Welcome to Leipzig
Dear colleagues and friends,
We are currently living with a double global crisis and are facing one of the greatest challenges of our time: understanding the phenomena of climate change and the loss of biodiversity as causally linked effects with far-reaching impacts. While climate change is omnipresent in the public eye, the perceived loss of biodiversity has taken a subordinate position. It is our obligation as a zoo community to join forces with a holistic approach and to achieve more effective synergy effects in the fields of climate change and species conservation in order to preserve global biodiversity in times of climate change.
We are very proud to be hosting the EAZA Annual Conference in October 2024. We cordially invite you to join us in our unique city to discuss issues of biodiversity, species conservation and animal husbandry with us and to come up with some novel solutions.
I look forward to an intensive and constructive exchange of ideas with you.
Yours
Prof. Jörg Junhold
Director of Zoo Leipzig
Registration & Programme
The early bird fee is available until 15 July 2024. The fees below include 19% VAT. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE EARLY-BIRD RATE
The final meeting schedule is now available! CLICK HERE!
| Early bird | Regular | |
| Full conference (Incl. farewell dinner) | €850 | €940 |
| Full conference (Excl. farewell dinner) | €720 | €810 |
| Daily fee | €250 | €330 |
| Accompanying partner | €320 | n/a |
Accompanying partner fee includes Ice Breaker, Gala Dinner and zoo visit
The conference registration fee includes:
- Participation in the scientific and educational programme
- Entry to the poster area
- Conference materials
- Coffee breaks and lunches
- Ice Breaker and Zoo Visit
- 19% VAT
Visit the Annual Conference 2024 event website to find details about the social programme. For questions about registration and invoicing please contact: eaza-conference@eventlab.org
Non-EAZA registration
A non-EAZA member participant is required to present an institutional support letter/reference letter (or email) from a full EAZA member. The letter should explain shortly why your conference attendance is required/appreciated. Please send this letter or email to mirko.marseille@eaza.net Without a support letter your registration will not be validated.
Workshop: Trailblazing Trainers
Fundamentals of Animal Training for Zoo Professionals
This workshop is aimed at everyone interested in gaining an understanding of force free animal training and how to apply it to improve animal welfare.
Learn how animal training can help you improve welfare, simplify day-to-day management procedures, address behaviour problems, provide enriching opportunities, enhance guest experiences, facilitate ground-breaking research and contribute to conservation success. This introductory workshop features hands on training opportunities, exciting training demos, user-friendly explanations of learning principles, tools to excel at practical application and lots of videos examples to inspire and motivate you. Join us to learn how to use this important evidence-based technology to impact animal care for the better.
Date: Tuesday 8 October, 9am - 5pm
Tutors: Annette Pedersen, Jim Mackie and Barbara Heidenreich
Cost: EAZA Members €170, non-EAZA €220
Please click here for more course information and registration. The workshop will be delivered on Tuesday 8 October 2024 at Leipzig Zoo (Mekong meeting rooms). Registration is open and will close when it's fully booked (30 spots per course).
Workshop: Quality of Life Assessment
Quality of Life Assessment (QoL)
There has been a significant shift in the perception of animal welfare in captive animals over the past three decades, with the Five Domains model being a critical turning point in establishing the fundamental requirements needed to ensure that welfare needs are met. There is however, the necessity to conduct more in-depth assessment of the welfare of specific individuals for which there is an ongoing concern about their health or behaviour.
In response, a Quality of Life Assessment (QoL) was produced by BIAZA in 2022 to help members objectively analyse and track the welfare of individual animals. The process involves data gathering of historical information from ZIMS for medical and behavioural studies, along with live behavioural and enclosure use observations to monitor 24-hour activity of the focal animal. All information is then reviewed during a roundtable discussion where the QoL template is completed and mitigating actions defined.
This workshop will include hands-on data collection from a range of sources such as videos and husbandry notes, and participants will be involved in completing a QoL assessment. It aims to help staff fully understand the QoL process and how it can influence positive welfare changes across a variety of species.
Date: Tuesday 8 October, 9am - 5pm
Tutors: Will be announced soon
Cost: EAZA Members €170, non-EAZA €220
Please click here for more course information and registration. The workshop will be delivered on Tuesday 8 October 2024 at Leipzig Zoo (Mekong meeting rooms). Registration is open and will close when it's fully booked (30 spots per course).
Event venue
The venue location of the EAZA Annual Conference 2024 is the Kongreshalle am Zoo Leipzig.
KONGRESSHALLE am Zoo Leipzig
Pfaffendorfer Straße 31
04105 Leipzig
The KONGRESSHALLE am Zoo Leipzig, built in 1900, receives its guests with all the charm and splendor of a bygone age. Historic architecture and modern features combine to create an event venue that unites tradition with progress. History comes alive in this extensively renovated building. Its meeting halls and rooms, of various styles and sizes, give every conference and congress its unique, unmatched character. The building’s atmosphere excites the senses: lofty halls, generous conference spaces, and small rooms offer ideal and exciting possibilities for meetings and events right in the heart of the City of Leipzig.
Opened in 1900 as the ballroom of the Zoo Leipzig , the KONGRESSHALLE am Zoo Leipzig was the center of the social life of the fast-growing city at that time. After the Second World War, it was home to the world-famous Gewandhaus Orchestra. Over time, the building has seen several reconstructions and extensions before it became dilapidated and had to be closed down in 1988. In 2009, the City of Leipzig favored a fundamental refurbishment, which opened up the opportunity to use the KONGRESSHALLE am Zoo Leipzig as a modern meeting venue. Now run by the Leipzig Fair, who are highly experienced experts in the congress business, the first events were hosted in 2015.
The venue features 15 halls and rooms that can seat between 10 and 1,200 people. The juxtaposition of different styles – from Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Historicist to contemporary architecture – reflects the colorful history and gives the building a particular ambiance. The entire facility is equipped with state-of-the-art AV and media systems. The “Expo” area offers 800 square meters of exhibition space. Being located very much in the center of Leipzig, the accessibility of the KONGRESSHALLE am Zoo Leipzig is another asset.
Posters
If you would like to display a poster at the upcoming EAZA Annual Conference please submit your poster abstract (Title, authors(s), affiliations and summary of max. 100 words) to mirko.marseille@eaza.net. (Max. three posters per institution). Poster submission deadline: 15 August 2024
Posters should be designed to A2- portrait (420mm wide by 594mm high) or A1 - portrait (594mm wide by 840mm high).
Don't forget to bring the poster(s) to the conference venue or alternatively sent it with a delegate who is attending.
Accepted posters on display at the EAZA Annual Conference 2024:
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| 1. | Visual Tracking of Reptiles in a Zoological Context | Jessica Buchner | University of Koblenz, Zoo Neuwied / Germany |
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Whova Conference app
Ready to attend the EAZA Annual Conference 2024? In Leipzig we will use the Whova Conference app again. The app will be launched a the end of July.
You can use the Whova app to access the event:
- View the event agenda and plan your personal schedule
- Access to documents and slides shared by organizers or speakers
- Visit the virtual exhibition booths of our sponsors
- Find who else is attending this event and reach out to people ahead of time
- Plan some social activities such as a morning run, coffee hours, or meet-ups with your fellow attendees.
- Receive updates such as last minute session changes from the organizers
After downloading, use the email address that you used for Annual Conference 2024 registration, when signing up on the Whova mobile app.
If you have questions about the app please contact mirko.marseille@eaza.net
