International Conference for Butterfly Exhibitors & Suppliers 2011
October 4-7, 2011 Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada
It is with great pleasure that we look forward to hosting ICBES 2011 this coming October. It seems so far away but as we know, time has a way of flying by all too quickly. As we prepare for your arrival, we hope that you will take the time to consider what you can bring to the conference. No matter how great a venue is or how well a program schedule is arranged, the success of any conference is in the sharing of our collective knowledge. We are excited to facilitate this opportunity to support our industry and look to you for presentation submissions or leadership for roundtable discussion.
Areas of interest for presentation and discussion are, but not limited to:
- Conservation – Local, Abroad and Breeder contributions
- An opportunity for exhibitors and breeders to share local and global butterfly conservation projects, their goals, challenges and outcomes.
- Is Butterflying Sustainable
- Sustainability in the industry as a whole (what it means, how we can support it, and getting thatmessage out to our visitors)
- Visitor numbers, costs, new greenhouse technologies, etc.
- New Exhibits
- Specific needs of the butterflies; How to get the most out of the species you exhibit.
- Know Your Customer
- Your market approach, advertisement, messaging, branding
- How to attract new and repeat visitors
- Outreach beyond the walls of your exhibit
- Beyond Butterflies
- Birds, critters and ??? in you butterfly exhibit – what works, what doesn't and how to be successful.
- In-house breeding
- Evaluating costs and benefits – Should we or shouldn't we?
- Regulations surrounding in-house breeding
- From Supplier to Exhibit and meeting regulations
- An opportunity to learn about recent and future changes to USDA, CFIA and European Union
Import regulations.
- Tracking loss in containment
- Transportation challenges
We look forward to your submissions for presentations for ICBES 2011. Together we can make this a conference to remember.
Submissions should be sent to Mike Weismann at AskArtie@aol.com or Cheryl Tyndall at ctyndall@niagaraparks.com
Participant registrations can now be made at the ICBES website >>
Thank you!
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