8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Registration and Breakfast Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- It's a Date! Safe Dog Greetings and Play
- Signup required Radisson Hotel Nashua - Offsite Training Location
- 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 2 hours
- This session is sponsored by: Ryan Animal Rescue Foundation
- Workshop
- Welcome to the Conference Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- The Future of Animal Welfare in New England: Life After Overpopulation, Part 1 Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- If you are attending this session please fill out this survey:https://www.surveym...
- Panel
- Kitten Socialization: How to Raise a Super-Cat Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Break
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- The Future of Animal Welfare in New England: Life After Overpopulation, Part 2 Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Blue Collar Cats: Creating an Innovative and Modern Working Cats Program Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Lunch
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Turn and Face the Change, Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch- Changes: How to Manage and Communicate Through Change At Your Shelter Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
- I Know How You Feel… Setting up a behavior and retention program Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Break
- 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | 15 minutes
- Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Jackson Galaxy Presents: Total Rescue Cat Mojo: 5 Steps to Maximize the Well-Being of Cats in Your Care Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
- Cocktail Hour Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | 1 hour
- Sit back, ...
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
- Trivia Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | 2 hours
- Sponsor...
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Registration and Breakfast Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Welcome to the Conference Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Future of Animal Welfare Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Break
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- If You’re Going Through Hell, Keep Going Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
- People Experiencing Homelessness and their pets Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
- Don’t Forget the Kids! Utilizing Youth Volunteers in Direct Animal Care Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Lunch
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Help them Help You - how to save more lives through hospitality Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
- Establishing a Helpline within Your Animal Welfare Organization Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Overview of Our Companions Helpline, its origin, history, timeline and current framework with mission of being proactive and providing programs wit...
- Talk
- Canine College: A School for the Volunteers & Giving Volunteers More Responsibility Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Break
- 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | 15 minutes
- Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- No Authority? No Big Deal! Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
- Unpacking and Moving Forward: A Discussion of Object and Animal Hoarding Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
- High Volume Foster Care – Supporting Big Numbers with Great Service Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Game Show Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 3 hours
- Sponsored b...
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Registration and Breakfast Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Welcome to the Conference Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Using Business Tools and Technology For Shelters and Rescues Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Remember when you received email on your phone for the first time? Amazing! Now that you’re buried in emails it’s time to take your oper...
- Talk
- Beyond the Dog Catcher Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This presentation looks briefly at where we’ve been and then provides a detailed look at the world of the modern animal care control officer. Invol...
- Talk
- Advocacy for Animal Welfare Organizations Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Break
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Data: Not Just for Nerds! Data Collection and Information Sharing In Animal Welfare Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
- Strategic Animal Handling Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Non-threatening capture techniques and humane animal handling, with student participation during practical demonstration. Intended au...
- Talk
- Pass or Fail? Do Behavior Evaluations for Shelter and Rescue Dogs Pass the Test? Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Lunch
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Fund Your Work by Focusing on Your Why: Using Purpose-Driven Messages to Tell Your Story Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Rusty cages. Trembling animals. Runny eyes. Matted fur. Cue the music; rake in the cash....
- Talk
- Prosecuting Animal Cruelty: Getting Veterinarians on Your Team Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Veterinary forensics is a developing field that can assist with animal cruelty investigations. Animal abuse investigations are vital because an...
- Talk
- Who Let the Dogs Out? You Did! Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Desc...
- Talk
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Break
- 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | 15 minutes
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Give More to Save More: Bucking Conventional Wisdom to Save More Lives and Dollars Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- In this case-study based seminar, we'll review the five main strategies employed by Front Street Animal Shelter and Michelson Found Animals Fo...
- Talk
- Riding the Train of Emotions in the Animal Care and Welfare World Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The emotional train ride can affect animal care and control workers and volunteers, whether you’re in the field or in the shelter. This class ta...
- Talk
- From the Adopter’s Perspective: Life with Behaviorally Challenged Dogs Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk