Abstract
This year's convention is sponsored by Gold Coast Exotic Bird Club.
The dates will be August 22nd thru the 26th, at the Diplomat Hotel, in Hollywood, Florida. What more could you ask for Florida, a beautiful hotel, waterfront views (see accompaning photos) and lots of bird talk and education.
We have an ambitious group of workers this year, led by Dr. Ronald Harris. Tom Ireland, chairman of the program, has enlarged the very popular workshops to include many diverse subjects. These workshops will be repeated three or four times daily so you can participate easily. They will be made up of small groups of 10-15 people, subjects to include:
Photography of Birds Dan Martin
Love Birds Cliff Witt
First Aid for Birds .. Dr. Gregg Harrison
Cockatiels Nancy Reed
Genetics Manuel Iglesia
Hand Feeding Ruby Storm
Breeding
Australian Finches . . . Peggy Cochran
The Isolet Concept U.S.D.A.
Care and Nutrition
of Pet Birds Dr. Ted La Feber
Disease Control Dr. David Graham
Breeding the
Brush Turkey Charles Cook
Spotting Disease dunng
Quarantine . . . . . . . Bernard Levine
Mutations H. Gregory
Remember our Convention is an event where you learn and enjoy. Major Lectures will be on many subjects and at least two will run at the same time so if a subject is not of interest you have an alternative. Also, other events such as the workshops will be available. With this concept we hope to have something of interest for you every hour of every day during the convention, no matter what your specialty may be in aviculture.
The following is only a part of the impressive list of major speakers, much more will be added as confirmations are made:
Pitfalls of A viculture Bob Berry
Captive Breeding
of Amazons . . . . . . . . . Ramon Noegel Avian Parasitology .. Dr. Robert Altman Lories and Lorikeets ... Dr. Ray Jerome Larger Australian Psittacines . Gene Hall
Avian Nutrition Dr. Gregg Harrison
Love Birds Today Lee Horton
Aviary Construction and Land-
scaping .. Russ Snyder & Jim Thomas First Breeding of the Emerald Toucanette and Aerial Toucan .... Jerry Jennings Color Varieties in the
Budgerigar Charles Schaffer
Pheasants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Dom
Avian Bacterial
Disease Dr. Susan Lancaster
Exposure to this event is bound to be rewarding and certainly you will return home better informed as an aviculturist.
I have just been informed that the A.F.A. Florida Clubs are also organizing three or four different tours, some bird orientated some not. This way members of your family or your guests can also visit other sites around Florida.
Dr. Gregg Harrison, Chairman of the Veterinary Seminars, is also scheduling an important list of speakers. This event will take place all day Sunday. The Veterinary Seminar includes to date:
Radiology Clinical Lab ... Chuck Galvin Drugs, Antibiotics, Anesthesiology
and surgery Michel Bush
Respiratory Disease and Radiology
Clinical Lab Robert Altman
Common Problems with
Birds And Nutrition .. Gregg Harrison Pathology and
Use in Diagnosis B. Graham
From the information given to me to date, with more to be added, this year's convention is certainly going to be the event- to Top Them AU!!!
I thank all those working so hard to make this event the best A.F.A. Convention ever!