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GOATS is going through a change! Instead of a summit it is now a series! It is still catered towards professionals and aspiring professionals who work with exotic animals in managed care. This series is primarily focused on providing participants with information designed to enhance practical application skills and knowledge. There is also a special emphasis on providing evidence based information. Presenters have been carefully chosen for their quality content and engaging presentation skills. This series also features live training demonstrations from around the world.
Our registration has been revised so that participants can register for individual presentations. However members of www.AnimalTrainingFundamentals.com can attend GOATS as part of their membership benefits! This is a significant savings. Members also receive verifiable badges automatically for attending the live presentation. Members can also watch the recording later.
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By Barbara Heidenreich, Animal Training Fundamentals
February 5, 2024 (Monday)
11:00 AM -1:00 PM (13:00) Central Time (Austin, TX, USA)
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Presenter Bio:
Barbara Heidenreich – Animal Training Consultant
Barbara Heidenreich is an animal training and behavior consultant specializing in exotic animals. She consults worldwide working with zoos, universities, veterinary professionals, and conservation projects. She has worked onsite with over 90 facilities in 29 countries. She is an adjunct instructor at Texas A & M University. She has authored two books and contributed to four veterinary textbooks. She is a co-author of two Fear Free® Avian Certification Courses. Much of her work focuses on training exotic species to improve animal welfare. She operates the online education program AnimalTrainingFundamentals.com. Barbara is an advisor for the Animal Training Working Group and the Parrot Taxon Advisory Group for the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria. She also serves as Co-Chair of the Zoological Association of America’s Animal Training Committee and is a founding committee member. She has provided her expertise onsite to conservation projects The Kakapo Recovery Program and The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. Click here for her complete credentials.
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Our registration has been revised so that participants can register for individual presentations. However members of www.AnimalTrainingFundamentals.com can attend GOATS as part of their membership benefits! This is a significant savings. Members also receive verifiable badges automatically for attending the live presentations. Members can also watch the recordings later.
Registration Member Live Event: Registration is Free is with your current active membership (see terms) Please visit this link and in the message box indicate the GOATS presentation you are interested in attending live and provide the following www.AnimalTrainingFundamentals.com membership information: Email address, first and last name associated with your account. You can also email whereitsat@barbarasffat.com this information.
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GOATS Gifts: Registrants will have more opportunities to win super cool prizes from our awesome sponsors (scroll to the bottom of the page to view some of our supporters). Winners to be announced at the end of the presentation. You do need to be present to win.
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As an animal training consultant who prior to the pandemic traveled the world I have been fortunate to get the know some brilliant animal professionals. I have often felt that my own professional growth and development can be attributed to having the opportunity to do many things with our presenters including: train animals, engage in deep discussions, develop projects, teach workshops, present at conferences, interview them for my podcast and learn from their presentations, to name just a few. These are the people who raise everyone up. They may not be out there seeking the spotlight, even though they deserve it in my opinion. I am excited to be able to bring them to you, especially during a time when travel has become a greater challenge for many.
Believe it or not I had the idea for GOATS in the "before times", that is pre-pandemic. I even had the logo and the domain name already in place. But traveling around the world for animal training consulting work made it difficult to find time to organize this event. When our world changed drastically it became clear it was really time for GOATS to go, go, go! Additionally technology made it easier to organize online events. So perhaps the idea isn't so original anymore, but that is OK, because now it is easier to accomplish. And with my online education platform in place, 2020 was the time to bring you these great presenters and excellent information. The exotic animal training community was in need of an affordable opportunity to share expert knowledge more globally at a live event. The first GOATS was so very well received. And now it seems everyone has learned how to use Zoom, host online conferences, etc. Now that we are bombarded with opportunities to learn online, we are going to try a different approach and offer GOATS as a series instead of a summit. I hope to bring those unique voices and brilliant information to you in smaller doses on a more frequent basis. I hope you will keep learning with me from these wonderful mentors. ~ Barbara Heidenreich www.AnimalTrainingFundmantals.com
Here are the main items to know. More details can be found on the Terms and Policies Page
Refunds: Please see our Terms and Policies page for more details regarding the definition of a member and member access. Refunds will be addressed on a case by case basis for Non-Members who cannot attend live nor who will not be able to take advantage of the recording. We do retain a $5 service charge for refunds. This is because merchant servers charge a fee we do not recover for refunds. To request a refund, please email Whereitsat@Barbarasffat.com. You will need to provide the email with which you used to make the purchase.
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