Abstract
(Note: Speakers are subject to change without notice)
Daniel Almaguer & April Belzung Luna
Hand-feeding Victoria Crowned Pigeons
Alycia Antheunisse*
Breeding Lories and Lorikeets for the Pet Trade
Dr. Igor Berkunsky
Blue-throated Macaw Conservation Efforts: What
Have We Learned After 10 Years?
Donald Brightsmith Ph.D.*
Nesting, Movements and Conservation Perspectives
for Large Macaws in Southeastern Peru
The Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center at Texas
A&M University: 25 Years of Research and Service
to the Avicultural Community
Cheryl Burns
The Emperor’s Birds
Jason Crean M.A., M.S.*
Avian Biology Classroom (ABC): A New AFA
Educational Program for All
Who’s Your Daddy? Using Genetics to Determine
Paternity
Caroline Efstathion M.S.*
Understanding Insecticides and Their Role in
Aviculture
Vector-borne Avian Diseases
Madeleine Franco
The Family Album: Documenting the Flock
Dr. Walt Frey*
Adventures Studying the Recovery of the
Red-vented Cockatoo in the Philippines
Lee Gibson
Bird Clubs 911
Debbie Goodrich
Rethinking the Controversy: Empowering
Clipped Parrots
Barbara Heidenriech*
What Makes an Expert an Expert?
Training for Conservation: Kakapo Recovery
A Good Start to a Good Bird—Raising and
Training a Great Companion Parrot
Steve Milpacher*
The Lory Conservation Network: Conservation
Through Cooperation
Conservation of the Critically Endangered Yellowcrested
Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphera)
Sharman Hoppes, DVM, ABVP (Avian)*
Treatment of Megabacteria
Annette Howard
The Future of Exhibition in the USA
Hilla Niemann, MSc.*
The Power of Keeping Parrots as Pets
The Pitfalls of Parrot Training
Rainer Neimann, Ph.D.
With All Senses
Dr. Cromwell Purchase*
Reproductive Research Strategies for the Spix’s
Macaws
Gary & Lynn Redden*
Meet Gary & Lynn Redden—The “Golden Macaws”
Linda S. Rubin
A Discussion on the Genetics of the New “Golden
Macaw” Mutation
Changing Trends and Art of Exhibiting Parrots in
the USA
Robin Shewokis
Workshop—Enriching Your Birds’ Lives, Parts I & II
Lynne Singerman
Social Media Marketing Made Easy
Mark Stafford, DDS
What’s So Special About Parrots?
Patricia Sund*
The Chop Revolution: A Method of Feeding Your
Birds Without Losing Your Mind
Genny Wall
Back to our Roots: Grassroots Legislation
* These speakers will be featured on the 2012 Convention
DVDs, available for preorder individually ($15) or as an entire
set ($150) at www.afabirds.org.