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Rocky Mount
January 24 - 26, 2014

WRNC invites wildlife rehabilitators, veterinarians, vet techs and associated wildlife professionals to attend its 12th symposium.  The symposium is being held at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount on January 24 - 26, 2014.  

In addition to general sessions appropriate for all rehabilitators, there is a track of sessions for beginning rehabilitators. There is a track of sessions that is approved for veterinary CE credit and and a track approved for vet techs. A variety of workshops are offered. Many sessions are appropriate for more than one track. All sessions are open to everyone. Please note that the program is subject to change.

Your registration fee covers the banquet Saturday evening if you register by January 19*.

Tracks:
Beginner
General
Intermediate/Advanced

Up to 12 hrs Vet
and Vet Tech CE

Sessions List

Speaker List

Hotel Info

Schedule

Registration

Registration is open. The registration fee is $80 for registrations made by January 13 and $90 after January 13. A place at the banquet is not available for those registering after January 19. There is an additional $5 fee for each lab taken. We are using the Office of Continuing Education at NCSU to process our registrations. Your 2014 membership is included in the registration fee.
You first enter membership information on this site and then you are transferred to the CE Office site to continue to registration for the symposium.

Online registration will be open through Monday, January 20. It will be closed after Monday, but you may come and pay your registration fee at the door.

Workshops/Labs

There is a $5 fee for each lab taken. This fee helps cover the cost of supplies used in the lab.You are required to select and pay for labs when you register. Please read the descriptions of the labs in the session abstracts before deciding on the labs that you wish to take. We encourage everyone to sign up for labs with care. The lab fee is non-refundable if you later change your mind. Also, if you select a lab and then don't attend, you may keep someone else who wanted to attend from doing so.

Seats in labs are reserved on a first come first serve basis. Register early to insure placement in the labs of your choice.

The following are the labs that are offered:
Avian Physical Exam Lab
Turtle Shell Repair
Mammal Bandaging and Splinting Lab
Mammal Physical Exam Lab
Sub-q Fluid Therapy Lab
Feather Imping

Sessions
The program is subject to change.

General Sessions
Raising Otters
Controlling a Disease Outbreak
Raising Mealworms
Beginner Case Studies
Getting Your Federal Permit
Squirrel Ailments
Preventing Window Collisions
Producing Great Photography of Wildlife
Yipes! I'm out of Feeder Insects
The Songbird Rehab Dilemma
Flying Squirrels
Handling Wildlife Calls
Advanced Skills for Rehab of Orphaned & Injured Opossums
Basic Cottontail Rehabilitation
Birds and Their Habitats Along the Crystal Coast
Reptiles of North Carolina

Veterinary CE Credit
The following sessions are approved for veterinary CE credit: Turtle Shell Repair Lab
Wildlife Parasitology
Mammal Bandaging and Splinting Lab
Lead Poisoning in Wild Birds
Emergency and Critical Care for Trauma Cases
Raptor Medicine Clinical Cases
Bloodwork - why it is important and what it all means
The Team Approach to Handling Wildlife Patients
Treating Raptor Injuries
Falconry and Wildlife Rehabilitation
Raising a Barn Owl from Egg to Release

Veterinary Technician CE Credit
All of the sessions that are approved for veterinary CE credit are approved for vet tech credit. The following sessions are also approved for vet tech CE credit:
Controlling a Disease Outbreak
Capture and Restraint of Small Mammals and Birds
Squirrel Ailments
Avian Physical Exam Lab
The Rehabilitation of Flying Squirrels
Advanced Skills for Rehab of Orphaned & Injured Opossums
Basic Cottontail Rehabilitation
Feather Imping Lab
Yipes! I'm out of Feeder Insects
The Songbird Rehab Dilemma
Getting Your Federal Permit
Rehab Case Studies
Raising Otters
Mammal Physical Exam Lab
Sub-q Fluid Therapy Lab

Beginner Rehab Track
We recommend that beginners and rehabilitators who have had little or no formal training take the following:
Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation
The Rehabilitation of Small Mammals
The Rehabilitation of Opossums
If you can’t see them, are they there?: Zoonoses
Fluid Therapy
Handling Animal Calls
Capture and Restraint of Small Mammals and Birds
Mammal Physical Exam Lab
Sub-q Fluid Therapy Lab

Other sessions that should be particularly helpful for beginners are:
Basic Cottontail Rehabilitation
Squirrel Ailments
Advanced Skills for Rehab of Orphaned & Injured Opossums

Hampton Inn

A special discounted rate is offered for attendees at the Hampton Inn.
Attendees are responsible for making their own reservations.

530 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC  27804
1-252-937-6333
1-252-937-4333 Fax
1-800-hampton with WRN as booking code

Symposium Rate: $65.40 per night (dbl).
Continental breakfast is included.
Specify that you are attending the WRNC Symposium.

Events

Banquet
Enjoy great food and lots of fellowship at our catered banquet Saturday evening. The banquet is held at the Doubletree by Hilton in Rocky Mount. It starts at 7:30 pm. The cost is included in your registration fee if you register by January 19. A place at the banquet is not guaranteed for those registering after January 19.


Keynote Presentation: "Bird is the Word"
by Brent Lubbock, Sylvan Heights

IceBreaker
Meet your fellow rehabilitators at the IceBreaker Friday evening from
7-9 pm in the Hampton Inn Cardinal room.
Light hors d'oeuvres are provided.

Raffle
Raffle items are on display throughout the day on Saturday.
Tickets may be purchased at the registration desk.
The drawing is held on Saturday at 5:30 pm.

Symposium Scholarships

Two scholarships, that cover the symposium attendance fee and hotel lodging* are available for WRNC members with financial need.  To apply send a letter explaining how you expect to benefit from the symposium and why financial assistance to attend is needed.  Send the letter to WRNC, PO Box 2844, Durham, NC 27715.  Applications must be postmarked no later than January 1, 2014. Please include "Symposium Scholarship" on your letter.  For additional information contact Jean Chamberlain at jean@ncwildliferehab.org. 

*Lodging will be provided only if scholarship is awarded to applicant residing one hour or more from symposium location.

The Symposium is held in the Business and Industry Center at Nash Community College.

522 N. Old Carriage Road
Rocky Mount, NC

No live animals (pets or wildlife) are allowed in the college buildings during the WRNC Symposium, except by advance written permission.

Anyone found in violation of this policy will be asked to leave the symposium immediately, with no refund of monies paid.