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   Schedule At A Glance

All meetings, program sessions, General Sessions, and Exhibit Hall events will be located in the Georgia World Congress Center.  Accreditation Hearings will be held at the Omni CNN Center.  All conference hotels are within a 1-2 short blocks of the Georgia World Congress Center.

Schedule is subject to change.  Please check back for updates.  A full schedule will be available in late June.

Monday, September 12
7:00am to 7:00pm Pre-Conference Tour of The Montgomery Zoo
$75 per person. Not included with registration.
8:00am to 5:00pm Accreditation Hearings (closed)
1:00pm to 5:00pm Pre-Conference Workshop - Why Zoos and Aquariums Matter: Part 1
$50 per person. Not included with registration.
8:00am to 5:00pm Wildlife and Conservation Management Committee (closed)

Tuesday, September 13
7:00am to 5:30pm Registration Open
8:00am to 5:00pm Committee and Conservation Program Meetings
8:00am to 5:00pm Accreditation Hearings (closed)
8:00am to 12:00pm Pre-Conference Workshop - Why Zoos and Aquariums Matter: Part 2
$50 per person. Not included with registration.
8:00am to 5:00pm Wildlife and Conservation Management Committee (closed)

Wednesday, September 14
7:00am to 5:30pm Registration Open
8:00am to 5:00pm Committee and Conservation Program Meetings
8:00am to 5:00pm Accreditation Hearings (closed)
6:00pm to 9:00pm Icebreaker at the Georgia Aquarium
Included with a full registration.  $65 for all others.

Thursday, September 15
7:00am to 5:30pm Registration Open
7:00am to 8:00am Committee and Conservation Program Meetings
7:30am to 8:00am Continental Breakfast
8:00am to 9:30am Opening General Session
Keynote Speaker TBD
9:30am to 5:30pm Exhibit Hall Open
Grand Opening - 9:30am-10:30am
10:30am to 12:00pm Concurrent Sessions
12:15pm to 1:45pm Exhibit Hall Lunch
2:00pm to 3:30pm Concurrent Sessions
3:30pm to 4:00pm Break in the Exhibit Hall
4:00pm to 5:30pm Concurrent Sessions
6:00pm to 8:30pm Directors' Dinner
By invitation only

Friday, September 16
7:00am to 5:30pm Registration Open
7:00am to 8:00am Committee and Conservation Program Meetings
7:30am to 8:00am Continental Breakfast
8:00am to 10:00am General Session
10:00am to 11:30pm Concurrent Sessions
11:45pm to 1:45pm Honors & Awards Lunch
1:30pm to 7:00pm Exhibit Hall Open
2:00pm to 3:30pm Concurrent Sessions
3:30pm to 4:00pm Break in the Exhibit Hall
4:00pm to 5:30pm Concurrent Sessions
5:30pm to 7:00pm Poster Reception in Exhibit Hall
Conclusion of the CEF Silent Auction

Saturday, September 17
7:00am to 11:00am Registration Open
7:00am to 8:30am Committee and Conservation Program Meetings
9:30am to 1:15pm Exhibit Hall Open
8:30am to 10:00am Concurrent Sessions
10:00am to 11:30am Break/Closing Ceremonies in the Exhibit Hall
11:30am to 1:00pm Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:00pm to 2:30pm Concurrent Sessions
3:00pm to 9:00pm Zoo Day and Twilight Safari Party at Zoo Atlanta
Included with a full registration.  $65 for all others.

Sunday, September 18
7:00am to 7:00pm Post-Conference Tour of Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
$75 per person. Not included with registration.