The 4th International Congress on Zoo Keeping 9 – 13 September 2012 Singapore, Singapore. The 4th International Congress on Zoo Keeping was hosted by Wildlife Reserves Singapore. This conference themed ´Many Voices, One Calling´ brought together keepers and zoo professionals from around the World for the objectives of enhancing the professionalism of Zoo Keepers and the welfare of the wild … Read More
ICZ Congress – 2018
The 6th International Congress on Zoo Keeping 14 – 18 October 2018 Buenos Aires, Argentina.The 6th ICZ Congress is fast approaching with the ICZ committee and the staff at our host Temaikèn Bioparc all working hard to make this our best ever! Our first bilingual congress opens up the opportunity for speakers of both English and Spanish to attend and … Read More
ICZ Keeper Notes – July 2017
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ICZ Congress – 2015
The 5th International Congress on Zoo Keeping 9 – 13 September 2015 Leipzig, Germany. The ICZ held its 5th ICZ congress at Zoo Leipzig, Germany, 9-13 September 2015. With a theme ´Lets Zoocialize´ many of the world´s zookeeping community attended and shared their experience and connected with others in the profession. The ICZ appreciates the support that was shown by … Read More
ICZ Congress – 2009
The 3rd International Congress on Zoo Keeping 24 – 29 September 2009 Seattle, United States. The 3rd International Congress on Zoo Keeping and the 36th American Association of Zoo Keepers National Conference was hosted by The Puget Sound Chapter of AAZK and WoodlandPark Zoo on September 24th- 29th, 2009. This Conference was a huge success and we are already planning … Read More
ICZ Congress – 2006
The 2nd International Congress on Zoo Keeping 7 – 11 May 2006 Gold Coast, Australia. After the First Congress the ICZ´s members decided to continue organising an international congress every 3 years. The second was held in Australia, at the Gold Coast in 2006. It was in Australia that the Philippine Association (ZAP) and the African association (AKAA) were invited … Read More
ICZ Congress – 2003
The 1st International Congress on Zoo Keeping 4 – 7 October 2003 Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. The first International Congress on Zookeeping was held at Avifauna in the Netherlands between the 4th and the 7th October 2003. In the time since the first ICZ, the founding representatives from the seven professional Keeper Associations have agreed to work together in … Read More
ICZ Congress – 2000
2000 The genesis for the first “International Congress on Zookeeping” (ICZ) occurred at a meeting at the AAZK conference, held in Columbus, (Ohio, U.S.A.) in 2000. Representatives at this meeting were from the seven major regional Associations for professional Zoo Keeping (see below). As a result of the meeting, it was believed that a common conference for Zoo Keepers from … Read More