Friday, May 23, 2008, 9am to 3pm

Chris Shank will conduct a clicker training clinic.

Saturday, May 24, 2008, 8am to 9:45am

Dr. Orosz will discuss avian brain development and its relation to flight.

Saturday, May 24, 2008, 10:15am to 5pm

Barbara Heidenreich will cover indoor flight training and management using positive reinforcement techniques. She will teach using lecture, audience participation, and parrot demonstrations.

Saturday evening, 6pm to 8pm

Dinner and socializing.

Sunday, May 25, 2008, 9am to 4pm

Jim Dawson and Chris Shank will discuss outdoor free-flying using lecture, audience participation and outdoor flying demonstrations. Individual outdoor parrot flying, flock flying, and at-liberty flying will be discussed.

Saturday and Sunday

Special presentations by Chris Shank and Jim Dawson and their free-flying cockatoos, parrots, and raptors.