The EAZA Annual Conference is the biggest annual gathering of the European zoo and aquarium community, bringing more than 600 delegates together for four days of meetings, presentations, discussions and networking opportunities. The event is primarily aimed at EAZA members, with most of EAZA's TAGs and committees holding meetings alongside a variety of special workshops. Plenary sessions bring all conference delegates together to focus on topics of broad interest to the community.
The upcoming EAZA Annual Conference 2022 will be hosted by Zoomarine Portugal, from 27 September to 1 October, 2022. The congress venue Palácio de Congressos do Algarve (Salgados Congress center) is only 10 kilometers away from Albufeira.
Venue address: Herdade dos Salgados, 8200-424 Albufeira, Portugal
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE EVENT WEBSITE. For questions about hotel bookings and room availability please e-mail bookings@nauhotels.com
Bus transfers / shuttle service
Free transfers from Faro airport to NAU Salgados Palace (Event venue) are offered to all registered delegates who have finalized the payment. These transfers are only available on the following dates: 27 September, and 1-2 October 2022. Do book your seat in advance by e-mailing to memorable.eaza@zoomarine.pt.
The conference organizer also offers shuttle services between pick-up points in Albufeira and the venue during the conference week. For a timetable of all shuttle services please click here.
Accommodation (Recommended Conference hotels fully booked)
For the EAZA Annual Conference 2022 a special deal was signed with Salgados Palace and Salgados Palm Village hotels. Due to to extremely high demand, both hotels are now FULLY BOOKED.
Alternative hotel recommendations in relative close proximity of the congress venue can be found in the table by clicking here (Please understand no discount or promo codes apply here).
Other options
Alternative accommodation opportunities are available in the center of Albufeira, 10 to 12 Km from the Congress Center. Transport between the congress center and the hotel is estimated at €10 (Uber: on way, per person) and €7-12 (Regular taxi: on way, per person).
Please note that the value of the accommodation will depend on their occupancy rate at the time of booking.
Price range between €93 - €110. Reservations can be made by mailing to: book.alg@realhotelsgroup.com or via the website.
Price range between €84 - €150. Apply the promocode EAZA22 and a 10% discount applies to the rates which are published on the website. Reservations can be made by mailing to: book@lunahoteis.com or via the website. Please note that the promo code can only be used when booking via the website.
- Airbnb options are also available in the area, Airbnb prices in the region will be in the same range as the recommended hotels. You can also consider hotel search platforms such as booking.com to find suitable accommodation in the area.
Welcome
Dear EAZA Colleagues, Dear Friends,
If there are important lessons that these last two surreal years have reminded us of, is the importance of sound solidarity, modern science, factual communication, structured work, balanced socialization, and overall trust. And the common denominator is… “us”. Us, as a team and as a planet. Us, as a society and as a family.
And as a species that is constantly being challenged and creating challenges to so many others species, these current delicate times reinforce, on a daily basis, the need and urgency of being together and working together, of uniting towards values and towards goals, of protecting our common ground and common our future – all around.
In the meantime, for many years that “Together, We Protect” had been a very special moto for Zoomarine. It can also be for EAZA, for Europe, for Conservation. And that is why our teams, our families, in southern Portugal, are so eager and proud to invite you to attend EAZA’s 2022 Annual Conference, at the NAU Salgados Palace (Algarve).
Zoomarine’s team (an EAZA member since 1999) is not only eager to welcome you to Portugal, but to show you a good time, to help you reestablish some long-deserved normality, to embrace old and new friends, and, of course, to discover a little more of the Portuguese Culture, Environment and Landscapes.
As Zoomarine ends the celebration of its 30th anniversary, EAZA begins to celebrates its own 30th anniversary - and we could not be happier to know it will also happen in Portugal, at Zoomarine, again face-to-face with good colleagues and friends.
I sincerely hope to be able to welcome you all in Portugal, at Salgados and at Zoomarine – because your work is important and our continued cooperation is vital, because we need it, conservation needs it, Europe needs it…
In the meantime, please, continue to be safe, to protect yourself and those around you! Continue your amazing, urgent and inspiring work towards a safer, more biodiverse and balanced planet. Please, continue to embrace and protect your loved ones. And, of course, prepare yourself to have a memorable time in Portugal.
With open arms, we will wait for you all, next September.
Your Colleague, your Friend,
Pedro Lavia, Founder and President of the Board
Zoomarine
Registration
Registration for EAZA Annual Conference 2022 IS OPEN!
Early bird rate was available until 15 June 2022
Pricing schedule
| Full conference, early rate | €600 |
| Full conference, regular rate | €720 |
| Single day, early rate | €200 |
| Single day, regular rate | €240 |
| Gala dinner (1 October) - optional | €95 |
| Accompanying partner (social events only) | €210 |
Please note that the registration rates above are excluding 6% VAT, gala dinner fee is excluding 23% VAT
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR REGISTRATION
Programme, Member support and exhibition: mirko.marseille@eaza.net
Registration support: eaza22registration@supremestage.com
Billing support: memorable.eaza@zoomarine.pt
Not an EAZA Member? A Non-EAZA Member participant will need an institutional support letter/reference letter (or e-mail) from a full EAZA Member. The letter should explain shortly why your conference attendance is required/appreciated.Please send this letter or e-mail to mirko.marseille@eaza.net Without a support letter your registration will not be validated.
Conference app
With the EAZA Annual Conference fast approaching, Zoomarine is making some extra efforts towards turning this meeting even more green and sustainable. As such, the EAZA Annual Conference 2022 already has a fully dedicated web app(lication), where all attendees will have FREE, EASY, FAST and DETAILED access to all the information one may need:
- the conference programme (always on your smartphone, iPad, et cetera)
- direct contacts of the members of the Organizing Committee
- emergency contacts
- list of all the attendees (and their contacts, if one so desires)
- list of all the exhibitors (and their contacts)
- interactive maps of all relevant locations
- an online forum (for all those “house-keeping” messages…)
Make sure to register yourself and access the app. Please follow this link and enter the email address that you have used during registration: https://zoomarine.lineupr.com/eaza2022
If you are unsuccessful in connecting with the app please send a message to memorable.eaza@zoomarine.pt
Programme
A new version of the day-to-day programme (September 2022) is now available, please click here for viewing
Please note that the programme is subject to change. Programme changes and revisions will be added to the conference app.
The Conference programme booklet is already available, click here for download. Printed copies will be shared with registered delegates at the registration desk.
Keynote speaker
Our keynote speaker for the Opening Plenary on Wednesday 28 September is Edith Coron.
Edith is a senior executive coach and intercultural communication specialist. She brings to her work the scope and depth of more than thirty years of an exceptional global professional career, spanning four continents and stretching from her early years as a war correspondent in Central America to her certification as the first qualified coach supervisor in mainland China.
A public speaker and an author, she has published books on the immigration from the former Soviet Union to Israel, about the cultural hybrids that stemmed from China’s encounter with the world at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st and more recently about the impact of digital technologies, in particular Artificial Intelligence, are having on coaching.
Edith places her work at the crossroads of business, people and organizational development. She grounds her approach in the belief that individuals and groups are rich kaleidoscopes and that they operate in escalating complexity. She supports them as they address it.
Her clients range from seasoned CEO’s to young, high-potential managers. She has worked with clients in many sectors, including aeronautics, banking, consumer goods, consulting, distribution, energy, hospitality, insurance, IT, manufacturing, media, luxury goods, pharmaceuticals, and international organizations.
She is a faculty member of several executive education programs and offers a unique blend of expertise in people development, international business, and word cultures. She has a passion for global leadership development and an insider’s knowledge of international communication.
A global nomad by choice, Edith has lived and worked in China, the UK, the US, Israel, France, Russia, and in several nations of Latin America and Africa. She is now based in France and works with people all the over the world.
Conservation movie night
On Wednesday evening (28 September) a special conservation movie will be shown for all conference delegates in the Auditorium. The movie 'Escape from Extinction' is made available by American Humane.
American Humane’s inaugural feature-length documentary Escape from Extinction shines a vitally important spotlight on the critical efforts of leading zoos and aquariums across the globe as they race against the clock to save one million species on the verge of a catastrophic mass extinction. With narration by Helen Mirren, this award-winning film features rare footage of endangered animals and interviews with the world’s leading animal welfare and conservation specialists.
The programme for this special evening is as follows:
- Cheese and wine in the conference foyer (20:00-20:30)
- Introduction by Brad Andrews, Global Director - Humane Conservation (20:30-20:40)
- Escape from Extinction (20:40-22:10)
Please join us!
Gala dinner
Zoomarine will host a very memorable Gala Dinner at its recently refurbished events’ plaza: Acqua Restaurant!
The programme will be as follows:
- 20:00 Welcome Cocktail
- 20:30 Gala Dinner
- 22:30 Live music and Dancing
- 23:30 Open Bar
- 00:30 End of party
Transport to and from the venue will be available to all registered guests:
- from the Salgados Palace hotel: 19:30, 19:45, 20:00, 20:15
- to the Salgados Palace hotel: 22:30, 23:00, 23:30, 00:00, 00:30, 01:00
Guests will be served at the table and the menu will comprise distinct options, including fish and meat options, vegetarian and vegan options, Portuguese deserts and drinks (including water, sodas, beer wines and spirits).
The gala dinner fee is €95, this is excluding 23% VAT
Posters (Closed)
Accepted posters on display at the EAZA Annual Conference 2022:
| Title | Author | Institution | |
| 1. | Small animals in big trouble: Sulawesi freshwater endemics | Markéta Rejlková | Ostrava Zoo, Czech Republic |
|
2. |
How can we ensure that wildlife is only traded and used legally, sustainably and ethically? |
Cécile Erny | AFdPZ, France |
| 3. | How empowering the public outside zoos to appreciate and understand biodiversity in order to involve them in its preservation? | Cécile Erny | AFdPZ, France |
| 4. | Dutch conservation detection dogs sniffing out the gender of Pygmy hippopotami | Mariska Snelleman & Monique C.J. Paris | Institute for Breeding Rare and Endangered African Mammals (IBREAM), the Netherlands |
|
5. |
Visual barriers reduce pacing in captive tigers |
Rick Meulendijks, Michou Weimar, Jeroen Kappelhof & Filipe C. R. Cunha | Royal Rotterdam Zoological & Botanical Gardens, the Netherlands |
|
6. |
Using multi-faceted science for sex-determination in the Pygmy Hippopotamus |
Estefania Erazo-Mera, Paul Horwood, Nicholas Murray, Damien Paris & Monique Paris | Institute for Breeding Rare and Endangered African Mammals (IBREAM), the Netherlands |
|
7. |
Further behavioural parameters support reciprocity and milk theft as explanations for giraffe allonursing |
Markéta Gloneková, Karolína Brandlová & Jan Pluháček | Jan Evangelista Purkyně University & Ústí nad Labem Zoo, Czech Republic |
|
8. |
Shake it off: releasing anxiety in a cooperative carnivore species (Suricata suricatta) |
Francesca Bandoli, Sara Soldati, Veronica Maglieri & Elisabetta Palagi |
Giardino Zoologico di Pistoia, Italy |
|
9. |
The first Egyptian Vulture tracking in the Eskişehir region |
Emrah Coban, Nurben Fatma Kopteki̇n & Mehmet Gğur Altuncu | Eskişehir Zoo, Turkey |
|
10. |
Calvin Klein perfumes and big cats: effect of olfactory stimuli on the behaviour of the Northern lynx (Lynx lynx lynx) at the Riga Zoo | Anastasija Volkova, Alessandro Di Marzio, Rūta Rozenfelde & Rebeka Šķērstiņa | Riga Zoo & University of Latvia, Latvia |
|
11. |
Behaviour of the Mishmi takin (Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor) in EAZA Zoos | Elza Anna Pole, Alessandro Di Marzio, Rūta Rozenfelde & Rebeka Šķērstiņa | Riga Zoo & University of Latvia, Latvia |
|
12. |
Can a one square meter of a zoos help the conservation of native wild habitats? | Rebeka Šķērstiņa, Alessandro Di Marzio, Kintija Rudaka & Rasa Strūģe | Riga Zoo, Latvia |
|
13. |
The UIZA research working group: Supporting and facilitating research in Italian zoos and aquaria | Francesca Bandoli, Giulia Agnolon & Gloria Svampa |
Unione Italiana Zoo e Acquari - UIZA, Italy |
|
14. |
The animal-visitor interaction protocol (AVIP) for the assessment of Lemur catta walk-in enclosure in zoos | Ilaria Pollastri, Simona Normando, Daniela Florio, Linda Ferrante, Francesca Bandoli, Elisabetta Macchi, Alessia Muzzo & Barbara de Mori | Giardino Zoologico di Pistoia, Italy |
|
15. |
All’s Well that Ends Swell! Utilising ZIMS to Track Reproductive Cycles in Primates | Hannah Jenkins & Teague Stubbington | Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom & Species360, USA |
|
16. |
Diurnal and nocturnal behaviour of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) and lions (Panthera leo) in zoos | Isabel Seyrling, Paul W. Dierkes & Anna Lena Burger | Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany |
|
17. |
Behavioural and acoustic communication of captive pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis): a case of study |
Rosaria Santoro, Elena Mercugliano, Alessandro Sofio, Sara Natalucci, Flavia Diotallevi, Giulia Buffi, Lorella Pagliarulo, Francesco Zinno, Yitzhak Yadid, Massimiliano Di Giovanni & Michele Capasso
|
Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom |
|
18. |
Common name misuse potentially confounds the conservation of the critically endangered wild camel Camelus ferus | Anna M. Jemmett, Jim J. Groombridge, John Hare, Adiya Yadamsuren, Pamela A. Burger & John G. Ewen | Wild Camel Protection Foundation (WCPF), United Kingdom |
|
19. |
Help for EEP coordinators | Kristin Leus, Rebecca Biddle, Leah Williams & Elmar Fienieg | Copenhagen Zoo, Twycross Zoo & Chester Zoo, United Kingdom |
|
20. |
Assisted reproduction of Malaysian giant turtle (Orlitia borneensis) in Gdansk Zoo | Daria Zwierzchowska & Beata Kuźniar | Zoo Gdansk, Poland |
|
21. |
The Ape Heart Project: Updates and future work |
Rachel Jarvis, Sophie Moittié, Phillipa Dobbs, Melissa Grant, Matyas Liptovszky & Kerstin Baiker |
University of Nottingham & Twycross Zoo, United Kingdom |
|
22. |
Conservation efforts for the recovery of the European polecat (Mustela putorius) in Catalonia (NW Iberian Peninsula) | Salvador S., Palazón S., Ruiz-Olmo J., Xarles J., Sánchez D., Mauri J., Hernández J., & Alonso JM. |
Zoo de Barcelona, Spain |
|
23. |
Successful cases of One Plan Approach programmes for endangered reptiles and amphibians at Barcelona Zoo | Alonso JM., Sanmartín M., Hernández J., Cermeño P., Xarles J., & Mauri J. |
Zoo de Barcelona, Spain |
|
24. |
Efforts for the conservation of the last remaining North-western Mediterranean populations of fan mussel (Pinna nobilis) | Cermeño P., Alonso JM., Xarles J. & Prado P. | Zoo de Barcelona, Spain |
|
25. |
Mind your Microbes – What fecal bacteria reveal about different animal species | Franziska Zölzer, Dr. Anna Lena Burger & Prof. Paul W. Dierkes |
Opel-Zoo Foundation & Goethe University, Germany |
|
26. |
A new bamboo “house” for the Hapalemur griseus in Maromizaha forest, Madagascar | Caterina Spiezio, Valeria Torti, Marco Gamba, Cesare Avesani Zaborra, Rose Marie Randrianarison, Jonah Ratsimbazafy, Rabarison Harison & Cristina Giacoma | Parco Natura Viva, Italy |
|
27. |
The summer school of the Erasmus+ project ‘International zoo conservation & management’ |
Caterina Spiezio, Stefano Vaglio, Margherita Savonitto, Pier Attilio Accorsi, Emilie Chevalier, |
Parco Natura Viva, Italy |
|
28. |
Investigation of Red panda amdoparvovirus infection in European zoos |
U. Kuhar, E. Sos, J. Mede, M. Kastelic, M. Harej, C.E. Alex, U. Jamnikar Ciglenečki, T. Oldrich & P. Kvapil | Ljubljana Zoo, Slovenia |
| 29. | Applying Zoo Best Practices to Community-Led In-situ Conservation in DR Congo | Laurie G. Cummins, Katie Fawcett, Jackson Kabuyaya Mbeke & Tommi Wolfe | Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE) Center, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 30. | Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) personality: individuality and preferences in two male brothers | Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino, Yitzhak Yadid, Daniele Pintus, Massimiliano Di Giovanni, Jessica Degioanni, Sarah Toscano, Alice Cavalleri & Anita Hasmi | Bioparco di Roma, Italy |
| 31. | Ex-situ conservation of Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Taiwan | Shao-Yi Weng, Yu-Hsiu Lin, Hsiao-wei Kuo, Szu-Lung Chen & Jane Yu | Taipei Zoo & Endemic Species Research Institute, Taiwan |
| 32. | Amelioration of alopecia associated with stereotypic behaviours by enrichment of diet diversity and environment in a captive Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) | Jocy Yu-Wen Li, Yi-Ting Chen & Eve I-Ming Wang | Taipei Zoo, Taiwan |
| 33. | The Kimboza-Forest-Gecko-Project | Heike Maisch | Thüringer Zoopark Erfurt, Germany |
| 34. | Adult sex ratio in tetrapods: is it related to the sex-determination systems? | B. Kocsis, I. Pipoly, N. Fresneau, T. Székely, F. Colchero, D. A. Conde & A. Liker | University of Pannonia, Hungary |
| 35. | Danish zookeeper students - using ZIMS to monitor rainbow lorikeets in EAZA institutions | Jeanette Hedeager & Torben Rafn | Roskilde Technical VET College, Denmark |
|
36. |
Animal Training Working Group – 5 Year Action | Luke Harding, Annette Gunn, Annette Pedersen & Jim Mackie | Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom, Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark & Species360, USA |
|
37. |
Understanding the ecology of the Mindoro warty pig (Sus oliveri) | John Carlo Redeña-Santos, Nikki Henderson A. Dagamac, Emmanuel Schütz, Anna Pauline O. de Guia & Fernando García Gil | University Santo Tomas, D'ABOVILLE Foundation & Demo Farm Inc, Philippines |
|
38. |
The transition from the female-like great calls to male calls during ontogeny in southern yellow-cheeked gibbon males (Nomascus gabriellae) |
Michal Hradeca, Gudrun Illmanna, Petra Bolechováa & Luděk Bartoša | ZOO Liberec, Czech Republic |
|
39. |
Feeding ecology in a multi-ungulate sytem using a DNA tool to detect prey from predator scats |
Di Bernardi Cecilia, Lina Jelk, Camilla Wikenros, Paolo Ciucci, Luigi Boitani, Håkan Sand & Mikael Åkesson |
Jarvzoo, Sweden |
|
40. |
Double trouble: factors underlying increased twinning in captive Eulemur coronatus |
Luca Morino, Cecile Garcia, Guillaume Martinez, Charlotte Desbois & Brice Lefaux | Mulhouse zoo -MNHN, France |
|
41. |
Joining forces in pig and peccary conservation: European zoos follow the IUCN ‘One Plan Approach’ | Johanna Rode-Margono, Merel Zimmermann, Kristin Leus, Lidia Przybylska, Maren Siebert, Will Walker, Ross Snipp, Bengt Holst, Harald Beck, Jan Pluháček & Jörg Beckmann |
Tapir and Suiform Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) & IUCN SSC SGs, Germany |
|
42. |
InSOStenibile per la Natura. How Wildlife Exploitation Endangers Us and the Planet |
Tommy Sandri, Federica Avesani Zaborra, Katia Dell’Aira, Marta Tezza & Cesare Avesani Zaborra
|
Fondazione A.R.C.A., ltaly |
Exhibition
The exhibition and sponsorship brochure has been distributed to EAZA Corporate Members. If you are interested in exhibition at the EAZA Annual Conference 2022 please send an e-mail to dalila.frasson@eaza.net
