ZRA 2012 Annual Conference

ZRA 2012 Annual ConferenceTampa’s Lowry Park Zoo Tampa, Florida September 30 – October 7, 2012

SPEAKERS

Nanette Bragin, MS, Registrar/GIS Conservation Biologist, Denver Zoo

Yraida (Edie) Bretz, Vice President, Priority One International, Inc.

Michael Carpenter, Senior Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Resee Collins, Eagle and Rehabilitation Permit Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Southeast Region

Nancy J. Cologna, CRM, CPM, Records Manager and RMLO, Citrus County Board of County Commissioners

Nicole Errante, Business Systems Analyst, International Species Information System (ISIS)

Jennifer Galbraith, Keeper IV, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

Rae Lynn Haliday, CRM, MBA, Registrar, Saint Louis Zoo

Nolan Harvey, Technical Support Specialist, International Species Information System (ISIS)

Kimberly Ingram, CRM, CPM, Assistant Manager, Records and Information Management, Clearwater Branch, Office of Ken Burke, Clerk of the Circuit Court

Pam Krentz, Registrar, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Dr. Larry Killmar, Vice-President of Animal Science and Conservation, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

Marcus Kowitz, Keeper III, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

Elise LeCompte, Registrar and Assistant Department Chair, Florida Museum of Natural History

Lynn S. McDuffie, Animal Records and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Disney’s Animals, Science and Environment

Adrienne Miller, Subject Matter Expert and Trainer, International Species Information System (ISIS)

Jean D. Miller, Registrar, Buffalo Zoological Gardens

Dr. Mark Penning, Director of Animal Operations, Disney’s Animals,

Science and Environment

Craig Pugh, Executive Director and CEO, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

Donna Read, CRM, CDIA+, Senior Records Analyst, National Archives and Records Administration

Earl C. Rich, CRM, Document Services Manager, Southwest Florida Water Management District

Lewis Single, Herpetologist, Keeper II, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

Jennifer Skidmore, Fisheries Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

Julie Tomita, Animal Care Manager, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

Holley Wade, Senior Emergency Manager, Hillsborough County Emergency Management

Rachél Watkins Rogers, Registrar, Zoo Miami

ZRA 2012 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS

SponsorsBusch GardensColumbus Zoo & AquariumDisney’s Animals, Science and Enviornment Fort Wayne Children’s ZooInstitute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM)International Species Information System (ISIS)Mersant International, Ltd.Saint Louis ZooTampa’s Lowry Park ZooThe Florida AquariumWildlife Conservation Society

ExhibitorsInternational Species Information System (ISIS)Priority One International, Inc.

In-Kind ContributorsDenver Zoo (2012 Annual Conference Program Chairman)Gulf Coast Chapter of ARMAInstitute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM)

Examination Preparation ResourcesInternational Species Information System (ISIS) –

ZIMS Training Symposium for Zoological RegistrarsSaint Louis Zoo – materials and facilitator for

CRM Examination Preparation Workshop

AcknowlegdementsPhotos by Dave Long, Long Memories Photography and Gary Borland Photography, Images by GLB

Schedule of Events

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Breakfast Provided by the Hotel in Restaurant

3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration (The Palm Office across from Woodland Foyer) (optional event lunch provided)

8:00 a.m. Depart hotel for Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

9:30 a.m. Arrive Homosassa Springs

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Box lunch

4:30 p.m. Depart for hotel

5:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Arrive at hotel

MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012


7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Registration (The Palm Office across from Woodland Foyer)

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ISIS ZIMS Training Symposium for Zoological Registrars (Pinewood/Birchwood)

Adrienne Miller, Subject Matter Expert & Trainer, ISISNicole Errante, Product Manager, ISISNolan Harvey, Technical Support Specialist, ISIS

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Break

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012


3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration (The Palm Office across from Woodland Foyer)

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ISIS ZIMS Training Symposium for Zoological Registrars (Pinewood/Birchwood)


10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CRM Examination Preparation Workshop Day I (Timberwood)

Rae Lynn Haliday CRM, Registrar, Saint Louis ZooKimberly Ingram, CRM, CPM, Assistant Manager,

Records and Information Management, Clearwater Branch, Office of Ken Burke, Clerk of the Circuit Court

Nancy J. Cologna, CRM, CPM, Records Manager and RMLO, Citrus County Board of County Commissioners

Donna Read, CRM, CDIA+, Senior Records Analyst, National Archives and Records Administration

Earl C. Rich, CRM, Document Services Manage, Southwest Florida Water Management District

Lunch on Your Own

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ZRA Board of Director’s Meeting (Closed Session – President’s Suite) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2012

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2012


7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration (The Palm Office across from Woodland Foyer)

7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CRM Examination Preparation Workshop Day II (Timberwood)

Rae Lynn Haliday CRM, Registrar, Saint Louis ZooNancy J. Cologna, CRM, CPM, Records Manager and

RMLO, Citrus County BoardKimberly Ingram, CRM, CPM, Assistant Manager,

Records and Information Management Donna Read, CRM, CDIA+, Senior Records Analyst,

National Archives and Records AdministrationEarl C. Rich, CRM, Document Services Manager,

Southwest Florida Water Management District

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. ZRA Annual Conference Training (Closed Session – President’s Suite)

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ZRA Leadership Development Program (Lunch provided in Timberwood)

6:00 p.m. Buses depart Hotel for Icebreaker

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Icebreaker at The Florida Aquarium - Cocktails and appetizers

6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Behind the Scene tours

7:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Boat (Bay Spirit) runs

9:30 p.m. Depart Aquarium for hotel

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012

All General Sessions in Pinewood/Birchwood Breakfast Provided by the Hotel in Restaurant

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration (The Palm Office across from the Woodland Foyer)

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Welcome, Acknowledgments and AnnouncementsCraig Pugh, Executive Director and CEO,

Tampa’s Lowry Park ZooDeborah Halin, ZRA 2012 Annual Conference HostNanette Bragin, ZRA 2012 Annual Conference

Program Chairman Caroline Pace, ZRA 2012 Annual Conference

Assistant

8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. State of the Association Pam Krentz, ZRA President

Other speakers TBD

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Keynote Presentation – Conservation by Numbers: Our Role In The Global Conservation Efforts Dr. Mark Penning, Director of Animal Operations, Disney’s Animals, Science and Environment

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break Sponsored by Columbus Zoo

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Why Should I Care About Biomaterials and Biofacts? and IDMAG/GOC Reporting Session Rachél Watkins Rogers, Registrar, Zoo Miami

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Translocation of African Elephants From Swaziland to North America

Dr. Larry Killmar, Vice-President of Animal Science and Conservation, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Long Term Records Preservation and How to Make it a Reality

Donna Read, CRM, CDIA+, Senior Records Analyst, National Archive and Records Administration

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Woodland Foyer) – Special Guest Yraida (Edie) Bretz, VP, Priorty One International, Inc.

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Permit Writing Workshop

Lynn S. McDuffie, Animal Records and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Disney’s Animals, Science and Environment

Michael Carpenter, Senior Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Adrienne Miller, Subject Matter Expert & Trainer, ISIS

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Disaster, Crisis and Emergency Management Planning – Building the “AARRK” Holley Wade, Senior Emergency Manager, Hillsborough County Emergency Management

3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. The Shipping Packet: Does Your Zoo Include Everything Your Staff Needs? Rachél Watkins Rogers, Registrar, Zoo Miami

4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Managing Captive Populations

Nanette Bragin, MS, Registrar/GIS Conservation Biologist, Denver Zoo

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2012 (ZOO DAY)

Programs in Safari LodgeBreakfast Provided by the Hotel in Restaurant

8:30 a.m. Buses depart for Bank of America Safari Lodge at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

9:00 a.m. Arrive at Zoo

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Animal Mixer

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Welcome from Dr. Larry Killmar, Vice-President of Animal Science and Conservation, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. FrogWatch Tampa and Anuran Phenology in Hillsborough County Lewis Single, Herpetologist, Keeper II, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. North America’s First Shoebill Stork (Balaeniceps rex) Hatching

Julie Tomita, Animal Care Manager, Tampa’s Lowry Park ZooMarcus Kowitz, Keeper III, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Natural History of Manatees, Florida’s Mermaids

Jennifer Galbraith, Keeper IV, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Courtyard for Group Photo

11:30 a.m. Safari Ride

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Box Lunch (Bank of America Safari Lodge at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo )

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tour of the Zoo and Select Behind the Scenes Tours

3:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Silent Auction

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Cocktails and appetizers

7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Dinner

7:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. ZRA Recognition Ceremony

8:15 p.m. Zoo Boo

9:00 p.m. Buses depart for hotel

9:30 p.m. Buses arrive at hotel

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012

All General Sessions in Pinewood/BirchwoodBreakfast Provided by the Hotel in Restaurant

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. ZRA Annual Business Meeting check-in

8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. ZRA Annual Business Meeting

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break Sponsored by Mersant International, Ltd.

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. ISIS and ZIMS Update


11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Making ZIMS 2012 Work for the Saint Louis Zoo: Feature Sponsorship, Deployment, Training and Everything in Between

Rae Lynn Haliday CRM, Registrar, Saint Louis Zoo

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) UpdateMichael Carpenter, Senior Biologist, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Public Display of Marine Mammals Jennifer Skidmore, Fisheries Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Migratory Bird and Eagle Permit Program Resee Collins, Eagle and Rehabilitation Permit Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Southeast Region

2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Registrar Rivalry ZRA Training Committee

2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. A Wet and Wild 4th of July WeekendEarl C. Rich, CRM, Document Services Manager,

Southwest Florida Water Management District

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. IDMAG Update Jean D. Miller, Registrar, Buffalo Zoo

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Life After Death: The Management and Use of Natural History Museum CollectionsElise LeCompte, Registrar and Assistant Department

Chair, Florida Museum of Natural History

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Preview of ZRA 2013 Annual Conference Michelle Federspiel, ZRA 2013 Annual Conference Host Closing Remarks Pam Krentz, ZRA President

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012

9:00 a.m. Bus departs for Post Conference Trip to Busch Gardens (optional event lunch provided)

9:30 a.m. Arrive at Busch Gardens (through Annie Street Entrance) Behind the Scenes Tours

10:00 a.m. Safari and Hospital Tours (first group)

10:30 a.m. Safari and Hospital Tours (second group)

11:30 a.m. Lunch

12:30 p.m. Tiger Tug and Talk

3:00 p.m. Elephant Talk

5:45 p.m. Meet at Main Gate for Departure

6:00 p.m. Bus departs for return to Hotel

ZRA 2012 Annual Conference Host,Program Chairman and Assistant

Deborah HalinAnimal Registrar, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo ZRA 2012 Annual Conference Host

Nanette Bragin, MSRegistrar/GIS Conservation Biologist, Denver ZooZRA 2012 Annual Conference Program Chairman

Caroline PaceCommissary Manager, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

ZRA 2012 Annual Conference Assistant

ZRA Annual Conference Committee Members

Rae Lynn Haliday, MBA, CRM, Chairman, Registrar, Saint Louis Zoo

Krista Adelhardt, MS, CRM, Vice-Chairman, Registrar, Woodland Park Zoo

Deborah Halin, ZRA 2012 Annual Conference Host, Animal Registrar, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

Nanette Bragin, MS, ZRA 2012 Annual Conference Program Chairman, Registrar/GIS Conservation Biologist, Denver Zoo

Caroline Pace, ZRA 2012 Annual Conference Assistant, Commissary Manager, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

Anne Fletcher-Jones, Board Liaison, Registrar, Living Desert

Susan Reno, Chairman, ZRA Membership Services Committee

Lynn McDuffie, ZRA Treasurer, Animal Records and Regulatory Affairs Manager,

Disney’s Animals, Science and Environment

Pam Krentz, Ex-Officio Member, Registrar, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

ZRA Board of DirectorsPam KrentzPresident

VacantVice President

Rae Lynn Haliday, CRMSecretary

Lynn S. McDuffieTreasurer

Emily MattoxDirector and Board Liaison for Training, Standards and

Professional Development Committees

Anne Fletcher-JonesDirector and Board Liaison for Membership Services

Committee and Subcommittees

VacantDirector and Board Liaison for Governance Committees

Craig Pugh Earl C. Rich, CRM

Kimberly Ingram, CRM Yraida (Edie) Braetz Elise LeCompte Jennifer Galbraith

Holley Wade Jennifer Skidmore Julie Tomita

Adrienne Miller

SPEAKER PHOTOS

Donna Read, CRM

Jean D. Miller

Michael Carpenter Marcus Kowitz

Nicole Errante Nolan Harvey Pam Krentz Dr. Mark Penning

Rae Haliday, CRM

Lewis Single

SPEAKER PHOTOS

Lynn McDuffie

Rachél Watkins Rogers Nancy Cologna, CRMNanette Bragin

Resee CollinsDr. Larry Killmar

SPEAKER PHOTOS

Documents

ZRA 2012 Annual Conference