Saturday, August 27, 2016

Presenting at Joint Meeting of IPS and ASP


The joint meeting of the International Primatological Society (IPS) and the American Society of Primatologists (ASP) was held in Chicago, IL from August 21-27th. It was predicted to be the largest primatological gathering in the last 20 years. 

On behalf of NAPSA, I spoke twice at this event.  


As part of "Teaching Primatology in the 21st Century: Bringing Primates to the Students When You Can't Take Students to the Primates," a workshop on primatology education,  I presented "Sanctuary and Student Synergy: Primatology through Retired Primates." My talk focused on how students and teachers (of all grade levels) can work with sanctuaries to learn about primates and the issues affecting their welfare.


I also presented during one of the Poster Sessions. My poster, "Collaboration for Sustainability: Successful Retirement of Captive Primates," was geared to towards the research-heavy ASP crowd. Increasingly, laboratories are considering sanctuary retirement of their primates, so it is important that NAPSA educate the non-sanctuary community about what is needed for primate retirements. Primate retirement is a complex process that must be financially feasible and practical for all parties involved.

My poster was featured later in the week on a round-table discussion of the ethics of primate retirement, although I was not able to attend that segment.


My time in Chicago flew by, but it was wonderful to meet up with coworkers and other experts in the field!

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