and Conservation.

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6:00pm-7:00pm [60] Cromwell Purchase - Spix Macaw, progress and reproductive Research.

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7.00pm Social Evening with finger food

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saturday 5th august 2017

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8:30am- 10am [90] Tony Silva - Incubation and handrearing for the advanced breeder.

Via Skype from Spain. Includes questions to Tony from the delegates.

10:00am-10:20am (20) - Morning Tea/Coffee

 

10:20am-11:20am [60] Debashis Banerjee - The Eclectus Parrot—an enigma resolved.

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11:20am-12:15pm [55] Bill Boyd - Swift Parrots and Golden-shouldered Parrots.

 

12.15pm-1.00pm (45) - Lunch.

 

1:00pm-1:55pm [55] David Monroger - The Caribbean amazons: 4 rare pearls in 3 caskets of greenery-St.Lucia Island, Dominica Island and St Vincent Island. Including a short presentation on mutations in Europe not yet available in Australia.

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1:55pm-2:50pm [55] Cromwell Purchase - Surprise talk.

 

2.50pm -3.10pm (20) - Afternoon Tea/Coffee

 

3:10pm-4:10pm [60] Jeff Bray - Softbills for Dummies! From nature to nurture.

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4:10pm-5:00pm [50] Bob Doneley - Feather loss in Parrots.

 

5pm Close of lectures

 

7:00pm Gala Dinner -- Three course meal, entertainment & Speaker Presentation

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sunday 6th august 2017

 

BREAKFAST! Buses leave 7:30am for BBQ breakfast at Casuarina Parrot Gardens at 8:00am.

Return to Club for lectures at 10am.

 

11.00am-12:00pm [60] Wayne Wheatley - African parrots in aviculture.

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12:00pm to 1:00pm (60) - Lunch.

 

1:00pm-2:00pm [60] Cromwell Purchase - Nutrition. Sex Manipulation.

 

2:00pm-3:00pm [60] Rafael Zamora Padron - Enrichment for Parrots. Concepts.

 

3:00pm-4:00pm [60] Vanessa Tavares Kanaan - Part 2 of Araucarias National Park, Brazil.

 

4:00pm  Close of Convention.