BIAZA Education and Presenters conference 2018 Wednesday 14 November Time Activity Organisation Link to Conservation Education guidelines 8.30 - 9.15 Registration at the Conservation Education Centre Tea & coffee 9.15 - 9.30 Housekeeping 9.30 - 10.30 Learning at Bristol Zoo, 7 options: Session observations; Participatory Zoo Bristol Zoo Organisation: 5, 6 , 7 Experience (visitor engagement); Education animals; Outdoor learning - Programming and content: 10, 11 Avon Gorge and Downs Wildlife Project; Forest School taster, Zoo time Evaluation: 18 10.30 - 11.00 Tea break 11.00 - 11.55 Learning at Bristol Zoo, 7 options: Session observations; Participatory Zoo Bristol Zoo Organisation: 5, 6, 7 Experience (visitor engagement); Education animals; Outdoor learning - Programming and content: 10, 11 Avon Gorge and Downs Wildlife Project; Forest School taster; Zoo time Evaluation: 18 12.00 - 1.00 Learning at Bristol Zoo, 7 options: Session observations; Participatory Zoo Bristol Zoo Organisation: 5, 6, 7 Experience (visitor engagement); Education animals; Outdoor learning - Programming and content: 10, 11 Avon Gorge and Downs Wildlife Project; Forest School taster; Zoo time Evaluation: 18 1.00 - 2.00 Lunch 2.05 - 2.10 Welcome 2.10 - 2.55 Creating impactful campaigns Trewin Restorick, Organisation: 6 Hubbub Programming and content: 11 2.55 - 3.15 Shock tactics or happy optimism - the art of campaigning Katie Major, Bristol Organisation: 5, 6, 7 Zoo Programming and content: 11, 14 Professional development: 15 Evaluation: 20 3.15 - 3.45 Tea break 3.45 - 4.15 Using data to develop your audience Jackie Winchester and Evaluation: 17 Darren Roberts, Museum of Bristol 4.15 - 4.30 Audience development for small teams Mandy Leivers, Avon Organisation: 5, 6 Gorge and Downs Programming and content: 10 Wildlife Project Professional development: 15 Evaluation: 18, 20 4.30 - 4.45 BIAZA Conservation Education Committee update Nicola Bridge, BIAZA CEC Chair 4.45 -5.00 I’m a zoo, get me out of here - the Brexit effect BIAZA office BIAZA Education and Presenters conference 2018 Thursday 15 November Time Activity Organisation Link to Conservation Education guidelines 8.30 - 9.00 Tea & coffee 9.00 - 9.30 1. Inspiring Workplace Skills: Out of the Academy and Chloe Walton Stenson, West into the WMSP Community Midlands Safari Park Facilities and infrastructure: 8, 9 2. Kiss in a swamp Jo Clark, Paignton Zoo Organisation: 5 3. Students doing it for themselves Amanda Webber, Bristol Zoological Programming and content: 11 Society Evaluation: 17, 20 4. Developing new signage Claudy Fox, Bristol Zoo 5. 9.30 - 10.30 Workshop options x 4 1. Understanding equity from a different perspective Beau Jensen McCubbin, Hanwell Zoo 2. Clowning around Johnny Whitehead, The Deep 3 Evaluation Andrew Clapham, Nottingham Trent University 4 10.30 - 11.00 Tea break 11.00 - 12.00 Workshop options x 4 (repeated) 12.00 -12.45 BIAZA Award winners 12.00 - 12.10 From Billy No-Mates to Superhero! Tracy Dove, IoW Zoo Organisation: 5, 6, 7 Changing public perceptions of Invertebrates Programming and Content: 11, 12, 14 Evaluation: 17, 18 12.10 - 12.20 Vet workshop Laura Howarth, Knowsley Safari Organisation: 5 Park Programming and content: 11 Evaluation: 17,18 12.20 - 12.30 STEM-Fest 2017 – giant squid, giant challenge National Marine Aquarium 12.45 - 1.00 FSC/BIAZA partnership working Tallulah Chapman, FSC UK Organisation: 6, 7 Programming and content: 11 1.00 - 2.00 Lunch 2.00 - 3.30 Workshop: Getting to grip with the Conservation BIAZA Conservation Education Education guidelines Committeee 3.30 - 4.00 Tea break 4.00 - 5.00 Learning props All Organisation: 5, 6, 7 Programming and content: 11 BIAZA Education and Presenters conference 2018 Friday 16 November Time Activity Organisation Link to Conservation Education guidelines 8.30 - 9.00 Tea and coffee 9.00 - 9.15 WAZA Nature Connect funding title TBC Aileen Tennant, Dublin Zoo 9.15 - 9.30 WAZA Nature Connect - Family Nature Club Ruth Desforges, ZSL Organisation: 6 Programming and content: 11 9.30 - 9.45 Global Species Management Plan working Charlotte Daly, Chester Zoo Professional development: 15 in Indonesia 9.45 - 10.00 Outside the box – the importance of an Helen Gowans, National Organisation: 5, 6 active public outreach programme Marine Aquarium Facilities and infrastructure: 8 Programming and content: 11 10.00 - 10.10 Questions 10.10 - 10.25 What’s so funny? How comedy can be a Lucy Eckersley, Science Organisation: 6 great tool in preserving species Presenter Programming and content: 11 10.25 - 10.45 Powerpoint free 20 mins 1. Messy play Becci Mooney, Knowsley Safari Organisation: 5, 6 Park Programming and content: 11 Evaluation: 18 2. Biofacts on a budget Rachel Topley, Bristol Zoo Organisation: 6 Programming and content: 11 3 4 10.45 - 11.15 Tea break 11.15 - 11.30 Did I mention we have an alien? Suzanne Hermiston, Royal Programming: 11 Zoological Society of Scotland 11.30 - 11.45 Using Skype to bring students and zoo Sam Viner, ZSL London Zoo Organisation: 5. 6. 7 experts together Programming and content: 11. 14 11.45 - 12.00 New job role, new audiences Hayley Peart, Knowsley Safari Organisation: 5, 6, 7 Park Programming: 11 Evaluation: 17, 18, 19, 20 12.00 - 12.15 Outside the box – the importance of an Helen Gowans, National Organisation: 5, 6 active public outreach programme Marine Aquarium Facilities and infrastructure: 8 Programming and content: 11 12.15 - 12.30 Embracing a new audience: Home Lee McAlpin, Colchester Zoo Organisation: 5, 6, 7 education at Colchester Zoo. What works Programming and content: 11, 12, 14 and what doesn’t 12.30 - 12.45 Kids love nature - a kindergarten within a Sue Crane and Katherine Organisation: 5,6 zoo Cowlard, Marwell Zoo Programming: 11 Evaluation: 19, 20 12.45 - 1.00 Questions 1.00 -1.15 Goodbyes 1.15 - 2.00 Lunch and finish 2.00 onwards Enjoying Bristol Zoo Free entry to Wild Place Project.