COURSE DESCRIPTION:

In collaboration with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center (WHC) of the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) was awarded a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to work with AZA to create and sustain a national network of animal care professionals to respond to oil spills and other disaster events across the country. Under the grant, ASLC will work with WHC, to develop and deliver training courses geared towards wildlife responders, a mutual aid framework, and a searchable database to facilitate rapid identification and deployment of appropriately trained professionals from the animal care community.

The training includes a 12-16 hour online study portion prior to attending the course, and 2 days of classroom time, including a response drill on day 2. The online study portion comprises of 2 ICS Baseline Courses through FEMA and online modules through Learning Zen. Upon completion of this course and the associated coursework, participants will receive a 24- hour HAZWOPER certificate good for 1 year. Subsequent years are renewed with an 8-hour online refresher course.

ATTENDEES:

Maximum of 40 people. First come, first serve (no holding spots).

LOCATION:

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore - 1 Safari Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217

TIME:

8:00pm – 5:00pm with a 1- hour lunch break (snacks and light refreshments will be provided)

REGISTRATION:

Registration is open now and will close April 9th, 2018. Click on the registration tab to get started. 

To avoid any issues please only register yourself - we must have an email address for each individual person registered. We cannot use the same email address for multiple people.  

PRE-COURSE ONLINE TRAININGS REQUIRED:

Upon registration, attendees will receive an automated message and email with a link to the ICS Baseline Courses through FEMA that are required prior to the workshop. These trainings will take about 3 hours each to complete. 

When registration is closed attendees will receive additional emails from Jamie Auletta (ASLC) and LearningZen to get set-up with the rest of the coursework. 

ANNUAL REFRESHER: There is an annual required 8-hour refresher that can be taken online.

TRAVEL INFORMATION: Travel costs and arrangements are up to you. 

LODGING - GROUP RATES:

The Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, Baltimore, MD. has offered to extend their group rates for the Effects of Oil on Wildlife Conference to attendees of this workshop. Group rates start on May 4th - reservations must be made by April 5th. If this is extended we will let you know. 

Booking code is 0418BIRD

The direct link posted on the conference website is:

http://eowconference.org/dir/index.php/lodging-info/

CONTACT: jamiea@alaskasealife.org