Hello Felid TAG!
Here are the links for the Felid TAG Registration for July 11-14, 2023 in Columbus, OH. We will be doing things a little different this year, and the silent auction/dinner will be after the TAG meetings on the 14th, so you should plan to stay for the entire day if you can.
If you are just attending on July 11 for the SSP meetings- Free
https://checkout.omahazoo.com/ticketing/details/?activityId=94
If you are attending for the full SSP meetings/Full Conference-$250
https://checkout.omahazoo.com/ticketing/details/?activityId=95
If you can only attend for 1 day of the conference-Individual Days-$100 per day
https://checkout.omahazoo.com/ticketing/details/?activityId=248
Post Conference Trip
For anyone wanting to attend the post-conference trip to The Wilds:
There is a limit of 50 people, $50 per person.
Buses will leave the Columbus Zoo at 8:30AM and return at 5:30PM.
The group will go on an open air safari though open range animal areas where they will see rhinos, giraffes and many other rare and endangered animals roaming in large, natural settings. There will be extended time at the carnivore stop.
The tour lasts about 3 hours. Lunch is not provided, but will be available for purchase after the tour.
https://www.columbuszoo.org/?keyword=FELIDTAG
The meetings and conference will be held at Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center. Room rates will be $152/night. Attendees may use this link to make reservations in your block if you would prefer to do so, rather than calling the Front Desk. BOOK HERE The group code is 324342
Please make sure to use either this link, provide your group code, or mention your group by name when booking so that they are placed in the correct block. The hotel operates independently from the third party sites such as Orbitz, Expedia, Hotels.com, etc. Any bookings through a third party site, will not have breakfast included in their rate and can't be edited by our staff.
Foundational Husbandry Course/Advanced Safety Course: July 8-11 SSP Meetings and Icebreaker: July 11 Taxon Advisory Group Meetings, Dinner and Silent Auction: July 12-14
Call for Presentations!
If you would like to present at this year's conference you can submit the title, author(s) and abstract of your presentation to Jason Herrick jason.herrick@omahazoo.com Please have your submissions in by June 2, 2023.
Emerging Scientist Travel Scholarship
Application materials are due by May 12 for the 2023 Felid TAG Conference (to be held at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, July 12-14, 2023). Please email application materials to Dr. Jason Herrick, Felid TAG Co-Chair jason.herrick@omahazoo.com. Applications will be reviewed by a designated committee without conflicts of interest and the applicants notified of the scholarship award not later than June 2, 2023. Please reach out if you have any questions. We hope to see you all this July!